2 ACROSS

“RECOMMENDED!” LA TIMES & LA WEEKLY

It’s 2 GOOD 2 MISS

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It’s Jerry Mayer’s smash hit comedy of crosswords and romance that asks the burning question, “Can a crossword puzzle change your life?” “A winner for its warmth, romance, intelligence and consistent humor!” raves showmag.com. “A witty, poignant play with intriguing plot twists and surprises, and sparkling, confrontational dialogue that deftly toes the line between humor and pathos!” exclaims the Palisadian Post. Ten years after it premiered at Santa Monica Playhouse, 2 ACROSS embarks again, helmed by acclaimed director Chris DeCarlo and starring stage and screen personalities Kip Gilman and Wendy Michaels. If you loved them in Jerry Mayer’s LA TIMES CRITIC’S CHOICE comedy Aspirin & ELEPHANTS, you’ll adore them in 2 ACROSS, the play that Beverly Hills Outlook hails as “the must see play of the year!” 

A commuter train leaves San Francisco Airport at 4:15 a.m. A man and a woman who have nothing in common but their crossword puzzles are on that BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) train. Over 40 Million people in the U.S. do crossword puzzles every day. Most never finish them; a driven few would rather die than give up. 2 ACROSS has one of each, and the sparks that fly will have you laughing till you drop. Saturdays 7:30, Sundays 3:30. Visit SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com. “Charming and very funny!” exclaims the Tolucan Times. “An entertaining ‘date night’ play for both young and old, rich with real life issues.” 2 ACROSS. It’s 2 good 2 miss!

Written by Jerry Mayer, author of Almost Perfect, A Love Affair, Killjoy, Black & Bluestein, Dietrich and Chevalier. His play Aspirin & ELEPHANTS ran for two years in its initial run at Santa Monica Playhouse and has been seen in cities all over the world (“Superb! Hilarious!” - Hollywood Reporter)

Directed by Chris DeCarlo, whose most recent projects include Arnold Schulman’s Sleeping Ugly, Lisa Phillips Visca’s Raise Me Up and Turning Thirty, and LA Times Critic’s Picks Last of the Knotts, Made Me Nuclear and Aspirin & Elephants. He also directed the world premieres of three of Jerry Mayer’s plays, including the long-running Aspirin & ELEPHANTS in 1988 at Santa Monica Playhouse 

2 ACROSS reunites Kip Gilman* (Moonlight and Magnolias, Catskill Sonata dir. Paul Mazursky, original production of Jerry Mayer’s 2 ACROSS, CSI Miami, Bones, Mark Taper Forum’s Stuff Happens - Ovation Nomination) and Wendy Michaels* (Rabbit Hole, Jerry Mayer’s Almost Perfect, Bachelor Party 2, I Love You Phillip Morris, The Glades, America’s Most Wanted) - who played married couple Junior and Honey in the recent L.A. Times Critic’s Pick  Aspirin & ELEPHANTS.

Lighting and Set Design by James Cooper

Costume Design by Ashley Hayes

Sound Design by The Attic Room

Production Stage Manager George J Vennes, III

Logo cartoon by Jerry Mayer