NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 29, 2024
Odyssey Theatre’s ‘Thresholds of Invention’
performance series presents
‘In Some Dark Valley:
The Testimony of Reverend Brand’
One performance only: May 5 at 5 p.m.
WHAT:
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s Thresholds of Invention series of first looks at pieces-in-progress by prominent L.A. visionaries presents In Some Dark Valley: The Testimony of Reverend Brand, written and performed by Robert Bailey. One moonlit night, Reverend Brand, a fiery 19th century circuit preacher, emerges from the shadowy mountains of Appalachia and our collective history to weave a tale of religious fervor set against a landscape scarred by war, poverty and disease… a story that also shines a light on rare moments of tender and resilient redemption. Embodying multiple characters while also singing gorgeous traditional songs handed down through generations of Southerners, Bailey grapples with the inevitable clash between an unyielding vision of moral rectitude and the tragic personal destruction it leaves in its wake, transporting the audience to a land and era that is haunting and illuminating in its relevance to today.
WHO:
• Written and Performed by Robert Bailey
• Series curator: Tony Abatemarco
• Produced for the Odyssey by Beth Hogan and Tony Abatemarco
WHEN:
One performance only:
• Sunday, May 5 at 5 p.m.
WHERE:
Odyssey Theatre
2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90025
PARKING:
FREE in the on-site parking lot
TICKETS:
$25
HOW:
www.OdysseyTheatre.com
(310) 477-2055 ext. 2
