Gruesome Playground Injuries

[NoHo Arts District, CA] –  Playhouse West is thrilled to announce their next production, Gruesome Playground Injuries, the captivating, fast-paced and intense dark comedy by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Wolfgang Bodison and running  February 15 – March 2.  

About Gruesome Playground Injuries

Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Kayleen and Doug intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together.  The playwright highlights the complexity of life, reminding us that it becomes slightly easier with someone by our side.

The Cast

Marilyn Bass – Kayleen
Grant Terzakis – Doug 

The Team

Rajiv Joseph – Playwright
Wolfgang Bodison – Director & Set Design
Sandra Kuker-Franco – Publicist (SANDRA KUKER PR)

BIOS

MARILYN BASS – Kayleen
Marilyn is a Chicago-born actress. Before moving to LA in 2020, she worked at theaters all across the Chicagoland area. A couple of her favorites were Steppenwolf Theatre and Profiles Theatre Company. You can see Marilyn’s guest star appearance on   Chicago PD  and her co-star appearances on NBC’s Chicago Fire and CBS’s Young and The Restless. This is Marilyn’s third production at Playhouse West. This business has become a second home to Marilyn. She loves the people, and most importantly the work.

GRANT TERZAKIS – Doug
Grant Terzakis followed the high school athlete-to-artist pipeline after injuries caused him to reconsider his life choices and find a more stable career path: acting. Diving into the rabbit hole with a degree in Theatre from Northeastern University in Boston, he picked up stage and film credits throughout New England and his hometown of Chicago before moving to L.A. Recent credits include a range of character types. From naive, good-natured nerds like Stanley, in the horror feature, Stupid Games (2024) and Norm in Playhouse West’s production of Steve Martin’s absurdist comedy, Meteor Shower, to the cold and calculating villain, Septimu-, in the action/adventure film, Gladiators (2024). 

WOLFGANG BODISON – Director & Set Design
Wolfgang graduated from the University of Virginia, where he earned a degree in Fine Arts.

A Few Good Men, Little Big League, The Expert, Freeway, Most Wanted, Joe Somebody, and American Skin are just a few of his ever-growing film credits, along with a long list of television credits guest starring and recurring roles.

As a writer and director, he produced the short films, Simone, Broken, Sarah’s Wish, and The Long Wait, all of which have screened in major film festivals worldwide and have won several awards, including Best Short Film (Simone, The Long Wait), Best Screenplay (Broken), and Best Director (Sarah’s Wish, The Long Wait).

Wolfgang loves his job of mentoring young actors as the School Director at the Playhouse West Acting School and Repertory Theater.  Along with his teaching duties, he also serves as the Festival Director for the annual, Playhouse West Film Festival. He continuously provides opportunities for the students to develop their craft by casting them in recurring productions that he directs, such as the Extravaganza One Act Festival, The Song to Scene show and the Spoon River Movie Mashup. Recent play productions that he has directed include, Tape by Stephen Belber, Proof by David Auburn, MMF by David Kimple, What We’re Up Against by Theresa Rebeck, Meteor Shower by Steve Martin, Men in Suits by Jason Milligan, and Standing By from Norman Barasch.

SANDRA KUKER-FRANCO, SANDRA KUKER PR – Publicity
An Award-winning Publicist with over four decades of experience Sandra has created a client list of diversity and successful campaigns. Film highlight: A World Away (Mark Blanchard). Stage: I’m Not A Comedian, I’m Lenny Bruce (Ronnie Marmo, Director, Joe Mantegna), Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground (Tony Winner John Rubinstein), Adventures In The Great Beyond, Death Of A Salesman (Frances Fisher & Joe Cortese), Elephant Man, My Child, Mothers Of War (an all-star cast), Voice Lessons (Laurie Metcalf, French Stewart & Maile Flanagan), Write Act Repertory 15+ Production Campaigns, Panic! Productions: Footloose The Musical, plus 8 others. Crimson Square TC/BHP: Outrage + eight other shows. Utilizing the strength of relationships, social media and traditional PR. www.SandraKukerPR.com