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THEATRE OF NOTE & OPIATE OF THE MASSES
Presents the World Premiere Production of
RIO HONDO
Written by Bill Robens
Directed by Jaime Robledo
Limited engagement opens Thursday, November 19th,
2015,
at Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood!
October 29, 2015...Hollywood...Theatre of NOTE, in association with Opiate of the Masses, brings a
bonus production to its 2015 season: the world premiere of RIO HONDO by Bill Robens, the
author of Entropy, Kill Me, Deadly and A Mulholland Christmas Carol and directed by Jaime
Robledo, of Stoneface and Watson fame. RIO HONDO will preview on Friday, November 13 and
Saturday, November 14 at 8PM, and opens Thursday, November 19th at 8PM. The show runs
through Sunday, December 20th at Theatre of NOTE, 1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd. (just North of
Sunset) in Hollywood.
RIO HONDO (performed in CinemaStage!) is set against the backdrop of the Wild West.
It’s the epic story of a lone stranger with a haunted past who comes back to Hondo to face his
demons while combating both a notorious desperado and ruthless assassins working for the
railroad--all the while trying to protect a beautiful widow, and her land, from the encroaching
forces of progress and change. RIO HONDO follows the classic western tentpole plot lines, but
spins those iconic scenarios with humorous twists. From the world’s greatest blind female
gunfighter, the Filipino cook/poet/philosopher, and young gunfighters with six-shooter envy, RIO
HONDO is a new serving of Bill Robens' comic gift, once again applied to a significant cinematic
genre, complemented by Jaime Robledo’s manic, inventive staging, which ropes in as many laughs
as there are cows in an old west cattle drive.
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ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
BILL ROBENS (Playwright) is a veteran of Hollywood’s vibrant small theatre scene. Writing
several plays such as Entropy, The Poseidon Adventure: the Musical, the comedy variety show, A
Fish Without His Flippers, and the perennial Hollywood favorite, A Mulholland Christmas Carol. He
is also the author of the stage play Kill Me, Deadly which has been produced in theaters all over the
world, and recently adapted into a feature film.
JAIME ROBLEDO (Director) most recently directed the Ovation nominated Astro Boy and the
God of Comics at Sacred Fools Theater Company where he is a proud member. There, he also
directed Stoneface: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton (winner LA Weekly Award - Best
Director), wrote and directed Watson: The Last Great Tale of the Legendary Sherlock Holmes
(winner LA Weekly Award -Comedy Direction, Ovation Nominee, Saturn Award Winner) and its
sequel Watson and the Dark Art of Harry Houdini, directed the West Coast premieres Do Androids
Dream of Electric Sheep? (8 LA Weekly Award Nominations including Best Production), Tallgrass
Gothic, and Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom. Other credits: the World Premieres of Hearts
Like Fists at Theatre of NOTE (LA Weekly Nominee - Best Director), Efficiency, for the 2015 SciFest LA, and The Ebony Frame for Wicked Lit 2015.
ABOUT THE CAST AND DESIGN TEAM
The cast of RIO HONDO features: Gene Michael Barrera, David Bickford, Krista Conti, Grace
Eboigbe, Scott Golden, Michael Holmes, Phinneas Kiyomura, Mandi Moss, Lynn Odell, Alina
Phelan, Darrett Sanders, Stephen Simon, Lauren Van Kurin, Kirsten Vangsness and Nicholas S.
Williams.
RIO HONDO features an impressive array of local theatre designers, including: Pete Hickok (Set
Designer), Matt Richter (Light/Sound Designer), Kimberly Freed (Costume Designer), Mike
Mahaffey (Fight Director), Ben Rock (Projection Designer), Michael O'Hara (Props Master), Ryan
Johnson (Composer). The Stage Manager for the production is Aaron Saldaña.
SCHEDULE AND PRICING
RIO HONDO will preview on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14 at 8PM, and opens
Thursday, November 19th at 8PM. The show runs through Sunday, December 20th at Theatre of
NOTE, 1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd. (just North of Sunset) in Hollywood.
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Performances are Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, and Sundays at 7PM. Tickets are
$25; students and seniors are $20. For tickets and details, please call (323) 856-8611, or visit
www.theatreofnote.com to purchase tickets online and to view complete schedule.
For more information, photos, press interviews or for press comps, please contact David
Elzer/DEMAND PR at 818/508-1754 or at [email protected] or visit www.demandpr.com.
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Calendar Listing:
RIO HONDO
What:
RIO HONDO
by Bill Robens
Directed by Jaime Robledo
WHEN:
Opens Thursday, November 19, 2015
Runs through Sunday, December 20, 2015
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays @ 8PM
Sundays @ 7PM
Previews Friday, November 13 and Saturday November 14 @ 8PM
General Admission: $25.00
Seniors, Students:
$20.00
Thanksgiving Weekend Performance scheduled to be announced.
Where:
Theatre of NOTE
1517 N Cahuenga (just north of Sunset)
Hollywood, CA 90028
Reservations/Information:
Online: www.theatreofnote.com
By phone (subject to availability): 323.856.8611
This performance is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through
the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
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About Theatre of NOTE
We at Theatre of NOTE are an enduring ensemble of diverse theatre artists in the heart of Hollywood who
inspire, inform, and ignite our audiences by discovering courageous voices and creating entertaining, provocative,
and revelatory theatrical works.
NOTE was founded in 1981 by Kevin Carr, along with Kitty Felde, Marc Gordon, Melanie MacQueen, Heather
Carr, & Ted Parks as a forum for original one-act plays (N.O.T.E. stood for “New One-Act Theatre Ensemble”),
and to provide a stimulating environment for new playwrights. Since its inception, NOTE has been through
several transitions, but the integrity of the original idea has always remained intact. We premiere an average of
four main stage productions a year, by writers such as W.H. Auden, Bertolt Brecht, Sheila Callaghan,
Christopher Kelley, Tony Kushner, Jennifer Maisel, Leon Martell, Murray Mednick, Dennis Miles, John
O'Keefe, Erik Patterson, Bill Robens and Jacqueline Wright. NOTE also upholds a tradition of acclaimed latenight shows, first launched in 1988, in addition to the now-annual, notorious, celebrity-crowd art magnet, The
Hollywood Performance Marathon. We have earned consistent commendation from the Los Angeles press and
national acclaim from such publications as American Theatre. In all, NOTE has accumulated almost 100 honors
and nominations, including awards from the LA WEEKLY, Backstage West, L.A. Stage Alliance (Ovations), and
PEN International. Thanks to over 25 years of advancing theatre in Los Angeles, NOTE has received generous
government and corporate support, including grants from the California Arts Council, the Cultural Affairs
Department of Los Angeles, the Flintridge Foundation, the Libby Holman Foundation, the Los Angeles County
Arts Commission, Robinson's/May, Sedgwick James Inc., the Audrey Skirball-Kenis Foundation, Verizon, Time
Warner and, most recently, The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in recognition of our Young Writers Project
(www.myspace.com/futureofwords), an outreach program benefiting local high school students.
About Opiate of the Masses
In the vein of Monty Python, Opiate was founded by a close-knit handful of artistic collaborators,
consistently producing exceptional work in a wide variety of styles, venues and formats. The collective
core of Opiate met at the venerable Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood. In subsequent years, they have
written, produced, directed and/or starred in dozens of hilarious and touching collaborations for both
stage and screen. Their films, television shows, stage productions, and web series have garnered
widespread critical acclaim, fervent audience admiration.
Opiate of the Masses’ roster boasts a core group of dedicated, experienced, and award-winning
artists, and a production team weaned on low-budget/high quality experienced with a
collective resume featuring countless produced plays, films and web series that routinely
garner awards and critical acclaim by incorporating an enthusiastic team dynamic and ethic.