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Richard Israel is a New York and Los Angeles-baseD theatre director specializing in the development of new musicals

He is a two-time L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation award winner and the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Career Achievement Award for Directing.

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THE civility of albert cashier

AT the colony theatre IN LOS ANGELES

OPens september 7TH

The astonishing true-story of a Civil War soldier whose life defied definition. Transformed into a powerful new musical, more timely than ever. In 1862, Private Albert Cashier enlisted in the Union Army and fought valiantly, being honorably discharged in 1865, at which point he received a military pension in recognition of his service. But there was more to Albert than most people knew ... he had a secret .... this heroic American soldier was born Jennifer Hodgers. 

RUNS SEPTEMBER 7TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22ND AT THE COLONY THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES

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