Dyin' With a Twist

Del Shores' stage comedy, Daddy's Dyin'…Who’s Got the Will?, which was adapted into a 1990 film, will be staged at Theatre/Theater by artistic director Jeff Murray with an all-black cast, except for one character. It opens Nov. 21.  Originally written and cast with Caucasian characters, this is the first L.A. revival of the satiric play, which is about bickering siblings attending their father’s funeral. It premiered in 1987 at Theatre/Theater, the venerable company founded and run by Murray and Nicolette Chaffey, then located right off Hollywood Blvd, where the early works of Shores (pictured) and other noted local playwrights were introduced.

Three years ago, Theatre/Theater moved to a new facility on Pico Blvd., now shared with a resident tenant, the Rogue Machine theatre company.

-- Les Spindle