TEMECULA – Theatre Arts West (TAW), a Temecula-based theatre company, will be producing "ART" by Yasmina Reza as their first production on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. at The Merc. 

"ART" stars Jeff Jones, Lorin Dreyfuss, and Ed Coonce and is directed by Gailee Walker Wells, artistic director of Theatre Arts West.

The dramatic, staged reading will be followed by a discussion with area artists and gallery owners, writers, actors and musicians wanting to grow the success of the arts in the Temecula Valley.

Theatre Arts West will be including the work of local artists, composers, and musicians Advertisement

[ Metalography ] in their projects as well as collaborating with local artists, writers, and composers to develop new works to be premiered in Temecula as a first step to growing the potential for Temecula Valley to become an artistic center that will draw visitors from around the world. 

Artists, writers, actors, and musicians that would like to become a part of the company may visit www.theatreartswest.org.

To see the six projects scheduled for production through the generous support of The Theater Foundation and Temecula Presents, or to purchase tickets, go to tickets.temeculatheater.org.

The Merc is located at 42051 Main Street.