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5317 York Blvd
Los Angeles , CA

Review: Immersive Rock Opera DRACULA THE MUSICAL at Nocturne Theatre

Review: Immersive Rock Opera DRACULA THE MUSICAL at Nocturne Theatre

by Shari Barrett · August 12, 2026

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

Review: THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

by Evan Henerson · August 7, 2026

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: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company

Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company

by Harker Jones · July 27, 2026

Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.…

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Chance Theater

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Chance Theater

by Michael Quintos · July 27, 2026

Beautifully and tenderly directed by Matthew McCray, this ferociously performed and often visually hypnotic intimate production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical is such a pleasant surprise, instantly becoming one of Chance Theater's most piercingly emotional new musicals it has ever produc…

Review: APPLAUSE at The Group Rep

Review: APPLAUSE at The Group Rep

by Andrew Child · July 25, 2026

Applause has too much heart and is simply too much fun to be bogged down by its shortcomings, so audiences should take advantage of catching this gem while they can.…

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

by Michael Quintos · July 22, 2026

In the fantastical, visually-enchanting stage play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD—the theatrical continuation of J.K. Rowling's beloved magical saga—the idea of revisiting the past is embraced as its central theme, which in turn shifts the focus away from the mischievous school adventures tha…

Past Shows

BUTCH BALLET

Jun 26 – Jun 30, 2026

BUTCH BALLET is a movement theatre work created by award-winning writer and director gina young, centering butch lesbians, trans men, and nonbinary mascs in a series of intimate vignettes exploring tenderness and queer joy. The near-wordless piece uses ballet elements such as...

O: A Rhapsody in Divorce

May 9 – Jun 16, 2026

O: A Rhapsody in Divorce, written by Jami Brandli and directed by Jessica Hanna, reimagines The Odyssey through a modern lens, following O, a neurobiologist in her 40s whose husband asks for a separation but refuses to leave their home. Displaced and untethered, O embarks on a...

Aristotle's Six Dramatic Elements Writing Workshop

Jun 14

Playwright Jami Brandli leads a free 90-minute writing seminar covering Aristotle's Six Elements of drama: Character, Action, Ideas, Language, Music, and Spectacle/Theatricality. The workshop takes place in the lobby of Outside In Theatre on June 14 from 12 to 1:30 PM.

Dark Metropolis

Jun 4 – Jun 14, 2026

Dark Metropolis is a completely improvised cyber-noir created live in the moment by an ensemble of narrative improvisors, with no script and no safety net. Born out of Outside In Theatre's Story Studio, the show places characters at the crossroads of fate and destiny within a...

Room By The Sea

Room By The Sea

Feb 14 – Mar 10, 2026

The play centers on a disabled teenager in a wheelchair and his father living under a ruler who trades safety for obedience, and examines how care, fear, and power shape the lives of those caught inside that system. WHO: Written by John Guerra Directed by Brian Hashimoto Cast...

Breaking Bread

Breaking Bread

Nov 15 – Dec 20, 2025

Breaking Bread is an improv show that welcomes you to pull up a chair at both the figurative and literal dinner table, where a family gathers for their annual holiday feast, complete with all the charming chaos that comes with the territory. With suggestions from the audience...

In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat

In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Oct 16 – Nov 9, 2025

Outside In Theatre is thrilled to announce the Los Angeles run of Roger Guenveur Smith ’s solo performance In Honor Of Jean-Michel Basquiat . The Design team includes Marc Anthony Thompson on Sound, which he will be running live during performances, Arlo Sanders on Lighting and...

Torera

Torera

Sep 4 – Sep 30, 2025

Torera is a powerful play about a young latina woman who dares to step into the bullfighting arena in Yucatán, Mexico, confronting tradition, identity, and legacy. Written by Monet Hurst-Mendoza and directed by Jude Lucas, Torera intimately portrays Elena María Ramírez’s path to...

California Story

May 9 – Jun 3, 2025

California Story, written by Roger Q. Mason and directed by Michael Alvarez, will premiere on May 12, 2025, at the Caminito Theatre in Los Angeles. This genre-defying historical drama delves into the life of California's last Mexican governor, Pío Pico, exploring themes of...

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