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Diversionary Theatre

4545 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA 92116


Review: TREASURE ISLAND at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Review: TREASURE ISLAND at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

by Melissa Heckscher · June 22, 2026

Review: Even if you leave wanting a few more cannon blasts from Theatricum Botanicum's 2026 adaptation of TREASURE ISLAND, you'll be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful place to spend a summer evening.…

Review: THE FIRST GENTLEMAN World Premiere Musical at Torrance Theatre Company

Review: THE FIRST GENTLEMAN World Premiere Musical at Torrance Theatre Company

by Shari Barrett · June 22, 2026

Director Glenn Kelman is to be commended for taking on the challenge of coordinating twenty cast members moving scenery and set pieces into place to create 22 set changes in 14 locations on such a small stage, as well as setting the timing of each Ameri-News video projection to forward the story. An…

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

by Evan Henerson · June 21, 2026

Casting high school aged teen-agers can be a trickier needle to thread than one might think. Two actors who are still in high school wrestling down the spectrum of emotions, growth journeys and heartbreak of Shakespeare’s tale is no small achievement. Asher Hagler and Quinnlyn Scheppner make thei…

Review: AMAZING GRAVES Sets Two Short Plays Inside the Same Cemetery

Review: AMAZING GRAVES Sets Two Short Plays Inside the Same Cemetery

by Shari Barrett · June 17, 2026

Have you ever wondered what really goes on in cemeteries when memories are shared with those seen and unseen at grave sites?  Then head on over to see two, funny and life-affirming plays in this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, bundled together as Amazing Graves, produced by Amanda Lynne for Neo…

Review: Diana Varco Shares Her Journey to RISE Above Childhood Rage

Review: Diana Varco Shares Her Journey to RISE Above Childhood Rage

by Shari Barrett · June 16, 2026

It's a very well done, confrontational hour-long play at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, but also life-affirming to know none of us are alone in the struggle for emotional maturity rather than turn to the easy crutches of overeating, alcohol abuse, drug use or unbridled sex to forget about …

Review: ANASTASIA - THE MUSICAL Enchants at La Mirada Theatre

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

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

by Michael Quintos · June 8, 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…

Past Shows

Sherry Vine's Dirty Blonde

Sherry Vine's Dirty Blonde

Apr 9

Dirty Blonde, starring Sherry Vine, one of the leading comedy drag legends! This ALL NEW, live singing show includes hilarious parodies of Taylor Swift, Tina...

Straddle

Straddle

Feb 19 – Mar 15, 2026

It’s Dodie and Vita’s anniversary again. And this year’s celebration feels an awful lot like last year’s. And the year before that. In this sexy...

New Year's Eve with Varla Jean Merman

New Year's Eve with Varla Jean Merman

Dec 31 – Jan 1, 2026

Join us for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve with international drag superstar Varla Jean Merman! The evening will begin on our mainstage with a performance...

Sherry Vine’s Holiday Package

Sherry Vine’s Holiday Package

Dec 13

Oh, do we have a package in store for you! “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” and Sherry Vine has a holiday show skewering...

To My Girls

To My Girls

Nov 13 – Dec 7, 2025

A tight-knit group of gay men reunite in Palm Springs for a weekend of rekindling friendships, drinking poolside margaritas, and the biggest highlight: recording a...

Manifest P*ssy

Manifest P*ssy

Sep 17 – Oct 12, 2025

A rock concert/standup special/ritual sacrifice that follows Shakina’s pilgrimage to Thailand for gender confirmation surgery. A journey of faith and trans liberation, Manifest P*ssy combines...

Manifest Pussy

Manifest Pussy

Sep 19 – Sep 22, 2024

 Manifest Pussy  is a rock concert/standup special/ritual sacrifice that follows Shakina’s pilgrimage to Thailand for gender confirmation. A journey of faith and trans liberation, Manifest Pussy combines Shakina’s...

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Nov 30 – Dec 23, 2023

The Glass Menagerie NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 23By Tennessee WilliamsDirected by Lisa BergerAbout the Show: The mother of queer classics, this nostalgic story of love, regret, and...

Ballast

May 5 – Jun 4, 2017

dir: Matt M. Morrow. World Premiere  ...

Spark New Play Festival

Spark New Play Festival

May 18 – May 21, 2017

From May 18-21, Spark will present four one-night-only readings of fascinating contemporary works never before seen in San Diego by exceptional playwrights. Diversionary’s World Premiere...

A Gay Marriage by Ronnie Larsen

"A Gay Marriage" by Ronnie Larsen

Jul 17 – Jul 31, 2016

"A Gay Marriage" by Ronnie Larsen offers a sobering look at gay marriage after the honeymoon ends. Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and Fridays and Sundays...

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