The Actors' Gang
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The Actors' Gang is an experimental theatre
group based in Los Angeles, California
. It was founded in 1981 by a group of actor
s, including Tim Robbins
, now a member of the board and Artistic Director of the troupe. The group states its mission is "to create bold, original works for the stage and daring reinterpretations of the classics". The Actors' Gang exclusive booking representative is David Lieberman Artists' Representatives
(dlartists.com).
in 1997.
On 13 October 2006, the group began a tour of a new theatrical adaptation
of the George Orwell
novel 1984
, which has played cities across North America, as well as Internationally in Hong Kong, Athens, Barcelona (Catalonia), Gasteiz, Bilbao (both in the Basque Country) and Melbourne.
The Actors' Gang is scheduled to open their new adaptation of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels in July 2007.
Experimental theatre
Experimental theatre is a general term for various movements in Western theatre that began in the late 19th century as a retraction against the dominant vent governing the writing and production of dramatical menstrophy, and age in particular. The term has shifted over time as the mainstream...
group based in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. It was founded in 1981 by a group of actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
s, including Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is the former longtime partner of actress Susan Sarandon...
, now a member of the board and Artistic Director of the troupe. The group states its mission is "to create bold, original works for the stage and daring reinterpretations of the classics". The Actors' Gang exclusive booking representative is David Lieberman Artists' Representatives
David Lieberman Artists' Representatives
David Lieberman/Artists’ Representatives is a performing arts management agency located in Newport Beach, California. DLAR was founded in 1985 with the goal of supporting artistic expression in the creation of live performance experiences...
(dlartists.com).
Productions
The group was the first to produce the off-Broadway musical Bat Boy: The MusicalBat Boy: The Musical
Bat Boy: The Musical is a musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, based on a June 23, 1992 Weekly World News story about a half-boy, half-bat, dubbed "Bat Boy", found living in a cave....
in 1997.
On 13 October 2006, the group began a tour of a new theatrical adaptation
Theatrical adaptation
In a theatrical adaptation, material from another artistic medium, such as a novel or a film is re-written according to the needs and requirements of the theatre and turned into a play or musical....
of the George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
novel 1984
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...
, which has played cities across North America, as well as Internationally in Hong Kong, Athens, Barcelona (Catalonia), Gasteiz, Bilbao (both in the Basque Country) and Melbourne.
The Actors' Gang is scheduled to open their new adaptation of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels in July 2007.
Members
- Lee ArenbergLee ArenbergLee Arenberg is an American actor, best known for his role as Pintel, one of Captain Barbossa's crew of miscreants, in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.-Career:...
- Kerry ArmstrongKerry ArmstrongKerry Michelle Armstrong is an Australian actress on film, television, and stage. She is one of only two actresses to win two Australian Film Institute Awards in the same year...
- Ned BellamyNed BellamyNed Bellamy is an American actor.Bellamy was born in Dayton, Ohio. After graduating UCLA, he founded the Los Angeles based theater company The Actors' Gang with fellow actor Tim Robbins....
- Jack BlackJack BlackJack Black , is an American actor and musician, notably of Tenacious D.Jack Black may also refer to:* Jack Black , late 19th - early 20th Century author and hobo* Jack Black , drummer for 1970s UK punk band The Boys...
- Molly Bryant
- John CusackJohn CusackJohn Paul Cusack is an American film actor and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 50 films, including The Journey of Natty Gann, Say Anything..., Grosse Point Blank, The Thin Red Line, Stand by Me, Con Air, Being John Malkovich, High Fidelity, Serendipity, Runaway Jury, The Ice Harvest,...
- Kyle GassKyle GassKyle Richard Gass , also known as KG or Kage, is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He is a member of the bands Tenacious D and Trainwreck. In Tenacious D , Gass plays lead guitar and sings backup vocals, and also plays the role of Black's comic foil in most of their comedy...
- Jason ReedJason ReedJason "JR" Reed , is an American actor and musician, originally from Corvallis, Oregon. He grew up in Las Vegas, NV where he graduated from Bonanza High School...
- Michael Rivkin
- Tim RobbinsTim RobbinsTimothy Francis "Tim" Robbins is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is the former longtime partner of actress Susan Sarandon...
- Kirk Ward