"All The Things I Couldn't Say" (Staged Reading) Saturday, November 7th, 2026 Doors 3:10PM // Show 3:30PM $10 General Admission **Lineup subject to change** Late Arrivals will be turned away 20 minutes after scheduled event start. No Refunds or Exchanges. Tickets are Not Eligible for Resale and Resold Tickets Will Not Be Valid for Entry. For the protection of our audiences we reserve the right to refuse service. 1974: Danny and Jen meet in high school. They become best friends, and for one night, a bit more. And then they live their separate lives. Marriage, kids, loss, joy, tragedy. Life. Now in their sixties, they're together for one weekend, and quite a bit more. A weekend that pulses with every heartache, and heartbeat of their lifetime. “All The Things I Couldn’t Say” is a very personal story that writer/director Judd Pillot is excited to share here at the Lyric Hyperion Theater; delighted and grateful to have such a stellar cast, and immensely appreciative of you taking the time to take this journey with us. Judd Pillot - Writer/director Over the course of his long (seemingly endless, thrilling and exhausting) career as a writer, director and show runner, Judd has won an Emmy, the Humanitas Prize, received a Golden Globe nomination as well as nominations for both WGA and DGA awards. He’s run such shows as “COACH”, “Mad about You”, “Eight Simple Rules” and “Something So Right.” Judd’s had two screenplays produced, “Pizza and Past,” and “Crazy On The Outside,” and has written several others that await discovery by some genius, savvy, visionary, producer. He also teaches screenwriting at UCLA, coaches writers privately, and has recently directed music videos for two jazz legends, Betty Bryant and Rose Mallett. Kali Rocha - Jen Mason After graduating from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Kali began her career on stage at Lincoln Center in New York in, “In The Summer House.” She has been in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including, “An Inspector Calls,” “Noises Off,” and Nicky Silver’s comedy, “The Altruists.” Kali is best known for her roles in Disney Channel’s “Liv and Maddie (for which she also wrote 4 episodes) and CBS’ “Man With A Plan”. She starred in Showtime’s acclaimed limited series, “Waco: The Aftermath,” and recurred on several series as fan favorite characters including Cecily/Halfrek in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and Sydney Heron in “Grey’s Anatomy.” She most recently reprised her roles as the hilarious, snarky flight attendant in “Meet the Parents.” You’ve seen Kali play countless memorable characters on countless TV shows including; “Young Rock,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Modern Family,” “CSI,“ “$#*! My Dad Says, “The Exes,” “Monk,” “Drops Dead Diva,” “Boston LegaL,” “Law and Order,” “Will and Grace,” and “Without A Trace. She co-wrote and starred in the feature film, “Space Station 76,” and can also be seen in, “The Loft.” Additional feature film credits include; “Meet The Fockers,” “Buried,” “”Brake,” “Over Her Dead Body,” “Timer,” “White Oleander,” “Gods and Generals,” “Autumn in New York,” “The Crucible,” and “The Object of my Affection. When Kali’s not being sweet, funny, snarky, hilarious, immensely talented and simply brilliant in movies and on TV, she’s being all of those things in real life. Taylor Nichols - Danny Hayes Taylor’s been working in the entertainment industry for over 30 years. A span that has afforded him the opportunity to bridge generations by working closely with legends like Angela Lansbury, Shelley Winters, James Garner and Charlton Heston, to starring in Hulu’s Emmy nominated “Pen15” and HBO’s “Perry Mason.” Taylor is an award winning short filmmaker having directed Two Heterosexual Men…" and “Last Train.” His credits as feature film producer include “The Next Step” and “Case 219.” Perhaps in Taylor’s impressive and varied career, he is best know as an actor starring in the Academy Award nominated “Metropolitan.” His other films include “Barcelona,” and “Boiler Room to Godzilla,” “Chappaquiddick” and “1BR.” His TV credits are also extensive: Series regular roles on HBO’s “Mind of the Married Man,” “Man of the People” and many recurring roles on shows such as “Friday Night Lights,” “Criminal Minds,” and “The Last Tycoon.” He has over one hundred guest starring roles, most recently “Tracker”and the indy film, “The Little One. “ Taylor is also an accomplished stage actor and director having worked at the Geffen Theater in Los Angeles and Playwrights Horizon in NYC. A graduate of the University of Michigan and UCLA, he is currently on faculty at UCLA in the school of Theater, Film and Television. In his obviously limited spare time, Taylor produces and co-hosts a radio show and Pod cast on urban design and transportation called Bike Talk, found at BikeTalk.org or wherever you listen to stuff. James Stell - Young Danny James Stell is a 12th-grade performer at John Burroughs High School based in Burbank. He has honed his craft in show choir and musical productions since the 6th grade, currently performing with Burroughs' nationally ranked choir Powerhouse and champion ensemble Men at Work. Alongside his school productions, he trains at The Colburn School in their intensive musical theatre program and made his screen debut in the award-winning short film “Another Saturday “(2024). In his free time, James plays piano and guitar and enjoys weightlifting. Zoey Savyon - Young Jen Zoey is a 16 year old performer based in Los Angeles. She attends John Burroughs High School and has been involved in musical theater, show choir, plays, etc. since she was 7 years old. Currently , she’s performing in the advanced choir, “Sound Sensations “ at John Burroughs HS, VMA. In Zoey’s free time she loves songwriting along with playing guitar and piano! Lilli Passero - Emily Hayes Lilli was born in NYC and had a bi-coastal upbringing, growing up between there and Los Angeles. She received her BFA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University. The NBC comedy "Go On" gave Lilli her first job out of university where she got to act opposite the late, great Matthew Perry. In 2017, she became a Top 9 Finalist on NBC's "The Voice" under the coaching of Alicia Keys and Adam Levine. She has since continued singing and releasing music, as well as acting in indie films, commercials, and local theatre. She is a member of The Road Theatre Company in North Hollywood, CA, and appears regularly singing jazz and trhe Great American Songbook at Vitello's in Studio City Wendy Merritt - Danny's mom/Jen's mom Wendy has appeared in many regional theater productions here and in Europe. She starred as Lola in "Damn Yankees", Cassie in "A Chorus Line", Guinevere in "Camelot", and in "Guys & Dolls" she played Sister Sarah. She was also Babe, in "Crimes of the Heart", and Mags in "Painting Churches." She's also been featured in several commercials. And while she came to LA via Nooksack Washington to become the next Mary Tyler Moore, she ended up being more of a Florence Nightingale, with a thirty-plus year career in Health Care Education and Development at St. Johns Hospital. Neil Dickson - Narrator Neil's credits and career are impressive to say the least. He had a pretty good start in 1975, making his West End debut in "The Gay Lord Quex", opposite Dame Judi Dench which was directed by Sir John Gielgud He went on to star in the acclaimed NBC mini-series "A.D." working opposite James Mason, Susan Sarandon and Ian McShane. He then starred in the eponymous role of James Bigglesworth in the British feature film, "Biggles." which was selected as the Royal Premiere Film in 1986. He went on to star in several mini-series and the cult sci-fi series "She-Wolf of London", and also starred in the film "Chasing Chekhov", which won the first BAFTA LA Film Festival Award. Neil's numerous TV credits inclue: "I, Claudius", "Secret Army", "Blake's 7", "Airline," "She-Wolf of London", "Dynasty," "Mad Men", "Alias", and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Films include "Biggles" and "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion". He also appeared in the Pet Shop Boys film, "It Couldn't Happen Here", "Lionheart", David Lynch's "Inland Empire", and Ridley Scott's "Body of Lies." He was also brilliant as deranged though passionate psychologist, Dr. Lyle Talbot in "Serenity House." You can also hear Neil's mellifluent voice on many of today's biggest video games, as well as several audio books. We are thrilled to have him steer this ship with his elegant, eloquent character and tone. Want more shows and deals? Subscribe to our Newsletter . It’s fun! For Attendees requiring an Assisted Listening Device, you must submit a written request to venue operator 48 hours prior to listed show start. FREE street parking on Lyric Ave and Griffith Park Blvd At this time there are no additional safety regulations required of audiences - masking, etc. But if you do feel unwell please stay home. We continue to update our policies at times when health conditions change.