SPEC-O-WEEN at Barnsdall Art Theater

Spec Labs stages a National Disability Employment Awareness Month heart-stopper! Spectrum Laboratory — the LA-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit performing and visual arts production studio — known for LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM standouts Dani Bowman and Abbey Romeo, plus HORSEGIRLS’ lead actress Lillian Carrier, plus many more neurodivergent performing, visual and audio artists — is dying to meet you at this year’s SPEC-O-WEENextravaganza. The show reanimates for its fourth turn at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, California on Thursday, October 30th.

Trick or treat yourself to the jaw-dropping lineup, including improv comedy from the Spec-Ond City Players, electrifying live music from four Spec Bands, and a chilling tour de force from Spec Labs’ voiceover director Cathy McAuley and her ensemble The Haunted Voices. It’s all tied with a garotte and garnished with a screening of creepy festival darling HOUSE OF MASKS (short film), which reveals an awfully talented creative team, including director and lead actor Atticus Jackson (THE PERFECT PALM), Domonique Brown (ATYPICAL), and Chelsea Darnell (2025 Autism Care Today’s ALL GHOULS GALA “Lending Your Voice” honoree).

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the hijinks high-kick off at 7 p.m. Spec Labs encourages audience cosplay to enhance the overall theatre-going experience. Tickets are available now on the Spec Labs website. New VIP options will not only get you a coveted Spec-O-Ween t-shirt but also a signed poster by famed artist, animator, and new Kaleidos “Super Machitos” blind box toy designer Jorge Gutierrez. Most notably, he is the star of Spec Labs x Autism in Entertainment documentary FIGHTING WITH AUTISM, which exhibited at San Diego Comic-Con Film Festival 2025.