Pascal & Julien
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Multiple award-winning 24th Street Theatre presents a uniquely touching story about fathers and sons and the birth of a friendship. Artistic director Debbie Devine helms the U.S. premiere of Pascal & Julien by Australian playwright Daniel Keene. The eight-week run takes place September 7 through October 27 at the company’s home, a converted carriage house in the West Adams historic district. To increase audience accessibility, all performances will feature Spanish supertitles.
From the team behind the NAACP Theater Award-winning Rapunzel Alone and the Los Angeles Drama Critic’s Circle Award-winning Walking the Tightrope comes the story of a closed, isolated middle-aged man whose true self is able to emerge through his friendship with a child. Pascal is a regular at the local café, spending his days huddled over a cup of coffee and a crossword. Thirteen-year-old Julien is on the hunt for a new father to replace his own, who is distant and remote. Julien’s been keeping his binoculars trained on Pascal. Could this awkward, graceless adult be the right one? Audiences both young and old will be enthralled by this bittersweet story of heartache and connection. (Not appropriate for children under eight.)
“Because this kid has the crazy idea that Pascal would make a better father than his own, it completely changes this man,” says Devine. “Children feel the whimsy, they see the possibility. To a kid, nothing is impossible.”
“This is exactly the kind of work we like to do here at 24th Street,” she continues. “We’re always on the hunt for sophisticated stories that are not what most people think of as ‘family theater,’ but that will captivate audiences of all ages.”
Pascal & Julien opens on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m., with performances thereafter on Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. through October 27. There will be one additional performance, on Monday, Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m., and three previews: on Friday, Aug. 30 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 31 at 3 p.m.; and Saturday, Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults; $15 for students, seniors and teachers; $10 for audiences under 18 (not appropriate for kids under eight); and $2.40 for residents of the theater’s surrounding North University Park neighborhood. Preview performances are $5, and the performance on Monday, Sept. 16 will be Pay-What-You-Can. Content warning: fleeting use of profanity.
24th Street Theatre is located at 1117 West 24th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007 (at the intersection of 24th and Hoover). To purchase tickets and for more information, call (213) 745-6516 or go to www.24thstreet.org.
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