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3 unusual facts about The Actors' Gang


Ivy Substation

In the 1990s, the Culver City Redevelopment Agency and the City of Los Angeles renovated the building to use as a community theater by the The Actors' Gang.

Michael Mercurio

In addition to his screen work, Mercurio remains active in the theatre, most notably as a member of The Actors' Gang theatre in Los Angeles, which was founded by acclaimed actor Tim Robbins.

The Actors' Gang

The Gang's latest production is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, adapted and performed by Brian T. Finney and directed by Keythe Farley.


Frank Teschemacher

Frank Teschemacher (March 13, 1906 in Kansas City, Missouri – March 1, 1932 in Chicago) was an American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist, associated with the "Austin High" gang (along with Jimmy McPartland, Bud Freeman and others).

The Actors' Temple

Many vaudeville, musical theater, television, and nightclub performers attended services there, including Sophie Tucker, Shelley Winters, Milton Berle, Al Jolson, Jack Benny, Joe E. Lewis, Edward G. Robinson, as well as several of the Three Stooges.

Wally Bear and the NO! Gang

The game was designed in cooperation with the American Medical Association and the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.


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Palms, Los Angeles

It has a legitimate theater, the Ivy Substation, which is now home to the Actors Gang, led by Tim Robbins.