The Art of Dreaming: a landscape of L.A. voices at Lineage Performing Arts Center

The Art of Dreaming: a landscape of L.A. voices is an uplifting live theatrical production featuring four professional writers-performers, all teaching artists connected to About…Productions’ transformative Young Theaterworks program, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. The original monologues are rooted in each writers' personal, cultural, and L.A.–centric experiences.

The writers-performers are Catherine (Kat) Dee Holly, Marta Portillo, Brandon Rachal, and Sayda Trujillo.

The production directed by Marlene Beltran explores dreaming as a poetic and active practice—how individuals imagine identity, belonging, perseverance, and future possibility. Beltran says, “this devised work centers original monologues written and performed by professional teaching artists reflecting on what it means to live, create, and educate in Los Angeles. Written in response to students’ powerful voices, the deeply personal monologues explore what it means to dream in a world shaped by migration, generational memory, injustice, and a longing for rest. These stories of freedom and fear, family and community, and joy and grief illuminate dreaming as both an act of survival and a radical expression of hope.”

Ly Eisenstein is designing video projections which are an important element of the production which will integrate student voices from About…Productions’ Young Theaterworks program. Tony Sauza is the sound designer, composing original music for the production.

A fundraiser, Building Futures Through the Arts: Celebrating Young Theaterworks 25th Anniversary, will take place following the March 29th matinee performance which includes a reception and silent auction to raise crucial funds for in-school residencies that provide public high school students with highly impactful academic and creative experiences. Fundraiser ticket also includes reserved seating.

PERFORMANCE DATES/TIMES

Saturday, March 28th: Doors open at 7:30 PM, show at 8:00 PM -- General Seating

Sunday, March 29th: Doors open at 1:30 PM, show at 2:00 PM -- General Seating, and Fundraiser Reserved Seating with post-show reception and silent auction

TICKETS

$30 at door; $25 online;

$20 students/seniors/veterans (USE CODE STUDENT5 or SENIOR5 or VET5 at checkout. Please be prepared to show your I.D. at box office.)

$50 March 29 Fundraiser ticket includes reserved seats for matinee show, post-show reception and silent auction (click on March 29 for fundraiser ticket availability)

FREE PARKING AVAILABLE AT VENUE