Circle X is a not-for-profit ensemble theatre company located in Hollywood, California. Circle X's productions have been described by critics as "refreshingly original and imaginative" and "consistently stellar".
Overview
Circle X is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization staffed by volunteers. Circle X was founded in 1996 by seven artists and to date has produced 27 plays in the Los Angeles area. Circle X's current artistic director is Jen Kays.
Circle X is part of the Los Angeles 99-Seat Equity Waiver theatre community, a group of theatres that may employ members of the Actors' Equity Association without paying them union wages. Similar theatres include Sacred Fools Theater Company and The Actors' Gang. They produce out of Atwater Village Theatre along with Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA.
Awards and nominations
Production history
2008/2009
Battle Hymn – By Jim Leonard, directed by John Langs
2007/2008
The Flu Season – By Will Eno, directed by Jonathan Westerberg
Love Loves a Pornographer – By Jeff Goode, directed by Jillian Armenante
2006/2007
Eurydice – By Sarah Ruhl, directed by John Langs
365 Days/365 Plays: Week 19 – By Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Tom Elliot, Pete Friedrich, David Paul Wichert, Lisa Szolovits and Jamey Hood
2005/2006
The Brothers Karamazov – Adapted by Anthony Clarvoe, directed by John Langs
The Bigger Man – By Sam Marks, directed by David Vegh
2004
Sperm – By Tom Jacobson, directed by Tim Wright and Tara Flynn
King Henry IV Part 1 – By William Shakespeare, Directed by Tara Flynn (in association with Shakespeare Festival Los Angeles). You Are Here – By Anthony Backman, Kevin Fabian, Holly Gabrielson, Jennifer A. Skinner & Doug Sutherland At Play in the Valley of the Shadow of Chet – By Clown Corn Messiah, directed by Chuck Harper Married But Solo – By Ally and Chris Loprete, directed by Thomas Fiscella
2003
Marley's Ghost – By Jeff Goode, directed by Matthew Bretz
2002
Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog – By Jillian Armenante, Alice Dodd & Chris Jeffries, directed by Jillian Armenante An American Book of the Dead – The Game Show – By Paul Mullin, directed by Jim Anzide and Jonathan Westerberg ElectroPuss – By Trista Baldwin, directed by Paula Goldberg
2001
Dirigible] – By Dan Dietz, directed by Debbie Falb
Grendel – By John Gardner, adapted by Paul Mullin, directed by Jim Anzide
Schadenfreude – By Carlos A. Murillo, directed by Jonathan Westerberg
Edward II – By Bertolt Brecht, directed by Michael Michetti
2000
The Veil Plays – By Karen Hartman, directed by Julia Hamilton
In Flagrante Gothicto – By Alice Dodd & Jillian Armenante, directed by Jillian Armenante Fathers & Sons – By Ivan Turgenev, adapted by Brian Senter, directed by Michael Jaeger
1999
Louis Slotin Sonata – By Paul Mullin, directed by Jim Anzide and Jonathan Westerberg Beatrice – By Suzanne Maynard, directed by Michael Michetti Show and Tell – By Anthony Clarvoe, directed by Luck Hari In the Sherman Family Wax Museum – By Alexander Woo, directed by Wade McIntyre
1998
Texarkana Waltz – By Louis Broome, directed by Allison Narver
The Rover – By Aphra Behn, directed by Michael Michetti
Great Men of Science Nos. 21 & 22 – By Glen Berger, directed by Jillian Armenante