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Review: Arthur Miller’s THE PRICE at Pacific Resident Theatre through April 12


by Shari Barrett - March 09, 2026

Thanks to de Santos’ insightful direction, the on-going dialogues never seem to drag and the action flows at a pace which keeps the audience interested in just what happens between these well-written characters....

Review: RED HARLEM at Company Of Angels


by Evan Henerson - March 06, 2026

In the premiere of RED HARLEM at Company of Angels, director Bernadette Speakes’s production offers some frequently dynamic staging which is brought down by a mixed bag of acting performances and the heavy-handed messaging of Henderson’s script....

Review: HONOUR by Ruskin Group Theatre


by Shari Barrett - March 01, 2026

Director Max Mayer keeps the action authentic and story realistically contrite after helping execute the play’s workshop, making this production an especially meaningful return to the material....

Review: RICHARD III at A Noise Within


by Evan Henerson - February 27, 2026

Embodied by the exciting Ann Noble and surrounded by a solid cast, Richard and his dastardly deeds are every inch at home within the world of Guillermo Cienfuegos’s sweet and seedy production of RICHARD III for A Noise Within....

Review: Patti LuPone's MATTERS OF THE HEART at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - March 02, 2026

LuPone has woven an unexpected, eclectic musical collage that leads to two clear conclusions; she knows what sounds good in her voice and she knows how to sell a song....

Review: NATURAL SELECTION AT THE ZEPHYR THEATRE at Zephyr Theatre


by Tracey Paleo - February 25, 2026

NATURAL SELECTION is an excessive existential exploration of the ways women encounter their own subjectification.  Playwright Stacy Adelman, gets the point across – in the first 20 minutes. ...

Review: British Farce THE COTTAGE At Torrance Theater Company


by Shari Barrett - February 24, 2026

Hilarity ensues as alcohol is consumed, leading to brilliant cat and mouse games during which laughs abound....

Review: HERE LIES LOVE at Mark Taper Forum


by Evan Henerson - February 22, 2026

With so many delights and leaning heavily into both the political moment that is recounts and what America is experiencing in the here and now, HERE LIES LOVE rocks as aggressively as it rallies....

Review: SPAMALOT Revives A New Quest at OC's Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - February 20, 2026

Initially billed as a show that was 'lovingly ripped off' from the 1975 cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Tony Award–winning 2005 Broadway musical comedy MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT™ gleefully gallops back onto the stage in a brand new production with its signature coconut-clack...

Review: APPLAUSE at Eli & Edythe Broad Stage


by Cary Ginell - February 18, 2026

Musical Theatre Guild, the Los Angeles-based company that produces staged readings of long-forgotten, rarely seen musicals, has done it again with a stellar and highly entertaining production of the 1970 musical Applause. ...

Past Shows

Ain't All So Grimm
Ain't All So Grimm
Feb 28 – Mar 21, 2020

Force of Nature proudly presents the World Premiere of Robert J. Watsons Aint All so Grimm. What secrets and treasures can be found in the...

Jelly Beans
Jelly Beans
Mar 1 – Feb 22, 2020

We're opening the bag to offer you some of our "Jelly Beans," a delicious evening of short, original plays of all colors, shapes and sizes....

A Christmas Rush at the Movies
A Christmas Rush at the Movies
Dec 13 – Dec 15, 2019

Yippie ki yay, theatre goers! We're settling the debate, once and for all. Yes, "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie. But when John McClane meets...

Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Sep 22 – Oct 13, 2019

Come celebrate All Hallows Eve at Force of Nature with an evening of tales and mystery from the Master of the Macabre himself, Edgar Allan...

Harry Potter & the Forbidden Rush
Harry Potter & the Forbidden Rush
Aug 23 – Aug 25, 2019

Force of Nature (very unofficially) invites you to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for a weekend of Magic!This is an evening of entertainment that...

Masters of the Dark Realm
Masters of the Dark Realm
Jun 21 – Jul 13, 2019

Force of Nature Productions is proud to present the world premiere of the award-winning comedy-drama Masters of the Dark Realm by Thomas J. Misuraca. When...

Telenovela
Telenovela
Apr 5 – Apr 27, 2019

Force of Nature is proud to present the return of the hilarious hit comedy "Telenovela." The story follows the bitter and melodramatic rivalry between the...

Telenovela
Telenovela
Apr 5 – Apr 27, 2019

Force of Nature is proud to present the return of the hilarious hit comedy Telenovela. The story follows the bitter and melodramatic rivalry between the...

PL.A.Y Noir 2018
PL.A.Y Noir 2018
Oct 26 – Nov 18, 2018

PL.A.Y Noir returns to the Golden Age of Hollywood with the seventh season of PL.A.Y Noir. With the City of Angels as its backdrop, PL.A.Y...

A Midsummer Night's Rush
A Midsummer Night's Rush
Jun 29 – Jul 1, 2017

Join Force of Nature Productions as we pay homage to the Godfather of Theater the only way we know how: we modernize his language to...

War Stories
War Stories
Feb 3 – Feb 26, 2017

The lives of four Angelenos intersect in unexpected and disastrous ways, proving that – in the words of the Classical Roman Poet, Ovid – when...

PL.A.Y Noir (2016)
PL.A.Y Noir (2016)
Sep 9 – Oct 2, 2016

PL.A.Y Noir returns for its 5th year with seven new original Film Noir inspired one-act plays. A well rounded mix of comedy and drama set...

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