Saturday Mar 5, 2022 was the world premiere of Celestial Events, a play written, directed, and performed by the IAMA Theatre Company at the Actors Company LA in Hollywood.
The sky has always amazed humans since the beginning of times, and Celestial Events reminds us that, from our perspective, the universe can influence our lives one way or another, specially if Mercury is in retrograde.
In this case, 12 Angelenos with apparently separate lives, are indeed related in different ways, all of this, in the eve of a meteor shower. Joy (Kacie Rogers) has written a thesis, part astronomy, part astrology, and her professor Ralph (Jamie Wollrab) although skeptic at first, becomes intrigued once he starts to read it. As the meteor shower approaches, we are introduced to the rest of the characters, all showing different kinds of conflicts in their lives, but all having a counterpart that serves as encouragement to overcome their fears, insecurities, and resentments. We see people trapped in an elevator, breast pumps, a mother turning into a Goth, a father in a motorcycle, a couple flying in a helicopter to celebrate their divorce to each other, doctors showing human emotions, etc. All in 1 hour and 20 minutes approximately, with creative lighting and chic wardrobe.
As the stories of each of the characters unfold, it’s clear that the meteor shower is a poetic metaphor to something humans have been searching for most of their lives: the meaning of life and the meaning of love. As Gina (Adriana Santos) declares in a poignant moment looking up to the sky as the meteor shower starts to light up the sky, we are light, dust, and magic.
Celestial Events
March 5 – March 14
Written by Deborah S. Craig, Christian Durso, Anna Rose Hopkins, John Lavelle, and Adriana Santos.
Co-Directed by Tom Amandes and Adrian Gonzalez
Starring: Alex Alcheh, Ryan W. Garcia, Tina Huang, Bailey Humiston, Andria Kozica, Melissa Jane Osborne, Kacie Rogers, Adriana Santos, Sonal Shah, Lexi Sloan, Margaux Susi, Jamie Wollrab
Actors Company LA
916 N Formosa Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Tickets: https://iamatheatre.secure.force.com/ticket/#/events/a0O2I00000V3F75UAF
Celestial Events, Now playing
