Bride of Blood premier@TrepanyHouse
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Please help Trepany House premier Bride of Blood, a Psychedelic Biblio-Drama, at the Steve Allen Theater.
Who Are We?
We are Trepany House.
“an unusual nexus point of scientific curiosity and vaudevillian variety”
-LA Weekly
“Hollywood’s best kept comedy secret”
-The Kindland
Trepany House is a 501c3 non-profit multi-disciplinary arts organization dedicated to the cultivation of original material and the exploration of innovative forms of artistic expression.
In residence at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles, we provide a home for unique established voices, while acting as a laboratory for new material.
Recent productions and performances include:
Eddie Izzard, Marc Maron, Louis CK, Laura Kightlinger, Bill Burr, Kids in the Hall, Ray Romano, Mel Gordon, Bob Odenkirk & David Cross, Cobra Juice, Rudy Casoni, Fred Armison, Puppetslam, John Ennis, Frank Black, Ann Magnuson, Rob Zabrecky, Brendon Small, Fred Willard, Puddles Pity Party, Mathew Modine, Bill Plympton, Kate Micucci, Moby, Max Maven, Firesign Theater, Emo Philips, Martin Starr, and Re-Animator the Musical.
We present Ron Lynch's Tomorrow, Janet Klein, and 2 Headed Dog; all of whom have been in residence at the Steve Allen Theater for over a decade.
Comic book artist and legend Robert Crumb drew the Trepany House logo:
What is the Story of Bride of Blood?
It is the Tenth Century BC, King Solomon, the son of King David, rules the Kingdom of Israel. He is the wisest King who ever lived.
Solomon's desire for knowledge fuels an obsessive interest in Exodus 4:24, the only passage in the Torah that Solomon doesn't understand. The passage speaks of the night God came down to slay Moses, and when Zipporah, Moses’ wife, stated “Now you are a Bridegroom of Blood” to God.
Solomon approaches heavenly and demonic entities in pursuit of the unknowable. Foolishly, he unleashes horrible consequences. Soon he learns the value of humility.
Bride of Blood lives in a landscape of other-worldly characters and monstrous dangers. It merges Costume-Fantasy, Comedy, Horror, and Theology. It will feature intricate special effects, frightful mask-work, and puppetry.
Wisdom will show you mysteries of Heaven, and the monsters of Hebrew Folklore will come to life. Soon you will know what it means to Fear God.
What is Our Request?
We are seeking a budget of $60,000 to premier the FX heavy production.
The Edward L. Hutton Foundation has just announced that they will support Bride of Blood with a matching grant of $30,000, %50 of the entire budget.
That means we need $30,000 to match the Hutton Foundation's donation. We are a 501c3 non-profit and your donation is a tax write-off.
How Will my Money be Spent?
The money raised from this campaign will go directly to the physical objects in the production: Masks, Suits, Costumes, Sets, Puppets, and Props. In the unlikely event that we are underbudget on said items, the additional money will go into Marketing the run.
Where & When Will Bride of Blood Premier?
The Steve Allen Theater
"Theater of the Absurd... some of the freshest, strangest work in town"
-LA Times
“Unrelenting Grand Guignol Fashion"
-NY Times
Shows developed and premiered at the Steve Allen Theater include Playin' with Micucci, The Beastly Bombing, Nevermore, and many others.
Trepany House is scheduled to premier Bride of Blood at the Steve Allen Theater in Late Spring 2017; for a 2 month run.
Team:
Amit Itelman- Director, Playwright, Producer
Founding Artistic Director of Trepany House
& the Steve Allen Theater
"impresario of ingenious theater… a heart beating with love and lunatic curiosity for where we come from, you’d have to be dead not to feel its pulse“
-LA Weekly
Itelman received consultation during the development of the Bride of Blood by Dr. Adolfo Roitman, Curator of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Museum; Israel Finkelstein, famed archeologist of the University of Tel Aviv, and many others.
Itelman’s directing credits include "The Final Kiss" a Horror Comedy starring Dave Foley and Scott Thompson of the Kids in the Hall; Dana Snyder’s One Man show, which was recently featured in Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival; and famed Mentalist Max Maven’s “Thinking in Person”, a Magic show which has toured the world.
Jim Steinmeyer- FX Consultant
“Broadway’s greatest stage illusionist.”
-The London Telegraph
"celebrated invisible man—inventor, designer and creative brain behind many of the great stage magicians of the last quarter-century."
-New York Times
His illusions have been seen from Broadway, London’s West End, Las Vegas, and in Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth. Steinmeyer has consulted Siegfried and Roy, David Coperfeild, and Orson Welles.
Steinmeyer has also been involved in the development of live shows and attractions for Walt Disney World Creative Entertainment in Florida and California, for Universal Studios, and Dreamworks.
Chanel O’Farrell- Board Member
A funeral director and mortuary manager for Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Ms. O’Farrill served for 4 years as a board member of the Los County Funeral Directors Association, and in 2009, served a term as President of the association. In 2009 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce recognized Ms. O’Farrill’s with the Chamber’s “Women of Distinction” award.
Mindy Farabee- Board Member
Farabee is a writer and critic living in Los Angeles. A former LA Times staff writer, her work has also appeared in publications such as Bookforum, Los Angeles Review of Books, San Francisco Chronicle, The Millions, the Boston Globe, and LA Weekly.
We hope you consider supporting this project. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
www.trepanyhouse.org
Browse through some past shows from Trepany House at the Steve Allen Theater:
Who Are We?
We are Trepany House.
“an unusual nexus point of scientific curiosity and vaudevillian variety”
-LA Weekly
“Hollywood’s best kept comedy secret”
-The Kindland
Trepany House is a 501c3 non-profit multi-disciplinary arts organization dedicated to the cultivation of original material and the exploration of innovative forms of artistic expression.
In residence at the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles, we provide a home for unique established voices, while acting as a laboratory for new material.
Recent productions and performances include:
Eddie Izzard, Marc Maron, Louis CK, Laura Kightlinger, Bill Burr, Kids in the Hall, Ray Romano, Mel Gordon, Bob Odenkirk & David Cross, Cobra Juice, Rudy Casoni, Fred Armison, Puppetslam, John Ennis, Frank Black, Ann Magnuson, Rob Zabrecky, Brendon Small, Fred Willard, Puddles Pity Party, Mathew Modine, Bill Plympton, Kate Micucci, Moby, Max Maven, Firesign Theater, Emo Philips, Martin Starr, and Re-Animator the Musical.
We present Ron Lynch's Tomorrow, Janet Klein, and 2 Headed Dog; all of whom have been in residence at the Steve Allen Theater for over a decade.
Comic book artist and legend Robert Crumb drew the Trepany House logo:
What is the Story of Bride of Blood?
It is the Tenth Century BC, King Solomon, the son of King David, rules the Kingdom of Israel. He is the wisest King who ever lived.
Solomon's desire for knowledge fuels an obsessive interest in Exodus 4:24, the only passage in the Torah that Solomon doesn't understand. The passage speaks of the night God came down to slay Moses, and when Zipporah, Moses’ wife, stated “Now you are a Bridegroom of Blood” to God.
Solomon approaches heavenly and demonic entities in pursuit of the unknowable. Foolishly, he unleashes horrible consequences. Soon he learns the value of humility.
Bride of Blood lives in a landscape of other-worldly characters and monstrous dangers. It merges Costume-Fantasy, Comedy, Horror, and Theology. It will feature intricate special effects, frightful mask-work, and puppetry.
Wisdom will show you mysteries of Heaven, and the monsters of Hebrew Folklore will come to life. Soon you will know what it means to Fear God.
What is Our Request?
We are seeking a budget of $60,000 to premier the FX heavy production.
The Edward L. Hutton Foundation has just announced that they will support Bride of Blood with a matching grant of $30,000, %50 of the entire budget.
That means we need $30,000 to match the Hutton Foundation's donation. We are a 501c3 non-profit and your donation is a tax write-off.
How Will my Money be Spent?
The money raised from this campaign will go directly to the physical objects in the production: Masks, Suits, Costumes, Sets, Puppets, and Props. In the unlikely event that we are underbudget on said items, the additional money will go into Marketing the run.
Where & When Will Bride of Blood Premier?
The Steve Allen Theater
"Theater of the Absurd... some of the freshest, strangest work in town"
-LA Times
“Unrelenting Grand Guignol Fashion"
-NY Times
Shows developed and premiered at the Steve Allen Theater include Playin' with Micucci, The Beastly Bombing, Nevermore, and many others.
Trepany House is scheduled to premier Bride of Blood at the Steve Allen Theater in Late Spring 2017; for a 2 month run.
Team:
Amit Itelman- Director, Playwright, Producer
Founding Artistic Director of Trepany House
& the Steve Allen Theater
"impresario of ingenious theater… a heart beating with love and lunatic curiosity for where we come from, you’d have to be dead not to feel its pulse“
-LA Weekly
Itelman received consultation during the development of the Bride of Blood by Dr. Adolfo Roitman, Curator of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Museum; Israel Finkelstein, famed archeologist of the University of Tel Aviv, and many others.
Itelman’s directing credits include "The Final Kiss" a Horror Comedy starring Dave Foley and Scott Thompson of the Kids in the Hall; Dana Snyder’s One Man show, which was recently featured in Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival; and famed Mentalist Max Maven’s “Thinking in Person”, a Magic show which has toured the world.
Jim Steinmeyer- FX Consultant
“Broadway’s greatest stage illusionist.”
-The London Telegraph
"celebrated invisible man—inventor, designer and creative brain behind many of the great stage magicians of the last quarter-century."
-New York Times
His illusions have been seen from Broadway, London’s West End, Las Vegas, and in Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth. Steinmeyer has consulted Siegfried and Roy, David Coperfeild, and Orson Welles.
Steinmeyer has also been involved in the development of live shows and attractions for Walt Disney World Creative Entertainment in Florida and California, for Universal Studios, and Dreamworks.
Chanel O’Farrell- Board Member
A funeral director and mortuary manager for Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Ms. O’Farrill served for 4 years as a board member of the Los County Funeral Directors Association, and in 2009, served a term as President of the association. In 2009 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce recognized Ms. O’Farrill’s with the Chamber’s “Women of Distinction” award.
Mindy Farabee- Board Member
Farabee is a writer and critic living in Los Angeles. A former LA Times staff writer, her work has also appeared in publications such as Bookforum, Los Angeles Review of Books, San Francisco Chronicle, The Millions, the Boston Globe, and LA Weekly.
We hope you consider supporting this project. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
www.trepanyhouse.org
Browse through some past shows from Trepany House at the Steve Allen Theater:
Organizer
Amit Itelman
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA
Trepany House
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