THE MINUTES
“It’s devilishly funny until it’s not. It is thrilling and essential theater that interrogates the present by laying bare how history is written." Variety
Upcoming Shows
MARK BROWN'S AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
“... smart enough to make sophisticated adults laugh out loud and shamelessly silly enough to keep children in the audience interested and entertained." NY Times
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
“… wonderfully captures the spirit of these seminal figures who would go on to change the course of popular music.”– Hollywood Reporter
LES MISÉRABLES
CVREP EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ADAM KARSTEN will be at the helm of this new staging of what is one of the world’s most revered musicals.
Auditions
Review: IN THE TOMB OF TEN THOUSAND CALENDARS at Moving Arts Theatre
What did our critic think of IN THE TOMB OF TEN THOUSAND CALENDARS at Moving Arts Theatre?…
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Theater Palisades At The Odyssey
TP’s production of Abaire’s KIMBERLY AKIMBO, the 2000 play, not the musical, is a potent concoction of pitch-black humor, family dysfunction and unexpected does of sweetness that one would not expect out of a tale this offbeat.…
Review: SWEENEY TODD at The Gem Theater
The Gem Theatre in Garden Grove, CA, tackles one of Broadway’s darkest musicals, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, armed with every color of light you can think of.…
Review: COME FROM AWAY at Ovation Theatre
Amid the heat and haze of Bakersfield emerges a spine-shivering show of human connection, compassion, and camaraderie. One of the first community theatre productions of Come From Away brings out the best of humanity (and Bakersfield) on stage.…
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Hudson Backstage Theatre
With a powerhouse cast and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story about how mental illness shapes a family, Hudson Backstage's production of NEXT TO NORMAL was every bit as moving as its source material.…
Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at Broadwater Black Box
Political and politically motivated, this quintet of characters offers a blistering two-hour presentation on how extremist religious views can warp minds, even that of intellectuals. It’s a smart, timely, and timeless script that is both illuminating and alarming.…
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Old Globe Theatre - San Diego
The world of Barry Edelstein’s high octane spin on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at the Old Globe Theater is much of a much, containing much of just about everything...Of Shakespeare’s comedies, Edelstein’s cast, crew and musicians have worked awfully hard to make this merry.…
Review: Immersive Rock Opera DRACULA THE MUSICAL at Nocturne Theatre
Based on characters in Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula: The Musical, with a score by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics/book by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, will no doubt attract fans of the genre and its well-known characters to see Justin Meyers bring his terrifyingly horrific yet totally mesmerizing im…
Review: THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Like the playwright, several of these company members are themselves proud Topangans. Performing as they are in the center of town, in quite literally the House that Geer Built, you’ve got to figure that they have a nightly audience who will get all the hippy in-jokes.…
Review: PUPPET UP! at the Richardo Montalbán Theatre
Puppet Up!'s motley crew of Jim Henson puppets are as raw and funny as you can get...if you're willing.…
Past Shows
114 total · showing 81–90
CVRep Presents: Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias
Pablo, a high-powered lawyer, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, are realizing the American dream when they purchase a house next door to community stalwarts Virginia and Frank. But a disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals into an all-out...
Life X 3 by Yasmina Reza
Henry and Sonia are having a difficult evening with Arnaud, their wakeful six-year-old son; but Henry has other worries. About to publish the results of two years research on the flatness of galaxy halos, hes desperate to make a good impression on the distinguished...
Strong Words - Stories For Grownups
Now it feels like the holidays! says every audience member after a Strong Words holiday performance. The hot LA story salon makes a triumphant return to CVRep with an all-star cast of storytellers in this special best of celebration of laughter, good cheer and delicious holiday...
Coachella Valley Improv/Comedy Festival
The Coachella Valley Improv/Comedy Festival is a 2-day event consisting of a special guest appearance by comedy legend Tom Dreesen; Saturday and Sunday daytime workshops; Afternoon and evening performances and competitions featuring household names and emerging talent.
The Palm Springs Opera Guild Concert featuring Jacquelynne Fontaine
Coachella Valley Repertory's Summer Classical Music Series continues with this live performance from world-renowned opera singer and Palm Springs Opera Guild First Place winner Jacquelynne Fontaine.You won't want to miss this 60 minute performance from the multi-talented...
CVRep's Classical Summer Series Presents: The Virginia Waring International Piano Competition
You won't want to miss the next event in Coachella Valley Repertory's Summer Classical Music Series, which brings the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition to the CVRep stage at 7pm PST on June 24th. 2019 prize winner Victor Shylyakhtenko will entertain with a...
Brothers of the Desert Presents: Speak My Words, Tell My Truth by Lorenz Qatav
Part poetry, storytelling, and play, the dialogue of six characters who present the lives and works of Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Essex Hemphill, E. Lynn Harris, Tarrell Alvin McCraney, and others, explore how their works influenced American cultural aesthetics and its...
Whittier Trust Presents: The Golden Fleece By A.R. Gurney ~ A Virtual Staged Reading
Directed by Joanne Gordon and starring Angela Sauer and Joel Bryant, this staged reading is a funny, yet poignant comment on marriage. The tragedy of Medeas awful revenge on her faithless husband, Jason, does not appear to fit into the world of middle-class domesticity. Betty...
Acting Workshop For Youth & Teens
This eight-week course is designed for students 12 15 years old. Instructor Francesca Amari will use theatre games, improv exercises, monologue work to create a fun, virtual learning environment. The course begins on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 9:30 am and will run for eight...
Broadway Showstoppers: Classic Moments Part II
Glenn will explore more classic moments on Broadway! Join him as he explores the songwriting team, Kander and Ebb; Lerner and Loewe; and duo, Rodgers and Hammerstein.
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Comics Reading Comics Dynasty Typewriter (9/13-9/13) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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It's A Lot Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe (9/17-9/19) |
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Jane Austen UnScripted Kings Road Park (9/12-9/27) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (9/24-10/02) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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DEATH BECOMES HER Hollywood Pantages Theatre (7/06-7/25) |