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SCI-FEST L.A., the Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, the first of its kind worldwide, returns for the third year to Hollywood’s Acme Theatre (135 N. LaBrea Ave) from May 5 – 29.
Co-founded by veteran theatre producers, Michael Blaha and Lee Costello, and actor, David Dean Bottrell (Mad Men, Boston Legal), SCI-FEST L.A.: The Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival debuted in May of 2014 to sold-out houses and critical acclaim with NPR describing is as “a chilling freakout,” and LA Weekly saying it’s “a nod to the storytelling tradition that live theater embodies so well … science fiction is no longer a stranger to LA stages.”
For the third amazing year, Sci-Fest will transport audiences to undiscovered dimensions. The 2016 line-up of mini-masterpieces, includes pieces written by legendary musician Janis Ian, esteemed author Neil Gaiman, master of horror Clive Barker and directed by acclaimed theatre and television director Gloria Muzio.
Sci-Fest LA’s mission is to produce an annual festival of new, beautifully realized, visually compelling sci-fi one-act plays featuring many well-known actors from beloved sci-fi and fantasy franchises and to create new Sci-Fi-themed literature and entertainment.
Bottrell recognizes that much of the success of the festival is also due largely in part to the cultural heritage that the Sci-Fi genre holds right here in LA.
“I think a big part of why we sell out is that LA has such a rich Sci-Fi history. It’s not only the hometown of Ray Bradbury, but it was LA’s TV and film industry that transformed Sci-Fi from pulp to the billion dollar global industry it is today. We love celebrating that heritage every year.”
Tickets go on sale for $26 each starting April 7, 2016 through May 29, 2016) and can be purchased through the festival’s website. For more information and to buy tickets, please go to SCI-FEST.COM.
The full line-up of 2016 of featured shows is as follows:
- A Midnight Clear by Michael J. Himstedt; A divorced man’s attempt to share Christmas with his estranged son is thwarted by sinister, otherworldly forces.
- Arrival by Spencer Green; Stranded for decades between dimensions, a desperately lonely astronaut suddenly has a surprise guest.
- Certain Unexplainable Events by Cody Daigle: Three troubled teenagers have very different accounts of the night their friend disappeared.
- Love Life Alpha by Nathan Wellman: A young couple find it tough to mend their damaged relationship under the constant, watchful eye of “Alpha.”
- Prayerville by Janis Ian, adapted by Lisa Beth Koveetz: A futuristic tale of love, honor and unwanted duty played in a distant, war-torn galaxy. Based on the short story by the iconic singer-composer of “At Seventeen.”
- Randomized Skin by Chuck Armstrong & Charlie Stockman: A trio of quirky aliens fiercely interrogate a captive astronaut, determined to get answers to their questions about humanity.
- Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Michael Bernard: A naïve American student stumbles onto a creepy, uncharted seaside village that hides a terrifying secret. Literary legend Neil Gaiman’s chilling homage to the work of Lovecraft.
- Winged Cupid, Painted Blind by Rob Hollocks: The love between two married scientists is put to the ultimate test when they are trapped in a deadly race against time.
- The Yattering and Jack: by Clive Barker; adapted by Matt Murray: Depsite his best demonic efforts, a “Yattering” dispatched from Hell cannot seem to break the spirit of his designated victim. Based on the classic short story by one of Sci-Fi and Fantasy’s grandmasters.
- Zebulon’s Calling by John P. Dowgin: A seemingly chance encounter between two strangers unleashes unexpected calamity.
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