Upcoming Productions
(Please check back frequently for additions, updates and schedule changes)
Most recently updated: Feb. 15, 2026

Feb. 20 – March 8, 2026 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, Feb. 18 & Thursday, Feb. 19 @ 7:30 p.m.):
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
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International City Theatre presents the crowd-pleasing musical comedy revue with book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts that tackles modern love in all its forms. Four actors play over 40 roles in a collection of scenes and songs that scale the dizzying spectrum of male/female relationships, revealing the difficulties and joys of connecting with another person at nearly every stage of life. International City Theatre at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436-4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org

Saturday, February 21, 2026 @ 8 p.m.:
“Music at the Odyssey” presents John Snow’s ‘The Poetry in Music’
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Music at the Odyssey series curator, music director and bass player John Snow leads an all-star cast and band as they explore the intersection of poetry and music through the works of John Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith, Langston Hughes, Hoagy Carmichael, Bob Dylan and more. The Poetry in Music features performers Susie Glaze, Princeton Parker, Steve Rankin, Michael A. Shepperd, Janellen Steininger and Adrienne Visnic, backed up  by Snow on bass, Leo Folsom on piano; Ben Flocks on saxophone; and Adam Starkopf on percussion. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; (310) 477-2055 x2; odysseytheatre.com

Sunday, March 1, 2026 @ 3 p.m.
Thresholds of Invention
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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s Thresholds of Invention series of first looks at pieces in process by prominent L.A. visionaries presents a reading of Passage, a new work by Tina Preston, directed by Roxanne Rogers. Five women on a ship are confronted with passion, anger, desire for freedom, determination and hopelessness. Do they share a heart? We see through events lost on men. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; (310) 477-2055 x2; odysseytheatre.com

Tuesday, March 10 & Wednesday March 11, 2026 @ 8 p.m.
MALICE: Stories of Injustice
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents a series of monologues inspired by true stories of families and communities affected by ICE. Performed in English on Tuesday evening, and in Spanish on Wednesday. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; (310) 477-2055 x2; odysseytheatre.com

March 20 – April 26, 2026 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 3 p.m.):
Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter: Party Time and The Lover
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Veteran director Jack Heller (2023’s A Slight Ache) helms an evening of two rarely staged Pinter one-acts—both darkly comic, both unmistakably unsettling—in this visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre. In Party Time, affluent guests at a chic London gathering trade gossip and brag about wealthy pursuits while, just beyond the half-open door, an unjust regime enforces “order” with brutal force. The Lover shifts the tone, as a married couple enlivens their relationship by exchanging intimate accounts of their affairs—until Pinter’s sly, bittersweet twist reveals how fragile the boundaries between fantasy, power and desire truly are. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; (310) 477-2055 x2; www.OdysseyTheatre.com

March 21 & March 22 (Saturday @ 8 p.m.; Sunday @ 3 p.m.):
OK, OLYMPIA, LET’S GO!
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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents OK, OLYMPIA, LET’S GO!, a multi-media celebration of the life of Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis that includes You and Me, a one-act play written by Olympia’s brother, Apollo Dukakis, in which he also performs alongside Kandis Chappell. The evening is hosted by playwright and film maker Graham Barnard with special invited guests. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; (310) 477-2055 x2; odysseytheatre.com

March 28 – April 19, 2026 (Thursdays & Fridays @ 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays @ 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m. (no matinee on Saturday, March 28; previews March 22-March 27):
Death of A Salesman
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Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork comes to A Noise Within in a visceral new production. Aging salesman Willy Loman has spent his life chasing the promise of success, believing that charisma and ambition would guarantee prosperity and respect. But as financial pressures mount and his career collapses into obsolescence, the widening gap between Willy’s dreams and reality threatens to consume him and everyone he loves. With echoes of Greek tragedy, Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is a harrowing reminder of the fragility of the American Dream. A Noise Within, 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107; (626) 356-3100; anoisewithin.org

Sunday, March 29, 2026 @ 4 p.m.
Thresholds of Invention
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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s Thresholds of Invention series connects an actor in the present with a poet from the past with actor Ivo Müller’s hit solo show Rilke, One Million Words, the result of more than a decade of research into the work of poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025; (310) 477-2055 x2; odysseytheatre.com

April 4 – May 3, 2026 (Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2  p.m.& 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews March 26-April 3):
World premiere of Level Up!
A multigenerational play by Gabriel Rivas Gómez, co-commissioned by Latino Theater Company and Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis as part of the Mellon Foundation’s Generation Now initiative and developed in Latino Theater Company’s Circle of Imaginistas playwriting group. Desi embarks on a journey of self-discovery through real and virtual worlds in a quest to save her dog and be reunited with her Mom. In the world of her videogame, Desi and her family transform into larger-than-life videogame heroes and find what it means to live as your authentic self IRL. Latino Theater Company at The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; (213) 489–0994; latinotheaterco.org

April 18 – May 17, 2026 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews April 9-April 17):
World premiere of The Storyteller of East LA
Exploring themes of memory, loss, family dynamics and the burden of caregiving, the newest addition to the Latino Theater Company’s canon of original works by resident playwright Evelina Fernández underscores the sustaining power of love, compassion and storytelling, and the resilience of family, despite its conflicts and complexities. Latino Theater Company at The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; (213) 489–0994; latinotheaterco.org

April 18 – May 25, 2026 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 4 p.m.; Mondays @ 8 p.m.; previews April 15-April 17):
World premiere of For Want of A Horse
Calvin loves Bonnie, but to move forward, he has to open up their relationship to include his new romantic partner, Q-Tip. One complication: Q-Tip is a horse. An intimate, comedic, complicated look into the world of zoophilia by trans playwright, screenwriter and comic book writer Olivia Dufault. Echo associate artistic director Elana Luo is at the helm. The Echo Theater Company @ Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039; (310) 307-3753; echotheatercompany.com

April 25 – May 17, 2026 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews April 23 & April 24):
Carlota: Alhajero de Secretos (Carlota: Jewelry Box of Secrets)
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Teatro Alebrijes, a one-of-a-kind LGBTQ Latinx theater ensemble from San Jose, CA, returns to Los Angeles with Carlota: Alhajero de Secretos (Carlota: Jewelry Box of Secrets), which was one of the highlights of Latino Theater Company’s 2024 Encuentro theater festival. Carlota holds a family secret ready to burst out of her in this work that is equal parts Lorca, Ibsen and scandal — but all heart. Performed in Spanish with English supertitles. Latino Theater Company at The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; (213) 489–0994; latinotheaterco.org

May 1 – May 17, 2026 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, April 29 & Thursday, April 30 @ 7:30 p.m.):
World premiere of Warsaw
International City Theatre presents a new drama by British playwright and screenwriter Paul Webb (Selma). Shortly after September 11, 72 year-old Krystyna fights for her life in a Brooklyn hospital following a car accident. As she emerges from a medically-induced coma, four people wait and reveal the reasons why her survival is vital to them. Rachel is her driven young doctor, whose brother Jonathan died in the Trade Center; financier David is Rachel’s adoring ex-fiancé, rejected in the fall-out from Jonathan’s death; Nicolas is the truck-driver who, distracted by the planes overhead, wrecked Krystyna’s car; and Klaus is a hospital volunteer who believes Krystyna is someone he loved long ago in Poland. But even if she survives, is it too late for love? What purpose or meaning remains for any of them? Will Krystyna have their answers? International City Theatre at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436-4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org

May 2 – June 21, 2026 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; Mondays @ 8 p.m.; dark Monday, May 4 & Monday, May 25; previews June 29 & June 30 @ 8 p.m.):
World premiere of Return (Teshuvah)
Superstition and science intertwine in Beth Kander’s dark comedy. In this funny and provocative modern-day dybbuk tale about memory, grief and guilt, Miriam is a geneticist on the verge of a scientific breakthrough that could alter humanity and transform our understanding of death. The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029; (323) 663-1525; fountaintheatre.com

May 9 – May 31, 2026 (Thursdays and Fridays @ 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays @ 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m. (no Saturday matinee on May 9; previews May 3 – May 8):
Exit the King
Michael Michetti directs Eugène Ionesco’s savagely funny and touching look at mortality. King Bérenger leads a life of absolute power — so why should the rules of death apply to him? As he clings to power (and life), his crumbling kingdom descends into chaos, held together by an eccentric crew of loyalists: his fierce first wife, his adoring second wife, and a band of quirky servants. A Noise Within, 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107; (626) 356-3100; anoisewithin.org

Sunday, May 10, 2026 @ 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; (310) 455-2322; www.theatricum.com

June 6 – Sept. 26, 2026 (check online or call for rotating repertory performance schedule):
Romeo and Juliet
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Re-set in New York City at the end of the 19th century against the backdrop of the Gilded Age, a time of explosive industrial growth, staggering inequality and rigid social divisions, Shakespeare’s most famous love story is both romance and warning. As we watch two young people caught up in an adult world shaped by class hatred and fear, we’re reminded that when humanity loses its way, the first casualties are compassion, connection, and hope for the future. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com. 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

June 7 – Oct. 10, 2026 (check online or call for rotating repertory performance schedule):
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Theatricum’s signature production is back for another summer, transforming L.A.’s most magical outdoor setting 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. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com. 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.

June 12 – June 28, 2026 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, June 10 & Thursday, June 11 @ 7:30 p.m.):
The Revolutionists
Playwright Lauren Gunderson gives the Reign of Terror a riotous, sharp-tongued makeover. Four badass women—a playwright, an assassin, a spy, and a queen—lose their heads (figuratively and almost literally) in this dream-tweaked version of the French Revolution. A fast-paced comedy that finds humor even in the darkest of times. International City Theatre at the  Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436-4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org

June 20 – Oct. 3, 2026 (check online or call for rotating repertory performance schedule):
World premiere of Treasure Island
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Robert Lewis Stevenson‘s swashbuckling adventure story sails off the page and onto the wooded outdoor stage of Theatricum Botanicum in this reimagining of the novel by Ellen Geer. A young man’s romantic dream of pirates on the high seas becomes a harrowing reality, where he is tested at every turn. He must face these challenges with courage, trusting a moral compass strong enough to triumph and discover the true treasure found in a life lived with integrity and purpose. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com. 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.

July 11 – Oct. 3, 2026 (check online or call for rotating repertory performance schedule):
Waiting in the Wings
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Noël Coward’s witty and poignant portrait of women who once basked in applause and public admiration, but must now learn how to live together and get along after the curtain has fallen, is set in ‘The Wings,’ a charity home for retired actresses. Vibrant, funny and deeply humane, the play celebrates resilience, dignity and enduring spirit. 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; (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com. The outdoor amphitheater is terraced into the hillside of rustic Topanga Canyon, so dress casually and bring cushions for bench seating.

July 18-Aug. 24, 2026 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 4 p.m.; Mondays @ 8 p.m.; previews July 15-July 17):
World premiere of F**king Strangers
Chris Fields directs the newest play from Erik Patterson (One of the Nice Ones, Handjob.) Ru hasn’t left his bedroom in years; Mick can’t stop paying for affection; Julianne mourns the person she never became and the dreams she once had; and Dylan will sell himself to anyone if the price is right. In this dark comedy of love and loneliness, four f**king strangers are about to discover they’re connected in more ways than they realize. The Echo Theater Company @ Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039; (310) 307-3753; EchoTheaterCompany.com

July 18 – Sept. 6, 2026 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; Mondays @ 8 p.m.; dark Monday, Sept. 8; previews July 15 & July 16 @ 8 p.m.):
Sizwe Bansi Is Dead / Fugard Festival
The Fountain Theatre presents Sizwe Bansi Is Dead, not seen in L.A. for over 50 years, as part of a summer-long, city wide festival celebrating Athol Fugard, the internationally acclaimed South African playwright whose work challenging that country’s system of apartheid made him a symbol of artistic resistance, and who declared the Fountain Theatre, where many of his plays premiered, his “artistic home on the West Coast.” It’s 1972 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and Sizwe Banzi’s passbook gives him just three days to find work, or he’ll be deported. As relevant today as it was when first written, this Tony-nominated play exposes the struggle for freedom and identity in apartheid-era South Africa, unraveling the brutal absurdities of everyday life under oppression. The play was written by Fugard together with South African actors John Kani and Winston Ntshona, who originated the roles and were jointly awarded the 1974 Tony Award for Best Actor. Directed by Simon Levy, Sizwe Bansi Is Dead will anchor a summer-long Fugard Festival that will see the Fountain partnering with other theater companies, high schools and colleges to present readings of Fugard’s work including The Island, Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, The Road to Mecca, and Exits and Entrances.  The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029; (323) 663-1525; fountaintheatre.com

Aug. 1 – Oct. 4, 2026 (check online or call for rotating repertory performance schedule):
The People of Pompeii
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A sharp, funny and uncomfortably timely new comedy by award-winning playwright and Topanga resident Bernardo Cubría (The Hispanic, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latiné Vote; Crabs in a Bucket). In the aftermath of a devastating wildfire, a dinner party meant to celebrate survival and restore a sense of normalcy quickly becomes an uneasy reckoning. How can we engage meaningfully and honestly in community, even as the smoke lingers and everything we rely on is in flux? Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290; $15-$60; (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com. The outdoor amphitheater is terraced into the hillside of rustic Topanga Canyon, so dress casually and bring cushions for bench seating.

Aug. 28 – Sept. 13, 2026 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, Aug. 26 & Thursday, Aug. 27 @ 7:30 p.m.):
Los Angeles premiere of Conscience
International City Theatre presents a new play by Joe DePietro about trailblazing Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, the first senator to stand on the Senate floor and publicly rebuke Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, who rose to power using post–World War II anti-Communist hysteria and ruined the lives of those who opposed him. Margaret Chase Smith’s “Declaration of Conscience” speech was a public act of defiance at a time when both Democrats and Republicans were cowed into silence for fear of retribution. International City Theatre at the  Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436-4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org

Sept. 19-Oct. 26, 2026 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 4 p.m.; Mondays @ 8 p.m.; previews Sept. 16-Sept. 18):
World premiere of The Peterson Show
Five former child stars reunite in Los Angeles as the legacy of their iconic TV father collapses into scandal. With cameras swarming outside, they hilariously confront old rivalries, buried secrets, and what it took to survive growing up on “The Peterson Show” … asking what happens to a “family” when its hero and cultural patriarch is erased. Written by Janine Nabors and directed by Michelle Bossy. The Echo Theater Company @ Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039; (310) 307-3753; EchoTheaterCompany.com

Oct. 3 – Nov. 1, 2025 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Oct. 1 & Oct. 2):
The Dance and the Railroad,
Asian American theater collective Artists at Play and Latino Theater Company embark on their fourth collaboration in as many years with a new production of The Dance and the Railroad , an early work by David Henry Hwang. Set during the 1867 Central Pacific Railroad strike protesting inhuman treatment of Chinese laborers in the American West, this haunting and deeply affecting play contrasts the brutal demands of railroad work with the dream, shared by two workers, to practice traditional Chinese Opera. Artists at Play and Latino Theater Company at The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; (213) 489–0994; latinotheaterco.org

Oct 10 – Nov. 1, 2026 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Oct. 8 & Oct. 9):
Yamel Cucuy
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Latino Theater Company brings back Austin, TX theater company Glass Half Full and its unique production of Yamel Cucuy, last seen at LTC’s 2024 Encuentro theater festival. Set to an original score of indigenous percussion, blending sophisticated puppetry with live actors, and performed in both English and Spanish (with Spanish and English supertitles), this story of a girl haunted by folkloric spirits and ICE agents draws on frightening folk tales and modern horror movies to create a terrifying psychological landscape of legal and spiritual pitfalls. Latino Theater Company at The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; (213) 489–0994; latinotheaterco.org

Oct. 17 – Nov. 15, 2026 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Oct. 8-Oct. 16; dark Saturday Nov. 7 (or 14)):
World premiere of Speaking in Tongues
MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” recipient Luis Alfaro continues his exploration of the stories of Chicanos, Pentecostalism and migrant farm workers in California’s Central Valley. Filled with Chicano humor and struggle, this new full-length play about a dwindling congregation struggling to regain its faith in the modern world and political landscape of the Golden State today was commissioned by Latino Theater Company and developed in the company’s Circle of Imaginistas playwriting group. Latino Theater Company at The Los Angeles Theatre Center (The LATC), 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013; (213) 489–0994; latinotheaterco.org

Oct. 24 – Dec 13, 2026 (Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; Mondays @ 8 p.m. / dark Monday, Oct. 26; Thursday, Nov. 26; & Friday, Nov. 27 / previews Oct. 21 & Oct. 22 @ 8 p.m.):
Southern California premiere of Confederates
The Fountain Theatre presents a new play by Tony Award-nominated playwright and MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Dominique Morisseau. Two Black American women – an enslaved rebel and a professor at a contemporary university – are having parallel experiences of institutional racism, though they live over a century apart. Raymond O. Caldwell directs this smart, funny and moving satire exploring the reins that racial and gender bias still hold over American educational systems today. The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029; (323) 663-1525; fountaintheatre.com

Nov. 6 – Nov. 22, 2026 (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m.; Sundays @ 2 p.m.; previews Wednesday, Nov. 4 & Thursday, Nov. 5 @ 7:30 p.m.):
West Coast premiere of The Laugh Track
International City Theatre presents a new play by Wendy MacLeod (House of Yes, Slow Food) that goes behind the scenes of I Love Lucy as head writer Madelyn Pugh fiercely and hilariously navigates the male dominated entertainment industry. Based on the real-life experiences of Hollywood’s first female TV writer, this play shines light on the inner workings of America’s beloved sitcom and the woman who paved the way for women in the writers’ room. International City Theatre, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436–4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org

Friday, Dec. 4 & Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026 @ 7 p.m.:
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 the company’s signature holiday pageant that has taken place annually since 2002. Featuring over 100 actors, singers, Musicians 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, 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; latinotheaterco.org

Saturday, Dec. 12, 2026 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.:
Theatricum Botanicum 6^th annual 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 $25). Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290 (310) 455-3723; theatricum.com

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