THE GETTY VILLA

by Shari Barrett - April 03, 2024

For over a decade, The Getty has hosted its Villa Theater Lab series, an exciting forum for reinterpreting classical theater. These workshops feature new translations of Greek and Roman plays and contemporary works inspired by ancient literature. Their latest offering, Aristotle/Alexander, explores ...

by A.A. Cristi - March 21, 2024

Explore the real-life relationship between Aristotle and a teenaged Alexander the Great in the work-in-progress production, ARISTOTLE/ALEXANDER, presented by Getty Villa Theater Lab. Written and directed by Alexander Lyras....

by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2024

After 34 years as artistic director, Fountain Theatre co-founder Stephen Sachs has announced his retirement at the end of 2024....

by Stephi Wild - January 09, 2024

Playwrights' Arena and Los Angeles LGBT Center have announced the world premiere co-production of THREE by Nick Salamone. Learn more about the upcoming show here!...

by Gil Kaan - November 09, 2023

Next up at the Getty Villa Theater Lab, Guelan Varela-Luarca and Chay Yew’s The House of Baluyot: A Filipino Oresteia for two performances only November 18th and 19th. Guelan and Chay also direct this work-in-progress with the cast of Ramon de Ocampo, Tess Lina, Zandi De Jesus, Reggie Lee, Andres Pa...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 03, 2023

Getty Villa Theater Lab will present The House of Baluyot: A Filipino Oresteia, an epic saga of power, displacement, and crime in an immigrant Filipino family in California....

by Andrew Child - September 08, 2023

The new seat cushions aren’t the only thing regulars of the Getty Villa’s annual theatre production are buzzing about this season (even though they are surprisingly comfortable and make the amphitheater a worthy place to sit for a few hours)....

by A.A. Cristi - July 06, 2023

Getty, About…Productions, and Plaza de la Raza launch their second Youth Theater Summer Intensive, a six-week summer theater program focusing on the youth's ancestral connections....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 30, 2023

 This fall, Getty Villa Museum and Court Theatre, the Tony Award-winning professional theatre of the University of Chicago, will present The Gospel at Colonus, the 17th annual Villa Outdoor Classical Theater production....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 21, 2023

The Ghost Road Company will present the live, in-person World Premiere of Super Duper-originally presented as a virtual, interactive experience to sold out audiences in 2020 and 2021. ...