Monsters
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...
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dating
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?
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...
Review: MEAN GIRLS at Wisteria Theater
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
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
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…
Review: IF/THEN at the Zephyr Theatre
What did our critic think of IF/THEN at Zephyr Theatre?…
Review: World Premiere E=MC² EINSTEIN THE MUSICAL Often Trades Depth for Silly Songs
I want to praise the quality of the large cast for their dedication to bringing so many authentic characters to life onstage while changing costumes, accents and physicality often in the blink of an eye. But with so much interesting history to be explored about a man who was often quoted, and misquo…
Review: THE GREAT CLOWN BANK SHOW at Open Fist Theatre Company
What did our critic think of THE GREAT CLOWN BANK SHOW at Open Fist Theatre Company?The lunacy is unbridled, but with all the insanity, you’re too often left wondering: “What is going ON??” And moreover: “Why??”…
Review: THE DIARY OF AN OREGON TRAIL SPINSTER at Atwater Village Theatre
Writer, producer, and actor Dwyer illuminates the interior life of a woman whose existence echoes much of what is happening today, misogyny, betrayal, insecurity, ageism — making this a timeless, sometimes terrifying tale.…
Review: CORIOLANUS at Independent Shakespeare Company In Girffith Park
Led by Brent Charles and under the strains of an angry guitar, a dexterous 10-person cast moves us through this still timely tale about the fickleness of public opinion and mob mentality.…
Review: OUT WITH A BANG Proves Growing Older is not for Sissies
Out With a Bang Playwright Tony Pasqualini started writing it when he turned the dreaded 70 while feeling lucky to keep working in a profession he loves, married for forty years to the same loving woman, with two adult kids that live nearby.…
Review: THE REAL LADY MACBETH World Premiere at The Actors Company
The intense production will pull into its spell thanks to the astonishingly real characters brought to life by four amazing actors who authentically portray these historical druids on the darkened and often spooky, mist-filled set.…
Past Shows
Monsters
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
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?
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
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
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
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...
FeaturedThe Lionheart Play Festival
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
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
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 is a love story of two people Alex (Paul Eiding) and Georgie (Juls Hoover) who have relinquished the possibility of ever truly being known....
FeaturedOutside Mullingar
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
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
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
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...
Skylight Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of “Hide & Hide” by Roger Q. Mason
Skylight Theatre Company proudly presents the World Premiere of “Hide & Hide,” written by Roger Q. Mason and directed by Jessica Hanna. Opening on Thursday,...
Hide and Hide
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...
Skylight Theatre Company presents “The Winter’s Tale” in the Los Angeles debut of Play On Shakespeare
Skylight Theatre Company premieres Tracy Young’s modern verse translation of William Shakespeare's “The Winter’s Tale” opening at Skylight Theatre on Thursday, April 24 (with previews...
UNCONDITIONAL, A Musical Memoir
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Lord of the Underworld's Home for Unwed Mothers
The roots of reproductive justice are unearthed in this poetically raw play by Louisa Hill. Knocked up as a teenager, Dee finally meets the baby...
Obama-ology
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
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
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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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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E=MC² Einstein The Musical Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center (7/03-7/26) |
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Fool for Love Santa Monica Playhouse (7/23-7/26) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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Roald Dahls: Matilda The Musical The Lewis Family Playhosue (7/18-7/26) |
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North by Northwest The Old Globe (7/03-8/02) |
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My Soul To Take: Unhinged The Hudson Theatres (10/16-10/21) |
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The Monsters Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater (3/03-4/04) |
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The Bed Trick Chance Theater (9/11-10/03) |
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Shrek the Musical Morgan-Wixson Theatre (6/28-7/26) |