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LA Street Scenes 2:  A Boy's Life/A Girl's Life

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Create Now! proudly presents the 2nd annual production of “LA Street Scenes,” taking place on November 16, 17 and 18 at the Edgemar Center for the Arts located at 2437 Main Street in Santa Monica. 

“LA Street Scenes 2: A Boy’s Life/A Girl’s Life” is a powerful, moving experience that depicts the true moments in the lives of four teens: two boys who meet in a detention camp and two girls living in a group home.  Based on actual events, the script was adapted from original stories written by the young men and women who lived them.  The stories were created as part of the Write Now! workshops given by Diane Namm at a local detention camp and foster group home.

Through the Write Now! workshops, Ms. Namm helped these young men and women explore and share some of their darkest moments and discovered that through all of their hardship and pain, they still had hope for the future.  In the heartfelt words of one participant, "I had a nightmare about what had happened to my mother every night of my life.  And I never told anyone about it.  After I wrote the scene and saw it acted out, my nightmare ended.  Thank you for opening up my heart so I could know what hope feels like.”  

As part of the Create Now! “LA Street Scenes 2” production, the young playwrights see their words take shape on stage and come alive as they are performed by professional actors in front of a theatre audience.  

 “LA Street Scenes 2: A Boy’s Life/A Girl’s Life” runs for three evenings.  A special opening night VIP reception, hosted by Debra Wilson Skelton, will take place on Friday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m., and includes a silent auction, wine and food reception, and a ‘meet and greet’ with the cast, and our youth participants.  Tickets for the opening night performance and VIP reception are $125.  Silent auction items includes weekend trips to Napa Valley and Palm Springs, Signed sports memorabilia, Tickets to "Wicked" and much more!

Regular performances are scheduled for Saturday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $35 (general admission) and $50 (preferred seating).  Click here to Purchase Tickets.

Sponsors for “LA Street Scenes 2: A Boy’s Life/A Girl’s Life” include Montgomery and Co., Wells Fargo Bank, Quintana Law Group and Boost Mobile.

This is the only event of its kind and 100 percent of ticket sale proceeds support vital arts programs for thousands of high-risk and at-risk children throughout Southern California. 

Friday, November 16
6:30 pm VIP Reception and pre-show Silent Auction
8:00 pm performance: $125

Saturday, November 17
7:30 pm performance:
Preferred Seating: $50 General Admission $35

Sunday, November 18
6:30 pm performance:
Preferred Seating: $50 General Admission $35