Watching OJ

06/24/2016

Check out PBS.org's Brief but Spectacular piece on David McMillan's Watching O.J.!

Playwright David McMillan vividly remembers the day O.J. Simpson was acquitted, because it created a national atmosphere in which racial assumptions were challenged. The debate over the court’s decision forced Americans to see their country for what it was, rather than what they believed it to be. M...

03/30/2016

Show follows up OJ Simpson with humanitarian disaster.

03/23/2016

The O.J. Simpson Trial became a household story in Los Angeles. Our exclusive intimacy with it has broadened the tale to the point where current generations, like my own, can still recant a good...

03/15/2016

We had a great time at the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awards last night, celebrating the lovely Angela Bullock's nomination for Lead Performance in Watching O.J.!

03/10/2016

Congratulations to all involved in WATCHING OJ for earning an incredible 4 Stage Raw Theatre Awards nominations!

PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
Watching O.J. – Ensemble Studio Theatre, Los Angeles

PLAYWRITING
David McMillan – Watching O.J. – Ensemble Studio Theatre, Los Angeles

LEADING FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Angela Bullock – Watching O.J. – Ensemble Studio Theatre, Los Angeles

SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
Robert Gossett – Watching O.J. – Ensemble Studio Theatre, Los Angeles

We are all so proud of your achievement!

02/26/2016

"I couldn’t help but think, as the house manager crammed yet another seat into the tiny Atwater theater for “Watching O.J.” last Sunday: Where is the midsize theater for this show to transfer to? More importantly, where is the producer with both the infrastructure and the capacity to move this show and help it find a larger audience."
Thank you Andrew Bryrnes of KCRW for the shoutout!
http://curious.kcrw.com/2016/02/theaters-fight-calendar…

Backstage How small theaters could win their fight with the calendar Backstage Feb 25, 2016 By Anthony Byrnes Share Tweet Email Copy Link More [BACKSTAGE is a series of posts focusing on the ‘Inside Baseball’ of the theater.] So here’s the challenge of L.A.’s small theater in an appropriately tiny n…

02/24/2016

Anthony Byrnes of KCRW filed this appreciative story about Watching O.J. Read or listen to it here... http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/opening-the-curtain/a-verdict-without-an-indictment

Remember the day of the OJ verdict? That's the dramatic engine in David McMillan's new play, Watching OJ, and its tapping into our current racial moment while staying safely in the past.

02/20/2016

THE SATURDAY EVENING SHOW FOR WATCHING O.J. IS SOLD OUT, BUT THERE ARE STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR TODAY'S 2:00 MATINEE! Walk up and get them at the door, as Brown Paper Ticket sales have closed for the matinee. See you there!

02/19/2016

WATCHING O.J. IS SOLD OUT FOR TONIGHT! There are still tickets left for our TWO SHOWS ON SATURDAY and our SUNDAY MATINEE. Get yours now! watchingoj.brownpapertickets.com

02/17/2016

FOUR SHOWS THIS WEEKEND! We've added an extra matinee of Watching O.J. this Saturday. LAST TWO WEEKENDS! Don't miss. TIX===> watchingoj.brownpapertickets.com

02/12/2016

WATCHING O.J. IS SOLD OUT FOR SATURDAY, but there are still TICKETS AVAILABLE for FRIDAY AND SUNDAY!
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02/09/2016

This weekend we have two great moderators for our WATCHING O.J. talkbacks! Artist, activist and educator ELLA TURENNE on Friday, February 12th and LA County Commissioner RON WILSON on Saturday, February 13th! http://www.ellaturenne.com TIX===> watchingoj.brownpapertickets.com