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A Life Behind Bars at Whitefire Theatre
Dates: 5/25/2025
📍 Theatre: Whitefire Theatre
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13500 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (818) 990-2324
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"A Life Behind Bars" is actor/bartender/storyteller, Dan Ruth's award-winning solo performance about working, drinking and surviving the dives and seedy haunts of pre-Giuliani Brooklyn and Manhattan. "A Life Behind Bars" is a "tour de force black comedy" and an unapologetic and transcendent tale of what can happen when you move to New York City to reach for the stars but grab for the bottle instead. In Los Angeles, "A Life Behind Bars" won the Producer’s Encore Award at the Hollywood Fringe, and in New York City where Ruth took home a Bistro Award for Outstanding Solo Play, the 2018 Best Spoken Word Artist award from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets, and the winner for Best Autobiographical Show at the 2016 United Solo Festival which propelled Ruth into a year-long run at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in 2017. In 2020, Ruth was a recipient of the Jeremy O. Harris Pet Project Grant.
"A Life Behind Bars" was recently honored with "Best of Fest 2025" by the Whitefire Theatre's Solofest Solo Theatre Festival, and will be presented as an encore performance on Sunday, May 25th at 7pm.
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A LIFE BEHIND BARS to Open in October at Whitefire Theatre
September 09, 2025 A Life Behind Bars, the dark comedy written, produced, and performed by Dan Ruth, and directed by Tanya Moberly, will be performed at the Whitefire Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Dan Ruth to Return to Whitefire Solofest With A LIFE BEHIND BARS
January 18, 2025 New York City/Los Angeles actor/bartender, Dan Ruth will bring A Life Behind Bars to The Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.About the Theatre
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Whitefire Theatre Frequently Asked QuestionsFAQ
Where is Whitefire Theatre located?
Whitefire Theatre is at 13500 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA, Los Angeles, CA.
What shows have played recently at Whitefire Theatre?
Urinetown (07/31/26-08/01/26)
SANTASIA - A Summer Immersive Sing Along & Film Festival Spectacular! (07/25/26-07/26/26)
Kate Hamill's Pride and Prejudice (05/08/26-05/31/26)
Rise (03/14/26-03/14/26)
Hail Mary, None of the Grace (02/20/26-02/20/26)
SOLOFEST 2026 (02/05/26-03/14/26)
Here Be Dragons (02/04/26-03/11/26)
SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy! (12/12/25-12/27/25)
A Life Behind Bars (10/10/25-11/13/25)
SANTASIA - A Summer Immersive Sing Along & Film Festival Spectacular! (07/25/26-07/26/26)
Kate Hamill's Pride and Prejudice (05/08/26-05/31/26)
Rise (03/14/26-03/14/26)
Hail Mary, None of the Grace (02/20/26-02/20/26)
SOLOFEST 2026 (02/05/26-03/14/26)
Here Be Dragons (02/04/26-03/11/26)
SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy! (12/12/25-12/27/25)
A Life Behind Bars (10/10/25-11/13/25)
What shows are coming up next at Whitefire Theatre?
Urinetown (07/31/26-08/01/26)
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