Forever Bound - written by Steve Apostolina, directed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky - WORLD PREMIERE - Atwater Village Theatre. Previewed May 9, 2018. Opened May 11, 2018. Closed June 16, 2018.
"the one L.A. play you can't afford to miss."
"a bona fide must-see"
Stage Raw - RECOMMENDED
LA Weekly - GO!
Gia on the Move - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Medium - Honorable Mention for Brad Schreiber's TOP TEN
"a bona fide must-see"
Stage Raw - RECOMMENDED
LA Weekly - GO!
Gia on the Move - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Medium - Honorable Mention for Brad Schreiber's TOP TEN
29th ANNUAL OVATION AWARDS
Nominated for BEST PLAYWRITING FOR AN ORIGINAL PLAY - Steve Apostolina
4th ANNUAL STAGE RAW THEATER AWARDS
Nominated for SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE - Emily Goss
27th ANNUAL TICKETHOLDER AWARDS
Runner-Up for BEST PRODUCTION
Runner-Up for BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - French Stewart
Runner-Up for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY - Rob Nagle
Runner-Up for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY - Emily Goss
Runner-Up for BEST PLAYWRIGHT - Steve Apostolina
2017-2018 ONSTAGEBLOG CRITICS' PICKS
Won BEST PLAY
2017-2018 StageSceneLA SCENIES
Won BEST WORLD PREMIERE PLAY
Won OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A COMEDY-DRAMA
Won OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY-DRAMA - French Stewart
Won OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A COMEDY-DRAMA - Steve Apostolina
Won OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A COMEDY-DRAMA - Emily Goss
Won OUTSTANDING DIRECTION - Ann Hearn Tobolowsky
BETTER LEMONS' DoubleSweet #LemonMeter Choice Award for 2018
18 critics reviews – 94% Sweet
Nominated for BEST PLAYWRITING FOR AN ORIGINAL PLAY - Steve Apostolina
4th ANNUAL STAGE RAW THEATER AWARDS
Nominated for SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE - Emily Goss
27th ANNUAL TICKETHOLDER AWARDS
Runner-Up for BEST PRODUCTION
Runner-Up for BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY - French Stewart
Runner-Up for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY - Rob Nagle
Runner-Up for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY - Emily Goss
Runner-Up for BEST PLAYWRIGHT - Steve Apostolina
2017-2018 ONSTAGEBLOG CRITICS' PICKS
Won BEST PLAY
2017-2018 StageSceneLA SCENIES
Won BEST WORLD PREMIERE PLAY
Won OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A COMEDY-DRAMA
Won OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY-DRAMA - French Stewart
Won OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A COMEDY-DRAMA - Steve Apostolina
Won OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A COMEDY-DRAMA - Emily Goss
Won OUTSTANDING DIRECTION - Ann Hearn Tobolowsky
BETTER LEMONS' DoubleSweet #LemonMeter Choice Award for 2018
18 critics reviews – 94% Sweet
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Executive Producers - Sankalpa Productions
Co-producers - Karen Apostolina & Steve Apostolina
Production Stage Manager -
Assistant Directors - Yridia Ayvar
Scenic Design - Pete Hickok
Lighting Design - Bosco Flanagan
Costume Design - Joanie Coyote
Dramaturg - Kevin Delin
Casting - Raul Clayton Staggs
Publicist - Lucy Pollak
French Stewart - Edmund
Steve Apostolina - Shep
Emily Goss - Rosalind
Rob Nagle - Thomas
Donald Russell - Edmund cover
Mike Heger - Shep cover
Ashley Lambert - Rosalind cover
Michael Gregory - Thomas cover
Co-producers - Karen Apostolina & Steve Apostolina
Production Stage Manager -
Assistant Directors - Yridia Ayvar
Scenic Design - Pete Hickok
Lighting Design - Bosco Flanagan
Costume Design - Joanie Coyote
Dramaturg - Kevin Delin
Casting - Raul Clayton Staggs
Publicist - Lucy Pollak
French Stewart - Edmund
Steve Apostolina - Shep
Emily Goss - Rosalind
Rob Nagle - Thomas
Donald Russell - Edmund cover
Mike Heger - Shep cover
Ashley Lambert - Rosalind cover
Michael Gregory - Thomas cover
FEATURES
INTERVIEWS
REVIEWS
- Paul Myrvold's Theatre Notes - "a bona fide must-see"
- Broadway World - An Involving Forever Bound Rivets You to the Edge of Your Seat
- Stage and Cinema
- Stage Raw - RECOMMENDED
- Los Angeles Post-Examiner / Splash Magazine - World premiere of "Forever Bound" is a spellbinding tale
- OnStageBlog
- Discover Hollywood Magazine
- TicketHoldersLA
- LA Weekly - Ultimately, a Face-off Between Good and Evil - GO!
- StageSceneLA - WOW!
- Gia On The Move - A Total Eclipse - VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- 89.3 KPCC - "Can't find a better cast..."
- Los Angeles Times - In Atwater, a dark secret at the center of "Forever Bound"
- On Stage Los Angeles
- Opening the Curtain, KCRW - Perverse magic of LA’s intimate theaters
- Broadway World - THE HOT LIST! What's Hot on Stage Now - "the one L.A. play you can't afford to miss."
- Larchmont Chronicle - Darkly Funny One-Act, Forever Bound
- LA Observed - LA Stories
Emily Goss as Rosalind & Rob Nagle as Thomas
"If I were a better man... I would kill you."
All publicity and production photos by Kathy Flynn / Wicked Goddess Photography