Intimately Wilde.

I was able to catch a preview performance last night of Intimately Wilde written & directed by Long Beach, Cali native Terra Taylor Knudson. Having to admit before coming into this performance I was only aware of Mr. Wilde, knowing the simple basics of this man. Fortunately this did not hinder my enjoyment of the 2 hr play. Intimately Wilde is running for one month @ The Lyric Theatre in Los Angeles/Hancock Park area. Before or after you should skip across the street for some PINKS hot dogs (or veggie dog!) mmmmmm.

Intimately Wilde is an original look at the trials of love and the triumph of the human spirit under extreme public scrutiny. Oscar Wilde, famed poet and playwright, is the central figure in a turbulent love affair with the young and rebellious aristocrat Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas, and as a result is thrown into the center of three highly publicized trials during the height of the Victorian era in London.

In the final hours of his imprisonment for gross indecency, this play follows Wilde as he examines the choices he made for love, the destruction of his fragile egg-shell world, and the reality of what one will do when he becomes a "slave to love".

But Intimately Wilde is not a story of punishment or regret. Rather, it celebrates the force of Wilde's spirit and his determination to remain true to himself, his art, and the two people he cherishes above all else: his wife and his lover.

Location:
Lyric Theatre
520 North La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Box Office/Info:
(323) 939-9220

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays @ 8pm
Sundays @ 2pm

Aug 13 - Sept 13, 2009