LOS ANGELES - PLAYS

A haunting incident from 40 years ago ignites this explosive world premiere about the devastating ripple effects of revenge. Joanna McClelland Glass’s searing new drama ...

World premiere Henrik Ibsen’s  Hedda Gabler In a new version by  Erin Cressida Wilson Directed by  Barry Edelstein Film, television, and stage star Katie Holmes ...

Sixteen years ago Alexander MacMillan, an acclaimed white History Professor, adopted a homeless crack addicted infant. He brought him home, put him in a box

A fictional account of a true event that occurred during President Clinton's visit to Ireland in 1998.

Following her triumphant triple-extended New York run, a box office record-breaking run at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and a six-week London run which Dame Judi ...

A surprise proposal gift puts the future of Genesis and Rashad's relationship at risk when they are forced to confront a devastating secret from the ...

Staged reading of a new play, written and directed by Syrie James. A romantic retelling of Dracula unlike any ever created. In this spellbinding tale ...

Julius Caesar dramatizes the rise and fall of one of history’s most iconic figures. At the height of his power, Caesar stands as both beloved ...

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, join us and show your love for Theatre 40 and for our playwrights as we present an evening of ...

A Long Time Ago in a Dark Yard at Night  follows two friends from a small Texas town who take divergent paths in life as ...

A  comedic one-woman show about anger, grief, Apollo 11, and the importance of baked goods… Something is not quite right with Donna: She’s a loving ...

Staged reading of Harlem Renaissance poet Countee Cullen's English language adaptation of the classic tragedy by Euripides. Ben Guillory directs. Jason, the hero of legend, ...

Robbie and Galen, two complete strangers on completely different paths in life, have both had a miserable Valentine's Day. They’re both broke, lonely and stranded in a ...

What Opa Did follows Kate, a young New Yorker, as she confronts her Jewish grandparents’ past in Germany, where they were forced to hide with ...

Guards at the Taj, the critically acclaimed play by Rajiv Joseph, will run February 6-22, 2026 at El Portal Theatre (Monroe Forum). Presented by Plan ...

C.S. Lewis’ classic work faithfully recreates the magic and mystery of Aslan, the great lion, his struggle with the White Witch, and the adventures of ...

Enter a world where dreams and reality collide, where love tangles and untangles in the moonlit woods of Athens. As Theseus, Duke of Athens, prepares ...

“ If only these walls could talk .” Open Fist Theatre Company makes that wish a reality with the Los Angeles premiere of Brownstone , ...

A deliciously eerie Latina twist on the Sweeney Todd legend set in the subway tunnels below Washington Heights.

Ambition knows no mercy. A Noise Within presents a streamlined, high-velocity, darkly entertaining take on William Shakespeare's thriller about the irresistible schemer audiences love to ...

Sally, a once-celebrated novelist grappling with writer's block and overshadowed by her husband Theo’s rising literary fame, seeks solace and inspiration in the iconic Boston ...

In this powerful new play, a high school classroom becomes a courtroom battleground between two estranged brothers (JIM BEAVER and CHARLIE MOUNT) on opposing sides of the Evolution/Intelligent ...

In this powerful new play, a high school classroom becomes a courtroom battleground between two estranged brothers (JIM BEAVER and CHARLIE MOUNT) on opposing sides of the Evolution/Intelligent ...

“I have read in a good medical work that a nun, in a very large convent in France, began to meow like a cat; shortly ...

World Premiere production  By  Tim Mueller  Directed by  Tom Amen  In 2015, a study was conducted that proved that a simple goldfish has an attention ...

Incitation to the Dance is a sexy, dark gay comedy that will make you laugh, blush, and maybe want to dance. Malcolm and Asher are ...

Based on true events when the Communist Party courted African Americans in 1932 by championing their civil rights and opposing racist injustices, four Harlemites fleeing ...

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 ...

The world premiere of Passing Wind, a new comedy by award-winning playwright Braddon Mendelson, opens March 13, 2026, at The MAIN in Newhall, California. Passing ...