Anne Gee Byrd

Photos: WINTER'S BENCH at 24th Street Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2026

Anne Gee Byrd will star in the world premiere of Mike Kenny's WINTER'S BENCH, joined onstage by flutist Shih-wei Wu, with performances running at 24th Street Theatre. Check out photos of the production.

Interview: Director Debbie Devine of WINTER'S BENCH world premiere at 24th Street Theatre
by Shari Barrett - Aug 18, 2026

Set in a park where only one ancient tree remains, Winter’s Bench follows Gladys, an elderly woman who has spent a lifetime believing the tree spoke to her when she was a child, and who waits, even now, to hear its voice again. Blending storytelling, live music and imagination, it’s both a memory play and a meditation on nature, aging and hope. And at a time when forests are disappearing and loneliness is on the rise, audiences are invited to consider what we lose when we stop listening to nature, to one another, and to the stories that shape us. I decided to speak with Debbie Devine, 24th Street Theatre’s artistic director who directs the play, about her vision for the production and why she thinks its message about nature, aging and hope speaks to modern audiences.

Anne Gee Byrd to Star in WINTER'S BENCH World Premiere at 24th Street Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026

Anne Gee Byrd will star in the world premiere of Winter's Bench, a new play by Olivier Award-winning playwright Mike Kenny, directed by Debbie Devine at 24th Street Theatre in Los Angeles.

George Salazar, Jason Butler Harner & More to be Featured in OCP's 29th Annual New Works Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2026

The Ojai Playwrights Conference revealed its full artist roster for its 29th Annual New Works Festival, featuring actors Raymond Lee, Jason Butler Harner, George Salazar, and others alongside five new plays.

Review: South Coast Repertory Presents World Premiere of EAT ME
by Michael Quintos - Apr 26, 2026

First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere production directed by Caitlin Sullivan. The new work continues performances at its Costa Mesa home through May 3. Equally intriguing and confounding, the brand new play, honestly, comes off for me as one of those creatively-ambitious but somewhat incomplete stage experiments that left me with more questions than answers.

Video: First Look at EAT ME at South Coast Repertory
by Joshua Wright - Apr 24, 2026

South Coast Repertory has released first look footage of EAT ME, the world premiere of Talene Monahon's wildly imaginative new play, now playing through May 3, 2026 at the Julianne Argyros Stage as part of the Pacific Playwrights Festival.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of EAT ME at South Coast Repertory
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2026

South Coast Repertory's production of 'Eat Me' a play by Talene Monahon, directed by Caitlin Sullivan officially opened recently at the Julianne Argyos Stage. Check out photos from opening night here!

Photos: EAT ME At South Coast Repertory
by Marissa Faith Curley - Apr 19, 2026

South Coast Repertory's production of 'Eat Me' a play by Talene Monahon, directed by Caitlin Sullivan is in performances at the Julianne Argyos Stage. Check out the photos below!

South Coast Repertory Reveals Casts, Creative Teams For 27th Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival Readings
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2025

South Coast Repertory has announced the casts and creative teams for its renowned Pacific Playwrights Festival. The highly anticipated showcase of new works, part of the theatre's new-play development arm—The Lab@SCR—begins Friday, May 2 and runs through Sunday, May 4.

Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Antaeus Theatre Company
by Harker Jones - Oct 23, 2024

The Antaeus Theatre Company pulls off another triumph with the enchanting and handsomely mounted Oscar Wilde classic.

Photos: First Look at LIFE SUCKS. at Interact Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2023

INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY invites you to laugh, reflect, and explore the universal quest for a fulfilling existence as it presents the Los Angeles premiere of LIFE SUCKS. Check out photos from the show here!

Interview: LIFE Doesn't SUCK for John Ross Bowie
by Gil Kaan - Sep 20, 2023

Aaron Poser’s Life Sucks. will have its Los Angeles premiere, September 30,2023 at The Broadwater Main Stage (with previews beginning September 24th). Barry Heins directs this reimagining of Anton Chekhov's classic play, Uncle Vanya with the cast of: John Ross Bowie, Anne Gee Byrd, Olivia Castanho, Erin Pineda, Lily Rains, Marc Valera and Steve Vinovich. John found time out of his not sucky life to answer a few of my queries.

Los Angeles Premiere of LIFE SUCKS. by Aaron Posner Comes to The Broadwater Main Stage
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2023

INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY (ITC) invites you to laugh, reflect, and explore the universal quest for a fulfilling existence as it presents the Los Angeles premiere of LIFE SUCKS., written by Aaron Posner (Stupid F*#king Bird) and directed by ITC Artistic Director, Barry Heins.

Photos: First Look at Caryl Churchill's LOVE AND INFORMATION at Antaeus Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2023

What does it mean to be human? Love and Information by boundary-pushing playwright Caryl Churchill (Cloud Nine, Top Girls) asks the big questions at Antaeus Theatre Company. Currently in previews, Love and Information opens Friday night, March 3 and runs through April 3 at Glendale’s Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center. 

Interview: Emily Chase Talks LOVE AND INFORMATION At Antaeus Theatre Company
by Gil Kaan - Feb 20, 2023

Next up at Antaeus Theatre Company, Caryl Churchill’s Love and Information opening March 3, 2023 (with previews beginning February 26th). Emily Chase directs the eight-member cast of: — John Apicella, Anne Gee Byrd, Darius De L Cruz, Kwana Martinez, Kevin Matsumoto, Erin Pineda, Lloyd Roberson II and Zoe Yale. Emily was most gracious to give me some behind-the-scenes of Love and Information and some of the rational driving her creative decisions.

Caryl Churchill's LOVE AND INFORMATION to be Presented at Antaeus Theatre Company in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2023

Antaeus Theatre Company will present Love and Information by boundary-pushing playwright Caryl Churchill (Cloud Nine, Top Girls). Emily Chase (Eight Nights) directs for a March 3 opening at Glendale's Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center.

Photos: First Look at Antaeus Theatre Company's EVERYBODY
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2022

Antaeus Theatre Company presents the Los Angeles premiere of Everybody, a funny, provocative and very modern riff on a 15th-century morality play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Jennifer Chang. Performances take place at Glendale’s Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center from September 16 through October 17. Check out photos here!

Interview: EVERYBODY's Anne Gee Byrd Rifts On Her Long Ties To The L.A. Theatre Community
by Gil Kaan - Sep 6, 2022

Next up at the Antaeus Theatre Company the Los Angeles premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Everybody September 16, 2022 (with previews beginning September 11th). Jennifer Chang directs the cast of Anne Gee Byrd, Dawn Didawick, Lisa Sanaye Dring, Cherish Monique Duke, Nicole Erb, Harry Groener, Alberto Isaac, Antonio Jaramillo and Gerard Joseph. I got the chance to finally interview Anne after all these years of seeing her wow her audiences on the Los Angeles stages.

Antaeus Sets L.A. Premiere Of EVERYBODY In Glendale, Running September 16-October 17
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 9, 2022

Antaeus Theatre Company presents the Los Angeles premiere of Everybody, a funny, provocative and very modern riff on a 15th-century morality play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Jennifer Chang.

BWW Interview: Prolific Director Michael Michetti Returns to Pasadena Playhouse to Tackle UNCLE VANYA
by Gil Kaan - May 25, 2022

Pasadena Playhouse’s next live production Uncle Vanya opens June 1, 2022. A most productive Los Angeles theatre staple, Michael Michetti directs this Los Angeles premiere of the Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky translation of the Anton Chekhov classic Uncle Vanya. Cast includes Hugo Armstrong as “Vanya,” with Anne Gee Byrd, Brian George, Brandon Mendez Homeras, Jane Taini, Sabina Zuniga-Varela and Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz. Michael found some time from his multi-tasking to answer a few of my queries.