Warner Bros., a new play by Andrea Sloan Pink

Warner Bros., a new play by Andrea Sloan Pink, has been selected by the Orange County Playwrights Alliance for a staged reading as part of OCPA's Discoveries series of new plays. The reading, to be held January 28th, 2012, at the Empire Theater in the Santa Ana Artists Village, will be directed by Jenni Dillon, an acclaimed Southern California theater director.

"This play focuses on a group of young friends working together on the Warner Bros. lot in the heart of the Burbank film industry. Set during a summer in the 1980's, it follows the friends as they struggle to find love and follow their dreams," said Sloan Pink.

The play is a part of Andrea Sloan Pink's Hollywood Trilogy which includes the plays "Les Hollywood Hills," "Warner Bros.," and the forthcoming "The Golden Age".

"Les Hollywood Hills" received a staged reading directed by Chapman University Theater Professor Tamiko Washington at the Empire Theater in 2011.

Andrea Sloan Pink holds an MFA in screenwriting from the UCLA School of Film and Television.

Tamiko Washington Named a Best Theater Director by the Examiner

The Examiner's list of Best Theater in Orange County for 2009 named Tamiko Washington for her direction of "Trojan Horse" at Chapman University, as reviewed by tireless theater critic and fellow OCPA member, Jordan Young.

I had the pleasure of working with Tamiko when she directed a staged reading of my one-act "Ode to Provence" in April 2009 at STAGES Theater. With very little time, she did an amazing job, using her signature skills as the originator of American Noh theater to block the play, giving the reading the feel of a full production.

Congratulations to Tamiko for her continuing excellent work in theater!

For the full list of the Examiner's Best in Theater 2009, see http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-4129-LAOC-Theatre-Examiner~y2009m12d27-OC-Theatre-101-The-best-of-2009