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FAIRVIEW
Mar 14 – Apr 19, 2026

FAIRVIEW follows the Frasier household as they prepare for Grandma's birthday party, revealing the complexities of familial relationships and individual perceptions. Beverly is determined to...



Review: OCTOPUS'S GARDEN at Theater At Boston Court


by Evan Henerson - March 14, 2026

Weston Gaylord’s mind-bender of play enhances the mystery of an already fascinating creature and of the limitless possibilities of what we don’t know....

Review: AKHNATEN at Los Angeles Opera


by Andrew Child - March 13, 2026

Glass feels to be in direct conversation with grand opera, layering incantations from the chorus over triangulations of notes played nearly ad nauseam on violas to evoke something of the mystery that shrouds ancient Egypt in western culture....

Review: BEETLEJUICE at Hollywood Pantages


by Evan Henerson - March 13, 2026

With all its visual delights on full display, the non-Equity production directed by Catie Davis (from the original direction by Alex Timbers) is a carnival of the macabre....

Review: Arthur Miller’s THE PRICE at Pacific Resident Theatre through April 12


by Shari Barrett - March 09, 2026

Thanks to de Santos’ insightful direction, the on-going dialogues never seem to drag and the action flows at a pace which keeps the audience interested in just what happens between these well-written characters....

Review: RED HARLEM at Company Of Angels


by Evan Henerson - March 06, 2026

In the premiere of RED HARLEM at Company of Angels, director Bernadette Speakes’s production offers some frequently dynamic staging which is brought down by a mixed bag of acting performances and the heavy-handed messaging of Henderson’s script....

Review: HONOUR by Ruskin Group Theatre


by Shari Barrett - March 01, 2026

Director Max Mayer keeps the action authentic and story realistically contrite after helping execute the play’s workshop, making this production an especially meaningful return to the material....

Review: RICHARD III at A Noise Within


by Evan Henerson - February 27, 2026

Embodied by the exciting Ann Noble and surrounded by a solid cast, Richard and his dastardly deeds are every inch at home within the world of Guillermo Cienfuegos’s sweet and seedy production of RICHARD III for A Noise Within....

Review: Patti LuPone's MATTERS OF THE HEART at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - March 02, 2026

LuPone has woven an unexpected, eclectic musical collage that leads to two clear conclusions; she knows what sounds good in her voice and she knows how to sell a song....

Review: NATURAL SELECTION AT THE ZEPHYR THEATRE at Zephyr Theatre


by Tracey Paleo - February 25, 2026

NATURAL SELECTION is an excessive existential exploration of the ways women encounter their own subjectification.  Playwright Stacy Adelman, gets the point across – in the first 20 minutes. ...

Review: British Farce THE COTTAGE At Torrance Theater Company


by Shari Barrett - February 24, 2026

Hilarity ensues as alcohol is consumed, leading to brilliant cat and mouse games during which laughs abound....

Past Shows

MY SON THE PLAYWRIGHT
Jan 24 – Mar 1, 2026

MY SON THE PLAYWRIGHT features Justin Tanner in a deeply personal exploration of a father-son relationship. Set against the backdrop of Douglas's apartment in Salinas,...

anthropology
Oct 4 – Nov 9, 2025

Rogue Machine's new season premieres with the North American debut of Lauren Gunderson’s anthropology, directed by John Perrin Flynn. The play follows Merril, a Silicon...

Bacon
Bacon
Feb 4 – Apr 13, 2025

Mark is new at school and too scared to make friends. Darren is out of control and too scary to make friends.

Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
Feb 7 – Mar 9, 2025

Winters keep getting worse in Evanston, IL where salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes...

Earthquakes in London
Earthquakes in London
Jan 16 – Mar 1, 2020

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we are borrowing it from our children. Three sisters are left to raise and care for...

Miss Lilly Gets Boned
Miss Lilly Gets Boned
Sep 21 – Oct 28, 2019

Sex, faith, and violence are all part of this intricate package of connections in Miss Lilly Gets Boned. Bekah Brunstetter imaginatively explores the tenuous and...

Ready Steady Yeti Go
Ready Steady Yeti Go
Jun 1 – Jul 29, 2019

Rogue Machine's 12th season begins in association with the National New Play Network by presenting the Rolling World Premiere of David Jacobi's Ready Steady Yeti...

Ready Steady Yeti Go
Ready Steady Yeti Go
Jun 1 – Jul 29, 2019

Rogue Machine's 12th season begins in association with the National New Play Network by presenting the Rolling World Premiere of David Jacobi's Ready Steady Yeti...

The Super Variety Match Bonus Round!
The Super Variety Match Bonus Round!
Nov 12 – Dec 19, 2016

Rogue Machine (“Best Production” - three seasons - Ovation, and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards) presents the World Premiere of THE SUPER VARIETY MATCH...

Need To Know
Oct 10 – Dec 7, 2015

Jonathan Caren....

Rogue Machine Presents: A PERMANENT IMAGE by Samuel D. Hunter
Rogue Machine Presents: A PERMANENT IMAGE by Samuel D. Hunter
Jun 6 – Jul 20, 2015

As members of an estranged family from a small town in Idaho gather to bury the family patriarch, Mom delivers a surprising twist. The traditionally...

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