PALM SPRINGS YOUNG PLAYWRIGHT’S FESTIVAL Announces Call for Submissions
by Kay Kudukis - October 08, 2025
The Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival (PSYPF), which promotes and encourages theatrical creative writing among elementary, middle, and high school students within Riverside County, has announced that it is now accepting submissions for the 9th Annual Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival....
Previews: THE ROOST REVIEW: COCKTAILS AND CABARET at The Roost
by Kay Kudukis - September 05, 2025
Following a sold-out premiere in August, The Roost Revue returns for another captivating night with its vibrant celebration of song, story, and connection. On Wednesday, September 24, The Roost Loungewill come alive once again with the magic of cabaret, celebrating Seasons of Love. This evening will...
The Bent 2025/2026 Season Announced
by Kay Kudukis - July 31, 2025
Against a backdrop of cultural tensions and renewed challenges to LGBTQ+ rights nationwide, The Bent —one of only a handful of exclusively LGBTQ+ focused theater companies in Southern California—announces its 25/26 season: a rich tapestry of plays, musicals, cabarets, and staged readings that...
Review: THE INHERITANCE PART I at The Bent
by Kay Kudukis - May 19, 2025
There is universal and personal anguish for all of us who can remember the frightening AIDS epidemic in the 80s. No one was left unscathed, and many families and friends were devastated with a feeling of fear and uncertainty about the enduring impact it would have for future generations....
Previews: THE INHERITANCE PART I at The Bent
by Kay Kudukis - April 25, 2025
The Bent is proud to announce the regional premiere of The Inheritance Part I, the acclaimed, Tony Award-winning play by Matthew Lopez. Inspired by E.M.Forster’s Howards End, this sweeping and deeply moving epic story explores love, legacy, and the lives of gay men in 21st-century New York, decades ...
Review: THE CAKE at The Bent
by Kay Kudukis - April 07, 2025
In 2012, Colorado bakery owner Jack Phillips refused to bake a cake for couple David Mullins and Charlie Craig because he said it went against his religious beliefs. The couple won the case in the Colorado Supreme Court, but in a ruling written by Justice Kennedy, the United States Supreme Court sai...