Upcoming Shows
The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival showcases the talents of young writers aged 19 and under through a nationwide competition. The festival will...
by Michael Quintos - April 26, 2026
First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere prod...
by Shari Barrett - April 25, 2026
We never get a sense of what draws these two women to each other (other than sex), or what they have in common other than auditioning for acting work. Nor do we witness them falling in love, which makes it difficult to care whether or not their relationship succeeds....
by Harker Jones - April 23, 2026
The star of the show, in the end, is Jacobson’s script, leading us toward the titular HELL MOUTH through five well-drawn characters and their existential crises that mirror our own....
by Evan Henerson - April 21, 2026
The Southland has had its share of memorable Fugard stagings, and the newly-opened revival of “MASTER HAROLD” at the Geffen Playhouse boasts an impressive roster of artists and creatives – onstage and off – who bring this tale vibrantly to life....
by Harker Jones - April 16, 2026
The MVP of the show is the dynamic Oqalile Tshetshe, who has a star-making role that he inhabits with complexity, depth, and grace....
by Michael Quintos - April 15, 2026
Now having its Southern California regional production, MEAN GIRLS - THE MUSICAL continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through May 3, 2026. Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this fun, high-energy, youthfully-targeted new iteration of the 2018 stage adaptation o...
by Melissa Heckscher - April 15, 2026
TEEN BEAT LIVE is an immersive musical ode to the 80s that's a must-see, whether or not you’ve ever used a rotary phone, worn a Walkman, or unfolded the boy-toy poster from a Teen Beat magazine....
by Shari Barrett - April 14, 2026
Brilliantly directed by Mike Reilly, Casey Morris and Carolina Rodriguez are both impeccable in their roles as teacher and student, with Rodriguez’s Susan a true master at emotional game playing....
by Evan Henerson - April 13, 2026
ENGLISH isn’t so much a play about the power of words as it is about the inextricable and very complicated bonds between language, culture and identity....
by Michael Quintos - April 13, 2026
Bursting with contagious rhythm, irrepressible heart, and an abiding sense of community pride, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning 2008 original Broadway musical IN THE HEIGHTS remains one of the most vibrant and emotionally resonant contemporary musicals to emerge from the early 21st century. F...
Past Shows
The Young Playwrights Festival at The Blank Theatre marks its 33rd anniversary by showcasing 12 original plays written by young playwrights aged 16 to 19...
The Blank Theatre presents the 33rd Annual Young Playwrights Festival, showcasing three of twelve winning plays written by young playwrights aged 16 to 19 from...
Meet Me Here features Zora Bikangaga and Chad Lindberg in a thought-provoking exploration of existence. This play, set as a conversation between Life and Death...
Ode to Us and I is one of three plays featured in the final week of The Blank Theatre's 32nd Annual Young Playwrights Festival. A...
Still Life features Aaron, who is frustrated by a neighbor's boots left in the hallway, and his wife Erica, who attempts to soothe him by...
What is identity in a world where myths are stronger than we dare think? Siren Call is an original new play written by actress, writer,...
Worst First Kiss is proud to announce our first fully staged production...Bert V. Royal's DOG SEES GOD at The Blank Theatre, directed by Maxwell Peters....
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