Well, yeah, what is exactly wrong with the world? Why the theater needs to face continuously diminishing gifts from longtime donors who’ve seen their wealth shrink drastically in recent months, what happened to the foundation, government and education grants, and how long will it take to get the regular or prospective audience of the theater shows back in their seats without worrying about the rent money they’re spending for the tickets?

Actor’s Gang under the wing of Tim Robbins decided the survival of the theater and a good spirit of the public is the top priority these days…”Whatever works“ would be a fair description of their two-months-long festival that opened on November 3rd with the literary discussion co-produced with PEN Center USA, hosting Gore Vidal and David Ulin.

An array of WTF?! Festival’s attractions ranges from literary events (T.C.Boyle) through culinary feasts (celebrity chef Jewell Rae Jeffers) to theater and music concerts. The likes of Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine) will be performing live gigs along with Shooter Jennings @ The Ivy Substation location: 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. Come and share.