{"id":805991,"date":"2026-06-10T10:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.santamonica.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=805991"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:02:54","slug":"my-lawyer-is-an-angel","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.santamonica.com\/es\/event\/my-lawyer-is-an-angel\/2026-06-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Mi abogado es un \u00e1ngel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the acclaimed team that brought you Aspirin &amp; ELEPHANTS, 2 Across, Almost Perfect, A Love Affair, Mistakes Were Made and You Haven\u2019t Changed a Bit (and Other Lies) comes the world premiere of Jerry Mayer\u2019s 13th play. Acclaimed playwright Mayer\u2019s serious comedy underscores the importance of family, friendships, girl power, and how terribly things can go awry when we place the bottom line at the top of the list. \u201cAngel\u201d also fulfills Mayer\u2019s life-long crusade against ambulance chasers, those predators whose faces leer down at us from every billboard in town, as he introduces the angel of an attorney (yes, there is such a thing) who&#8217;s on a mission to chase them off the road.<\/p>\n<p>ANGEL reunites renowned playwright Jerry Mayer with veteran (and frequent Mayer) director Chris DeCarlo. Original music is by Steve Mayer. The stellar cast features <strong>DeCarlo<\/strong>\u00a0(Author! Author!, Mistakes Were Made),\u00a0Summer Moran (Off-Broadway: Ebb&amp;Flow, Breaking the Internet LIVE!), Natasha Renae Potts (The Impact of Dildos on a Funeral, Romeo and Juliet, Branwell and the other Brontes) and Brian Tyson (Misery, Henry VI, Hand of God).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWatch out, Neil Simon. Jerry Mayer is right behind you!\u201d<\/em> \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Profile Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chris DeCarlo, Playhouse Co-Artistic Director, has helmed 12 of Mayer\u2019s world premiere comedies. 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