Reykjavík
A filmed live play written by Steve Yockey. In this haunting dark comedy, Yockey propels us into a mysterious and terrifying world where the lines between reality and illusion become blurred. Reykjavík’s characters explore the human condition in bizarre stories of love, lust, death and 13 clairvoyant ravens.
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Ann Hearn TobolowskyDirector
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Steve YockeyWriter
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Danna HyamsProducer
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Taylor GilbertProducer
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Stephen Tyler HowellKey Cast"James, also Hank, also Ebon"
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Alaska JacksonKey Cast"Debbie, also Lydia, also Ambiance Sister, also Ingrid, also One of the Huldufólk"
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Carlos LacámaraKey Cast"Grigor, also Leo, also Aaron "
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Brian IbsenKey Cast"Martin, also Ross, also Robert, also Man in the Down Coat"
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Danny Lee GomezKey Cast"Peter, also Mike, also Davey, also One of the Huldufólk"
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Jacqueline MisayeKey Cast"Naomi, also Lil, also Ambiance Sister, also Valerie"
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Project Type:Experimental, Feature, Other
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Genres:LGBTQIA, Sci-Fi, Stage Play
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Runtime:1 hour 32 minutes 27 seconds
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Completion Date:May 1, 2021
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Production Budget:20,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, an actor turned stage director, has spent much of the last 18 years directing Los Angeles theatre, from the classics to new plays with playwrights near and far. A regular at The Road Theatre Company and Theatre 40, she spent the first year of the pandemic planning and rehearsing the project Reykjavik by one of her favorite playwrights Steve Yockey. With the Road Theatre, they rehearsed the actors while quarantined and masked, had a few rehearsals on the theatre set created for the project, one day of rehearsal with cameras and one day of shooting the play (without an audience). The production had a limited streaming as part of the theatre’s virtual season in May of 2021.
Ann has collaborated (among others) with local LA playwrights Jami Brandli, Wendy Graf, Shem Bitterman, Steve Apostolina, and Joe Correll frequently, including working with Jami on her latest play with Center Theatre Group's L.A. Writers’ Workshop Festival 2022. A believer in all forms of story-telling and the communal experience of film and theatre, collaborative creating remains her mission.