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An after-school theatre/social justice arts class conducted by Natalya Brusilovsky and Maureen Weiss at Westchester High School. The culmination project for the class was a student-written and directed play based on the students’ experiences in the class and in their community. The class was made possible, in part, by a grant from the City of L.A. Cultural Affairs Dept. and support from the Westchester PTSA, Academic Booster Club, Def Poets and WHS Administration.

Cody Wayne Rosenberg’s iconoclastic play about three guys sitting in a bar in the year 2012, drinking their beers while an apocalyptic, transcendental revolution takes place outside. Directed by Paloma Parfrey at the 1160 Bar and Lounge at the Hollywood Ramada.

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A reality-based theatre piece / game-show in which actors auditioned in front of a live audience for roles in a never-to-be-produced play. The auditions were critiqued by a panel of “experts” and the winners were given cash and prizes. Staged in collaboration with the Powerhouse Theatre.

A live drum & bass Western about a posse of self-styled cowboys trying to find a homestead on the frontiers of a high-tech society.

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Tennessee Williams’ autobiographical play about his formative days in a seedy New Orleans boarding house. Directed by Reza Safai and presented at the historic Ivy Substation in Culver City. The project was made possible, in part, by a grant from the City of Culver City Art in Public Places Fund.

Trade City charter members Kip and Aaron Hendry’s street-theatre performance which toured festivals around Europe. The act combined medieval fencing, puppets, mask-theater and story-telling. Their two shows Jack and the Bean Soup and The Fantastical Adventures of Coule and Glissado were recounted in a simultaneous mix of English and Italian for all audiences, children and adults alike.

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A “come as you aren’t” performance party/art exhibit in which guests were invited to come dressed incognito, as their secret identity. Lasting eight hours, the show attracted over 400 people and involved six musical acts, nine performance artists, and 28 visual/installation artists.

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An exhibit of paintings, drawings, sculpture, fashion and performance by artists under the age of twenty. Conceived and curated by 18-year-old artist Jonas Aaron, the show showcased works inspired by the artists’ own bedrooms or personal sanctuaries. The exhibit was be held at The Creativity Center in Santa Monica. The project was made possible by the City of Santa Monica Community Arts Grant program, a project of the Santa Monica Arts Commission.