"He writes about issues people can identify with, laugh at, and care about. Mistakes Are Made is no exception. With that, and an outstanding cast, this is a play you can’t help but enjoy.” Carol’s Culture Corner, Carol Kaufman Segal. Read the full review here!
Audiences rave: “We never realized aging could be so much fun! We’re looking at our seniority in a whole new light!” M & E Plott
“If you’re under 60, this is the play for you – see how much you’ve got to look forward to.” L. Gold
Santa Monica Playhouse is proud to present
the world premiere of jerry Mayer's 10th play
Mistakes Were Made - coulda-woulda-shoulda reunites playwright Jerry Mayer with acclaimed veteran (and frequent Mayer) director Chris DeCarlo. It’s schadenfreude at its finest as you gleefully enjoy other people's mistakes (all of them all too true).
“Lots of laughs! Fun, entertaining, and definitely a throwback to comedies that have punch lines that aren’t dependent on foul or shocking language. This show has many laugh-out-loud moments. This is truly an ensemble piece, and all are…believable and able to put nuance and feelings into a comedy – not always easy.” Circling the News. Read the full review here!
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"One of the funniest writers alive!" |
Dick's mistake: He let a sexy, blue-eyed winker threaten his marriage.
Jeff's mistake: He turned down a dream job, then later, screamed, "You idiot!"
Mel's mistake: He hired a famous money manager, now famous for stealing money.
Dick's wife's mistake: She trusted him, then learned of his affair and had one too.
And that's just the top of the iceberg.
Jeff's mistake: He turned down a dream job, then later, screamed, "You idiot!"
Mel's mistake: He hired a famous money manager, now famous for stealing money.
Dick's wife's mistake: She trusted him, then learned of his affair and had one too.
And that's just the top of the iceberg.
NOBODY'S PERFECT! But mistakes can be fixed, between husbands and wives, girlfriends and boyfriends, fathers and sons. This world premiere romantic comedy will have you laughing, crying, and racing to fix that one mistake that's been gnawing at you for years!
featuring:
Gregg Berger (Grimlock in the G1Transformers franchise; over 300 TV and video game credits including Spider-Man, the Garfield Show, World of Warcraft, Alice: Battle Angel; Police Academy: Mission to Moscow, Spaced Invaders)
Kyle T. Heffner (Facts of Life, Seinfeld [Bizarro George], Shameless, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sense8, When Harry Met Sally..., Flashdance, Runaway Train)
Christine Joëlle* (Dominion, Dandelion Dharma, King & Maxwell, DELUSION)
Barbara Keegan (Caddyshack, NCIS, Jerry Mayer's Almost Perfect)
Paul Linke (Parenthood, K-PAX, CHiPs, Judging Amy; the "Time" plays - Time Flies When You're Alive [HBO, Cable Ace Award nomination], Life After Time, Father Time)
Beau Smith (Octopi Wall Street, The Tempest, Good People)
Kyle T. Heffner (Facts of Life, Seinfeld [Bizarro George], Shameless, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sense8, When Harry Met Sally..., Flashdance, Runaway Train)
Christine Joëlle* (Dominion, Dandelion Dharma, King & Maxwell, DELUSION)
Barbara Keegan (Caddyshack, NCIS, Jerry Mayer's Almost Perfect)
Paul Linke (Parenthood, K-PAX, CHiPs, Judging Amy; the "Time" plays - Time Flies When You're Alive [HBO, Cable Ace Award nomination], Life After Time, Father Time)
Beau Smith (Octopi Wall Street, The Tempest, Good People)
“A funny, moving, relatable tale liberally laced with showbiz stories and Yiddishkeit." The Jewish Journal. Read the full review here!
Playwright JErry Mayer...has had an impressive career in television, writing and producing such prized shows as M*A*S*H, The Bob Newhart Show, All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Facts of Life and five Mitzi Gaynor's TV Specials, plus her famous Las Vegas Act. Mayer thoroughly enjoyed his TV career, but has happily discovered that by far his first love is writing for the theatre. Mayer's award winning plays and musicals, notably Aspirin & ELEPHANTS, A Love Affair, Killjoy, 2Across, Black & Bluestein, Dietrich and Chevalier, and You Haven't Changed a Bit and Other Lies all premiered in Los Angeles theaters and have appeared successfully in New York city (Off Broadway) and in hundreds of theatres all over the US and Canada, as well as in Europe. Most of Mayer's plays deal with the "ups, downs and sideways" of male/female relationships, for which he humbly thanks the guidance of his lovely muse/wife (for lots of years), Emily Bettman Mayer.
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Director Chris DeCarlo...has directed countless World Premieres, many of which have been Critics' Picks. His most recent projects include the world premiere of Albert Kallis's A Delusional Affair and Mayer's Love and Politics, as well as the critically acclaimed revivals of Mayer's Almost Perfect, Aspirin & ELEPHANTS, and A Love Affair, Arnold Schulman's Sleeping Ugly, Lisa Phillips Visca's Climax, Raise Me Up and Turning Thirty, and the LA Times Critic's Choice productions of Last of the Knotts and Made Me Nuclear. Says DeCarlo, "Jerry Mayer's plays are a delight for a director, a cast and of course, an audience. His plays are populated with everyday people leading everyday lives dealing with everyday problems-love, marriage, parents, sibling rivalry, divorce, elder sex, -things that artists and audiences alike can relate to. Experiencing a Jerry Mayer play brings us that much closer to the realization that no matter how serious life may appear, someone is always laughing. It might as well be us."
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Original Music by Steve Mayer • Costume Design by Ashley Hayes • Lighting, Video & Set Design by James Cooper • Stage Manager George J Vennes III
DUE TO CONCERNS OVER CORONAVIRUS, PERFORMANCES OF MISTAKES WERE MADE ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. READ for more info.
Thank you for your patience and consideration during this time.
Returns January 18 through April 5, 2020
Two added weekends: April 18-19 and April 25-26
Saturdays 7:30 PM • Sundays 3:30 PM
Thank you for your patience and consideration during this time.
Returns January 18 through April 5, 2020
Two added weekends: April 18-19 and April 25-26
Saturdays 7:30 PM • Sundays 3:30 PM
General Admission: $35
Discounts available for Students, Teachers, Seniors, & Members of the Military • Great group rates available for 8 or more - call us today!
Discounts available for Students, Teachers, Seniors, & Members of the Military • Great group rates available for 8 or more - call us today!
*Member Actors' Equity Association
Santa Monica Playhouse Reserves the Right to Cancel or Reschedule Performances Without Prior Notice. Please Call to Confirm Show Dates and Times.
Santa Monica Playhouse Reserves the Right to Cancel or Reschedule Performances Without Prior Notice. Please Call to Confirm Show Dates and Times.