It’s 1950, and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. There’s just one problem: Both Bob and Norma are secretly gay, and have married each other’s partners as a carefully constructed cover. This twisty tale is inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement, madcap classic sitcom-style laughs give way to provocative drama as two “All-American” couples are forced to stare down the closet door.
The Bent is at 2300 E. Baristo Rd., Palm Springs 92262, Palm Springs, CA.
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Louisa Gillis
North Coast Repertory Theatre (1/14 - 2/8) | |
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Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience
The Fountain Threatre (1/31 - 3/29) | |
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Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler
The Old Globe (2/7 - 3/8) | |
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The Maltese Falcon
North Coast Repertory Theatre (3/4 - 3/29) | |
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Millennials Are Killing Musicals
The Colony Theatre (4/30 - 5/17) NEW MUSICAL | |
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Ballybunion Backs Bill!
The Broadwater Main Stage (2/26 - 3/15) NEW PLAY LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
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BOY IN A BOX
The Whitefire Theater (2/27 - 2/27)
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SOLOFEST 2026
Whitefire Theatre (2/5 - 3/14) | |
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My Son the Playwright
Matrix Theatre (2/6 - 3/1) | |
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A Faery Hunt Enchantment
Crestwood Hills Park (2/8 - 2/8) | |
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STEEL MAGNOLIAS
The Group Rep Theatre (3/20 - 4/26) | |
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Faking Salvation
Resurrection Theatre (3/6 - 3/28) | |
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