Odyssey Theatre’s ‘Thresholds Of Invention’ Kicks Off New Year With First Looks at 3 Exciting Works in Process

Curated by Tony Abatemarco

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’sThresholds of Invention series kicks off the new year with a bang, presenting first looks at works-in-process by three prominent L.A. visionaries on January 10, January 11 and January 25. The Odyssey Theatre is located at 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025. Parking is free in the in-site lot.  For more information, call (310) 477-2055 ext. 2 or go to Odyssey Theatre Website.

The Equivalents

First up, on Saturday, January 10 at 8 p.m., will be a reading of The Equivalents, written by Steven Drukman and directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Set in the tense days leading up to January 6, this new play follows two brothers navigating a love triangle—and a country—on the verge of rupture. Wry, provocative, and deeply human, The Equivalents wonders what tragedy may transpire from sorting people into “good” and “evil.” At once timely and timeless, the play reminds us that the most dangerous divides are often the ones inside our own families.

A Living, Misgivings, Forgiving, & Then

The next afternoon, Sunday, January 11 at 2 p.m., will see a one-man reading by Thresholds of Invention curator and co-founder Tony Abatemarco, presented in celebration of the fourth anniversary of the series, of excerpts from his memoir-in-progress, A Living, Misgivings, Forgiving, & Then. In the search for threads reflecting on his personal storyteller’s life, Abatemarco dives deeply into the origins of his creative ambitions and compulsions to make sense out of the decades he’s dedicated to the very calling as an actor, director, writer and musician that continue to shape who he is. Kyle Secor directs.

Soul Fuel ~ Antidotes for What Ails Us

On Sunday, January 25 at 3 p.m., Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist, songwriter, recording artist and actor Susan Krebs, joined by jazz ensemble The Local Outfit (Rich Eames on piano, Ken Wild on bass, Scott Breadman on percussion, Jerry Kalaf on vibes and Rob Lockart on woodwinds), brings decades of experience in improvisational theater to the bandstand with Soul Fuel ~ Antidotes for What Ails Us.

The Thresholds of Invention series is curated by Tony Abatemarco and produced jointly by Abatemarco and Beth Hogan. All tickets are $25. (A $3 fee will be added to each ticket if purchasing with a credit card.)