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Interviews with the cast and playwright at opening night. James got to answer some questions, too, starting at 20:27.

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West Coast Premiere Stars Tim Cummings And Bree Turner In CAL IN CAMO

Do wounds from the past irrevocably impact our capacity to connect? Lyrical and mysterious, Hoffman's play probes the nature of bonding in family relationships and beyond. With heart aching humor, he explores the revelations we all resist when overcoming the obstacles we must conquer.

"There is a wild poetry afoot here; bringing to the forefront the expectations we put on ourselves, our families, our relationships, our children," says director Amy K. Harmon. "It's like a primal pulse that develops into a tome, animalistic yet delicate, about fighting for ones individual survival while trying to save the pack."

William Francis Hoffman (Playwright) recently completed his latest full-length play, Drift, which will receive its first workshop at Palm Beach Dramaworks in January. His play Cal in Camo received its world premiere in May of 2016 at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York City. He was a member of the Rivendell Theatre Ensemble in Chicago, Illinois and is a current member of the Actor's Gym in Los Angeles California, where he resides. William is currently working on a pilot and has outlined the first season.

Amy K. Harmon (Director) helmed the world premiere production of And Then They Fell, by Tira Palquist, and Pack Up The Moonby Christina Cigala for Brimmer Street Theatre Company. For Equity Fights AIDS, she directed Scenes From A Marriage, by Michael Rex, and A Poster of the Cosmos by Lanford Wilson. On stage at Rogue Machine she played Sandy in the world premiere of Vince Melocchi's Nice Things, and has numerous film and TV credits which include a co-starring roles in HBO's American Splendor, and ABC's Scandal, Castle, and Inside the Box.

Our Cast includes Tim Cummings as Flynt (3x recipient - LA Drama Critics Circle Award, LA Weekly Award Best Supporting), 2x SAGE Awards. The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage at Boston Court; Need To Know and The New Electric Ballroom at Rogue Machine; The Woodsman at Coeurage; Reunion and Eurydice at South Coast Rep; The Normal Heart at The Fountain Theatre, Bree Turner as Cal (Rosalee in the six-season run of Grimm, Freda in Smashed - Sundance Film Festival premiere, Jewtopia, directed by Bryan Fogel), Brad Raider as Tim (Henry in Henry V, Louis in Red Dog's production of Greedy, Podnov in Red Dog's Grand Delusion, ABC's The Trouble With Normal and That Was Then, two-time best indie-film fest winnerKensho at the Bedfellow), and Steve Hofvendahl as Owner (Hot House, As You Like It, The Crucible, Macbeth, Peace in Our Time at Antaeus Theatre Company; The Engine of Our Ruin at Victory; Baby Doll at Fountain Theatre).

"Hoffmann's expressive writing style evokes a nature versus nurture apparition that haunts the modern, American Midwest. The play illumines themes reminiscent of Sam Shepherd," says co-Artistic Director James Roday, "with the suburban undertones of a Gregory Crewdson photograph."

Our Creative Team includes James Roday (Producer and co-Artistic Director for Red Dog; currently on ABC's A Million Little Things), Johnny Clark (Artistic Director for VS.), Se Hyun Oh (Set Design), Chris Moscatiello (Sound Design), Derrick McDaniel (Lighting Design), and Gali Noy (Costume Design)

Cal in Camo opens at 8pm on Saturday, Oct 13, 2018 and continues at 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays, and 3pm Sundays through November 9, 2018. VS. Theatre is located at 5453 Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles, 90019. Tickets are $20 - $35. Reservations: reddogsquadron.com and more information 323-739-4411

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RDS Newsletter

Please go subscribe to the Red Dog Squadron newsletter on their website. For those who haven't done so yet, here is what came in today’s newsletter.

We’re so thrilled to be writing to you today.

In the years since our last curtain call, we’ve busied ourselves with FILM and TV projects, bought (and sold!) the Circle Theatre in Hollywood, and have been searching high and low for a knockout play with which to make Red Dog’s Return.

We've found that play and can’t wait to share it to you.

Having to give up the Circle earlier this year highlights just how challenging it is to produce live, non-profit theatre in LA. And yet, there’s still nothing else like it, especially as technology seems to be increasingly separating us from the vital connections we all need.

Ayad Akhtar in his NY Times article at the end of last year summed it up nicely:

"A living being before a living audience. Relationship unmediated by the contemporary disembodying screen. Not the appearance of a person, but the reality of one. Not a simulacrum of relationship, but a form of actual relationship."

And the relationship we’ve had with audiences for almost twenty years now has kept us dreaming and ever inspired.

There are a few ways to get involved before our big announcement in a few weeks. Your support means the world:

DONATE In advance of a fund-raising campaign, you can make tax-deductible donations right now here: bit.ly/reddogdonate Recurring, monthly donations can also be set up and will go a long way towards our summer efforts, Fall production, and beyond.

VOLUNTEER There are also opportunities for volunteer work as we’re building our Squad. Visit this link to apply and tell us a little bit about yourself: reddogsquadron.com/volunteer

PRODUCE For the ultimate contribution, Red Dog Executive Producer status is available to the highest level of patron here: reddogsquadron.com/produce

Thank you from the two of us and from an incredible team that you’ll be meeting in the coming weeks and months!

James & Brad

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