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Atwater Village Theatre
3269 Casitas Ave.Los Angeles, CA 90039
Upcoming Shows
‘F**king Strangers’
The Echo Theater Company presents the world premiere of a deliciously off-kilter comedy. Ru hasn’t left his bedroom in six years. Mick can’t stop paying...
F**king Strangers
F**king Strangers is a dark comedy by Erik Patterson, commissioned by The Echo Theater Company and directed by artistic director Chris Fields. The play follows...
New Works Festival
IAMA Theatre Company's 9th annual New Works Festival offers audiences a first look at future hits while giving playwrights the chance to experience public reception...
What We Leave Behind
What We Leave Behind is an IAMA-commissioned world premiere play written by IAMA ensemble member Gloria Calderón Kellett and directed by IAMA Associate Artistic Director...
Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company
Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.…
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Chance Theater
Beautifully and tenderly directed by Matthew McCray, this ferociously performed and often visually hypnotic intimate production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is such a pleasant surprise, instantly becoming one of Chance Theater's most piercingly emotional new musicals it has ever produc…
Review: APPLAUSE at The Group Rep
Applause has too much heart and is simply too much fun to be bogged down by its shortcomings, so audiences should take advantage of catching this gem while they can.…
Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
In the fantastical, visually-enchanting stage play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD—the theatrical continuation of J.K. Rowling's beloved magical saga—the idea of revisiting the past is embraced as its central theme, which in turn shifts the focus away from the mischievous school adventures tha…
Review: MUSE/IQUE DEFIANTLY JONI: A SINGER/SONGWRITER BARES HER SOUL at Mark Taper Forum
The concert offered an intimate tribute to Joni Mitchell's unique genius, offering a revelatory look at the cultural milieu and musical streams that fed into her art, and then poured out of her Laurel Canyon home and into her unique ways of mixing other genres and artists into her music – or inspi…
Review: ANATOMY OF A BACK by Kick Boom Theater at Electric Lodge
John Wuchte and his Kick Boom Theater ensemble of five actors and two onstage musicians (Wuchte on percussion and Sarah Green on guitar) continue their exploration of live percussion scoring the actors’ movement, gestures and stylized dialogue during Anatomy of a Back at the Electric Lodge in Veni…
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Musical Theatre West
Musical Theatre West's brand new presentation of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT marks the fifth time the 74-season-old institution is revisiting this ubiquitous musical, this time starring hunky Broadway alum and America's Got Talent standout Brian Justin Crum. For all intents and purp…
Review: MEAN GIRLS at Wisteria Theater
Even in Los Angeles, in the midst of a spectacular live theater renaissance, there are few theaters in town doing musicals with as much deep excellence and sheer joy as Wisteria Theater.…
Review: MEXODUS at Pasadena Playhouse
When we hum along, dance, applaud or whatever (folks in the up close Get Down section probably have more opportunity to, you know, get down), the connection to the story and to its themes feels that much more immediate.…
Review: PAINTED PONIES Starring Rachel Sorsa at Ruskin Group Theatre
Sorsa’s extraordinary talent in enveloping Pam as if she was inside her soul, along with Elina de Santos minimally invasive direction by keeping Sorsa seated on the couch center stage to tell her story into her cell phone, will keep your sharp focus on Ian McRae’s monologue honoring human resili…
Past Shows
...but you could've held my hand
IAMA Theatre Company concludes its 18th season with the workshop production of ...but you could've held my hand, written by JuCoby Johnson and directed by...
For Want of a Horse
The Echo Theater Company presents the world premiere of a darkly comic, deeply human exploration of love, desire and unconventional relationships. Calvin is devoted to...
Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared
Hailed by critics as “wildly inventive, “impactful and imaginative” and “a must see,” Dietrich Smith’s acclaimed adaptation of Franz Kafka’s first novel returns to the...
Brownstone
“If only these walls could talk.” Open Fist Theatre Company makes that wish a reality with the Los Angeles premiere of Brownstone, a bittersweet comedic...
"Esther Perel Ruined My Life"
IAMA Theatre Company will present a workshop production of Mathilde Dratwa’s biting, tender, and tragically modern play Esther Perel Ruined My Life. The glossy veneer of marriage, monogamy, and motherhood...
Amerika, or The Man Who Disappeared
Open Fist Theatre Company presents the world premiere of new stage adaptation of Franz Kafka’s first novel. Arriving in New York City on a steamer,...
The Menopause Monologues
The Menopause Monologues is a collaborative theater movement designed to illuminate the experiences surrounding menopause, created by Carrie Vanhouten and directed by Lisa Anne Morrison....
Sinner's Laundry
Sam and Jess would like to welcome you to Newport Women’s Correctional Facility to join them in The Rapture! All the other inmates have mysteriously...
"Trauma Play"
IAMA Theatre Company closes its 17th season with a workshop production of the dark comedy Trauma Play by Abigail Miller. This new work will be...
To Each Their Own
New Crime Noir Drama To Each Their Own Premieres in Los Angeles Art Crush LA’s First Theatrical Production Delivers a Powerful Tale of Betrayal, Loyalty, and...
One Jewish Boy
The Echo Theater Company presents the West Coast premiere of One Jewish Boy, a funny, biting, bittersweet story about two young people in love who...
Bat Boy: The Musical
Horrifying Musical Brought Back to Horrifying Life by Horrifying Theater Company! More terrifying than Cats! Open Fist Theatre Company presents the horror rock musical cult...
Don't Touch My Hair
IAMA Theatre Company, committed to cultivating new voices and creating new, boundary-pushing work, continues its 17th season with the workshop production of Don't Touch My...
NIGHTINGALE
ANNOUNCING NIGHTINGALE AT ATWATER VILLAGE THEATREFEATURING LANCE A. WILLIAMS AND DIRECTED BY BRANDON MENDEZ HOMER, PRESENTED BY STARVING ARTISTS USADAPTED TO THE STAGE BY ORIGINAL SCREENWRITER FREDERICK...
Clarkston
The Echo Theater Company presents a profoundly poignant, empathic and hopeful new play about human connection by MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” recipient Samuel D. Hunter....
The Bauhaus Project
Open Fist Theatre Company premieres The Bauhaus Project by Tom Jacobson, a world premiere theatrical event presented in two binge-worthy parts (Part 1: Bauhaus Weimer...
Arrowhead
IAMA Theatre Company presents a new comedy about love, sex, identity… and found family. Gen is unexpectedly pregnant. Gen is also a lesbian. Yeah, it’s...
Radical or, are you gonna miss me?
What do you do when the people you call family are the ones who hurt you the most? After being bailed out of jail by...
Blood at the Root
Racial tensions erupt in an explosive ensemble drama based on a real-life incident at a Louisiana high school. Open Fist Theatre Company presents Blood at...
Certain Death and Other Considerations
Direct from a smash-hit run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this ensemble-devised, “eco-anxious” dark comedy combines Greek tragic structure, realism and physical theater to explore...
Crabs in a Bucket
“If I can’t have it — neither can you!” The Echo Theater Company presents an outrageous, smart and very funny satire about the impact of...
Starmites
Open Fist Theatre Company presents a new production of Starmites, the joyous, 1989 Tony-nominated sci-fi fantasy musical adventure that’s a comic book come-to-life. Shy teenager...
The Thin Place
Linda can speak with the dead. Hilda wants to. The Echo Theater Company presents a spine-tingling new play that questions the things we don’t know...
And If I Don't Behave Then What
If I resist, if I cross that line, if I don’t conform …what then? Open Fist Theatre Company presents the West Coast premiere of the...
Do You Feel Anger?
The #MeToo movement meets cancel culture in this truly outrageous comedy that The New York Times calls “ingenious,” “inspired” and “flat-out hilarious.” When Sofia is...
Anatomy of Gray
Set at the end of the 19th century in the small town of Gray, Indiana, The Wizard of Oz meets Our Town in the Open...
To The Bone
Sometimes you get thrown a curveball. Open Fist Theatre Company presents the world premiere of a darkly funny comedy about family, baseball, genetics and the...
Mother Sisters
The Echo Theater Company presents a docu-play curated and constructed by Makaela Vogel based on interviews she conducted with her eight aunts. Looking back over...
Babe
Old habits die hard. The Echo Theater Company presents a dark comedy about cultural evolution and the selves we thought we knew. Abby has been...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Open Fist Theatre Company presents a provocative new production of A Midsummer Nights Dream set in the Antebellum South. Intrigued by the Mechanicals line That...
Untitled Baby Play
Six women find themselves trapped on an email chain as they plan their friend's baby shower when IAMA Theatre Company presents the world premiere of...
The World Premiere of Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Solo Flight
Dreamer. Rebel. Outcast.Jonathan Livingston Seagull is no ordinary bird.Banished to the Far Cliffs by his flock for daring to break with tradition, Jonathan spends his...
Stand Up If You're Here Tonight
VS. THEATRE COMPANY & CIRCLE X THEATRE CO. announce thatTHE WEST COAST PREMIERE OFSTAND UP IF YOURE HERE TONIGHTWritten and Directed by John Kolvenbach Is...
Poor Clare
Poor Clare is a very funny modern spin on the Middle Ages that couldnt feel more timely. Clare is just a regular noblewoman living in...
Rorschach Fest
Perception is everything. Open Fist Theatre Company opens its 30th anniversary season with three programs of short works, performed in rotating repertory, by playwrights renowned...
Handjob
When a gay writer hires a man to work as a shirtless cleaner, homophobia, racism and issues of consent bubble to the surface. This outrageous...
Pass Over
Antoinette Nwandus provocative mashup of Waiting for Godot and the Exodus saga is a rare piece of politically charged theater by a bold new American...
Dancing at Lughnasa
The beautiful, rolling hills of Ireland hold many stories and secrets. Set in the summer of 1936 during the Celtic harvest festival of Lughnasa, Brian...
Mama Metal
This joyfully irreverent black comedy entwines issues of identity with pop culture icons to tell a truly unique mother-daughter story. Sterling Milburns mother is dying...
Anna in the Tropics
Nilo Cruzs poignant and poetic 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning play captures 1929 Florida at a time when cigars were still rolled by hand and lectors were...
The Wolves
Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, these 16- and 17-year-olds navigate...
What Matters Now?/! (Another Political Pop-Up of the Theatrical Kind)
Open Fists annual political pop-up features a rotating roster of short plays by writers from across the country that explore our nation's current social and...
Last Call
In this semi-autobiographical dramedy by writer/producer Anne Kenney (Outlander, Switched at Birth, L.A. Law), the Vaughn familys go-to defense mechanism of sarcasm and mordant humor...
All Night Long
The thin line between waking and dreaming, the conscious and subconscious, is exposed in playwright John O’Keefe’s outrageously funny, surreal sit-com about 18 hours in...
Gloria
A razor-sharp, darkly comic drama about ambition, office warfare and pecking orders by MacArthur “genius” grant recipient Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. For the 20-somethings working at a...
Under Milk Wood
Intensely beautiful, poignant and sublimely funny, this “play for voices” by the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas recounts the dreams, gossip and waking hours of...
What Happened When
On a snowy night in a rural farmhouse, three siblings huddle together in the dark with a flashlight, while the audience (unseen by them) gathers...
Cry It Out
Cooped up on maternity leave and eager for conversation, Jessie invites the funny and forthright Lina for coffee in their neighboring backyards. They become fast...
Cult of Love
IAMA concludes its 10th anniversary with the final installment in Leslye Headland’s “Seven Deadly Plays” cycle — a black comedy that explores the final sin...
FeaturedForever Bound
Are we all savages? A rare book dealer's desperate scheme to avoid bankruptcy goes shockingly awry in this darkly funny literary thriller with a surprise...
What Happened When
On a snowy night in a rural farmhouse, three siblings huddle together in the dark with a flashlight, while the audience (unseen by them) gathers...
An Undivided Heart
Echo Theater Company and Circle X Theatre Co. join forces to present Yusuf Toropov’s new play that is part thriller and part spiritual mystery. How...
One Year Later
A three-week only political pop-up in a speakeasy setting, Open Fist’s ‘One Year Later’ gives voice to playwrights across the U.S. Fourteen short plays explore...
deLEARious
Tragedy meets hilarity and King Lear gets a happy ending in a madcap musical romp à la Mel Brooks and Monty Python. Open Fist Theatre...
Nevertheless, She Persisted
An evening of five world premiere short plays by female writers that explore the treatment of women in today's political climate: “yaj?,” written and directed...
Welcome to Your Alternative Reality
Take the edge off your week with a bracing tonic of laughter and lunacy! Highlights in this evening of interwoven one-acts and sketches include a...
2017 EST/LA PLAYWRIGHTS ONE ACT FESTIVAL
Newly produced works of one-act treasures, written by some of L.A.’s top playwrights, will be presented this summer throughout June and July. EST/LA is curating...
Woody's Order!
When Woody, a nonverbal, highly intelligent, cerebral palsied 8 year old realizes that something might one day happened to his parents, he “orders” backup. Woody always plans...
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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Julius Caesar Marin Shakespeare Company (8/14-9/13) |
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Riverdance 30 – The New Generation Ahmanson Theatre (4/13-4/18) |
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6 Out of 10 Theatre 68 (8/20-8/20) |
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C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo (8/02-8/02) |