“Robin Larsen directs with a fine eye for detail and the careful unraveling of emotional ambiguities.” Backstage CRITIC’S PICK

“Taut psychodrama… potently brought to life at Rogue Machine… [Anderson and Cummins] inhabit the painful paradoxes of their characters with startling believability… courageous play and production.” LA Times CRITIC’S CHOICE

“Intense real-time conversation… Harrower’s script is layered with questions about attraction, second chances and life-altering actions. It’s tricky and daring…” LA Weekly GO

“Remarkable… a searing humanity and a quietly powerful urgency. Blackbird provides more proof that Rogue Machine is one of our most intelligent and vibrant theater companies.” Stage and Cinema

“Blackbird is a well-rounded, high-quality production that offers a clever set, eclipsing direction, and daring performances. Watching the production is akin to the familiar but unknown anticipatory experience of listening to a new orchestration of a famous composition.”  LAist

“Powerful… gripping, surprising and utterly unforgettable.” SoCal

“The acting is superb and the writing exquisitely layered and well-plotted… It will entice conversation afterwards. Riveting material… Rogue Machine is a stellar company… keeps soaring on the wings of Blackbird.”  EyeSpyLA

“What a remarkable play it is. To all serious theatregoers, this is a must see.” Stage Happenings

“Compelling performances… daring” Campus Circle

Starring

Sam Anderson as Ray

Corryn Cummins as Una

EXTENDED through September 12

Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00PM

Mondays  at 8:00PM

EXCEPT

Saturday, August 27 at 8:00PM

Sunday, August 28 at 7:00PM

Friday, September 9 at 8:00PM

Alternate cast performance August 20

No performance August 29

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This powerful piece begins when Una shows up unexpectedly at Ray’s office, forcing him to come to terms with the effects of their relationship. Una pulls Ray into an encounter that is gripping, surprising and utterly unforgettable.

Produced by Matthew Elkins, John Perrin Flynn and Edward Tournier

Set Design by Stephanie Kerley Schwartz

Lighting by Leigh Allen

Sound by Chris Moscatiello

Costumes by Jocelyn Hublau

Props by Ilona Piotrowska

Assistant Directed by Darryl Johnson

Set Construction/Technical Direction by David Mauer

with Casey Burke as the Girl

Understudies

Ray: Michael Dempsey

Una: Kirsten Kollender

Girl: Hayley Bensmiller