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ATWATER VILLAGE THEATRE

3269 Casitas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90039

Upcoming Shows

...but you could've held my hand
Jun 4 – Jun 15, 2026

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...

The Great Clown Bank Show
Jun 27 – Aug 1, 2026

The Great Clown Bank Show is an immersive circus-theater extravaganza created and directed by Hank Jacobs, featuring original circus music by Stephen Jacobs and songs...



Interview: Director Ellen Geer on TREASURE ISLAND at Theatricum Botanicum


by Shari Barrett - June 12, 2026

BroadwayWorld spoke with director Ellen Geer about her vision for the production, what drew her to adapt it for Theatricum Botanicum, and what she hopes audiences will love about the story as much as she does....

Review: ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL Enchants at La Mirada Theatre


by Michael Quintos - June 11, 2026

I'll say this now: this Summer's most beguiling, most enchanting theatrical surprise is perhaps the brand new, gorgeously opulent regional production of ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL, now on stage at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through June 20, 2026. A visual stunner punctuated by remark...

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes New Tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC


by Michael Quintos - June 08, 2026

You may ask yourself—is seeing a touring stage production of the globally and generationally ubiquitous 1959 musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC still worth experiencing live on stage in 2026? While the stage musical in its current touring form certainly doesn't offer anything revolutionary or new to the s...

Review: 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica


by Shari Barrett - June 06, 2026

9 to 5 the Musical was an enjoyably nostalgic experience for those of us who actually lived through working in mid-20th Century offices, albeit losing much humorous dialogue and lyrics due to the faulty sound system....

Review: GRANGEVILLE Staged to Absolute Perfection at the Ruskin Group Theatre


by Shari Barrett - June 05, 2026

The West Coast premiere of Grangeville is staged to absolute perfection on all levels including the script, director, actors, and overall technical brilliance at the Ruskin Group Theatre....

Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE at LA OPERA


by Andrew Child - June 04, 2026

Suzanne Andrade and Barrie Kosky’s Magic Flute returns to LA Opera with a whimsical fusion of animations by Paul Barritt. The effect of the production is a bit surprising. Yes, as characters are revealed by revolving doors and interact with animations of barking dogs, Mozart’s music takes on a n...

Review: Defying Gravity - An Evening with Stephen Schwartz Flies to the Irvine Barclay


by Michael Quintos - June 04, 2026

It's a very rare treat—particularly all the way here in Orange County, California—to hear Broadway songs and the stories behind them performed directly by the legendary composer himself, even for just a one-night-only event. But that is exactly the gift bestowed upon a rapt audience recently whe...

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Hollywood Pantages


by Evan Henerson - June 03, 2026

As substantial as its built-in assets are, the two-time Tony Award winner, musical is lacking in other areas. Book writer Kristoffer Diaz has crafted an exciting leading character, and an even more interesting supporting player. Alas, he has also included a rather perfunctory family triangle that gu...

Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Mark Taper Forum


by Evan Henerson - May 31, 2026

Booth’s deeply sympathetic rendering of a good man navigating a life of crises is 95 minutes of sublimity. And in the role of Kenneth, actor Petey McGee delivers a performance that is as throat lump-inducing as it is uplifting....

Review: ANTIGONE at Antaeus


by Evan Henerson - May 27, 2026

Andy Wolk's production transports Sophokles’s work off the pages of a high school syllabus and directly across the threshold of our comfort zone....

Past Shows

For Want of a Horse
For Want of a Horse
Apr 17 – May 25, 2026

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
Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared
Apr 9 – May 3, 2026

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
Brownstone
Jan 24 – Feb 28, 2026

“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
"Esther Perel Ruined My Life"
Dec 6 – Dec 15, 2025

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
Amerika, or The Man Who Disappeared
Oct 17 – Nov 22, 2025

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
Nov 5 – Nov 9, 2025

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
Sinner's Laundry
Jun 13 – Jun 28, 2025

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
"Trauma Play"
May 22 – Jun 2, 2025

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
To Each Their Own
Apr 17 – May 4, 2025

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
One Jewish Boy
Mar 20 – Apr 28, 2025

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
Bat Boy: The Musical
Feb 28 – Apr 6, 2025

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
Don't Touch My Hair
Feb 13 – Feb 24, 2025

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
NIGHTINGALE
Nov 8 – Nov 17, 2024

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
Clarkston
Sep 13 – Oct 21, 2024

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
The Bauhaus Project
Jul 19 – Aug 25, 2024

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
Arrowhead
Feb 8 – Mar 4, 2024

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?
Radical or, are you gonna miss me?
Nov 11 – Dec 11, 2023

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
Blood at the Root
Sep 9 – Oct 28, 2023

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
Certain Death and Other Considerations
Sep 24 – Oct 15, 2023

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
Crabs in a Bucket
Jul 14 – Aug 21, 2023

“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
Starmites
Jun 2 – Jul 8, 2023

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
The Thin Place
Mar 17 – Apr 24, 2023

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
And If I Don't Behave Then What
Jan 28 – Mar 4, 2023

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?
Do You Feel Anger?
Jan 21 – Feb 25, 2023

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
Anatomy of Gray
Nov 19 – Jan 21, 2023

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
To The Bone
Oct 1 – Nov 5, 2022

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
Mother Sisters
Oct 5 – Oct 27, 2022

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
Babe
Sep 14 – Oct 24, 2022

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
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jun 17 – Aug 13, 2022

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
Untitled Baby Play
May 27 – Jun 27, 2022

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
The World Premiere of Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Solo Flight
Mar 11 – Mar 27, 2022

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
Stand Up If You're Here Tonight
Oct 1 – Oct 30, 2021

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
Mar 11 – Apr 20, 2020

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
Rorschach Fest
Feb 10 – Apr 5, 2020

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
Handjob
Sep 4 – Oct 21, 2019

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
Pass Over
Jul 10 – Aug 19, 2019

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
Dancing at Lughnasa
Jul 6 – Aug 18, 2019

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
Mama Metal
May 17 – Jun 23, 2019

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
Anna in the Tropics
Apr 27 – Jun 8, 2019

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
The Wolves
Mar 13 – Apr 22, 2019

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)
What Matters Now?/! (Another Political Pop-Up of the Theatrical Kind)
Mar 15 – Apr 6, 2019

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
Last Call
Jan 11 – Feb 23, 2019

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
All Night Long
Sep 8 – Oct 21, 2018

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
Gloria
Sep 12 – Oct 21, 2018

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
Under Milk Wood
Jul 20 – Aug 25, 2018

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
What Happened When
Jul 25 – Aug 23, 2018

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
Cry It Out
Jul 11 – Aug 19, 2018

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
Cult of Love
May 18 – Jun 24, 2018

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...

Forever Bound
Forever Bound
May 9 – Jun 16, 2018

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
What Happened When
Apr 11 – Apr 26, 2018

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
An Undivided Heart
Mar 14 – Apr 22, 2018

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
One Year Later
Feb 16 – Mar 3, 2018

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
deLEARious
Nov 3 – Dec 16, 2017

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
Nevertheless, She Persisted
Aug 24 – Sep 10, 2017

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
Welcome to Your Alternative Reality
Jul 15 – Aug 12, 2017

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
2017 EST/LA PLAYWRIGHTS ONE ACT FESTIVAL
Jun 21 – Jul 16, 2017

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!
Woody's Order!
Mar 25 – Apr 22, 2017

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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