Turning Thirty

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Santa Monica Playhouse and director Chris DeCarlo team up once again with Playwright,Lisa Phillips Visca, to present the World Premiere of Turning Thirty, an irresistible comedy about love, family, and a trust fund

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“Turning Thirty is bound to strike a chord with everyone.  A very real and wonderfully written play by accomplished playwright Lisa Visca, it is a must-see for any age, an underlining family conflict of ego and money that has you twisting in your seat as you laugh aloud at yourself.” Christopher Knopf, past President, Writers Guild Of America, West

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This spring, explore the ins and outs of contemporary relationships in Turning Thirty, a romantic comedy about mothers, daughters and the profound effect they have on each other and the men in their lives.  While swerving and careening through an obstacle course of weddings, Porsches, trust fund deadlines, Lady Gaga costumes, biological clock time-bombs, and life-changing peanut butter frozen yogurt, Turning Thirtyilluminates modern-day romance in all its unexpected glory, with the passion and pain of finding, losing, and finding once again your one and only true love.

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“Lisa Visca's Turning Thirty is another example of her absorbing, reality based human comedy that guarantees laughter and life lessons.  Her characters are always believable and amusing and a treat to follow through the entire play. I was very impressed with Visca's first wonderful play, Raise Me Up and it looks like she's done it again.”Jerry Mayer, Playwright(Aspirin & ELEPHANTS, Almost Perfect, etc.)

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Lisa Phillips Visca, is a Los Angeles based writer, producer, director and script consultant. Her heart-warming romantic comedy, Raise Me Up - a true story about two star-crossed lovers in the 1950’s post-war America, garnering such plaudits as “Outstanding!” (American Radio Network), “Timeless as romance itself,” (LA Weekly) and “A must-see for every theatre lover!” (Beverly Hills Publishing) - had its World Premiere at Santa Monica Playhouse last spring where it was embraced by sold out audiences. Feature films include: suspense thriller Climax and screwball farce Fishin’ Musicians. Christopher Knopf, past president of Writers Guild of America, West calls Visca, “A remarkable new talent.” 

Veteran director Chris DeCarlo has been acting, writing and directing in Los Angeles for more than 40 years, bringing to the stage over 250 World Premieres and American Premieres. Among his LA TIMES Critics’ Pick productions are Doug Knott’s Last of the Knotts, the Silver Anniversary production of Jerry Mayer’s aspirin & ELEPHANTS, the Sroka/Fleming comedy Dying for Laughs starring Stuart Pankin, and Charlie Lustman’s pop operetta Made Me Nuclear. Recent credits: Santa Monica Playhouse’s critically acclaimed productions of Arnold Schulman’s Sleeping Ugly (2012). Moliere’s The Fools (2012), and Visca’s Raise Me Up (2013).