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Review: HONOUR by Ruskin Group Theatre


by Shari Barrett - March 01, 2026

Director Max Mayer keeps the action authentic and story realistically contrite after helping execute the play’s workshop, making this production an especially meaningful return to the material....

Review: RICHARD III at A Noise Within


by Evan Henerson - February 27, 2026

Embodied by the exciting Ann Noble and surrounded by a solid cast, Richard and his dastardly deeds are every inch at home within the world of Guillermo Cienfuegos’s sweet and seedy production of RICHARD III for A Noise Within....

Review: Patti LuPone's MATTERS OF THE HEART at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - March 02, 2026

LuPone has woven an unexpected, eclectic musical collage that leads to two clear conclusions; she knows what sounds good in her voice and she knows how to sell a song....

Review: NATURAL SELECTION AT THE ZEPHYR THEATRE at Zephyr Theatre


by Tracey Paleo - February 25, 2026

NATURAL SELECTION is an excessive existential exploration of the ways women encounter their own subjectification.  Playwright Stacy Adelman, gets the point across – in the first 20 minutes. ...

Review: British Farce THE COTTAGE At Torrance Theater Company


by Shari Barrett - February 24, 2026

Hilarity ensues as alcohol is consumed, leading to brilliant cat and mouse games during which laughs abound....

Review: HERE LIES LOVE at Mark Taper Forum


by Evan Henerson - February 22, 2026

With so many delights and leaning heavily into both the political moment that is recounts and what America is experiencing in the here and now, HERE LIES LOVE rocks as aggressively as it rallies....

Review: SPAMALOT Revives A New Quest at OC's Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - February 20, 2026

Initially billed as a show that was 'lovingly ripped off' from the 1975 cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Tony Award–winning 2005 Broadway musical comedy MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT™ gleefully gallops back onto the stage in a brand new production with its signature coconut-clack...

Review: APPLAUSE at Eli & Edythe Broad Stage


by Cary Ginell - February 18, 2026

Musical Theatre Guild, the Los Angeles-based company that produces staged readings of long-forgotten, rarely seen musicals, has done it again with a stellar and highly entertaining production of the 1970 musical Applause. ...

Review: THREE COCONUTS World Premiere Comedy at Miles Memorial Playhouse


by Shari Barrett - February 18, 2026

I really enjoyed the story, acting and staging, along with recognizing the Yiddish comments, behavior and attitudes from my own life being raised by a close-knit Jewish family....

Review: MAN OF LA MANCHA Journeys Back to Musical Theatre West


by Michael Quintos - February 17, 2026

Directed by James Vásquez with musical direction by Ryan O'Connell and choreography by Shani Talmor, this remarkably solid new production of the 1965 Tony Award winner boasts haunting visuals and superb performances from its assembled ensemble, led by a trio of excellent leads that offer three dist...

Past Shows

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Dec 14

Theatrical magic unfolds at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum with a special performance of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, featuring Ewan McGregor and...

Salt of the Earth
Oct 27

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents a 70th anniversary screening of Salt of the Earth, the 1954 film that faced censorship for its pro-union themes and...

The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latiné Vote
The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latiné Vote
Aug 24 – Oct 20, 2024

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents a touching, powerful, laugh-out-loud funny election year satire by Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award-winning playwright Bernardo Cubría. University Professor...

Tartuffe: Born Again
Tartuffe: Born Again
Jul 13 – Oct 13, 2024

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents a hilarious satire about greed, corruption and hypocrisy at its beautiful outdoor venue in Topanga. In Tartuffe: Born Again, translator...

The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
Jun 1 – Sep 30, 2024

Celebrated for lively, expansive productions by William Shakespeare that fill the outdoor stage and spill over into the surrounding woods, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum opens...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jun 2 – Sep 23, 2024

Celebrated for lively, expansive productions by William Shakespeare that fill the outdoor stage and spill over into the surrounding woods, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum brings...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Jul 23 – Aug 24, 2024

A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns to Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's outdoor stage, bringing Shakespeare's classic comedy of love and enchantment to life. This delightful production...

The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latinè Vote
Aug 24

The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latinè Vote is a new political comedy by acclaimed playwright Bernardo Cubría, set to premiere at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum on August 24, 2024....

The Winter’s Tale
Jul 23 – Aug 24, 2024

The Winter’s Tale is a classic Shakespearean tale that intertwines themes of love, jealousy, and redemption. Set against the backdrop of the stunning Will Geer...

Wendy’s Peter Pan
Jul 23 – Aug 24, 2024

Wendy’s Peter Pan is an imaginative retelling of the classic tale set against the backdrop of Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's idyllic outdoor venue. This production...

Pippin
Pippin
Mar 12 – Mar 13, 2022

Presented by The ADDERLEY Conservatory and Le Pitit Cirque - Pippin is a magical musical by Stephen Schwartz that illustrates mankind's search for meaning. A...

2018 Season
2018 Season
Jun 2 – Sep 30, 2018

Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum’s Summer Season of five mainstage productions kicks off on June 2 with Coriolanus, William Shakespeare’s searing tragedy about a leader who...

Richard III
Jul 2 – Oct 2, 2011
Rose Cottages
Jul 30 – Oct 2, 2011
Tartuffe
Jun 11 – Oct 1, 2011
My Name is Rachel Corrie
Sep 1 – Sep 29, 2011
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jun 5 – Sep 25, 2011

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