West Adams at Skylight Theatre

Lisa Ramirez, Jami Brandli, Penelope Lowder & More to be Featured in L.A. Writer's Workshop Festival

August 24, 2022 Los Angeles audiences will have the opportunity to experience new theatre thanks to Center Theatre Group’s L.A. Writers’ Workshop Festival which will take place over the course of two weekends, September 9-11 and September 16-18, 2022 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

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Playwrights' Arena & Skylight Theatre Company to Present the World Premiere of APARTMENT LIVING

February 16, 2022 Advancing to their second World Premiere this season, live performance returns to the stage at Skylight Theatre on March 12th, in partnership with Playwrights' Arena. Award winning playwright Boni B. Alvarez captures the pulse of the times we’re living in as he gives audiences a bird’s eye view of Apartment Living.

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Center Theatre Group Announces 2021-2022 L.A. Writers' Workshop Participants

September 10, 2021 Center Theatre Group has selected participants for the 2021-2022 L.A. Writers' Workshop, where local playwrights are invited to spend a year in residence at the company researching and writing new works with the feedback from artistic staff and their fellow writers.

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Skylight LIVE Presents RELEASED, NOT FREE Through May 30

May 24, 2021 Skylight Theatre Company in partnership with Housing Works presents ten unique voices of experience. In California alone, thousands of inmates are released from jails and prisons every year. Over half will return within three years. Determined, these ten share their stories while working hard to stay on the road to redemption. 

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Skylight Theatre Company Offers New Plays Live Online

September 29, 2020 Love resumed and love thwarted on a single day, when the 6th installment of Benton Way is presented October 1st at 3p.m..

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Nancy Travis and Charles Shaughnessy Star in WAKE UP CALL Live Online from Skylight Theatre Company

September 21, 2020 Live online at 3:00pm Thursday, September 24th, Skylight Live presents another new play. Written by Wendy Kout & Jeff Reno, Gregg T. Daniel will direct. Skylight Theatre Company brings together some of LA's most talented writers, directors and actors for weekly presentations, discussions, and uplifting works, written specifically for this medium.

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Skylight LIVE Presents WE WRITE September 10

September 08, 2020 Boni B. Alvarez, Cory Hinkle, Tom Lavagnino, and Penelope Lowder will be part of the 'We Write' discussion this Thursday, September 10th at 3pm on Skylight Live. Moderated by Tony Abatemarco, four of SkyLab's professional playwrights give insights into the journey of a writer.

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Skylight Theatre Offers FLAPPING & FLYING

September 01, 2020 Starring JoBeth Williams and Joe Spano, the new short play Flapping & Flying premiere's live online Thursday, September 3rd.

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Skylight Theatre New Web Series BETWEEN PORTLAND AND PHILLY

August 25, 2020 Skylight Theatre's new web series offers Between Portland And Philly, August 27 @ 3:00pm. Run time: 12 - 15 minutes.

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JoBeth Williams & Joe Spano Star in ALLERGIC TO WALNUTS Premiere from Skylight Live

August 11, 2020 New series, new plays. Free, fun, LIVE online. Skylight Theatre Company brings together some of LA's most talented writers, directors, and actors for weekly presentations of uplifting works, written specifically for this medium.

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WEST ADAMS Featured On Skylight LIVE, July 30

July 29, 2020 Skylight Theatre presents a stream of the play WEST ADAMS. Written by Penelope Lowder & Directed by Michael A. Shepperd, 3:00pm Thursday, July 30, 2020.

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KPFK's Arts In Review Spotlights Penelope Lowder's WEST ADAMS

July 23, 2020 KPFK'S Arts In Review welcomes playwright Penelope Lowder and actress Allison Blaize, discussing Skylight Theatre Company's presentation of the archival video of West Adams by Penelope Lowder, directed by Michael A. Shepperd, a play about the absurdity of racism, the first of a three play season of Skylight's SkyLab developed plays that were planned for 2020. It will run for free on FB and YouTube on Thursday, July 30th at 3pm, Skylight Live: https://skylighttheatre.org/event/skylight-live/.

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BWW Review: WEST ADAMS at Skylight Theatre WEST ADAMS Smartly Takes on Privilege, Race, and Status

February 11, 2020 Penelope Lowder's WEST ADAMS is a keenly observed look at race, class, and privilege seen through a magnifying glass that elevates it to an over-the-top state, for both better and worse. The timely show focuses on two interracial married couples: pregnant Caucasian Sarah (Allison Blaize) and Latin Edward (Andrés M. Bagg), and Asian Julie (Jenny Soo) and Caucasian Michael (Clayton Farris). They live in the burgeoning West Adams district of Los Angeles, thrilled to be part of the community's gentrification. But when a very wealthy black family moves in across the street, they struggle to even pretend they can keep up with the Jones', and the pressure devolves them into a spiral of resentment, racism, and, ultimately, revenge.

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BWW Interview: Actor/Director Michael A. Shepperd Stepping Off-Stage to WEST ADAMS

January 29, 2020 A creative staple of the Los Angeles Theatre community, director/actor Michael A. Shepperd will next be exhibiting his directorial talents in the world premiere of playwright Penelope Lowder's WEST ADAMS, opening February 1, 2020 at the Skylight Theatre. This dark comedy on race, class, and a bouncy house in the West Adams neighborhood features Andrés M. Bagg, Allison Blaize, Clayton Farris and Jenny Soo. Michael managed to find a spare moment between his multi-tasking to answer a few of my inquisitive queries.

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Skylight Theatre Company Has Announced its 2020 Season

January 21, 2020 Skylight Theatre Company, recognized for their unwavering commitment to developing new works, has confirmed a 2020 lineup of three plays, and a fourth TBA. All plays are new to Los Angeles.

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