Three short plays by Steven Falk backed up by an ensemble cast of 19 have been booked into the mid-week slot at Company of Angels, the Silverlake Theatre Company. Speed the Bough, The Coldest War and F*** You Money will run on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, Dec. 12 & 13, 19 & 20, Jan. 9 & 10, 16 & 17, 23 & 24, 30 & 31, directed by Kyle T. Heffner, Christine Brent and Scott Cain.Falk received a BFA in acting from NYU. He recently completed "Looking for Mr. Miyagi," a short comic film he wrote, produced, directed and starred in. It can be seen on www.ifilm.com. His screenplay "Paying Your Dues" was a semi-finalist in the 1999 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting contest and was recently optioned by a Hollywood film company. He works as a story analyst for New Regency Productions and also writes for various on-line publications, including "Mighty Big TV.com."

Company of Angels is located at 2106 Hyperion Ave. For tickets and information call (323) 883-1717.

— By Willard Manus
Southern California Correspondent