"Body Politic features a cast of four couldn’t-be-better actors, headed by Lear’s electric performance as Wendy..." "Reed is splendid..." "Chris (Anon, A Feminine Ending) Fields’ superb direction, Torry Bend’s simple but oh so cleverly designed set, and Ian Garrett’s impeccable lighting... " Read the whole review at: Stage Scene LA Review

John Slattery, Emmy nominated star of the hit show "Mad Men" will be the Honorary Host of our benefit performance of Body Politic on Saturday, August 9. When A Soldier Goes to War The Family goes to War When A Soldier Gets Wounded The Family Gets Wounded And the Community Gets Wounded ~Michael J. Wagner, PhD Please join The Echo Theater Company Saturday, August 9th at 8pm for a

"Body Politic" playwright Jessica Goldberg and director/ Echo Artistic Director Chris Fields. The cast of "Body Politic" Kristina Lear, Michael James Reed, Jeremy Maxwell and Samantha Shelton. Hamish Linklater and Echo member (and photographer) Tara Karsian. Echo Theater Company members David Giuntoli and Jeremy Shranko. Evolution Music Partners' Christine Russell and "Body

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Body Politic, with Lear, Reed, Shelton and Maxwell, Begins CA Run July 24 By Andrew Gans 24 Jul 2008 Kristina Lear, Samantha Shelton and Jeremy Maxwell Body Politic makes its West Coast premiere July 24 at the Zephyr Theatre in West Hollywood, CA. Presented by The Echo Theater Company, Jessica Goldberg's play, which was previously titled Ward 57,

Thank you to The Echo Theater Company and our supporters for making the L.A. Premiere of Kate Robin's "Anon" a success. We had great houses, stellar reviews and brought new people into our theater... who will be coming back. The big question is: "What's next?". Stay tuned.

Director Chris Fields has assembled a top-notch cast... Pongetti and Weaver subtly segue from the early comic banter to growing sexual anguish and insecurity... ...Martin and Joshua play out the more grinding blue-collar version of dysfunction... ...the 10 other women are terrific. Read the full review at: http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=

"Chris Fields is an actor’s director, and has elicited fine performances from his entire ensemble.""Anon is funny, raw, insightful, and involving entertainment, put together by a talented team.""...Martin gives a moving and deeply layered performance...""With stardom-bound film actors like Weaver and Pongetti performing “live and in person” and a lauded TV scribe like Robin showing her

Sarah Jane Morris, Chris Fields and Kit Pongetti Loreni Delgado, Ginette Rhodes, Andrea Grano, Blayne Weaver, Tara Karsian, Alison Martin, Anna Simone Scott, Sarah Jane Morris and Kit Pongetti. Kit Pongetti, Sarah Jane Morris, Loreni Delgado and Andrea Grano Sarah Hudson, Sarah Jane Morris and Emy Coligado Blayne Weaver and Kit Pongetti Blayne Weaver, Sigute Miller, Andrea Grano and Tricia

The Los Angeles Times recommends "Anon": ..."director Chris Fields and his actors tease dark humor out of the writing and unhesitatingly depict the story's raw reality." ..."a provocative discourse on the connection between individual behavior and global dysfunction." ..."This is visceral theater." Check out the entire review at: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/

latimes.com HEAVY PETTING After working for several seasons on HBO's "Six Feet Under," a drama about a family-run mortuary, Emmy-nominated playwright Kate Robin has turned her attention to an equally curious subject in her new work, "Anon." Directed by Chris Fields, starring Kit Pongetti and Blayne Weaver (pictured) and

Written by Emmy-nominated and WGA award-winning playwright Kate Robin (writer/supervising producer “Six Feet Under”). Directed by Chris Fields, the cast includes Kit Pongetti (“Scrubs”), Blayne Weaver ("Losing Lois Lane"), Alison Martin ("Mad About You"), and Larry Joshua (“NYPD Blue”), as well as a rotating ensemble of 20 women. Produced by Lauren Bass for the Echo Theater Company.http://

Blayne Weaver, one of the leads in The Echo Theater Company's production of Kate Robin's "Anon", sat down with LA Stage Scene. Check it out: http://www.lastagescene.com/anon1.html

The Echo has announced the ensemble cast for the upcoming production of Kate Robin's "Anon". Kit Pongetti, Blayne Weaver, Alison Martin and Larry Joshua star in the play (and appear at every performance). The ensemble will feature a rotating cast of 20 women (filling in the 10 remaining roles) including Nancy Bell (Polish Joke), Elizabeth Bennett ("Point Pleasant"), Emy Coligado (Miss Saigon),

Clearly the problem isn't a shortage of blazing young directing talent, but the proper appreciation of the director's vital role. Abigail Deser, who extracted maximum quirky delight out of Adam Bock's capricious "Thursday," in the Echo Theater Company production last winter, strikes me as someone worth investing in every bit as much as the current flavor of the month in playwriting. ~ Charles

"But would it surprise anyone to hear that many of the plays that have stayed with me in the last year were produced at postage-stamp-sized venues and filled with people who looked like they actually wanted to be there? The local groups responsible for these experiences — The Echo Theater Company,...— might not be able to ensure that their dramatists earn a living wage. But they nonetheless