[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 166 (Friday, October 21, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1072]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN RECOGNITION OF THEATRE WEST'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 21, 2022

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Theatre West in Los 
Angeles, California, upon its sixtieth anniversary.
  Theatre West, a non-profit arts organization, is one of the oldest 
continually running theater companies in Los Angeles. Since its 
establishment in 1962 with a small group of actors, it has grown to 
include over one-hundred-sixty-five actors, producers, stage managers, 
directors and writers. With its mission to entertain, enlighten and 
educate, Theatre West has given artists the opportunity to develop 
their talents and skills by providing public performances and 
workshops, and to serve the community with their educational programs. 
Through these programs, the theater provides quality performances for 
younger audiences and presents upbeat and inspiring programs that meet 
California Visual and Performing Arts standards. The theater also hosts 
benefits for local schools and organizations, including Broadway Cares/
Equity Fights AIDS. In addition, Storybook Theatre, a children's 
interactive theatrical experience, has been an integral part of Theatre 
West for nearly four decades.
  Throughout the past sixty years, some of Theatre West's plays have 
transferred to Broadway: Anthology, Spoon River and Aesop in Central 
Park. Theatre West's productions have toured throughout the United 
States in Atlanta, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle, and also 
overseas in Dublin, Ireland and Edinburgh, Scotland.
  Theatre West has been home to many of Hollywood's most creative 
artists, including Lee Meriwether, Richard Dreyfuss, Betty Garret, 
Bridget Hanley, Beau Bridges, Harold Gould, Martin Landau, Carroll 
O'Conner and Philip Abbott.
  Theatre West is a recipient of numerous prestigious honors such as 
the Obie Award, Tony Award, Valley Theatre Award, nine Los Angeles 
Drama Critics Awards, Ovation Award nominations, seven NAACP Image 
Awards and over one-hundred-thirty Drama-Logue Awards. The theater has 
also been recognized locally by the Hollywood Arts Council, and 
internationally at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.
  It is my pleasure to recognize Theatre West for six decades of 
outstanding theater and I ask all Members to join me in congratulating 
Theatre West upon its sixtieth anniversary.

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