Today's entertainment news is filled with stories about women.  Movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp have helped focus on the need for women's empowerment everywhere.

Now, a new play is launching that speaks to the issue of gender parity in Hollywood. As Good as Gold, by award-winning writer, Marilyn Anderson, is a comedy that deals with this topic, yet does it with fun, theatricality and satirical humor.

A staged reading of the hilarious play was recently held at the Writer's Guild of America. On Sept 27, 2018, the Career Longevity Committee and Inclusion & Equity Department of the WGA hosted over 125 VIP guests for an evening of rousing fun. There were tons of laughs and a standing ovation. In addition, the audience stopped the show five times during the performance with applause!   

Testimonials:

   "Hilarious… well-written…truths about the industry" –Cathy M., Arena Stage Literary Manager

   "Wonderful, funny and timely" –Donna P., Golden Globe & Emmy nominated actress

   "Empowering to women…  I got chills… heartwarming, insightful…" –Susan W., Nurse

    "A real winner" –Dan W., WGA Career Longevity Committee

    "Great characters… my sides hurt from laughing" –Randi K., Avid theatre-goer

A second special encore performance, sponsored by Buywine.com and ViennaBakery.com, was staged at the Santa Monica Playhouse on November 11^th.  

As Good as Gold is sure to be an audience pleaser on Broadway and at theatres throughout the country. With all the latest happenings in the industry, the timing is perfect for As Good as Gold. The play features women in intelligent roles and addresses gender equality. It highlights numerous contemporary issues to which everyone can relate, yet it does it with comedy, action and satirical fun. Plans are also underway for a film and television version.

About the Play: As Good as Gold revolves around three women writers who create an action-packed macho screenplay. When they put a male name as the screenwriter, it becomes the hottest script in town, and chaos ensues. Through the experience, each of the women comes to terms with her own needs, desires and aspirations, both in and out of the industry. Ultimately, As Good as Gold is a story about women, business, friendship, and life. 

About the playwright: Marilyn Anderson is an accomplished author and award-winning film and television writer. She was honored by the WGA as a writer of one of the 101 Best Written TV Series of the past seven decades, and she won a LUMINAS Award for the Positive Depiction of Women in Television and Film. Some of the series she wrote for include Murphy Brown, FAME, Sherman Oaks, and Friday the 13^th – the Series. She was on the writing staff of Carol & Company, starring Carol Burnett, Jeremy Piven and Richard Kind. Marilyn is the writer-producer of the 2015 family feature, How to Beat a Bully.  Additionally, she is the author of several best-selling books, including Never Kiss a Frog: A Girl's Guide to Creatures from the Dating Swamp, which is published in 10 countries.  Her newest book is How to Live Like a MILLIONAIRE When You're a Million Short.  The book was recently written up in Forbes and USA Weekly, and it just won an IRWIN Award as the Best Book on Saving Money & Living Well of 2018.

The WGA staged reading of As Good as Gold was directed by Michael Arabian (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Getty Villa) and starred Eva LaRue (Dr. Maria Santos on All My Children; Det. Natalia Boa Vista on CSI: Miami), Kathleen Rose Perkins (Carol Rance on Episodes; Mei-Mei in Fresh Off the Boat; Jennifer McMahon on Colony), Donna Pescow (Annette in Saturday Night Fever; Angie Falco Benson in Angie; Dr. Sharon Finkel in The Flash), and Nathan Kress (Freddie Benson in iCarly, Kyle in Alive in Denver), with Brian Flaccus, Gabe Greenspan and Jonathan Roumie. Casting by Pamela M. Staton.

For additional information on As Good as Gold, contact MJ at 424-281-9337.