Dinner with Friends, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Donald Margulies, is a moving, thought-provoking story about love, friendship, marriage, and the unexpected moments that change our lives. When one couple’s seemingly perfect relationship begins to unravel, their closest...
It’s the World Premiere Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical in which not one, not two, but three Dorothys encounter the Wizard, the Queen of Hearts, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and – well, we don’t want to give away all the surprises. “You won’t find more professional...
Four ENCORE performances only of acclaimed playwright Jerry Mayer’s world premiere serious comedy that celebrates Girl Power, embraces family, and showcases how terribly things can go awry when we place the bottom line at the top of the list. "Angel" fulfills Mayer's life-long...
Set in the late Victorian era, Anna and Claire are involved in a "Boston marriage"—a 19th-century term for a real social phenomenon where two educated women choose lifelong female companionship, living together independently of financial support from a man… often as lovers...
“An absolute family treat!” The Tolucan Times It’s the 20th anniversary of the modern Halloween classic, Oct 3-31 only, a delectable Family Theatre musical for Kids 2 to 102. Join us for the heartwarming Rudie-DeCarlo tale of the aptly-named Candy, a sweet young girl who learns...
“Enchanting!” Daily Variety 100 reviews! 100 raves! It’s the 50th anniversary production of the joyous, hilarious, touching, and ever-popular classic musical comedy, the longest-running Jewish musical in LA theatre history (4 ½ years in its initial run)! The glorious numbers...
OCTOBER 13, 2026 The BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, the six-week festival of FREE shows at Santa Monica Playhouse, returns for an Eleventh Anniversary Season this October, celebrating the newly refurbished Main Stage venue. Santa Monica Playhouse has been a cultural...
“Razor-sharp, whip-smart, irresistible satire!” PBS Chicago Have you ever prayed that Jesus would come back as a stand-up comedian? Well, your prayers have been answered. The second coming is no longer coming. It’s here and it’s called STAND-UP JESUS! Sold Out since 2025 – this...
A young magician’s quest to work with his idol David Bowie leads to a wild ride of self-discovery… and a big surprise in this true story that’s part memoir and part love letter to the 70s and 80s glam rock era. Starring actor and professional magician Albie Selznick , and...
This delicate and insightful two-hander presents both the playwright and the company at their most skilled.…
Tony winner Darko Tresnjak directs a nuanced and unsettling update of the 1956 Swiss play, adapted here by Maurice Valency.…
Featuring book and lyrics by Dan Marshall and music by composer Julianne Wick Davis, WILD CHILD is an ambitious, sincerely earnest, and, at times, cleverly innovative new musical about a group of teenagers who are forced to join an outdoor wilderness therapy program where they must grapple with iden…
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS bears the imprint of its original director, the uber-talented Jessica Stone, and a team of collaborators who span a whole mess of creative genres. Along with their marvelous ensemble, they take us away.…
Beneath the florid poetry, the stunningly-detailed costumes, and the imagistic staging, Sophocles would instantly recognize the overarching humanity that has carried his play through the centuries.…
Rooted in Faustian legend, a horticultural horror musical takes over Tulare for the next three weeks. Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s Little Shop of Horrors highlights the dangers of greed and talking plants as destitute protagonist Seymour Krelbourn discovers his mysterious fly-trap plant may sud…
In staging the west coast premiere of Ellen McLaughlin’s modern verse translation, director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck and her cast are working their Helicanuses and Thaisas off to keep this lesser-staged romance punchy and relevant…
Swiss writer Max Frisch’s post–World War II absurdist satire THE ARSONISTS hit Los Feliz like a blow torch, scorching everything in its path.…
Director Gregg T. Daniel conducts a muscular cast delivering a production that is as fulfilling as it is shattering.…
Actor WEST LIANG, delivers deeply nuanced, emotionally quiet, and completely resonant character portrayals that enhance each time capsule, in this play about historical and generational change.…
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Presented by Playbox Theatre, the leading UK theatre company for youth. Part of the Santa Monica Fringe Festival of Free Theatre (BFF) encore presentation. A story of love, confusion, magic and wonder, Shakespeare's evergreen play has been presented across the ages in many...
After a life-changing event shatters a young woman's world, she must examine how her past experiences have shaped her views on sex, sexuality and relationships. Told through narration, flashbacks and the personification of human emotions such as Shame, Truth and Denial...
If you think your butt’s too flat or your boobs are too small, your nose is too long or your legs are too thick, your waist is too round or your hair is too dull, this is the play for you. How do we compete with the perfection of Instagram Beauty? Join us for Linda’s 50th...
A playfully entertaining one woman comedy about a voice-over actress discovering her own voice! Carla Delaney can mimic any voice; Betty White, Drew Barrymore, Bart Simpson...to name a few. But using her own voice, now that's another story. In a very "Inside Out" kind of way...
Love Letters for our Thighs (and Other Yummy Parts) is the latest work from Broadway Theatre Award-winning actress/writer/comedian Wendy Hammers, an artist whose work has been featured countless times at Santa Monica Playhouse. Presented as a performance piece with three...
Despite countless exorcisms, a lifetime of jungian analysis, a starring role as Satan with a wandering troupe of missionaries in South America and dating countless beautiful but unavailable women and one very available but sweaty man, Fiona Goodwin is and always will be A Very...
Through story and song, actor/musician Jeremy Ebenstein takes audiences through his humorous, inspiring, yet often heartbreaking story of living a life with Asperger's Syndrome. With eight original songs and compositions, Ebenstein addresses universal issues like childhood...
Bestselling author, Paralympian and viral-sensation Josh Sundquist tracked down all the girls he'd ever tried to date to ask why they rejected him. He shares the results of his semiscientific investigation (and yes, it's a true story) in this one-of-a-kind live performance that...
Until women get the right to vote, things are gonna go boom. A play loosely based on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and historical events surrounding the Suffrage movement.? Written by Terry Tocantins & Alex Zola, Directed by Scot Shamblin. Thursday and Friday October 18 &...
A journey into the world of Tolstoy’s classic novel with a quick, witty sensibility and snippets of history that will hopefully whet your appetite to conquer the classic yourself, and all in under 60 minutes (we hope). Written & Performed by Brad Griffith; Leo Tolstoy Source...
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Crone Creed El Portal Theatre (9/30-10/17) |
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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A Killer Night in Studio City Vitello's (9/06-10/31) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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It's A Lot Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe (9/17-9/19) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (9/24-10/02) |
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New Works Festival Shoebox Theatre (9/11-9/26) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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Worthy The Un-Erasable Solo Festival - Willie Agee Playhouse (9/12-9/25) |
