Theater 146: What’s Behind Door Number 2?
Synopsis:
Second hand shop owners, Matt and Denise are the highest bidders at an auction for an abandoned storage unit. Excited to discover its contents and discover what “treasures” or “trash” they may have inherited, comes to a pause when they are visited by an older man and a young mute boy. Did they come to retrieve their rightful property or to make a deal? Take a back seat but keep your distance.
Written, Directed, and Starring:
Kim Hlavac
Kim Hlavac graduated from the prestigious NYC High School Of Performing Arts and received her BFA in theatre arts & film in George Morrison’s company from SUNY/Purchase. Her New York theater credits include Beatrice in “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” opposite Stanley Tucci as Benedict directed by Theodore Mann. Edna in “WAITING FOR LEFTY’ directed by Howard Da Silva. Gertrude Stein’s “LISTEN TO ME,” directed by Lawrence Kornfeld. She played Lauren Phillips in the daytime drama “ANOTHER WORLD”. Kim is a proud member of Los Angeles VS & Station House. Kim would like to thank Bernadette Armstrong for providing and supporting the platform for new writers & directors to explore different avenues of their creativity. Kim has written, directed & acted in several pieces for Open-door Playhouse and has thoroughly enjoyed each experience. She is thrilled to be part of celebrating women in theatre.
Kim Hlavac
Cast
Keith Barber (Syd)
Keith Barber, a U.S. Army Veteran, is a graduate from the SUNY Purchase Theater Arts Program. He has an extensive Theatrical resume. Some of his Theater credits are The Seafarer, Ten Unknowns, Days Of Wine And Roses, Biography, Precious Sons, Abundance (all under the Direction of Pamela Moller Kareman). Other favorites are Waiting For Lefty and Frankie & Johnny At the Claire De Lune. Among his many T.V. and Movie credits are Mank, A Million Little Pieces, Ted K, My Own Love Song, Perry Mason, Truth Be Told, All The Way, Vegas and Law And Order SVU. It’s a joy to be doing my first Podcast with the Open Door Playhouse.
Keith Barber
Jeff Lebeau (Matt)
A native Los Angeleno and alumnus of Cal Arts, Jeff is thrilled to be making his Open Door Playhouse debut along side the great actor Keith Barber, with whom he had the joy of sharing the stage in Conor McPherson’s The Seafarer, directed by Pamela Moller Kareman (The Schoolhouse Theatre NY). Other stage highlights include: Hurlyburly directed by David Rabe (Geffen Playhouse LA), The Dance of Death directed by Ron Sossi (Odyssey Theatre LA), the solo show Burning In China directed by Caleb Deschanel (Poway Arts CA/John Drew Theater NY), and the two-hander Years To The Day (Skylight Theatre/BHP LA, Edinburgh Festival, 59e59th NY) for which he received a Best Actor Nomination from Stage Raw. Jeff’s many TV and film roles include the feature film Treason, winner of multiple LA film festival awards. His voice work includes Spirit Stallion of The Cimarron (Dreamworks), many dubbing projects for Netflix and Discovery, and an Emmy Award for his narration of The Great Storm (U.M.). He is a proud member of The Road and Pacific Resident Theatre Companies and Detroit St Films/Station House group. Jeff would like to thank Kim Hlavac for her terrific direction and for writing such a fun piece.
Jeff Lebeau
Kim Hlavac (Denise)
Kim Hlavac
Sound Production:
Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.
