Old Black & White Hollywood

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[NoHo Arts District, CA] – Loft Ensemble in North Hollywood has announced its next mainstage production, the world premiere of Old Black & White Hollywood by ShaWanna Renee Rivon, directed by Bree Pavey and Cassandra Carmona and running February 28-March 23.

About Old Black & White Hollywood

Hollywood, 1954. Black comedienne Doris Jean is performing at an after-hours club and catches the eye of producer Samuel Stahr. His TV show featuring a former radio star is floundering; Doris Jean may be just what The Eva Rose Show needs. Doris refuses to play a maid but is cast as one anyway. The two women connect and make a delightful comedy duo until they are each invited to audition for the lead in a blockbuster film. Talent may not be enough to make it in old black & white Hollywood.  

The Cast

The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Bita Arefnia, Shannon Estabrook, Harry Fakoura, Brianne Ingram, Robert Jolly, Christopher Leon, Brieyonna Monét, Ignacio Navarro, Sarah Nilsen, Ravyne Payne, Quan’Darius, Kyle Wallen, and Tasia Williams.

The Team

Scenic design is by Madylin Sweeten Durrie and Lemon Baardsen, lighting design is by Tor Brown, costume design is by Danielle Ozymandias and Julieta Gerlein, sound design is by Matthew Scheel, properties manager is Natasha Renae Potts, and intimacy coordinator is Rachel Zapata. Assistant director is Barbera Ann Howard and stage managers are Ritzi Lanier and Lemon Baardsen. Associate producers are Matt Lorenzo and Sarah Nilsen. 

General admission is DONATE WHAT YOU WANT. Seats may be reserved online at www.loftensemble.org or by phone at (818) 452-3153. 

About Loft Ensemble

Loft Ensemble consistently offers high energy and groundbreaking productions. It has won several Valley Theatre Awards including Best Lighting Design and Artistic Director Achievement (2018) and Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Company Ensemble (2019). The company has won two Ovation Awards (2015), Best Ensemble at the New York International Fringe Festival (2013), and back-to-back Hollywood Fringe Festival Producers’ Encore! Awards (2015 and 2016). Two Loft productions earned a combined five nominations for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Awards as well as 10 nominations in 2017, nine nominations in 2018, and nine nominations in 2019 for the Valley Theatre Awards.