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Pacific Resident Theatre

705 Venice Blvd
Venice 90291

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Ovation Theatre

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Ovation Theatre

by Edmund Whelan · August 22, 2026

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

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Hudson Backstage Theatre

by Melissa Heckscher · August 22, 2026

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

Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at Broadwater Black Box

by Harker Jones · August 18, 2026

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

Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Old Globe Theatre - San Diego

by Evan Henerson · August 17, 2026

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

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.…

Past Shows

18 total · showing 1–10

Fostered

Fostered

Jun 7 – Jul 20, 2025

Fostered is an adult comedy about a rather chaotic family in Scarsdale, New York. Set in 2016, just prior to the election, and moving into 2017, parents Karen and Sandy Foster are ready and excited to make some big changes in their lives. Their plans are thwarted by their adult...

Demolition

Demolition

Sep 26 – Nov 24, 2024

This heartwarming and funny new play explores how a young boy navigates life’s complexities, and the decisions that can form us as adults.

The Spy Who Went Into Rehab

The Spy Who Went Into Rehab

Sep 20 – Oct 6, 2024

What happens when a James Bond-like spy gets sent to rehab for his excessive drinking, gambling, womanizing and anger issues? His journey to enlightenment gets derailed, when his archenemy shows up for a final confrontation. A comedic look at how an outdated male relic, who...

The Spy Who Went Into Rehab

Jul 26 – Aug 25, 2024

The Spy Who Went Into Rehab offers a comedic exploration of a James Bond-like hero grappling with his destructive habits as he undergoes rehabilitation. Playwright Gregg Ostrin presents a story where traditional notions of masculinity collide with modern recovery, as the...

A Permanent Image

A Permanent Image

Feb 3 – Feb 25, 2024

OBIE Award winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter’s A PERMANENT IMAGE thought provoking play is extending through February 25, 2024. Those traditionally joyous and colorful holidays are approaching and members of an estranged family from a small town in Idaho gather to bury the...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Apr 29 – Jul 2, 2023

Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and the N.Y. Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, this hilarious and touching production is Christopher Durang’s homage to the humor of Chekhov. Set in idyllic Bucks County, Pennsylvania, it presents the problems, aspirations, and dreams...

Albee/Pinter

Albee/Pinter

Nov 18 – Dec 17, 2022

Harnessing the flair of two iconic playwrights, Pacific Resident Theatre delights in offering a pair of meaty dark comedies. Albee’s Fam and Yam and Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter are presented as a retrospective of two early one acts, both first produced in 1960. The plays run in...

Stalled

Stalled

Apr 2 – May 15, 2022

A new contemporary live play with music and spoken word, celebrating the multi-layered nature of womens lives. Supported by a live band quartet, the story is set inside the executive ladies room in one of Seattles bougie buildings. Four very different women, all stuck but...

All My Sons

All My Sons

Jan 10 – Mar 8, 2020

"Explosive as ever. Well-paced staging" - LA Times EXTENDED THROUGH MARCH 8th! Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best New Play, and recipient of numerous Tony Awards, this electrifying family drama remains as timely as it is timeless.Arthur Millers Tony Award...

Andy Warhol’s Tomato

Andy Warhol’s Tomato

Sep 26 – Oct 27, 2019

Its 1946 in Pittsburgh. An 18-year-old Andy Warhol finds himself in the basement of the working class bar. Over the course of a summer, Andy gives and gets inspiration, guidance, and friendship from a surprising source.Pittsburgh folklore has it that there is a working class bar...

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