LA premiere of funny, macabre "Reborning" @ the Fountain

LOS ANGELES - Dec. 24, 2014 - PRLog -- The Los Angeles premiere of a darkly funny and insightful psychological thriller that takes an unsettling look at work, motherhood and the power of healing. A young artist who crafts custom made dolls begins to suspect that a demanding client may be the mother who abandoned her at birth. As she tries to unravel the mystery, she discovers the path to her own “reborning.”

A reborn dollis a manufactured vinyldollthat has been transformed to resemble a human baby with as muchrealismas possible. Although many consumers collect reborns as they would regular dolls, others use them to replace a child they once lost or a child that has grown up. The dolls often come with fakebirthor adoption certificates, and their “parents” care for them as they would aninfant. Because of their realistic appearance, reborn dolls have occasionally been mistaken for real babies and rescued from parked cars after being reported to the police by passers-by.

“The play is funny and macabre, but also deeply emotional and very moving,” says director Simon Levy.

“It's a pretty dark play, but kind of a comedy too,” explains playwright Zayd Dohrn, who first became aware of reborn dolls when his wife was pregnant and they were searching for baby clothes online. “We stumbled across numerous sites and forums for reborn dolls,” he says. “Buyers would testify how the dolls comforted them. I was trying to balance my own fears and hopes about becoming a father with my work as a writer and an artist, and I became fascinated. These dolls are realistic enough to be upsetting — beautiful and grotesque and odd all at once.”

Reborning opens on Saturday, Jan. 24 and continues through March 15, with performances Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Preview performances take place on Wednesday, Jan. 21; Thursday, Jan. 22; and Friday, Jan. 23, all at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $15–$34.95. The Fountain Theatre is located at 5060 Fountain Avenue (at Normandie) in Los Angeles.Secure, on-site parking is available for $5. The Fountain Theatre is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. For reservations and information, call (323) 663-1525or go to www.FountainTheatre.com.