The ITALIAN COMEDY FEST presents

“The Maginot Line” written by Emmett Loverde (Staged reading)

Directed by: Emmett Loverde

Where: The Hudson Theatre – Los Angeles

6539 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038

Saturday April 1 @ 7:45pm (Doors Open 7:30pm)

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Overview: A very stressed young woman is dismayed to find herself behaving like her own mother, with whom she has an extremely combative relationship.

CAST

Phyllis Balduzzi, Erin Carere, Alex Keener, Mara Marini, Carlo Mendez, Mindy Montavon, Josie Starre

Emmett Loverde – Writer

Mr. Loverde is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in Berkeley and Albany, California and received a degree in Theater from UCLA. He has written extensively for stage, screen, television, and radio. Over 250 separate productions of his stage plays have been mounted worldwide to date. He has also written and directed three feature films and numerous shorts.

Films written and directed by Mr. Loverde include the features The Maginot Line (coming in late 2023),Beauty, Brains, and Personality; She’s Out of His Mind; and Santa’s Letters; the comedy shorts Good Business Sense, Jesus Awakens the Little Girl, A Timely Maneuver, Snacking, The Truth About Me, and Cranky Call; the comedy series Free Advice (co-written with his brother Paul Loverde); and several music videos.

With Larry Maraviglia he has co-authored Without a Name (soon to be a feature film directed by Mr. Loverde in 2023), Ficus Rex, Together Again, and Final Curtain (to be produced in 2024).

In addition to the scripts for the above films Mr. Loverde’s screenplays include the historical saga C.C. Julian and the comedy Love at Second Bite for actor George Hamilton; a feature-length version of his film festival satire short Snacking (based on Mr. Loverde’s own zany experiences); the action thriller CODEC; the romantic comedy Mergers and Acquisitions; and the romantic drama Desire Sleeps.

Mr. Loverde’s radio adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Moon Maid—for which he received a commission from The Hollywood Theatre of the Ear—was broadcast twice on National Public Radio. His comedy radio play The Killist was produced by The One Act Players of San Francisco.

His stage comedies include A Timely Maneuver; Beauty, Brains, and Personality; Good Business Sense; Jesus Awakens the Little Girl; The Maginot Line; Peace and Quiet; Play How You Play; Love Fax; Sensitivity, USA; Till You Get To Baraboo; Santa’s Letters; So Much Snow; and Uneasy Overture. His stage dramas include Real Power.

Three of Mr. Loverde’s stage titles are in publication by Playscripts, Inc. and nine more are published by Heuer Publishing. Several of his stage plays and his book of short stories Gifts for Good Friends are available through Amazon. And his children’s picture book Clawdette the Cat is published by Adamo Press.

IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2179007/