People at The Road Theatre, bless them, remain firmly committed to plays no one else has seen before, and to playwrights you may never have heard of. This has always been the most meaningful and dangerous of theatre missions. — LA TIMES
COOPERSTOWN previews on Tuesday, May 14; Wednesday, May 15 & Thursday, May 16 at 8pm and opens on Friday, May 17 at 8pm, running through Saturday, July 20, at the Road Theatre Company’s new second home, the Road on Magnolia, located in The NoHo Senior Arts Colony, 10747 Magnolia Blvd in North Hollywood.
Cecil Burroughs, Jamye Grant, Ann Hu*, TJ McNeill, Alexa Shoemaker
Executive Producer:
Producer:
Taylor Gilbert
Anthony Cosmano
Sam Anderson
Elizabeth Southard
Darryl Johnson
Set Design
Lighting Design
Sound Design
Desma Murphy
Derrick McDaniel
David B. Marling
Costume Design
Props Design
Jocelyn Hublau Parker
Anthony Cosmano
* denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association
DESCRIPTION
It is the summer of 1962, and Jackie Robinson is about to be the first black player inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. That has a surprising impact on Junior Murphy, a black diner employee who can’t get a promotion, and whose little sister has her own history-making plans for the weekend. When a Midwest minor-leaguer comes to town chasing his idol, a collision of race, family, love, and baseball turns a sleepy New York town upside down.
The Road has two locations!
Smoke and Mirrors is now playing at the Road on Lankershim:
5108 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood CA 91601
Cooperstown is playing at the Road on Magnolia:
10747 Magnolia Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Now Playing: Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors is now playing at the Road on Lankershim:
5108 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood CA 91601
Named “Critic’s Choice” by the Los Angeles Times as “a superb theatrical magic show,” Smoke and Mirrors—a heartfelt comedy-drama with mind-bending magic—extends at The Road on Lankershim in the historic Lankershim Arts Center in North Hollywood.
The LA Weekly raves, If you’ve forgotten the childlike joy and sublime wonderment of seeing magic performed, Albie Selznick’s theatrical show is an enchanting reminder. The accomplished actor-magician puts on a bewildering tour de force that has more “how did he do that” flashes than can be counted! GO!
Backstage says, Smoke and Mirrors is about magic, wonder, and spectacle. You’ll leave feeling spellbound by Selznick’s display, scratching your head and thinking, “How did he do that?”
Created by and starring noted actor Albie Selznick (Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Dexter, etc.) and Magician (a lifetime member of Hollywood’s Magic Castle), Smoke and Mirrors is a semi-autobiographical fantastical coming-of-age story about a boy who uses magic to escape reality and face the world after the death of his father.
Smoke and Mirrors is a poignant yet humorous play packed with magic tricks, elaborate illusions, special effects, improv, audience participation, and spooky Houdini seances. Selznick takes the audience on his healing journey while enlisting the assistance of Trix (a life-sized rabbit), The Oracle (a giant talking orb), and Bessie Houdini, who makes a rather startling appearance!
Written and Performed by Albie Selznick. Directed by Paul Millet. Produced by Michelle Grant. Co-produced by Danielle Gautier and Bettina Zacar.
Production Manger: Set, Lighting, Sound and Prop Designed by Bettina Zacar.
Costumes by Julianne Dobbs. Videos by Jay Lee and Adam Flemming.
Featuring Bandy LaPlante, Teena Pugliese, Rob Villalobos and Kyle Bryan Hall. With David Valdez and Jackie Radinsky.
Welcome!
Since the Road was founded in 1991, we have built a reputation for supporting, nurturing, and presenting new works. We are also deeply invested in our NoHo community and the neighborhood’s revitalization, and involve ourselves in community service and educational outreach.
Our Mission is to:
Support world, American and West Coast premieres of theatrical works which introduce new voices and new thoughts to the American stage.
Introduce younger audiences to the world of theatre through our mainstage productions, workshops and our free weekly reading series
Further establish our resident company as a leader and champion of new works in Los Angeles and the nation.
We believe it is essential for the health of the American ethos to advance the larger theatrical conversation of our national culture. Through this dialogue we animate and inspire both our artists and audiences with the realization that through art and action we are lifted into the searching of soul, the revelation of humanity, the awareness that we are not alone and the struggle to make sense of our existence on this earth – as it is and as we wish it to be.
As of March 3, 2013, Smoke and Mirrors is the 
