Upcoming Productions
(Please check back frequently for additions,
updates and schedule changes)
Most recently updated: April 8, 2024

 

April 13 – May 26, 2024 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; Wednesdays April 17 and May 15 @ 8 p.m.; previews April 3-April 5):
Stalin’s Master Class 
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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble founding artistic director Ron Sossi directs this wildly comic, music-filled drama by British playwright David Pownall. Politics collide with art when “Father of the People” Joseph Stalin and Soviet cultural minister Andrei Zhdanov summon composers Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich to the Kremlin for a vodka-fueled “music lesson.” Can artistic expression be forced to conform to political ideology? Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; $25-$40; (310) 477-2055 x2; www.OdysseyTheatre.com

Thursday, April 18 @ 8 p.m.:
Comedy Night at the Odyssey
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See some of the best comics in the country drop by and perform on the third Thursday of every month in this series curated by writer, actor, and comedian Kevin Flynn. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; $25; (310) 477-2055 x2; www.OdysseyTheatre.com

April 19 – May 5, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.):
West Coast premiere of KING
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Luther, a man from Cork named in honor of his Granny’s hero, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., only leaves his apartment for essential journeys — and to perform as an Elvis impersonator. Luther struggles to live life to the fullest in this deeply moving exploration of prejudice, privilege and resilience, another extraordinary solo show from  Olivier Award-winning Irish trio Fishamble: The New Play Company, writer/performer Pat Kinevane and director Jim Culleton. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; $30; (310) 477-2055 x2; www.OdysseyTheatre.com.

April 27 – May 26, 2024 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m., Sundays @ 2 p.m.; Thursday, May 23 @ 8 p.m.; previews April 18–April 26):
World premiere of The Body’s Midnight
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IAMA Theatre Company and Boston Court Pasadena join forces to present this new play by Tira Palmquist. What does it mean to discover America? Anne and David are set to find out as they embark on the perfect American road trip. They have a map, an impressive list of sights to see, and an itinerary that should put them in St. Paul just in time for the birth of their first grandchild. But soon their perfect plan is derailed by a troubling diagnosis and the beautiful impermanence of the world around them. As Anne and David veer off of their intended path, they are forced to grapple with the unavoidably messy and breathtaking journey of their lives.Jessica Kubzansky directs. Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106; $21-$43; (323) 380-8843; iamatheatre.com

May 3 – May 19, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, May 1 & Thursday, May 2 @ 8 p.m.):
What the Constitution Means to Me
International City Theatre presents the Obie and New York Drama Critics Circle award-winning play by Heidi Schreck that breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. International City Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; $37-$52; (562) 436-4610; www.InternationalCityTheatre.org

May 4 – June 2, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 4 p.m.; previews April 25–May 3):
World premiere of Ghost Waltz
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Developed in Latino Theater Company’s Circle of Imaginistas playwriting group, this new play by Oliver Mayer (Blade to the Heat, Members Only) is a boldly original recovery of Juventino Rosas, one of Mexico’s most significant composers — an Indigenous musician whose life story has gone untold and whose works have been attributed to Europeans. Following Rosas from his father’s early death to his friendship with ragtime genius Scott Joplin, Mayer mixes music, magic, drama, passion, spirituality and dance in a celebration that explores the lives of people of color during the emerging Americas of the late 19th century and their ghost-like impact on our own lives today. Alberto Barboza directs. The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; $10-$48; (213) 489-0994; www.latinotheaterco.org

May 10 – May 17, 2024 (Friday, May 10; Thursday,May 16; & Friday, May 17 @ 7: p.m.):
Hills Like White Elephants
Theatricum Botanicum’s Under the Oaks salon series kicks off the company’s outdoor summer season in Topanga with three evenings of of an interdisciplinary adaptation of the short story by Ernest Hemingway featuring string quartet, female voice and spoken word, with gripping music by renowned composers Caroline Shaw, Philip Glass, Louis Andriessen and more. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; $25; (310) 455-3723; www.theatricum.com

May 11 – June 9, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 4 p.m.; previews May 2–May 10):
American Mariachi
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Latino Theater Company presents José Cruz González’s big-hearted, feel-good comedy with live music about familia, amor and tradición. It’s the 1970s and women can’t be mariachis…or can they? Lucha spends her days caring for her mother and yearning for more. Defying expectations, Lucha and her spunky cousin hunt for bandmates and take up instruments. A loving gesture for a mother becomes much more as the young women dream big and embrace the transcendent power of music. Featuring original music arrangements by Cynthia Reifler Flores. Jose Luis Valenzuela directs. The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; $10-$48; (213) 489-0994; www.latinotheaterco.org

Sunday, May 12, 2024 @ 2 p.m. (Mother’s Day):
Momentum Place
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Every year on Mother’s Day, “MOMentum Place” creates a fantastical world of aerial and circus performers, dancers and musicians in the rustic outdoor amphitheater at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. Bring your mother to honor the MOMentum in her life — always on the go for others. Now, she can sit back and relax and enjoy an uncommon afternoon of performance delights that are kid-friendly and full of surprises. For an extra treat, enjoy a scrumptious Mother’s Day brunch in the Theatricum gardens before the performance. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; $10-$30; (310) 455-2322; theatricum.com

Thursday, May 16 @ 8 p.m.:
Comedy Night at the Odyssey
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See some of the best comics in the country drop by and perform on the third Thursday of every month in this series curated by writer, actor, and comedian Kevin Flynn. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; $25; (310) 477-2055 x2; www.OdysseyTheatre.com

May 18 – June 9, 2024 (Thursdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Fridays @ 8 p.m.; Saturdays @ 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; no matinee on Saturday, Feb. May 18; no evening performance on Saturday. June 8; previews May 12-May 17):
Misalliance
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Eight marriage proposals and a plane crash, all in one afternoon. Guillermo Cienfugos directs George Bernard Shaw’s high-flying comedy at A Noise Within. Much to the delight of bourgeois underwear tycoon John Tarleton and his wife, their sweet, seemingly proper daughter is set to cement the family’s entry into Edwardian aristocracy with her upcoming marriage to the son of Lord Summerhays. But the unexpected arrival of uninvited guests suddenly changes everything in this wildly subversive comedy. A Noise Within, 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107; $29 & up; (626) 353-3100; www.anoisewithin.org

May 18 – June 16, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 4 p.m.; previews May 9–May 17):
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World premiere of Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy
Latino Theater Company joins forces with Playwright’s Arena  o present an epic World War II play inspired by the true-life experiences of Ralph J. Preiss. Written by Boni B. Alvarez and directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera, Mix-Mix tells the coming-of-age tale of 13-year-old Rudy Preissman, who escapes Nazi Germany at the age of nine with his family to find safety in the Philippines. Their tropical refuge is upended when Japan invades the islands, forcing the family and their Filipino friends to hide in the heights and depths of sacred Mount Banahao. The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; $10-$48; (213) 489-0994; www.latinotheaterco.org

June 1 – Sept. 15, 2024 (check online or call for rotating repertory performance schedule):
The Winter’s Tale
Combining high drama, low comedy and romantic love in a rich theatrical feast that moves from a bitter winter of estrangement to a radiant summer of reconciliation and renewal, there’s no better place to experience Shakespeare than the spectacular outdoor amphitheater at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. Audiences are advised to bring a sweater for evening performances, sunscreen and a hat for matinees, and cushions for bench seating. Patrons are welcome to arrive early and picnic before a performance. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; $15-$60; (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com

June 2 – Sept. 16, 2024 (check online or call for rotating repertory performance schedule):
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Theatricum returns with its signature production, an annual event infusing Shakespeare’s beautiful language with music and song to heighten the pleasure. The most magical outdoor setting in Los Angeles is once again transformed into an enchanted forest inhabited by lovers both fairy and human. Shakespeare conjures a world of wonder, magic and romance where comical misunderstandings and the pain of unrequited love are resolved, and all is reconciled through midsummer night revelries and the enduring power of nature. The outdoor amphitheater is terraced into the hillside of rustic Topanga Canyon, so dress casually and bring cushions for bench seating. Patrons are welcome to arrive early to picnic in the gardens before a performance. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; $15-$60; (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com

June 14 – June 30, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, June 12 & Thursday, June 13 @ 8 p.m.):
The Outsider
International City Theatre presents The Outsider, Paul Slade Smith’s timely and hilarious political satire about a flawed candidate who seems destined to fail. Ned Newly is terrified of public speaking, and his poll numbers are impressively bad. But political consultant Arthur Vance sees things a bit differently. Sure, Ned might possibly be the worst candidate to ever run for office — but what if that’s exactly what the public is looking for? International City Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; $37-$52; (562) 436-4610; www.InternationalCityTheatre.org

Thursday, June 20 @ 8 p.m.:
Comedy Night at the Odyssey
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See some of the best comics in the country drop by and perform on the third Thursday of every month in this series curated by writer, actor, and comedian Kevin Flynn. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; $25; (310) 477-2055 x2; www.OdysseyTheatre.com

June 22 – Oct. 4, 2024 (check online or call for rotating repertory performance schedule):
World Premiere of Wendy’s Peter Pan
Writer/director Ellen Geer ponders a “different approach” to J.M. Barrie’s 1904 play, retelling his classic tale about a boy who never wants to grow up from Wendy’s point of view. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; $15-$60; (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com

July 13 – Aug. 17, 2024 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m./ alternate Sundays @ 3 p.m. & 7 p.m.)
World premiere of The Bauhaus Trilogy
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Open Fist Theatre Company presents a world premiere theatrical event, written by Tom Jacobson and directed by Open Fist artistic director Martha Demson. Five art students are put on probation for a failure to collaborate and think critically in their respective disciplines of environmental design, music, fine art, graphic design and theater. To retain their positions at the school, they are assigned a project to research and present a history of the Bauhaus. They opt to give their presentation as a play, in three distinct projects, using each of their artistic disciplines to recreate the dramatic history in real time. Will they learn the lessons of the Bauhaus and remain at the Art Center, or not? Open Fist Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039; $25-$35; (323) 882-6912; www.openfist.org

July 13 – Oct. 13, 2024 (check online or call for rotating repertory performance schedule):
Tartuffe: Born Again
Translator/adaptor Freyda Thomas puts a contemporary spin on the original French play by Molière in this hilarious satire about greed, corruption and hypocrisy. Written wholly in exquisite modern verse and set in a religious television studio in Baton Rouge, Tartuffe is recast as a deposed televangelist who takes advantage of his naïve and gullible host to rook him and his family of their money and property. Directed by Melora Marshall. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; $15-$60; (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com

July 20 – Aug. 26, 2024 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 4 p.m.; Mondays @ 8 p.m.):
West Coast premiere of Dido of Idaho
In this offbeat romantic comedy by Abby Rosebrock, Nora, a lovelorn musicologist with a drinking problem, is poised to steal the husband of a former Miss Idaho (runner-up). When the extramarital hijinks go brutally awry, Nora flees to the Rocky Mountains, tracks down her estranged mother’s partner, and weasels her way into their wholesome domestic existence. But in her bid for life-saving help, Nora risks losing the only family she’s ever had—this time, forever. Abigail Deser directs. The Echo Theater Company @ Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039; $20-$34, Pay-What-You-Want Mondays; 310-307-3753; www.EchoTheaterCompany.com 

Aug. 17 – Sept.8, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 3 p.m.; previews Aug. 10-Aug. 16):
World premiere of Happy Fall: A Queer Stunt Spectacular
Rogue Artists Ensemble in association with the Los Angeles LGBT Center presents a unique, highly interactive theatrical experience featuring life-size puppets, special effects and death-defying physical acts. Based on true-life stories and direct testimonies, Happy Fall follows a queer, closeted stuntman’s journey to discover himself in a world of faux masculinity, illuminating issues of racial and cultural identity in Hollywood. Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, 1125 N McCadden Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90028; (213) 259-3738; RogueArtists.org

Aug. 23 – Sept. 8, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, Aug. 21 & Thursday, Aug. 22 @ 8 p.m.):
The Double V
In 1942, sparked by a letter to the editor from James G. Thompson of Wichita, Kansas, The Pittsburgh Courier kicked off the “Double V” campaign. International City Theatre presents a historical drama by Carole Eglash-Kosoff about the first Black civil rights movement in the U.S., which used the popular “V for Victory” motto to call for triumph not only in World War II, but also in the fight for racial equality in the military and across the United States. International City Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; $37-$52; (562) 436-4610; www.InternationalCityTheatre.org

Aug. 24 – Oct. 19, 2024 (check online or call for rotating repertory performance schedule):
World Premiere of The Hispanic Latino Latina Latinx Latine Vote
In this touching, powerful, laugh-out-loud funny election year satire, Bernardo Cubría (Crabs in a Bucket, The Play You Want, The Giant Void In My Soul) introduces us to university professor Paola Aguilar, who desperately needs money for… well, she’ll tell you. So when THE political party offers her a substantial paycheck to help them understand the “Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latine Vote,” she reluctantly takes the job. Can she help these political strategists understand all of the nuances of her community to save the election? Or will her own journey ultimately be more important than who controls the White House? 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; $15-$60; (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com

Aug. 31 – Sept. 29, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 4 p.m.; previews Aug. 29 & Aug. 30):
World premiere of God Will Do The Rest
Artists at Play in association with Latino Theater Company presents a new play by Nicholas Pilapil about the Filipino American immigrant experience. Connie, a 40-something former teen mom who’s been estranged from her family for nearly two decades, returns to her childhood home after her divorce. But her homecoming collides with the 70th birthday of her glamorously overbearing mom, triggering an eruption of hidden truths and concealed secrets. God Will Do The Rest reveals the intricate measures Filipino Americans will undertake — not excluding Santo Niño prayers, karaoke sessions and chicken adobo! — as they navigate the complexities of balancing their lives with love and duty to family. Fran de Leon directs. The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; $10-$48; (213) 489-0994; www.latinotheaterco.org

Sept. 6 – Sept. 27, 2024 (Every Friday in Sept. @ 7:30 p.m. plus Thursday, Sept. 12):
“Under the Oaks” Salon Series
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Theatricum Botanicum’s annual salon series offers musical evenings outdoors under the California oaks. Friday, Sept. 6; Thursday, Sept 12; & Friday, Sept. 13: Under the Oaks CLASSICAL. Friday, Sept. 20: Under the Oaks COMPOSERS’ SERIES. Friday, Sept. 27: Under the Oaks CABARET: A Tribute to Bob Dylan. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; $25; (310) 455-3723; www.theatricum.com

Oct. 18 – Nov. 3, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, Oct. 16 & Thursday, Oct. 17 @ 8 p.m.):
Murder on the Links
Something’s afoul on the private golf course at Merlinville-Sur-Mer. In a hilarious new adaptation by Steven Dietz of Agatha Christie most intricate “whodunit,” detective Hercule Poirot receives an urgent letter from Paul Renauld, summoning him to France. But when he arrives, Poirot finds he’s too late — M. Renauld now lies dead, face down in a grave on the edge of the golf course he was building. Certain facts do not add up… and when a second body is found, it’s been stabbed in a seemingly impossible way. International City Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; $37-$52; (562) 436-4610; www.InternationalCityTheatre.org

Oct. 24– Nov. 10 (Schedule TBA)
Encuentro 2024
Latino Theater Company presents a 10th-anniversary celebration of its historic National Encuentro Latina/o/x theater festival, offering performances, curated parties, workshops, panels and live music from companies across the U.S and Puerto Rico. The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; (213) 489-0994; www.latinotheaterco.org

Friday, Dec. 6 & Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.:
La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin
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L.A.’s Latino Theater Company returns to Downtown L.A.’s Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels with La Virgen de Guadalupe, Dios Inantzin, the company’s signature holiday pageant that has taken place annually since 2002. Featuring over 100 actors, singers and indigenous Aztec dancers as well as children and seniors from the community, La Virgen is the City of L.A.’s largest theatrical holiday production. Join the tens of thousands who have become transfixed by the story of Juan Diego, a simple peasant to whom the Virgin Mary appeared on four occasions in the mountains of Tepeyac near Mexico City in 1531. Adapted for the stage by Evelina Fernández from the mid-16th century text The Nican Mopohua and performed in Spanish with English subtitles, the pageant has been covered by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles HOY, Univision and Fox News among many others.  Latino Theater Company at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012; FREE (premium seating available for $45); on-site parking $10; (213) 489-0994; www.latinotheaterco.org

Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.:
Holiday Family Faire 
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Celebrate the holidays at the beautiful, outdoor Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga, where carolers,singing madrigals and other performers roam the grounds, Theatricum company members tell winter holiday stories from a variety of traditions. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be available to take family photos. An artisan marketplace will offer holiday gifts and crafts, and festive food and drink will be available for purchase. Caroling with Theatricum company members and a special performance (TBA) will begin immediately after the Faire, at 5 p.m. (available with Faire admission for an additional $20, or separate admission: $25). Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290 General admission: $20 ages 16 and up; $10 ages 5–15; ages 4 and under free; family four-pack (2 adults and 2children): $50. Tickets to Harry Nilsson’s The Point available for purchase as an add-on with Holiday Faire admission: $25 per person. (310) 455-3723; www.theatricum.com

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