Atwater Village Neighborhood Council – Theatres

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We thank the Council for supporting their local theatres!
Circle X Theatre Co. is a not-for-profit ensemble of artists dedicated to highly provocative, boldly theatrical productions of new and rarely-seen plays and the development of new works for the stage. They believe in imagination over budget, adrenaline over inertia, irreverence over convention and excellence over all. Circle X Theatre was founded in early 1996 by seven artists drawn together by a common desire to create an artistic home in Los Angeles.

For more info visit CircleXTheatre.org

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Ensemble Studio Theatre LA one of Los Angeles’ premiere developmental and producing theaters and an offshoot of the renowned New York company that developed many of the most accomplished voices in the American theatre, including Christopher Durang, Richard Greenberg, David Mamet, Marsha Norman, José Rivera, Shel Silverstein, John Patrick Shanley, and Wendy Wasserstein.

Ensemble Studio Theatre, The L.A. Project creates an environment that encourages the initiation, exercise, and practice of artistic imagination and expression. They are dedicated to: Developing and producing new work by established and emerging playwrights; Providing a lifelong artistic home to our membership of theatre professionals; and Sustaining live theatre – the vital and unique interaction of artist and audience.

For more info visit EnsembleStudioTheatreLA.org

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Independent Shakespeare Company serves our community through creating inspiring, accessible theater and bringing it to as wide an audience as possible. ISC was founded in 1998 by actors sharing a passion for classical works. The focus was stripping back the conventions of contemporary theater and discovering efficient, entertaining ways to bring great works to a modern audience.

ISC is committed to fostering diversity in the theater. Theater companies are perfectly situated to take the lead in creating collaborations that span racial, cultural, and economic differences, as well as generational and experiential divides. Independent Shakespeare Co. fully embraces the call to forge such collaborations. Embracing the full range of humanity creates performances that are more vibrant and have greater artistic merit.

For more info visit IndependentShakespeare.com

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Atwater Playhouse is a Method acting theatre. All work and performance done in the space is treated with the same amount of respect for the acting craft that Constantin Stanislavski preached in his writings and teachings.

For more info visit AtwaterPlayhouse.com

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Atwater Village Neighborhood Council
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Atwater Village Neighborhood Council includes a geographic area that meets the requirements for areas that have less than 20,000 residents.

The external boundaries are described as follows:

1. North: 134 Freeway, including Griffith Park
2. East: Railroad tracks (LA/Glendale boundary) south to Casitas Ave & the L.A. River
3. South: Casitas Ave south of the 2 Freeway to the Los Angeles River
4. West: 5 Freeway, including the L.A. River and Griffith Park

The internal boundaries are described as follows:

1. North Atwater: North side of Los Feliz Blvd. to the northern external boundary;
2. Central Atwater: South side of Los Feliz Blvd. to north side of Glendale Blvd.;
3. South Atwater: south side of Glendale Blvd. to the southern external boundary.

 The Atwater Village Neighborhood Council was established in February 2003.

The Atwater Village Neighborhood Council (AVNC) is a publicly elected group of involved, concerned citizens who advocate on behalf of their stakeholders to the City Officials. They want to involve Atwater Villagers in the decisions that are made regarding the community. AVNC wants to help Atwater Village become safer and cleaner, see that children get the very best education, and make sure that the local businesses are given every opportunity to succeed and thrive.

Atwater Village lies between the Los Angeles River to the west and Glendale to the north and east. In addition, the neighborhood shares borders with the neighborhoods of Silver Lake to the south, Elysian Valley to the southeast, Glassell Park to the northeast, and Los Feliz and Griffith Park across the river to the west. Much of Atwater lies in the old river flood plain, which resulted in deep, fertile soil.

Principal thoroughfares include San Fernando Road, Fletcher Drive, and Los Feliz and Glendale Boulevards. The Golden State and Glendale Freeways run along the district’s western and southeastern borders, respectively.

History
What is now Atwater Village began originally as a part of Rancho San Rafael, which covered much of what is now Glendale and northeastern Los Angeles. In 1868, W.C.B. Richardson purchased a portion of the rancho and renamed it Rancho Santa Eulalia. This land eventually fell into the family of Harriet Atwater Paramore, for whom the neighborhood was originally named as “Atwater Park”, which was a poppy field at the time it was first subdivided in 1912.

In subsequent decades, residents began to settle in the area. Many new residents were newly prosperous workers, including many working at the nearby DWP substation. Spanish-style houses and bungalows were built in the 1920s to 1940s, many of which still retain their original details. Growth was aided by the construction of a line of the Pacific Electric Railway with its distinctive “red cars”, which ran down Glendale Boulevard. The line, along with the rest of the streetcar system, however, was dismantled in favor of freeways and buses.

The Tam O’Shanter Inn, established in 1922, is one of the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles County. Walt Disney was a frequent patron there.

Franciscan Pottery, a well-known manufacter of pottery and dinnerware, was located in Atwater. The company moved the plant to China in 1978 and the large property is now occupied by Costco, Best Buy, and Toys R Us.

Before Interstate 5 there was a drive-in movie theatre at the corner of Riverside Dr. and Los Feliz for a brief period in the late 1950s.

Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 8,042 people in the neighborhood.[citation needed] The makeup of the neighborhood is 48.01% White, 47.90% are Hispanic or Latino, 2.15% African American, 0.66% Native American, 19.09% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 23.84% from other races, and 6.06% from two or more races.

Atwater has 12,000 households. About 90% of residences are single-family homes. In 2003, the Atwater Village neighborhood had an estimated 16,000 residents.

For more info and to get involved, visit AtwaterVillage.org and thank them for supporting local theatres.