Help us transfer TO THE BONE to Theatre 68!

AUDIENCE (and now Donor) TESTIMONIALS:

JEAN SMART (Actress) I’m so glad I got to see the play! It really is brilliantly written and your cast is fabulous!!

BOB ODENKIRK (Actor) Catherine, you wrote a great, funny, surprising and extremely watchable play in "To the Bone." Congratulations on doing an incredibly hard thing so well.

STEVEN TOBOLOWSKY (Actor, Author, Director) -- Last night Ann and I went to The Open Fist Theater Co.'s production of Catherine Butterfield's "To the Bone" at

the Atwater Village Theatre. It is everything you want in a play. You laugh, you cry, you see monsters, you see angels, you see yourself somewhere in the terrifying,

hilarious mix. What a cast. By the end of Act Two I was still on the edge of my seat.

SHAW PURNELL (Actress) We had a ball! Thanks to the masterful cast and crew! Please get busy finding a new venue because I want to come again; bring friends and bask in the world you so lovingly shared! It was magic!

DAKIN MATTHEWS (Actor, Director, Playwright) -- I try to read—and when possible, see—everything the amazing Catherine Butterfield writes. Her plays are always witty, challenging, and surprising—with wonderful roles for actors.

JUDITH SCARPONE - (Actress) It was Fantastic!!!! GO!!!!!

BARRY HEINS - (Artistic Director, Interact Theatre)

Go see this play! Catherine, you are amazing! Superb evening of theatre, with loads of laughs, and so much heart!

CHRISTOPHER CURRY ROOT (Actor, Director) Brava! Terrific show - writing and

direction. Terrific cast!

CHRISTINE HEALY (Actress) Catherine, thanks again for a wonderful evening in the theatre! Your work as playwright/director was outstanding and it was perfectly cast to boot! I am so grateful I had the chance to experience it. Kudos!

ARABELLA FIELD (Actress) I absolutely loved it! Such a great show, and you have such an important voice. Especially now when free speech and being funny are so dangerous. Look at Salman Rushdie. Nobody writes about class, and it is everything. I love that you do.

RON ORBACH (Actor, Director) -- Had the great joy of seeing "To the Bone" last

night @Open Fist, written and directed by the estimable Catherine Butterfield, and featuring my dear and terrific Amanda Weier...GO SEE THIS! You will laugh and be very entertained as well as touched.

AMANDA CARLIN (Actress, Artist) -- OKAY, LA people ! Do y'selves a fayva -- GO SEE Catherine Butterfield's new play "TO THE BONE" at the Open Fist Theater in Atwater Village ! The cast is superb. The play is FUNNY / moving / full of surprises - uplifting and satisfying ! It's the World Premiere of a play that deserves to be mounted alllll over. Fred and I (with our "play" dates Lily and Steve) are still applauding.‼️--

CRITICS:

"Wow! One of the year's best new plays!" - Stage Scene LA

"Hilarious and heartwarming" - Larchmont Buzz

"Brash, vibrant performances" - LA Stage

"Engaging and entertaining" - Glamgical

"The laughs, especially, are worth a go" - On Stage Los Angeles

"Hilarious, and unequivocally acute.... truly a breath of fresh air" - Gia on the Move

30,000 will be enough for a handsome remount. We are over halfway there, but could really use a boost to get us the rest of the way!

There is a Champagne Preview for donors on March 3 at 8pm. Come raise a glass with us, munch on a few hors d'oeuvres and see the very first performance. But seating is very limited, so RSVP now to Misha at theatre planners dot com. (Putting it this way, or it will be redacted.)

Open Fist has offered to be the non-profit that receives the funds for a month-long run to serve as a backer's audition for the ultimate dream, which would be moving it to New York. Please help us raise funds for the transfer. Here is some response from the original production.

Open Fist, as a 501c, means that any donation you send our way is tax deductible. If you're looking for that end-of-year write-off, please think of us! #tothebone