Rampart Theater Project

BOOTLEG PRODUCTIONS:Write Club Los Angeles(Bootleg Prod)2nd Monday of every month2 opposing writers opposing ideas. 7 minutes apiece. Audience picks a winner. Writers compete for cash going to a charity of their choosing.Dates: 2nd Monday of every month# of shows: 12Total Tickets: ??MARDI GRAS(Bootleg Production)About: Annual Bootleg FundraiserDates: 2/11/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 186Shut Up and Dance(Bootleg Pro)About: Our third exciting SUAD festival will feature 10 HIP HOP based choreographers based in the greater Los Angeles area.Dates: 3/23/2018-3/24/2018# of shows: 3Total Tickets: 120The Willows(Bootleg Pro)About: At The Willows funeral home, Mark is being groomed to take over the business from his father. But an unexpected reunion with the one that got away could derail those carefully laid plans.Dates: 4/5/2018-5/5/2018# of shows: 19Stephanie Batiste- Bootleg Theater Creation Residency(Bootleg Pro)About: Blue Gold and Butterflies, Stephanie Leigh Batistes play examines the possibility of inter-generational love sustained and passed down between three generations of women in an African American family. Dates: 6/14/2018-6/24/2018# of shows: 7Total Tickets: 40Rob Magill and Peter Redgrave(Bootleg Pro)About: A dance improvisation involving one dancer and one sax player.Dates: 7/5/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 2Theater Movement Bazaar: The Grail Project(Bootleg Pro)About: Theatre Movement Bazaar's GRAIL PROJECT returns for 2 SHOWS ONLY before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Inspired by Arthurian Myth, TMB serves up wandering knights, hopeful kings, sensual maidens, and mystical magicians are given a contemporary voice and are warped into this woven tapestry of original text, song, dance, humor, and unique physicality.Dates: 7/27/2018-7/28/2018# of shows: 2Total Tickets: 109In honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat(Bootleg Pro)About: August 12, 1988 the Empire State Building inexplicably caught on fire. And Jean-Michel Basquiat died.A friend's remembrance. In one act.Dates:8/11/2018-8/12/2018# of shows: 2Total Tickets: 38W.T.F. Society (Womxn That Fight Society)(Bootleg Pro)About: A comedy show featuring some hilarious, BAD ASS Womxn fighting against our patriarchal society.Dates: 8/17/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 10Blaktina Festival 6(Bootleg Production)About: The BlakTina Festival is a movement festival of cutting edge work that celebrates Black and Latinx choreographers. TDates: 10/4/2018-10/6/2018# of shows: 3Total Tickets: 174Solo Queens Festival(Bootleg Production)About: Brave, original, and powerful stories told by Los Angeles based Queens chosen to participate in Bootleg initiated festival. Dates: 10/25/2018-11/18/2018# of shows: 28Total Tickets: 321Heal Sis: Through Sharing Your Story WORKSHOP(Bootleg Production)About: Writing workshop by participant in Solo Queens Fest.Dates: 11/3/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 2Stand-Up for Women & Non-Binary Folx WORKSHOP(Bootleg Production)About: Writing workshop taught by one of the participants in Solo Queens Fest, Bri Pruett.Dates: 11/10/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 0Its Not About Pretty(Bootleg Production)About: Its Not About Pretty is a collaborative performance project uniting three LA based female choreographers of color and alumni of past BlakTina concerts at Bootleg - Brigette Dunn, Mallory Fabian & Vannia Ibargen.Dates: 11/30/2018-12/1/2018# of shows: 2Total Tickets: 83The Fanny Pack x P Salon(Bootleg Production)About: The Fanny Pack, is a sex positive podcast where we explore and embrace sexuality. Episodes range from dating, relationships, desires, turn offs, and the good and bad times we all have. Ammy Ontiveros. Dates: 12/4/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: Not ticketfly ticketedRob Magill and Peter Redgrave(Bootleg Pro)About: Rob Magill and Peter Redgrave return to perform at the Bootleg Theater on December 18th, 2018. These two seasoned improvisers will be combining their multi-disciplinary approaches to create an unforgettable experience. Their performances create spontaneous dance theater with tension, humor and a robust dynamic range.Dates: 12/18/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 4

LOCAL ARTISTS:SNCC Pilot Script Reading(Local)(Written by: Nick Gillie, Josh Green, and Mariah Craven and Directed by Patrice Quinn.)A reading of a new script made for television. About: Fifty-eight years ago, a group of young black men sat at a segregated lunch counter in North Carolina to demand freedom in the face of white supremacy and violence.Date: 1/16/2018# of shows: 1Sacred Storytelling(Local)Join us for a SOULFUL night of storytelling and live music as five phenomenal storytellers take the stage to interpret this month's theme: INTENTION!Date: 1/22/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 22This is a Blank Page: A Story in Motion(Local) Andrew PearsonAbout: Part introspective journal entry, part silly and fanciful performance art, this work follows the pursuit of happiness, as seen through the eyes of a gay millennialDates13020181312018 of shows: 2Total Tickets: 98Norman and the Circus: A Staged Reading(local)About: A Staged Reading of Norman and the Circus by David Bridel music & lyrics by Caitlyn Conlin.Date:3/10/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 79Wild Riot presents Defydentity(local)About: A dynamic variety show highlighting 15+ artists exploring the power of identity through music, comedy, spoken word, performance art, dance, and beyond.Dates: 7/13-7/14/2018# of shows: 2Total Tickets: 64You Are Frogs(local)About: This is the first performance of the new play, You Are Frogs, by Calarts theater artists Colin Yeo and Bora Kyung Min Lee. Dates: 7/20/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 9Tinder Takeover(Local)About: A night of comedy, inspired by some HOT HOT Tinder Bios! Dont sleep on the opportunity to swipe right on these hilarious guests.Dates: 8/24/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 9Feckless Cunt Anthology- Launch Party(local)About: LAUNCH PARTY for Feckless Cunt: A Feminist Anthology, featuring readings from contributors and select young poets of Los Angeles.Dates: 10/7/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 33Watching Paint Dry - Play Reading(local)About: Watching Paint Dry is new play by Joey Povinelli about Eloise Esteban, a world renowned painter with a debilitating illness that never allows her to leave the confines of her home. Dates: 12/5/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 16Latinx Comedy Pachanga(local)About: We got talent from all over the city, all over the USA, all over Latin America, and representing the rich diversity of Latino Peoples right here in Los Angeles. Dates: 12/7/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 28C & C: Everything's Alright(local)About: C & C Variety Hour is back with an all-new holiday show featuring an incredible cast of comedians, musicians, variety artists, dancers & more! Dates: 12/9/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 130Unconventional Lesbians: The Cate & Robin Show(local)About: Comedians Robin Tran and Cate Gary aren't your usual couple. Six years ago, they met at an open mic and started dating. Three years later, Robin came out as a transgender woman, and Cate stayed by her side. Now they're telling their story onstage. Dates: 12/14/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 56

CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS:Poetry Deathmatch CabaretBootleg Co ProAbout: Poetry Deathmatch Cabaret is an all out extravaganza of an evening that pits improvising typewriter poets against each other.Dates: 1/12/2018-1/28/2018# of shows: 11Total Tickets: 542 Theater Movement Bazaar: The Grail Project(Co Pro)About: Theatre Movement Bazaar (TRACK 3 & BIG SHOT) returns to Bootleg as they continue their investigations into classic texts, this time inspired by the Arthur Legend and Grail Myth, with the World Premiere of GRAIL PROJECT.Dates: 2/9/2018-2/25/2018, 3/1/2018-3/17/2018# of shows: Total Tickets: 325LA LAW: Queens at the Table Conference. (Ladies Arm Wrestling)(Co pro)About: This event is part of a two-day conference on arts and social justice.Dates: 2/23/2018-2/23-2018# of Events: 2Total Tickets: 0Queenfest(Co Pro)About: In honor of International Womens Day, Bootleg Theater presents QUEENFEST: A Womens Day Variety Show benefiting charity!Dates: 3/7/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 22Antigone(Co-pro)About: A modern adaptation of the classic play. Written by Sophocles. Translated by Kenneth Cavander. Adapted by Matt Minnicino. Directed by Amanda McRaven.Dates: 5/11/2018- 6/2/2018# of shows: 14Total Tickets: 76Tamales: A Success Story(Co Pro)About: Come see a work in progress reading by emerging playwright Tahirih Moeller. Dates: 6/9/2019# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 6LA LAW: Pride Edition(Co pro)About: Arm wrestling competition filled with delightful characters seeking your love and validation.Dates: 6/9/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 110Secret City(Co pro)About: The Secret City presents ecstatic community art celebrations featuring storytelling, visual art, guest performers, a live band, a community choir, and playful interaction.Dates: 6/10/2018# of shows: 1Its a free event.Ghost Road Company: Super Duper, a Working Presentation(Co-pro)About: we present small movements from a very new idea based on our digital age and Elmer Rice's "The Adding Machine".Dates: 6/25/2018-6/27/2018# of shows: 3Total Tickets: A free eventAwareness Gathering (Sarah Norwood)(Co pro)About: Awareness Gathering is a series of creative workshops inspired by the Los Angeles performing, literary, and visual arts community, dedicated to personal evolution.Dates: 6/28/2018-6/29/2018# of Shows: 3Total Tickets: A free event.Performing History: Roger Guenveur Smith(Co Pro)About: new solo work for the stage created and performed by Cal Art Students under the direction of Roger Guenveur Smith. Dates: 8/3/2018-8/4/2018# of shows: 2Total Tickets: 18Scheduling Dementia: Or A Faraway Tomorrow Morning Now(Co Pro)About: An exploration. Interested not only in the various epidemic brain dysfunctions and their effect on families and communities, but also the transformative insights they offer as a road to redemption, so to speak.Dates: 8/25/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 3Good Enuf (Lisa Noemi)(Co Pro)About: GOOD ENOF is an autobiographical solo performance exploring Cultural Identity, Anorexia, and Recovery.Dates: 9/6/2018# of shows: 4Total Tickets: 180Unapologetically Black(Co pro)About: Unapologetically Black is the non fictional story of Misty Monroe. A Black woman, with a white name, trying to assimilate into both South Central Los Angeles (predominately black) and the naval bases of Northern California (predominately Other). Dates: 9/13/2018-9/16/2018# of shows: 4Total Tickets: 77Rings of Red(Co pro)About: When a group of Mexican American veterans and their wives gathers to share their life stories, an entire generation comes alive. From the barrios of Los Angeles to the jungles Vietnam, Toms Summers Sandovals unique testimonio style play connects audiences to the invisible histories within our very communities. Dates: 9/20/2018-9/30/2018# of shows: 7Total Tickets: 371Whos Hysterical Now: A gender-flipped reading of the Ford/Kavanaugh Hearing(Co Pro)About: - What if Brett Kavanaugh were a woman?- What if a woman responded like Lindsey Graham?- What if a man recounted a time when two women held him down on a bed?Come explore these questions with us. An event created by and for the community.Dates: 10/2/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: A free eventLive Arts Exchange/LAX Festival 6 - Rebecca Bruno's PROCESSION RELIC(Co Pro)About: Rebecca Brunos Procession Relic has been developed in collaboration with artist and composer Yann Novak and gathers a stellar ensemble of dancersincluding Bruno, Alison DAmato, Jordan Saenz and Flora Wiegmannwho engage attention as a primary choreographic instrument within an undulating atmosphere of sound and light.Dates: 10/11/2018- 10/14/2018# of shows: 4Total Tickets: 2 (sold thru ticketfly via Bootleg)Live Arts Exchange/LAX Festival 6 - Edgar Arceneaux's UNTIL UNTIL UNTIL(Co Pro)About: Renowned visual artist Edgar Arceneauxs first live work, Until, Until, Until investigates the infamous 1981 performance of Broadway legend Ben Vereen.Dates: 10/17/2018-10/20/2018# of shows: 3Total Tickets: 13 (sold thru ticketfly via Bootleg)WHITE STATE | BLACK MINDThe Making of #negrophobia(Co Pro)About: A collaboration between Kosoko and Marica De MicheleThis film traces the creation of Kosokos 2015 work #negrophobia as it makes its debut in The Netherlands. Dates: 10/18/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 0 (sold thru Ticketfly via Bootleg)Live Arts Exchange/LAX Festival 6 - QNOUM KAUN KHMER (I AM A CAMBODIAN CHILD) - Work In Progress(Co Pro)About: An exploration of refugee experience and the Cambodian diaspora through music and movement. Dates: 10/.20/2018# of shows: 2Total Tickets: 3 (sold thru Ticketfly via Bootleg)Lizzie. The Rock Opera(Co Pro)About: On a sweltering summer morning in 1892, in a small New England city, a prominent businessman and his wife were brutally axed to death in their home. Their daughter Lizzie Borden was the prime suspect. Her story has become an American legend, and now her story sings.Dates: 11/5/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 24Social Muscle Club(Co Pro)About: At Social Muscle Club you meet new people and take part in a simple sharing game, in which each person offers something they can give away, and makes a request for something they want to receive. Dates: 11/7/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 2LA LAW (Los Angeles Ladies Arm Wrestling) - Holiday Spectacular(Co Pro)About: Los Angeles Lady Arm Wrestlers is a non-profit, volunteer run organization that creates theatrical fundraising events that empower women, femmes, gender non-conforming and non-binary folks.Dates: 12/15/2018# of shows: 1Total Tickets: 105