Little Beast Theatre Company To Present MINE 2/9-3/11

Little Beast Theatre Company is set to present the Los Angeles Premiere of MINE, written by Bekah Brunstetter and directed by Dep Kirkland and starring Sam Daly, Adam Harrington and Kieren Van Den Blink. MINE will open on Thursday, February 9 at 8pm and continue through Sunday, March 11 at The Elephant Lab Theatre, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.

About the show: MINE is a universal coming of age around 30-ish story that takes place in Manhattan. It tells the story of Annie, a vulnerable and charismatic poet who never writes poetry. For two years, she has been dating Doug, a successful businessman who wants nothing more than to love and take care of her. She also has a deep connection with Sam, the slacker singer-songwriter who works with her at a neighborhood coffee bar. Sam represents adventure, music, and passion. Doug represents stability, love and home. Which path will Annie choose and how will she get back to the place where she is once again writing poetry and fulfilling her dreams? And in the midst of love, music and business, what is ultimately MINE?

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
BEKAH BRUNSTETTER (Playwright) plays include A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE (Upcoming, Naked Angels), BE A GOOD LITTLE WIDOW (ARS NOVA, Spring 2011) HOUSE OF HOME (Williamstown Theater Festival), OOHRAH! (Atlantic Theater, 2009), and MISS LILLY GETS BONED (Finborough Theater 2010, Lark Playwrights Week 2009, Finborough Theater, June 2010). She is a New York New Voices Fellow through the Lark Play Development Center, member of The Primary Stages Writer’s Group, the Naked Radio writing team. She is an alumnus of the Women's Project writer's Lab, the Ars Nova Play Group, and the Playwright's Realm. She is the 2011 Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theater, London. She is currently working on an EST Sloan commission. BA UNC Chapel Hill; MFA in Dramatic Writing from the New School for Drama.

DEP KIRKLAND (Director) As a writer/director, Dep has written, produced and directed three short films, including, most recently, “I” OF THE BEHOLDER, now on the festival circuit. In Los Angeles theatre, he has directed the Bekah Brunstetter one-act play, I HAVE IT at the Elephant Theatre, appeared in the Ron Dobson one-act THE PASSAGE, and directed and starred in CHALLENGED! by New York playwright Fiona Jones, all three for the Little Bird Theater Company’s MIX TAPE One-Act Festivals.

As an actor, Dep has appeared on the New York stage in SYLVIA at the Trilogy Theatre, FOUR DOGS AND A BONE at The Samuel Beckett Theatre, 101 STORIES at The Westside Theatre; in productions of Clifford Odetts’ THE COUNTRY GIRL and Beth Henley’s ABUNDANCE at The Schoolhouse Theatre in Westchester County, NY and in several productions of his own original plays including: CIRCLE DANCE at The Neighborhood Playhouse, The Samuel Beckett Theatre and The Judith Anderson Theatre. Dep is the Managing Member of Isle of Hope Entertainment, LLC, a film company.

MINE has assembled an award-winning design team. The Set and Lighting Design is by Jeff McLaughlin. The Sound Design is by Dep Kirkland. The Stage Manager is Carla Nassy.

ABOUT THE CAST
SAM DALY (Sam) Born in Providence, RI, Sam was ingrained with a love for theater and film (and performing in general) by his actor parents at a young age. He made his onstage debut in Dead End (Williamstown Theater) at the age of 13. In the Summer of 2005 Sam traveled to Prague, Czech Republic to study film and acting at FAMU. In addition, Sam received his B.A. in Theater and Film at Middlebury College (VT). Most recently Sam has been seen on The Office, Hart of Dixie, Redtails, and the critically acclaimed five star Ebert and Roeper four thumbs up reviewed Web Series The Daly Show (which he stars in alongside his father Tim).

ADAM HARRINGTON (Doug) a UCLA’s School of Theater graduate, Adam has starred in Just in Time: The Judy Holliday Story (2010 NY Fringe Festival Encore Series), Righteous Acts (Lincoln Center Director’s Lab), The Judy Holliday Story (New Jersey Rep Theater), Tartuffe (Boston Court Theater. Television: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Better Off Ted, Parenthood, Scrubs. Film: Iron Man, Torque, From the Head. Adam also appeared in the groundbreaking video game LA Noire and was in the award-winning web-series Gigi: Almost American, starring Josh Gad.
KIEREN VAN DEN BLINK (Annie) A Barnard College, Columbia University Graduate, Kieren debuted on Broadway in The Diary of Anne Frank, directed by James Lapine, playing Natalie Portman’ sister. She was simultaneously awarded a Ford Foundation Grant to write her first book. She has since sold a five-book series of children’s books, played the voice of Rogue in the animated Wolverine & The X-Men series on NickToons, and currently stars in the award-winning web series, Tyranny. Upon moving Los Angeles, she became a producing partner of The Little Bird Theater Company where she wrote, directed, produced and starred in a total of seven one-act plays for their popular MIX TAPE series. As a result of the show’s huge successes, she tested for Saturday Night Live!

ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND PRICING
MINE will open on Thursday, February 9th and runs through Sunday, March 11th at 8pm at The Elephant Lab Theatre 6322 Santa Monica Blvd LA, CA 90038.

Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays nights at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm. Tickets cost $20.00 and can be purchased online at https://www.plays411.net/mine or by phone at 323-960-7788.