Returning from Forget About Spaghetti Festival
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Returning from Forget About Spaghetti Festival 〰️
A VERY SPECIAL THREE NIGHT RUN!
After its sold out premiere at The Elysian’s Forget About Spaghetti Festival, we are thrilled to bring back LBJ: The Play for a special three night run!
In LBJ: The Play, a 5th grade teacher hires local performer Sunny Zimmerman to give a simple historical presentation as Lyndon B. Johnson. The only problem is, Sunny’s gone method. They’ve been living and breathing as Lyndon Johnson and LBJ has decided that this is his one chance to salvage his legacy - with an ambitious theatrical production. As his vision doesn't go according to plan, the boundaries between actor and role become increasingly blurred.
"Unfortunately we won't be able to formally support the play." - Actual Quote from LBJ Foundation/Presidential Library
More Shows:
Thursday 10/12 at 7:30 PM - SOLD OUT
Friday 10/13 at 7:30 PM - SOLD OUT
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Written by and starring Sunny Zimmerman. Directed by Caitlan Moore. With Katie Davis, Albert Muzquiz, and Soraya Perry.
Sunny Zimmerman is a comedian, performer, and writer based in Los Angeles. They first started performing improv and sketch comedy at Vassar College and have since performed at The Clubhouse, Moving Arts Theater, The Elysian Theater, and The Pack. You can catch them with their We Improv residency team PB&J on Friday nights at The Clubhouse. Sunny is LA's preeminent LBJ impersonator and scholar. Their pronouns are L/B/J. You can follow them on TikTok and Instagram @zimmer_down_.
Caitlan Moore is a writer, director, and comedian from Washington, DC. Caitlan graduated from Vassar College, where she wrote and performed stand-up and sketch comedy with Indecent Exposure, an all women's & non-binary comedy group. She has workshopped projects at the INC. Program and the New York Stage and Film Filmmakers' Workshop. She is currently writing on an unreleased Star Wars series for Disney+. Caitlan is based in Los Angeles where she has performed comedy at The Clubhouse, Junior High, and Moving Arts Theater.
Soraya Perry is a gesamtkunstwerker based in Los Angeles. She likes to read and be weird. You can find her art and music at sorayaperry.com
Albert Muzquiz is a reluctant tiktoker and enthusiastic actor, grateful to be returning to the stage with this tremendous cast. His quixotic acting journey began in theatre High School and continued at Vassar College, where he did improv, sketch comedy, and some annoying Shakespeare. A history thesis on Levi’s Jeans sent him on a long tangent into the fashion world, where he now firmly resides. He loves this team almost as much as he loves pants, which is quite a lot. Albert can be found on Tiktok and Instagram @edgyalbert where he wears clothes and talks about them too.
Katie Davis is a comedian, performer, and writer originally from Savannah, GA. Katie first started working in comedy after moving to Nashville, TN for college. Katie performed and wrote for Belmont University’s sketch and improv group Fall Follies for two years before becoming director of the group in her third and final year. While in school, Katie worked at Third Coast Comedy Club as a performer in three of their house teams while simultaneously doing freelance film work in the production and casting departments. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2019, Katie has held assistant work in comedy development, writing, and production. She has performed comedy at The Elysian, The Yard Theatre, and to her iPhone camera
Doors at 7 PM, Show starts at 7:30 PM
Seating begins 15 minutes before showtime, there is NO LATE SEATING. Seats are assigned on a first come first served basis, from the front of the theatre to the back. If you want to sit closer, be sure to arrive earlier.
Shows start no later than 10 MINUTES after the scheduled show time.
Photo by Larry Alvarez
LBJ: The Play is produced by The Elysian Theater. It was developed in 2022 for The Elysian's first annual Forget About Spaghetti Festival where its sold-out premiere won Best of Fest 2022.