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Skylight Theatre

1816 1/2 N. Vermont
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Upcoming Shows

Iphis and Ianthe

Jul 23 – Jul 26, 2026

Iphis and Ianthe is a short play by Mina Feldman (age 19, from Cambridge, MA), part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival....

Running Gun

Jul 23 – Jul 26, 2026

Running Gun is a short play by Ace Perez (age 17, from Bronxville, NY), part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. After...

Young Girls

Jul 23 – Jul 26, 2026

Young Girls is a short play by Emma Gordon (age 17, from Omaha, NE), part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. At...

Review: APPLAUSE at The Group Rep

Review: APPLAUSE at The Group Rep

by Andrew Child · July 25, 2026

Applause has too much heart and is simply too much fun to be bogged down by its shortcomings, so audiences should take advantage of catching this gem while they can.…

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

by Michael Quintos · July 22, 2026

In the fantastical, visually-enchanting stage play HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD—the theatrical continuation of J.K. Rowling's beloved magical saga—the idea of revisiting the past is embraced as its central theme, which in turn shifts the focus away from the mischievous school adventures tha…

Review: ANATOMY OF A BACK by Kick Boom Theater at Electric Lodge

Review: ANATOMY OF A BACK by Kick Boom Theater at Electric Lodge

by Shari Barrett · July 19, 2026

John Wuchte and his Kick Boom Theater ensemble of five actors and two onstage musicians (Wuchte on percussion and Sarah Green on guitar) continue their exploration of live percussion scoring the actors’ movement, gestures and stylized dialogue during Anatomy of a Back at the Electric Lodge in Veni…

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Musical Theatre West

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Musical Theatre West

by Michael Quintos · July 19, 2026

Musical Theatre West's brand new presentation of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT marks the fifth time the 74-season-old institution is revisiting this ubiquitous musical, this time starring hunky Broadway alum and America's Got Talent standout Brian Justin Crum. For all intents and purp…

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Wisteria Theater

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Wisteria Theater

by Amanda Callas · July 18, 2026

Even in Los Angeles, in the midst of a spectacular live theater renaissance, there are few theaters in town doing musicals with as much deep excellence and sheer joy as Wisteria Theater.…

Review: MEXODUS at Pasadena Playhouse

Review: MEXODUS at Pasadena Playhouse

by Evan Henerson · July 15, 2026

When we hum along, dance, applaud or whatever (folks in the up close Get Down section probably have more opportunity to, you know, get down), the connection to the story and to its themes feels that much more immediate.…

Review: PAINTED PONIES Starring Rachel Sorsa at Ruskin Group Theatre

Review: PAINTED PONIES Starring Rachel Sorsa at Ruskin Group Theatre

by Shari Barrett · July 15, 2026

Sorsa’s extraordinary talent in enveloping Pam as if she was inside her soul, along with Elina de Santos minimally invasive direction by keeping Sorsa seated on the couch center stage to tell her story into her cell phone, will keep your sharp focus on Ian McRae’s monologue honoring human resili…

Past Shows

Iphis and Ianthe

Jul 23 – Jul 26, 2026

Iphis and Ianthe is a short play by Mina Feldman (age 19, from Cambridge, MA), part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival....

Running Gun

Jul 23 – Jul 26, 2026

Running Gun is a short play by Ace Perez (age 17, from Bronxville, NY), part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. After...

Young Girls

Jul 23 – Jul 26, 2026

Young Girls is a short play by Emma Gordon (age 17, from Omaha, NE), part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. At...

Monsters

Jul 16 – Jul 19, 2026

Part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, this play was written by Katie Giglio (age 18, from Belmont, MA) and mentored by...

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dating

Jul 16 – Jul 19, 2026

Part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, this play was written by Walton Hurley (age 17, from Portland, OR) and mentored by...

Who Would Believe Sadie Kessler?

Jul 16 – Jul 19, 2026

Part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, this play was written by Emma Wolff (age 15, from Harrison, NY) and mentored by...

Forgotten Fields

Jul 9 – Jul 12, 2026

Forgotten Fields is a play by Kaizer Larson (age 15, from Flushing, NY), presented as part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young Playwrights Festival....

In the Name of Love

Jul 9 – Jul 12, 2026

In the Name of Love is a play by Charlotte Long (age 18, from Aldie, VA), presented as part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual...

Rocky Hotdog Picture Show

Jul 9 – Jul 12, 2026

Rocky Hotdog Picture Show is a play by Townes Powell (age 18, from Louisville, KY), written as part of The Blank Theatre's 34th Annual Young...

The Lionheart Play Festival

FeaturedThe Lionheart Play Festival

Jun 19 – Jun 21, 2026

The Lionheart Play Festival is produced by a collective of professional actors dedicated to sustaining and expanding theatre in Los Angeles. This year's festival features...

Ascent

May 9 – Jun 14, 2026

Ascent, the final play by the late Henry Ong, receives its world premiere at Skylight Theatre, directed by Diana Wyenn. Based on the true story...

Kid Gloves

Kid Gloves

Jan 15 – Feb 15, 2026

This world premiere musical comedy dives into the candy-colored chaos of a reality-TV competition where children's entertainers compete for the chance to win their own...

Heisenberg

Heisenberg

Nov 20 – Dec 21, 2025

HEISENBERG is a love story of two people Alex (Paul Eiding) and Georgie (Juls Hoover) who have relinquished the possibility of ever truly being known....

Outside Mullingar

FeaturedOutside Mullingar

Oct 16 – Nov 9, 2025

Due to overwhelmingly popular demand, The 6th Act is thrilled to be bringing back their hit production of John Patrick Shanley’s modern classic OUTSIDE MULLINGAR!...

Found Suitable

Found Suitable

Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2025

What does it mean to be suitable? For poet and activist Bleu Inkk, it's more than a phrase -- it's a reclamation of self. After...

Achilles in Arcadia

Achilles in Arcadia

Aug 8 – Sep 21, 2025

World Premiere. Written by Chris Collins. Directed by Kiff Scholl. A young Anglo-Chinese student filmmaker has a plan in this tale of love and revenge....

Hide and Hide

May 9 – Jun 29, 2025

Hide and Hide, the World Premiere of Roger Q. Mason’s new play, explores the collision of dreams and reality in 1980 Los Angeles. Following the...

Hide and Hide

May 17 – Jun 22, 2025

Hide and Hide, by acclaimed playwright Roger Q. Mason, is set to premiere at Skylight Theatre from May 17 to June 22, 2025. This provocative...

UNCONDITIONAL, A Musical Memoir

UNCONDITIONAL, A Musical Memoir

Feb 13 – Mar 9, 2025

In the wake of one of life’s most profound challenges, Margot Rose’s UNCONDITIONAL, A Musical Memoir forges a path to resilience with a commitment to go on...

Sukkot

Sukkot

Jan 12 – Feb 4, 2024

SUKKOT is the hilarious and heartwarming story of the Sullivan family, a half-Jewish-half-Irish-Catholic family attempting to rejoice by celebrating an obscure Jewish holiday that no...

AIDS Threads: From Epidemic to Ecodisaster

AIDS Threads: From Epidemic to Ecodisaster

Nov 30

QueerWise, the stalwart Los Angeles spoken word company known for capturing the zeitgeist of their generation, partners with the award-winning Skylight Theatre Company in paying...

Carole Cook Died For My Sins

Oct 20 – Nov 10, 2023

Mason McCulley presents his solo show, exploring his grieving process following the death of his mentor and confidant, Carole Cook. Directed by Cameron Watson, the...

No Place Like Gandersheim

No Place Like Gandersheim

May 20 – Jun 25, 2023

Roz is everybody’s most passionate theater friend, constantly promoting her next play. What makes her special? She’s lives in medieval times and might just be...

La Egoista

La Egoista

Mar 4 – Apr 9, 2023

Josefina is a rising stand-up comic who takes nothing seriously. Her younger sister Betsaida, on the other hand, takes everything seriously. When a sudden diagnosis...

Apartment Living

Apartment Living

Mar 12 – Apr 24, 2022

Shared walls. Shared experiences. Neighbors in a Los Angeles apartment building are forced into tighter quarters and the walls of their comfort begin to close...

Lavender Men

Apr 1

Lavender Men is a poignant film adaptation directed by Lovell Holder, based on Roger Q. Mason's acclaimed stage play. The story follows Taffeta, played by...

A HIT DOG WILL HOLLER

A HIT DOG WILL HOLLER

Nov 6 – Dec 12, 2021

A Hit Dog Will Holler explores the effects of a never-ending barrage of trauma on the women who are continually looked at to lead a...

A Look Back/A Look Forward”

A Look Back/A Look Forward”

Jun 21

A panel of Black & Brown theatre practitioners discuss the past years reckoning with racism while imagining an Anti-Racist & Equitable theatre community. Lee Sherman...

The Shot

The Shot

Apr 24 – May 2, 2021

Skylight Theatre Company presents Sharon Lawrence starring as American icon Katharine Graham who, before becoming the publisher of The Washington Post, endured the physical and...

West Adams

West Adams

Feb 1 – Mar 8, 2020

A new, dark, comedy about race and class. With a hostile takeover of a neighborhood block party and bouncy houses, Penelope Lowders newest play set...

The 7 Stages of Grieving

The 7 Stages of Grieving

Nov 1 – Nov 24, 2019

As the first professional Aboriginal production in Los Angeles, The 7 Stages of Grieving holds a mirror up to America by sharing Australias Aboriginal peoples...

Never Is Now

Never Is Now

Sep 21 – Oct 27, 2019

The past is prologue. What happens when people from diverse backgrounds experience the firsthand accounts of ten survivors who were labeled "undesirable" and thrust into...

Bronco Billy – The Musical

Bronco Billy – The Musical

May 18 – Jul 21, 2019

The country’s going crazy; partisan politics, civil rights threatened, technology exploding. That's right, it's 1979! Somewhere in America’s heartland, with more heart than sense, Bronco...

Sugar Plum Fairy

Sugar Plum Fairy

Dec 1 – Dec 23, 2018

This offbeat and thoroughly original holiday treat offers festive cheer while engaging audiences to participate (think G-rated “Rocky Horror” fun). Appropriate for ages 8 to...

Hostage

Hostage

May 26 – Jun 24, 2018

Worlds collide in this human drama about the backlash one family must endure when it has the courage to make the political very, very personal....

The Madres

The Madres

Mar 10 – Apr 29, 2018

Skylight Theatre takes the lead in staging The Madres, a NNPN Rolling World Premiere, with Los Angeles the first city to offer a professional production...

The Devil's Wife

The Devil's Wife

Jul 15 – Sep 3, 2017

Rich with mystery and metaphor The Devil’s Wife is a harrowing comedy that goes to hell. A handsome and wealthy landowner who woos three sisters...

Obama-ology

Obama-ology

Jul 23 – Aug 28, 2016

Skylight Theatre takes an election year look at politics with the American Premiere of OBAMA-OLOGY by Aurin Squire. Where do you stand? How did we...

Church and State

Church and State

Jul 2 – Aug 14, 2016

Skylight Theatre takes an election year look at politics with CHURCH & STATE. Where do you stand? How did we get here and where we...

Pray to Ball

Pray to Ball

Mar 21 – Apr 13, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “PRAY TO BALL” WORLD PREMIER AT THE SKYLIGHT THEATER The Skylight Theater in Los Angeles has announced the March, 2014 World premier...

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