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Odyssey Theatre

2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025



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: ANGRY, RAUCOUS AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at Geffen Playhouse


by Harker Jones - June 21, 2026

With complex characterizations, whip-smart dialogue, and vibrant, shrewd performances, the four women at the center of the show are alive from the second the lights go up....

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


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 ...

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...

Past Shows

Hymn

Hymn

May 13 – Jun 14, 2026

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Lower Depth Theatre join forces to present the West Coast premiere of a life-affirming new play by Olivier Award-winning playwright Lolita...

Hymn

May 1 – Jun 14, 2026

Hymn is the West Coast premiere of Lolita Chakrabarti's play, directed by Gregg T. Daniel, presented in a co-production between Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Lower...

The Riot Stage

May 20 – May 21, 2026

The Riot Stage is an original production by teen-founded Shakespeare theater and film company led by 15-year-old Company Director Samantha Leeds, developed in collaboration with...

‘Picasso: Le Monstre Sacré’

‘Picasso: Le Monstre Sacré’

May 8 – May 17, 2026

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents British actor Peter Tate in a visceral, uncompromising portrait of the artist. Pablo Picasso was an undisputed genius and visionary artist,...

Peter and the Starcatcher

May 14 – May 17, 2026

Peter and the Starcatcher is a neuro-inclusive production presented by EPIC Players Los Angeles, the city's first neuroinclusive theater company, marking their debut full-scale mainstage...

LOVE STRUCK

FeaturedLOVE STRUCK

Apr 24 – May 3, 2026

Two Latinas one American one Cuban in a hurricane of Lust, Love and Other Devastations.

Comedy
Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter

Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter

Mar 20 – Apr 26, 2026

An evening of two rarely staged Pinter one-acts—one chilling, one darkly comic, both unmistakably unsettling. In Party Time, affluent guests at a chic London gathering...

MONKEYS ON MY BACK & EVERYWHERE ELSE!

MONKEYS ON MY BACK & EVERYWHERE ELSE!

Mar 7 – Apr 12, 2026

Monkeys on My Back & Everywhere Else! is a raw, hilarious, and deeply moving solo show with writer & performer Debbie Kasper—two-time Emmy–nominated writer and multiple award-winning...

OK, OLYMPIA, LET’S GO!

OK, OLYMPIA, LET’S GO!

Mar 21 – Mar 22, 2026

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents a multi-media celebration of the life of Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis that includes You and Me, a one-act play written...

9th Annual ‘Dance at the Odyssey’ Festival

9th Annual ‘Dance at the Odyssey’ Festival

Jan 9 – Feb 15, 2026

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s annual six-week celebration of contemporary dance expands in its ninth year, doubling the number of offerings and spilling over into a second...

Bob's Holiday Office Party

Dec 5 – Dec 21, 2025

Bob's Holiday Office Party returns to the Odyssey Theatre for its 28th season, bringing back the beloved chaos of a small-town Iowa holiday gathering. Written...

Bluebeard's Castle

Bluebeard's Castle

Oct 31 – Nov 23, 2025

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the American premiere of a dark musical thriller inspired by a medieval French fairy tale. This horror-infused romance of deceit, murder,...

GO PLAY!

FeaturedGO PLAY!

Sep 13 – Nov 2, 2025

GO PLAY! is a new poignant comedy written and directed by award-winning writer Barra Grant (Off-Broadway’s Miss America’s Ugly Daughter and A Mother, a Daughter and a...

Parallel Process

Parallel Process

Sep 26 – Nov 2, 2025

A raw, unflinching journey into moral injury, searing memories, and the fight to make peace with the choices of war

The Motherf**ker with the Hat

The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Aug 9 – Aug 31, 2025

Jackie, fresh out of prison, enrolled in Alcoholics Anonymous, and newly employed, spots a mysterious hat in the room he shares with his high school...

Lear Redux

Lear Redux

May 23 – Jul 13, 2025

The final days of an aging actor strangely parallel those of Shakespeare’s tragic king in this evocative, perpetually surprising reconstruction of William Shakespeare’s King Lear...

MALICE: Stories of Injustice

MALICE: Stories of Injustice

Mar 10 – Mar 11, 2025

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents two evenings, one in English and one in Spanish, of MALICE: Stories of Injustice, a series of monologues inspired by true...

Dance at the Odyssey

Jan 11 – Feb 16, 2025

The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the 8th annual Dance at the Odyssey festival, running from January 11 to February 16, 2025. This six-week event features...

The Seagull

The Seagull

Jan 16 – Feb 9, 2025

The Seagull, one of Chekhov’s most popular plays and a favorite among actors, returns with a vital new production directed by Chekhov expert and actor...

Ritch Shydner's History of Stand-Up

Dec 10

Ritch Shydner presents a compelling one-night-only performance, exploring the evolution of stand-up comedy in America. Through anecdotes about forgotten trailblazers, martyred icons, and well-known stars,...

Guinea Pig Solo

Guinea Pig Solo

Nov 8 – Dec 1, 2024

The West Coast Premiere of Brett C. Leonard's Guinea Pig Solo. A stunning riff on Buchner's 1836 classic Woyzeck, this "electrifying journey into the depths of...

Comedy Night at the Odyssey

Aug 16 – Nov 15, 2024

Comedy Night at the Odyssey features some of the best comics in the country on the third Friday of each month. The August 16 show...

Kill Move Paradise

Kill Move Paradise

Sep 14 – Nov 3, 2024

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the Southern California premiere of a humorous, uplifting, powerful new drama by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames (Fat Ham). Four Black...

Kill Move Paradise

Sep 11 – Nov 3, 2024

Kill Move Paradise, directed by Gregg T Daniel, explores the experiences of four Black men—Isa (Ulato Sam), Daz (Ahkei Togun), Grif (Jonathan P. Sims), and...

Being Piaf

Being Piaf

Oct 18 – Oct 27, 2024

Actress, singer and writer Eleanora Owen channels the “little sparrow,” sharing both her life story and repertoire with the audience. Tim Byron Owen directs this...

3 Faces of Steve: Sondheim in Concert

3 Faces of Steve: Sondheim in Concert

Sep 5 – Sep 29, 2024

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents a song compendium that spans the breadth of Stephen Sondheim’s oeuvre, directed by soprano Angelina Réaux, who personally knew and worked...

Design For Living

Design For Living

Jul 6 – Aug 25, 2024

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents Noël Coward’s witty, charming and provocative romantic comedy, banned in 1930s London for its risqué content and bawdy themes. Otto loves...

Stalin's Master Class

Stalin's Master Class

Apr 6 – May 26, 2024

In this wildly comic, music-filled drama, “Father of the People” Joseph Stalin and Soviet cultural minister Andrei Zhdanov summon composers Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich...

KING

KING

Apr 18 – May 5, 2024

Luther, a man from Cork named in honor of his Granny’s hero, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., only leaves his apartment for essential journeys —...

Fear of Heights

Fear of Heights

Apr 5 – Apr 15, 2024

Following its critically acclaimed, crowd-pleasing run last fall, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble brings back Kevin Flynn’s heartwarming and hilarious story of an Irish American kid’s phobias,...

Brushstroke

Brushstroke

Jan 23 – Mar 3, 2024

The Lower East Side, 1956. Marvin (Malcom Barrett), a young art patron with a secret, meets Ted (James Urbaniak), a middle-aged painter with a secret....

Birds of North America

Birds of North America

Sep 22 – Nov 19, 2023

Birding connects a father and daughter whose relationship is strained by different views of the world in Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s Los Angeles premiere of Birds...

Fear of Heights

Fear of Heights

Oct 12 – Oct 29, 2023

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the West Coast premiere of a hilarious and heartwarming story about an Irish American kid's phobias, family life and the meaning...

A Slight Ache

A Slight Ache

Aug 26 – Oct 1, 2023

Harold Pinter fans can enjoy 72 minutes of quintessential Pinter in the Nobel Prize-winning playwright’s rarely-produced early work. Pinter’s tragicomedy of manners is a funny,...

Elephant Shavings

Elephant Shavings

Aug 18 – Oct 1, 2023

“Worlds created, maintained and destroyed while you wait.” The world premiere of Elephant Shavings, written and directed by Odyssey Theatre Ensemble artistic director Ron Sossi...

Accommodation

Accommodation

Jun 15 – Jul 9, 2023

Christopher Sepulveda & 3Gems ProductionsPresent A Visiting Production at the Odyssey Theatre,THE WORLD PREMIERE OFAccommodationWritten by Greg BurdickDirected by Brandon Baer & Garrett BaerLimited Engagement...

Yaacobi & Leidental

Yaacobi & Leidental

Mar 10 – Apr 30, 2023

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the U.S. premiere of a funny, provocative romp with music written by Israeli playwright Hanoch Levin and featuring songs by Alex...

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

Oct 7 – Nov 21, 2022

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents a revival of Peter Nichols groundbreaking, semi-autobiographical dark comedy, named one of the 100 Most Significant Plays of the Twentieth Century...

Ghosts

Ghosts

Sep 8 – Oct 23, 2022

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents acclaimed British director Richard Eyres stunning new adaptation of Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen. Eyre illuminates Ibsens masterpiece, seen as a scandalous...

Wakings!

Wakings!

Apr 23 – Jun 5, 2022

Sleep, awakeness, psychosis, enlightenment, coma. How thin is the veil that separates them? The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble explores some of the many states of human...

God of Carnage

God of Carnage

May 12 – May 29, 2022

Bad behavior has never been so much fun. Foursome Productions presents the first L.A. revival of Yasmina Rezas scathingly funny, Tony Award-winning comedy of manners...

The Pilot Who Crashed The Party

The Pilot Who Crashed The Party

Apr 29 – May 1, 2022

Paul Sand Projects is proud to announce that it will present a workshop production of THE PILOT WHO CRASHED THE PARTY: A Dangerous Satire in...

it’s alive, IT’S ALIVE!

it’s alive, IT’S ALIVE!

Feb 19 – Mar 20, 2022

The world premiere of its alive, ITS ALIVE!, an outrageous musical satire that reflects on our national panic in the face of the pandemic, conceived...

The Serpen t

The Serpen t

Mar 4 – May 3, 2020

Go ahead take the apple. A work of experimental theater that explores the biblical Book of Genesis while comparing it to the modern experience, The...

Orphée

Orphée

Mar 8 – Apr 5, 2020

Orpheus, Eurydice, a trouble-making horse and Death herself converge in this very funny and irreverent reimagining of the Greek myth by surrealist poet, playwright and...

The Christopher Boy’s Communion

The Christopher Boy’s Communion

Feb 13 – Feb 23, 2020

Pulitzer Prize; NY Drama Critics Circle; OBIE Award Recipient David Mamet directs his new play in Los Angeles, scheduled for 11 performances only. A guest...

La Vie En Rose

La Vie En Rose

Nov 2 – Dec 14, 2019

Grammy-winning chanteuse Julia Migenes travels back to the Paris of Edith Piaf, Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway in this evening of nostalgic French chansons by...

Before

Before

Nov 14 – Dec 8, 2019

A new play with much music, influenced by the golden era of Hollywood musicals, from Irish writer/performer Pat Kinevane and the team that previously brought...

In Circles

In Circles

Sep 14 – Nov 10, 2019

Papa Dozes, Mama Blows Her Noses. Thats just one of the delightfully quirky musical numbers from this Obie award-winning musical romp adapted by composer Al...

Loot

Loot

Jun 8 – Aug 10, 2019

A bank heist, a corpse and a crazy cast of characters. Joe Ortons darkly comic masterpiece continues to shock and delight over five decades later....

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

May 23 – Jul 7, 2019

In the sultry streets of New Orleans, passions flare and cultures collide in Tennessee Williams Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. Blanche DuBois, a fading relic of the...

Faith Healer

Faith Healer

Mar 23 – May 12, 2019

Brian Friels mysterious, humorous and unforgettable work about the life and times of an itinerant Irish healer. Is Fantastic Francis Hardy a miracle worker or...

The Things We Do

FeaturedThe Things We Do

Apr 6 – May 12, 2019

Bill falls for Sara, who besides believing he is someone else, happens to be married to Ted. Ted might be a good match for Alice,...

Too Much Sun

Too Much Sun

Feb 28 – Apr 21, 2019

The West Coast premiere of the acclaimed off-Broadway hit by Nicky Silver (Broadways The Lyons). Celebrated actress Audrey Langham reaches her breaking point while rehearsing...

Hir

Hir

Jan 19 – Mar 17, 2019

A darkly funny, shockingly absurd and endlessly surprising vision of a world in transition by MacArthur genius Taylor Mac. Somewhere in the suburbs, Isaac has...

Paradise

Paradise

Jan 24 – Feb 17, 2019

Viola Davis and Julius Tennons JuVee Productions and American Oasis present the West Coast premiere of Laura Maria Censabellas moving, funny and thought-provoking drama, Paradise....

Steambath

Steambath

Oct 20 – Dec 16, 2018

What if God turned out to be a Puerto Rican steam bath attendant, assisted by a butler named Gottlieb? Renowned stand up comedian and actor...

Radiant Vermin

Radiant Vermin

Oct 18 – Nov 18, 2018

The Los Angeles premiere of an outrageous comedy with a killer heart by acclaimed British playwright and provocateur Philip Ridley. In this viciously funny satire...

Old Clown Wanted

Old Clown Wanted

Sep 22 – Nov 4, 2018

Three aging clowns compete for a job in an absurdly comic look at man’s fear of uselessness in society. Inspired by a 1970 Federico Fellini...

Side by Side by Sondheim

Side by Side by Sondheim

Jul 21 – Sep 16, 2018

The sophistication, wit, insight, heart and genius of Broadway's most innovative and influential artist is at the center of this tribute to composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim....

Lysistrata Unbound

Lysistrata Unbound

Jun 9 – Aug 4, 2018

In this newly imagined, dramatic version of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata by acclaimed playwright Eduardo Machado, an aristocratic Athenian matron is crushed by fateful events and gradually...

Bad Jews

Bad Jews

Apr 21 – Jun 17, 2018

A savagely hilarious comedy about family, faith and legacy. A beloved grandfather has died and a treasured family heirloom with religious significance is up for...

Bearing Witness

Bearing Witness

Jun 1 – Jun 17, 2018

A moving father-son story of Vietnman veteran Thomas Bird’s relationship with his World War II veteran dad and their mutual healing from the traumas of...

Freud's Last Session

Freud's Last Session

Jan 13 – Mar 4, 2018

September, 1939. On the day England enters World War II, legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud invites the young, rising Oxford don C.S. Lewis to his...

Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

Dec 7 – Jan 14, 2018

The Athena Cats, a collective of Southern California female playwrights and directors, presents a madcap romantic comedy that’s a perfect escape for the holidays. Liberal...

The Red Dress

The Red Dress

Oct 26 – Nov 19, 2017

Set in Berlin and inspired by a true story, Tania Wisbar’s romantic drama explores the intersection of politics and art during the years between the...

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

Sep 15 – Oct 8, 2017

This funny, sad, lyrical and highly original coming of age story from emerging playwright Kevin Armento features an unconventional narrator — the cell phone belonging...

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

Jul 1 – Aug 27, 2017

A powerful and bold theatrical experience that was an overwhelming success off-Broadway, this revue of Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel’s songs pays tribute to his unique...

Farragut North

Farragut North

Apr 15 – May 21, 2017

A taut and plot-twisting story of political, emotional, and sexual intrigue, penned by the creator of Netflix's House of Cards. During a hotly contested presidential primary campaign a wunderkind...

IONESCOPADE

Jun 8 – Jul 28, 2013

- Eugene Ionesco; dir: Bill Castellino....

ANNAPURNA

Apr 20 – Jun 23, 2013

- Sharr White; dir: Bart DeLorenzo....

RANK

Mar 23 – May 19, 2013

- Robert Massey; dir: Wilson Milana....

FORGOTTEN

Nov 18 – Dec 18, 2011

‘Forgotten’ is a captivating solo piece of theatre written and performed by Pat Kinevane. The play portrays four characters, between the ages of 80-100 years...

WAY TO HEAVEN

Oct 1 – Nov 27, 2011

This stunning new play by Spanish playwright Mayorga is inspired by the true story of the elaborate deception that took place at the Theresienstadt concentration...

END DAYS

Aug 20 – Oct 16, 2011

Deborah Laufer's End Days is a rapturously funny play with a deep seriousness at its core, a play that asks how, in a world where...

Diva on the Verge

Diva on the Verge

Dec 15 – Jan 9, 2010

Are you afraid of opera? Don't waste your money on a therapist--just go see Julia Migenes' Diva on the Verge. A stunning, irreverent, and often...

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