by Julia Morizawa
Produced by Joseph P. Stachura in collaboration with The Filthy Lovelies
Directed by Raymond Donahey

Mature content, no admittance under 18.
EXTENDED PERFORMANCES
February 12 at 8 p.m. ($10)
February 13 at 10:30 p.m. (pay what it's worth)
Reservations by phone only 323-667-0955

In a bold and daring move, the Knightsbridge Theatre is kicking off its 17th season with the World Premiere of Twenty-Two, a new play based on the true story of a young woman’s cathartic downfall into cocaine addiction, opening January 8, 2010.

Nothing ever changes for Leila and her circle of so-called friends: sex, drugs, more drugs and...punk-hop? Their days and nights revolve around cocaine – getting high, coming down, and doing anything to get more. But nothing lasts forever, and when the drugs run out or stop working, they are forced to confront what they’ve so desperately been trying to avoid – life. Twenty-Two explores a new realm of theatre, with the audience seated on stage, the story literally unfolds at your feet and brings you into the world of the play, making for a more “real” experience that is not easily forgotten.

Twenty-Two is writer Julia Morizawa’s first produced play. Her other writing credits include the short film, Sin & Lyle, which earned her a nomination for Best Female Filmmaker at the 2007 Action On Film Festival, and Memoirs of a Wannabe Sex Addict, a collection of short stories to be published by Fanny Press in 2010. Veteran director Raymond Donahey forces what could have been just another “junkie play” into a completely unique, entertaining and thought provoking experience consisting of real human beings that even those unfamiliar with the seedy under-belly of Los Angeles can relate to.