My Son the Playwright at Matrix Theatre
Dates: 2/6/2026 - 3/1/2026
📍 Theatre: Matrix Theatre
Rogue Machine
7657 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: 855-585-5185
Tickets: General Admission: $45 Seniors: $35 General Admission on Saturdays: $60 Seniors on Saturdays: $45 Students with ID: $25 Shows4Less: Fridays, Feb. 6 ($20+), Feb. 13 ($20+) Feb. 20 ($25+)
In his bold and intimate new solo show, L.A. cult icon and Rogue Machine resident playwright Justin Tanner dives head first with courage and sharp humor into a story that centers around the strained relationship between a playwright and his estranged father. In his most autobiographical play yet, two men in different apartments prepare for a meeting that they would rather avoid - but desperately need. What begins as a messy and comic struggle against pride and past resentments becomes a reckoning with vulnerability and forgiveness. Directed by Lisa James.
News About My Son the Playwright at Matrix Theatre
Interview: Justin Tanner of MY SON THE PLAYWRIGHT by Rogue Machine
February 02, 2026 Justin Tanner works as a creative consultant for numerous projects in theatre, film, and television and has credits including more than 20 produced plays as well as credits writing TV shows and web series. I decided to speak with him about the process of writing such a personal play.
Rogue Machine Theatre Reveals FAIRVIEW and More for Season 18 Lineup
August 04, 2025 Rogue Machine Theatre will open Season 18 on October 4, 2025, with four L.A. premieres including Lauren Gunderson’s anthropology and Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Fairview. The season also features Fringe participation and the Playwright’s Roundtable Festival.About the Theatre
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What shows have played recently at Matrix Theatre?
Nice Girl (05/07/25-07/20/25)
A Good Guy (09/21/24-10/13/24)
Hitler's Tasters (05/11/24-06/30/24)
Monsters of the American Cinema (05/10/24-05/19/24)
can i touch it? (05/06/23-06/11/23)
Blue (04/07/23-07/03/23)
Come Get Maggie (02/11/23-03/26/23)
A Great Wilderness (09/24/22-10/30/22)
The Beautiful People (06/25/22-08/07/22)
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (9/24-10/02) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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Outside Mullingar, Play by Oscar-Winner John Patrick Shanley, Runs at Sierra Madre Playhouse Sierra Madre Playhouse (10/02-10/02) |
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Zechen Feng Feng Immigration Law (12/05-12/05) |
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My Soul To Take: Unhinged The Hudson Theatres (10/16-10/21) |
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Sierra Madre Playhouse Screens "Hola Frida!" – Animated Biopic about Artist Frida Kahlo Sierra Madre Playhouse (9/12-9/12) |



