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Northern and southern California unite in the Antarctic! We are incredibly happy to report that La Jolla Playhouse has officially joined with TheatreWorks to co-commission ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME, the solo show for Val we are writing with Joe DiPietro. We’ve had a long and fruitful history with TheatreWorks, and are delighted at the chance to work with La Jolla as well. LJP is a high-profile regional theater that is often considered a “testing ground” for New York; among the productions that originated at the Playhouse before finding success on Broadway are BIG RIVER, The Who’s TOMMY, Matthew Broderick’s revival of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, JANE EYRE, DRACULA THE MUSICAL, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, Billy Crystal’s 700 SUNDAYS, and JERSEY BOYS. We’ll be working closely with Associate Producer Dana Harrel at LJP, and Director of New Works Meredith McDonough at TheatreWorks.

It’s likely that we’ll be at La Jolla for a week or so in April 2010, as we continue on the developmental process toward production. As we find we do our best work in response to audiences, there will probably be an opportunity to attend a reading or two at that point…we’ll keep you posted and hope to see you there!

A cove in beautiful La Jolla