Under Candlelight

One playwright.

One daring challenge.

One night only.

Bethesda Repertory Theatre presents Under Candlelight, an intimate ongoing performance series where brand-new theatre is written in weeks, learned in days, and performed only once.

Each month, a chosen playwright will receive a unique prompt and race to create a new work. The actors receive the script only days before the performance, creating a high-stakes, high-wire night of fresh storytelling where anything can happen.

Stripping theatre down to its essentials—actor, text, and audience—Under Candlelight offers an intimate, close-up theatrical experience unlike anything else.

Friday, September 18th

8:00PM

Thymele Arts

Shirley Dawn Studio

5481 Santa Monica Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90029

Jillian Dunn is an actor, writer, improviser, and producer with roots in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, now based in Los Angeles. She made her Equity debut at The Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY, in the world premiere of Rough Magic by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Her original play The Widow and The Nun enjoyed a sold-out run at Stomping Ground LA. Her work has been produced across the city at UCB, The Pack Theatre, Second City, iO, and the Comedy Central Stage, as well as at the Del Close Marathon (NY), SF SketchFest, Chicago SketchFest, Second City’s Diversity Festival, and Hollywood Fringe. This marks her second production with Bethesda, following her debut as Betty #1 in Collective Rage at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Her short film Apology Kitchen, which she wrote, produced, and stars opposite Jen Richards, is currently screening and submitting to festivals worldwide.

Brand-new work. A one-night-only experience.