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WHITEFIRE THEATRE

13500 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

THE WITNESS ROOM
THE WITNESS ROOM
3/22 - 5/4/2024


The Whitefire Theatre presents the world premiere play THE WITNESS ROOM written by award-winning playwright Pedro Antonio Garcia and directed by award-winning director Bryan Rasmussen. ...


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Review: FREUD ON COCAINE at Whitefire Theatre


by Amanda Callas - April 02, 2024

In its second hit run at the Whitefire Theatre with many sold out shows, this historical comedy-drama is unbelievable but true, laugh-out loud hilarious, and brilliantly thought-provoking....

FREUD ON COCAINE Returns to the Whitefire Theatre


by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2024

Freud on Cocaine, the outrageous new comedy based on the documented letters, notes, dreams and recollections of Sigmund Freud that attest to his decade-long use of cocaine in his practice and personal life, will return to the Whitefire Theatre for a second run in 2024....

New Musical NICKY AND THE ANGELS Announced At The Whitefire Theater


by A.A. Cristi - March 12, 2024

After a sold-out run at the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival, the new musical “Nicky and the Angels” will play six Sunday night performances at the Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, at 7:00 P.M. April 14 – May 19, 2024. ...

Interview: Pedro Antonio Garcia Makes a Strong Case for a Real-Life WITNESS ROOM


by Gil Kaan - March 11, 2024

The Whitefire Theatre world premieres Pedro Antonio Garcia’s The Witness Room March 23, 2024. Whitefire Theatre’s artistic director Bryan Rasmussen directs the cast of: Tricia Small, Dave Baez, Louie Liberti and Mitch Rosander. Pedro found time from preproduction to answer a few of my queries....

Whitefire Theatre Reveals Final February and March Shows For Solofest 2024


by Stephi Wild - February 29, 2024

The Whitefire Theatre opened its 42nd Season with SOLOFEST 2024. A celebration of the solo journey, SOLOFEST has been recognized as the largest solo festival on the West Coast. ...

MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW I'M KINKY Comes to the Whitefire Theatre in March


by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2024

My Mother Doesn’t Know I’m Kinky, written and performed by Jean Franzblau and directed by Carly DW Bones, will play one performance only in SoloFest 2024,on Sunday, March 3, at 7pm, at The Whitefire Theatre....

Heather Tyson's TITLE PENDING To be Presented at The Whitefire Theatre's Solofest


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 29, 2024

Captivating solo show, TITLE PENDING, comes to Whitefire Theatre's Solofest stage. ...

Josiah Blount's FLAYED Returns For One Show Only in Solofest 2024


by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2024

Flayed, a 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival (HFF) favorite and multiple award-winner, written and performed by Josiah Blount and directed by David Bridel, will play one performance only in SoloFest 2024, on Thursday, February 1, at 8pm, at The Whitefire Theatre....

A MILE IN MY SHOES Comes to the Whitefire Theatre


by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2024

A Mile in My Shoes is written and performed by Kathryn Taylor Smith, directed by Zadiia Ife, and presented by Taysmith Productions. The performance is set for Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 8:00 p.m....

LEMUR MOM Comes to Sherman Oaks' Whitefire Theater This Month


by Stephi Wild - January 15, 2024

Lemur Mom - a special needs comedy for a neuro-diverse universe - comes to Sherman Oaks for one night only on Saturday, January 27 at 8pm at the Whitefire Theater....

Past Shows

SOLOFEST 2024
SOLOFEST 2024
1/11 - 3/16/2024


The Whitefire Theatre will open its 42nd Season with SOLOFEST 2024.   SOLOFEST, a celebration of the solo journey, has been recognized as the largest solo ...

Punk Grandpa


"Punk Grandpa" is like a modern-day Auntie Mame, with genders reversed. It's all about being yourself, embracing life and humor and the value of the ...

A Mile in My Shoes


Ester is a homeless woman with an impressive collection of shoes. She is a self-described “shoe whisperer.” Every shoe tells a story. Over the course ...

Lemur Mom
Lemur Mom
1/27


Lemur Mom – a special needs comedy for a neuro-diverse universe – comes to Sherman Oaks on Saturday, January 27 at the Whitefire Theatre.

On Earth as it is in Hell


This solo show combines storytelling, comedy, and history to explore how our beliefs came to be – but in a (mostly) funny way.

Freud On Cocaine
Freud On Cocaine
9/8 - 11/4/2023


Trust me, I’m a doctor.” Jonathan Slavin ( Santa Clarita Diet, Dr. Ken, Better Off Ted ) stars in Freud on Cocaine , an outrageous ...

Almost Made
Almost Made
9/21 - 10/26/2023


Mister L’s is a popular restaurant and Mob hangout in Yonkers. It’s operated by Charles Liberti. Charles lives the life of a “Made Man” without ...

Chapatti
Chapatti
4/7 - 4/28/2023


After playing to sold-out audiences at the Sherry Theatre in Noho, t he Scarpaci/Kelly presentation of Chapatti, a play  by Christian O'reilly will do an ...

Twelve O'Clock Tales with Ava Gardner


Hollywood, California… 1974. On the set of the blockbuster disaster film, Earthquake , Oscar nominated screen siren Ava Gardner is focusing on her first big ...

Resilient AF: Rising To The Occasion


AWARD-WINNING ARTIST’S SOLO PLAY “RESILIENT AF!” AT WHITEFIRE THEATRE - SATURDAY, FEB 11 - 8 PM TIMELY WITH THIS MONTH’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROE v ...

Jenny Lind Presents P.T. Barnum


P.T. Barnum, that Greatest Showman, has put Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, on an exhausting tour of multiple cities that made Barnum extravagantly wealthy and ...

SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy
SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy
12/9 - 12/25/2022


SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy  written by Brandon Loeser and Shaun Loeser, directed by the Loeser Brothers and Tania Pearson-Loeser and produced in association with ...

The Secret World of Archy and Mehitabel


What could possibly come of the strange collaboration between a tiny, six-legged creature whose ancestors walked with the dinosaurs, and an overworked, overwrought newspaper man ...

BILLIE! BACKSTAGE WITH LADY DAY


The critically acclaimed BILLIE! BACKSTAGE WITH LADY DAY written and performed by Synthia L. Hardy with a live band, directed and produced by Bryan Rasmussen, ...

California Coast Classic


Please note: This show will be performed for a live audience in the theatre.. View-on-demand will become available on a subsequent date.What possesses a 63-year-old ...

King Solomon's Treasure
King Solomon's Treasure
4/7 - 5/12/2022


Its New York in 1990. In midtown Manhattan, King Solomons Treasure is a shop where curios, collectables, and vintage items are for sale, things as ...

Postpardon Me


Postpardon Me is one womans odyssey through lovemaking, pregnancy, birth, new motherhood, and into toddlerhood, along with subsequent fertility issues. Theres no doubt about it: ...

Justice? Or...Just Me?: The Bite


What if saving your life means losing it? Dominique Mills, a Black mother, navigates law enforcement, domestic violence, and her interracial marriage to a White ...

POISON GUN


POISON GUN (Live on Stage)Written and performed by Dee Freeman, directed by Juliette Jeffers. At age 10, Loe was her granddaddy's accountant. She helped him ...

La Divina: The Last Interview of Maria Callas


Written, performed and produced by Shelley Cooper. . Directed by Mariangela Chatzistamatiou.Wherever I stay, I make the goddamn rules.---Maria CallasMaria Callas (1923-1987) was one of ...

Justice? Or...Just Me?: The Bite


In her quest for justice Dominique finds just her. What if saving your life means losing it? Justice? Or...Just Me?: The Bite is the first ...

ASTROLOGICALLY SCREWED and Other Psychic Revelations


ASTROLOGICALLY SCREWED and Other Psychic Revelations will be the first show performed live and in person at the Whitefire Theatre since the pandemic shut down ...

FOR LOVE OR MONEY
FOR LOVE OR MONEY
6/18 - 6/20/2021


FOR LOVE OR MONEY an autobiographical solo show written and performed by Mitchell Feinstein, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. The pandemic forces a ...

YES? NO? MAYBE SO?
YES? NO? MAYBE SO?
6/13 - 6/15/2021


YES? NO? MAYBE SO? written and performed by Catherine Barnes, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. After an unsettling doctors appointment, Catherines inner social ...

DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE
DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE
6/12 - 6/14/2021


DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE written and performed by Sara Hunter, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. A sad story with a happy ending ...

DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE
DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE
6/12 - 6/14/2021


DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE written and performed by Sara Hunter, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. A sad story with a happy ending ...

AFTER THE FALL
"AFTER THE FALL"
6/6 - 6/8/2021


AFTER THE FALL, written and performed by Johnny Ray, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Life had always gone as Johnny Ray planned until ...

AFTER THE FALL
"AFTER THE FALL"
6/6 - 6/8/2021


AFTER THE FALL, written and performed by Johnny Ray, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Life had always gone as Johnny Ray planned until ...

ASTROLOGICALLY SCREWED and Other Psychic Revelations


World premiere of ASTROLOGICALLY SCREWED and Other Psychic Revelations a solo show written and performed by award-winning actress Pam Levin, directed by Chera Marks. About ...

Valentine
Valentine
4/9


Written, directed and performed by Tracy Ann Chapel. Developed by Jessica Lynn Johnson.Tracy Ann Chapel faced challenges while growing up: A mother who beat her ...

Lady LiberTEASE
Lady LiberTEASE
3/25 - 3/27/2021


Lady LiberTEASE written and performed by Kristen Laurel Caplan, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. When Kirsten makes a commitment to anti-racism, she uncovers ...

SOLOFEST 2021 - February
SOLOFEST 2021 - February
2/4 - 3/27/2021


SOLOFEST 2021, the second largest solo festival in the United States, continues to celebrate its tenth anniversary with 19 shows, premieres and audience favorites, streaming ...

50 SHADES OF MIX
50 SHADES OF MIX
3/24 - 3/26/2021


50 SHADES OF MIX written and performed by Anastasia Washington, developed and directed by Juliette Jeffers. A bi-racial woman shares real-life heartbreaking moments and humorous ...

 ALL THE ADAMS IN THE WORLD
ALL THE ADAMS IN THE WORLD
3/23 - 3/25/2021


ALL THE ADAMS IN THE WORLD written and performed by Sheila Singer, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. A tumultuous trip of over 30 ...

 YES? NO? MAYBE SO?
YES? NO? MAYBE SO?
3/20 - 3/22/2021


YES? NO? MAYBE SO? written and performed by Catherine Barnes, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. A comedic musical tour of a fraught relationship ...

VALENTINE
VALENTINE
3/19 - 3/21/2021


Written and directed by Tracy Ann Chapel. Most of us have had a crush on someone famous, but when you get real-life texts from that ...

NATURALLY TAN
NATURALLY TAN
3/16 - 3/18/2021


NATURALLY TAN written and performed by Tanya Thomas, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Told through the bold perspective of a vivacious drag queen ...

For Love or Money


The onset of the pandemic forces a successful 76-year-old businessman to examine his choices in life, what he thinks he has achieved, and what he ...

Judgment Day


Actor and playwright Juliette Jeffers performs 20 different characters in her solo performance Judgment Day, specially scheduled for presentation during Black History Month on Sunday, ...

Embrace Love Free


Justin publicly shared his cancer journey through vulnerable live videos and has translated that into a multi-media, multi-character, powerful one-man show. He tells his dramatic ...

Where Do We Go from Here?


To say the least, life since March, 2020 has been a unique chapter in contemporary global history. The outbreak of Covid-19 on a worldwide scale ...

Life on the Rez


Rez for the uninitiated, is slang for Indian reservation. Luella, a Los Angeles-based longtime educator, suddenly finds herself without employment in a tight job market. ...

Forgetting, Not Forgotten


This is a virtual event, livestreamed from the Whitefire Theatre. Written and performed by Petal d'Avril. Developed and directed by Jessica Lynn johnson. An official ...

Embrace Love Free


He publicly shared his cancer journey through vulnerable live videos and has translated that into a multi-media, multi-character, powerful one-man show. He tells his dramatic ...

TALES OF MODERN MOTHERHOOD: PART 2 GENDER & IDENTITY


Los Angeles Performing Artist Pam Levins Tales of Modern Motherhood: Part 2 Gender and Identity This sh*t just TRANSformed is addressing one of the most ...

I am Sophie.


"A fascinating journey into what constitutes an individual, and how one is defined not only by society but in ones innermost self. Corinne Shor explores ...

Love After Death


In Association with Whitefire Theatre, haPPY/sAd artist collective presents Love After Death by Brittany Stahl. What happens when love meets anxiety? And OCD? And depression? ...

Dear Yoko
Dear Yoko
2/2


DEAR YOKO is a highly charged, hilarious yet deeply revealing one-woman show that interweaves the lives of Asian-American actress/playwright Anzu Lawson & her late tiger ...

THE LONG GOODBYE


The Long Goodbye, a one woman play written, produced and performed by actor Mattilynn Rochester Kravitz, is a universal hero's journey of love, forgiveness, and ...

It's Only Lipstick


It's Only Lipstick is the story of how this Brooklyn Baby survived the dysfunction of growing up in an Italian-American family to weathering the instability ...

Deer Woman: An Autobiographical Fairytale of an Exotic Dancer and a Magical Encounter


One night only! Come for the pole dancing, the red carpet and the red wine... stay for the authenticity of a unique story. Actress and ...

With a Little Help...It's John Belushi


LA Previews before heading for an Off-Broadway run in December 2019, NYC. This award winning multi-media play, written by and starring Jack Zullo, narrates John ...

Embrace Love Free
Embrace Love Free
7/21 - 9/15/2019


Justin Sandler publicly shared his cancer journey through vulnerable live videos and has translated that into a multi-media, multi-character, powerful one-man show. He tells his ...

Hot Off the Press


Hot Off the Press is a program of excerpted new solo writings presented by talented women playwrights in staged readings. The program includes:Real As It ...

Forever Brooklyn
Forever Brooklyn
1/5 - 2/9/2019


Subtitled A Kosher Musical Comedy, Forever Brooklyn is the story of Melvin Kaplofkis, a young man growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950s who emerges ...

FIRE IN THE DARK HOUSE
FIRE IN THE DARK HOUSE
9/13 - 11/15/2018


World premiere drama FIRE IN A DARK HOUSE, created by Mona Z. Smith and Traci Mariano, about two young lovers, their families and community are ...

Martians: An Evening with Ray Bradbury


America’s Storyteller, Ray Bradbury, is our guide to mankind’s next great adventure, to our next outpost in outer space, the planet Mars. Ray Bradbury speaks ...

Villainy
Villainy
10/10 - 11/7/2018


Just in time for the Halloween season, Villainy, or H.H. Holmes’ Own Story arrives at the Whitefire Theatre. It’s the incredible true story of H.H. ...

The Dogs Pond
The Dogs Pond
10/7 - 10/28/2018


After serving in the Iraq war, Carter’s brother, Owen, has been withdrawn and mute. In the hopes of getting the brother he once knew back, ...

Infidel
Infidel
9/1 - 10/7/2018


A suspense thriller that explores religious superstition and terrorism in the name of Islam versus unscrupulous Western imperialism and war mongering. When an American anthropologist ...

Hot Off the Press


Hot Off the Press is a program of new writing by talented women playwrights as excerpts of their newest works are performed. The program includes: ...

DAMAGED FURNITURE
DAMAGED FURNITURE
3/31 - 5/26/2018


Skora Productions in association with the Whitefire Theatre presents a world premiere comedy DAMAGED FURNITURE written by Howard Skora, directed by Jim Fall. After a ...

Santasia - A Holiday Comedy
Santasia - A Holiday Comedy
12/1 - 12/25/2017


SANTASIA is a hilarious holiday musical sketch comedy show that embraces all the iconic moments of the Christmas season. The critically acclaimed seasonal sensation has ...

SANTASIA A Holiday Comedy
SANTASIA A Holiday Comedy
12/1 - 12/25/2017


“SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy” created by Shaun and Brandon Loeser, directed by Shaun Loeser, is celebrating its 18th year. This Off-Broadway Hit and Critics’s ...

WORKING 2017
WORKING 2017
10/19 - 11/9/2017


The Actors’ Gym in association with the Whitefire Theatre present the world premiere of Working 2017, conceived by Bobby Moresco (“Crash”), developed and directed by ...

Martha
Martha
7/19


A glimpse into the life of Martha Graham, the legendary pioneer of modern dance and the fierce, witty, trailblazing feminist, who refused to let age ...

WHERE THE NUMBERS END: A Hell's Kitchen Love Tragdegy


The Whitefire Theatre presents the world premiere of “WHERE THE NUMBERS END: A Hell’s Kitchen Love Tragedy” written and directed by Amanda Moresco. On a ...

MURDER, ANYONE?
MURDER, ANYONE?
4/5 - 6/7/2017


MURDER, ANYONE? Emmy-winning writer Gordon Bressack directs his world premiere comedy about two writers who argue relentlessly as they work on their god awful play ...

SOLOFEST 2017
SOLOFEST 2017
1/7 - 2/25/2017


The Whitefire Theatre celebrating its 35th Anniversary, kicks-off the New Year with Solofest 2017. January 7 – February 25. Select Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and ...

Calling Lala


Calling Lala at The Whitefire Theatre's Solofest 2017! Calling Lala will awaken your inner spirit as well as your inner Puerto Ricanness! Lala Costas hysterically ...

Whitefire Theatre 35th Anniversary Gala/Fundraiser


Step into the 1920's with the Whitefire Theatre 35th Anniversary Gala/Fundraiser. Comedy, magic and Billie Holliday entertain. Appetizers, sweets and libations. Admission: $75. Champagne VIP ...

Baby Oh Baby
Baby Oh Baby
3/19 - 6/4/2016


A quirky British comedy. In this rollicking romp, half-sisters Bella and Angie share a flat a couple of hours outside of London. Older sister Bella ...

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