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Geffen Playhouse

10886 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Geffen Playhouse is a theatre in Los Angeles.

Upcoming Shows

Purpose

Purpose

Nov 11 – Dec 13, 2026

Purpose, directed by Phylicia Rashad, will make its Los Angeles premiere at the Geffen Playhouse from November 11 to December 13, 2026. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins explores the complexities of legacy within a powerful Black political family as they...

Liberation

Liberation

Jan 27 – Feb 28, 2027

Liberation makes its West Coast premiere at Geffen Playhouse, following a successful run on Broadway. Written by Bess Wohl and directed by Whitney White, the play unfolds in 1970 Ohio, where six women gather for a consciousness-raising group, grappling with the complexities of...

The Monsters

The Monsters

Mar 3 – Apr 4, 2027

The Monsters, written by Ngozi Anyanwu and directed by Awoye Timpo, makes its Los Angeles premiere at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater. The story revolves around Big, a seasoned MMA fighter nearing the end of his career, who must confront years of resentment and unresolved pain...

Closing Costs

Closing Costs

Mar 31 – May 2, 2027

Closing Costs is a world premiere comedy written by Grace McLeod, set to run at the Geffen Playhouse from March 31 to May 2, 2027. The story follows a scrappy real estate agent and her Uber-driving boyfriend who are living in a problematic luxury home they are desperate to sell...

Wine in the Wilderness

Wine in the Wilderness

Jun 2 – Jul 4, 2027

Wine in the Wilderness, written by Alice Childress and directed by LaChanze, takes place during the 1964 Harlem riot in the apartment of painter Bill Jameson. As he seeks to capture the essence of Black womanhood for his art, tensions rise outside, leading to the unexpected...

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Articles

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Ovation Theatre

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Ovation Theatre

by Edmund Whelan · October 21, 2026

Jagged Little Pill takes on a Herculean challenge: create a good original story out of a set of existing songs connected only by artist. Diablo Cody, the librettist for this Alanis Morissette musical, accomplishes this feat.…

Review: FALSETTOS at Victory Theatre

Review: FALSETTOS at Victory Theatre

by Edmund Whelan · October 18, 2026

Let’s face the music: William Finn’s Falsettos, written during the Reagan administration’s brutal fumbling of the AIDS epidemic and polarizing of the LGBTQ+ community, remains strikingly relevant to today.…

Review: COME FROM AWAY at A Noise Within

Review: COME FROM AWAY at A Noise Within

by Evan Henerson · October 16, 2026

Clearly there were a lot worse places to be on that infamous day than small provincial Gander. In Julia Rodriguez-Elliott’s spirited and heart-warming production...A Noise Within let’s us savor that unique visit.…

Review: WAITING IN THE WINGS at Theatricum Botanicum

Review: WAITING IN THE WINGS at Theatricum Botanicum

by Amanda Callas · October 14, 2026

Waiting in the Wings explores the glamor and elegance of a lost era, life on the stage of 1920s music halls, the terror and loss and beauty of aging, and the incomparable treasures of female friendship. …

Review: BAT BOY at GEM Theatre

Review: BAT BOY at GEM Theatre

by Edmund Whelan · October 11, 2026

Before the hit movie-to-musical adaptations Legally Blonde and Heathers, Laurence O’Keefe wrote Bat Boy, a cult classic camp-horror musical about a boy who is half human and half bat.…

Review: CRONE CREED at El Portal Theatre

Review: CRONE CREED at El Portal Theatre

by Harker Jones · October 6, 2026

CRONE CREED is an ambitious take on mythology and fate, and it is one of the best shows the El Portal has offered in recent years — out of a field of many exceptional efforts.…

Review: KAIJU at Road Theatre Company

Review: KAIJU at Road Theatre Company

by Evan Henerson · October 5, 2026

Consistently over-the-top with plenty of laughs and some technical dash for which the Road has long been known, Sawyer’s production shoots out a volley of satirical darts, few of which land with much impact.…

Past Shows

29 total · showing 21–29

American Buffalo

Apr 2 – May 12, 2013

Gil Cates Theater: - David Mamet; dir: Randall Arney.

Miss Julie

Feb 26 – Apr 7, 2013

Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater: - adapt: Neil LaBute from August Strindberg; dir: Neil LaBute.

The Gift

Jan 29 – Mar 10, 2013

Gil Cates Theater: - Joanna Murray-Smith; dir: Maria Aitken.

The Exorcist

Jul 3 – Aug 12, 2012

The most chilling test of faith come to life on stage. This world premiere adaptation of the famous 1971 novel documenting the terror and redemption of a ten-year-old girl remains as frightening and relevant as when first experienced. Under the direction of Tony Award winner...

Superior Donuts

Superior Donuts

May 31 – Jul 10, 2011

Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tracy Letts weaves a heart-warming and humorous tale of unlikely friendships in one of Chicago’s most diverse neighborhoods. Arthur Przybyszewski’s Superior Donuts has been a community hub for decades, and both the neglected...

The Break of Noon

The Break of Noon

Jan 25 – Mar 6, 2011

Playwright and provocateur Neil LaBute’s newest play takes off from George Bernard Shaw’s quote: “All truths begin as blasphemies.” And then we meet John Smith. He’s a selfish, philandering liar – or at least he was. After hearing the voice of God during a tragic office...

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