Theatre is alive in well in Los Angeles, in no small part due to my good friends Rich Alger and Tina Kronis. They are the creative force behind Theatre Movement Bazaar. They’ve just announced their new show, Monster of Happiness. This is their tenth (by my count) original show, and going strong.

They consistently choose interesting and challenging themes to explore. This time they take on…well, I’ll let them explain it:

Monster of Happiness is a psycho-physical, science fiction love story based on the myth of Adam and Eve and examining a cornerstone of the American Dream: the pursuit of happiness.

In this work the company pursues the 20th century aesthetic innovations of early American modernist literature, Meyerhold’s Biomechanics, and post revolution ‘Soviet Style’ cinema. Integral to this process is a feedback loop, an invitation for the public (via the TMB web site) to provide personal views on happiness.

That last bit is important. They are asking the web public (that’s you!) to fill out a brief questionnaire about happiness. Some good, thought-provoking questions, and it can be answered anonymously, so the government web-spiders won’t find out your views on questions such as:

• If you had to choose between happiness and peace, which would you choose?
• What do you imagine to be the happiest era in world history?
• What’s better than being happy?

The show premieres at the 24th St. Theatre.

Show Times

June 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, July 6, 7, 13, 14 @ 8:30pm

Late night shows June 30 & July 7 @ 10:30pm

You can buy tickets for the show online.