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OCTG Theatre Awards Unveils List of Nominees; Full List
by Gillian Blum - Mar 29, 2026

On Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, during the OC Theatre Guild’s membership meeting, nominees for the fifth annual OCTG Theatre Awards were officially announced.

Sweet Talk Productions to Put On World Premiere Play MÉNAGE À QUATRE
by Emmy Rice - Jun 21, 2025

Sweet Talk Productions will present a world premiere play, MÉNAGE À QUATRE, written by Peter Lefcourt and directed by Ryan O’Connor. See here for more details!

Review: THE CHINESE LADY at Chance Theatre
by Amanda Callas - Jun 11, 2025

The production by Chance Theater, directed brilliantly by Shinshin Yuder Tsai, is lyrical, riveting, and provocative.  The Chinese Lady is also surprisingly, darkly funny.

World Premiere Play GOD WILL DO THE REST to be Presented at Latino Theater Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 10, 2024

Latino Theater Company will present God Will Do the Rest. Learn more about the play and see how to purchase tickets.

MIX-MIX: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy to Open at The Los Angeles Theatre Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2024

Latino Theater Company and Playwrights’ Arena will present the world premiere of an epic World War II odyssey inspired by an astonishing, little-known true story.

Photos: First Look at Playwrights' Arena and Los Angeles LGBT Center's THREE
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 18, 2024

Playwrights’ Arena and Los Angeles LGBT Center are presenting the world premiere co-production of THREE by Nick Salamone. Check out production photos here!

World Premiere of THREE Opens Next Month at Los Angeles LGBT Center
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2024

Playwrights' Arena and Los Angeles LGBT Center have announced the world premiere co-production of THREE by Nick Salamone. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

West Coast Premiere Of Absurdly Hilarious DO YOU FEEL ANGER? Will Make You Squirm At Circle X
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 15, 2022

Circle X Theatre Company kicks off the New Year with the West Coast premiere of a truly outrageous comedy Do You Feel Anger?, written by Mara Nelson-Greenberg and directed by Halena Kays, opens January 21 for a six-week run at Atwater Village Theatre. Performances continue through February 25, with two Pay-What-You-Can previews set for January 19 and January 20.

Foursome Productions to Stage GOD OF CARNAGE
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 13, 2022

 Bad behavior has never been so much fun. Foursome Productions presents the first L.A. revival of Yasmina Reza’s scathingly funny, Tony Award®-winning God of Carnage. Peter Allas directs a visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre for a limited three-week run, May 13 through May 29.

A PUBLIC READING OF AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY Gets West Coast Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2022

Working Barn Productions presents the West Coast premiere of what The New York Times calls “a blackly comic inversion of the public Disney persona” — the ambitiously titled A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney by Lucas Hnath (Broadway's A Doll's House, Part 2; Hillary and Clinton; Dana H).

Rogue Artists Ensemble Launches 2020 'Rogue Lab Nano Projects'
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 16, 2020

Award-winning artists' collective Rogue Artists Ensemble announces a digital showcase of its 2020 Rogue Lab New Play Incubator plays-in-progress: Rogue Lab Nano Projects. Audiences can view short surreal snippets, readings, puppet demonstrations and a play that unfurls through an Instagram feed, getting a unique view into the Rogue new play development process.

INTAR Theatre And Radio Drama Network Close World Premiere Of BUNDLE OF STICKS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2020

INTAR Theatre today announced that the World Premiere engagement of Bundle of Sticks, a new play by J. Julian Christopher, directed by Lou Moreno played its final performance last night, Thursday March 12th. Bundle of Sticks had been scheduled to play through March 22nd. Ticket holders for remaining performances should contact their point of purchase.

RED INK By Steven Leigh Morris Extends Through February 24
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 28, 2020

Jon Lawrence Rivera, Artistic Director of Playwrights' Arena a?" the first and oldest theater dedicated to discovering, nurturing, and producing original works written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights a?" is thrilled to announce the extended run of RED INK by Steven Leigh Morris through Monday, February 24, 2020.

INTAR Theatre and Radio Drama Network To Present the World Premiere of BUNDLE OF STICKS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2020

INTAR Theatre (Lou Moreno, Artistic Director/John McCormack, Executive Director) and Radio Drama Network (Melina Brown, President) today announced the cast for the World Premiere of Bundle of Sticks, a new play by J. Julian Christopher, directed by Lou Moreno. Bundle of Sticks will play a special limited Off-Broadway engagement, beginning February 22nd and continuing through March 22nd only. Opening Night is set for Monday March 2nd.

Skylight Theatre Company Presents WEST ADAMS by Penelope Lowder
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2020

A new, dark, comedy about race and class. With a hostile takeover of a neighborhood block party and bouncy houses, Penelope Lowder's newest play set in historic West Adams takes an uncomfortable look at altruistic gentrification gone wrong. Perhaps reshaping a newly adopted neighborhood in your image isn't as lofty as one might think. Opening February 1, 2020.

Photo Flash: Check Out Photos of Playwright's Arena's Production of RED INK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2020

Jon Lawrence Rivera, Artistic Director of Playwrights' Arena – the first and oldest theater dedicated to discovering, nurturing, and producing original works written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights – is presenting RED INK by Steven Leigh Morris, with a cast that includes Michelle Bonebright-Carter, Steven Culp, Tracey A. Leigh, Leo Marks, Jocelyn Towne, and Peter Van Norden.

Playwrights' Arena Announces Cast of RED INK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2019

Jon Lawrence Rivera, Artistic Director of Playwrights' Arena – the first and oldest theater dedicated to discovering, nurturing, and producing original works written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights – is thrilled to announce the cast for RED INK by Steven Leigh Morris, which includes Michelle Bonebright-Carter, Tracey A. Leigh, Leo Marks, Christopher Salazar, Jocelyn Towne, and Peter Van Norden.

Greenway Court Theatre Extends THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 18, 2019

Greenway Arts Alliance (Whitney Weston and Pierson Blaetz, Co-Founders and Co-Artistic Directors) announced today that they have extended performances through December 29 for the Tony Award-winning a?oeBest Playa??a?" THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME by Simon Stephens. Based on award-winning writer Mark Haddon's novel of the same name, the play is directed by Kate Jopson (Circle X Theatre's Hole in the Sky and La Jolla Playhouse's A Willow Grows Aslant). Performances are at Greenway Court Theatre (544 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles), and tickets are available at GreenwayCourtTheatre.org.

Pandelia's Canary Yellow Company to Present the World Premiere of DEFENDERS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2019

The lines between myth and reality become increasingly blurred in Defenders. When Iceland was threatened with invasion by Germany in WW2, the allies decide to step in. The world premiere from Pandelia's Canary Yellow Company by Cailin Maureen Harrison, and directed by Reena Dutt, follows three American G.I.s who are shipwrecked on the remote island of Hrisey off Iceland's northern coast.

Pandelia's Canary Yellow Company Presents the World Premiere Of DEFENDERS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2019

The lines between myth and reality become increasingly blurred in Defenders. When Iceland was threatened with invasion by Germany in WW2, the allies decide to step in. The world premiere from Pandelia's Canary Yellow Company by Cailin Maureen Harrison, and directed by Reena Dutt, follows three American G.I.s who are shipwrecked on the remote island of Hrisey off Iceland's northern coast. The stranded G.I.s find themselves with missing weapons, few supplies, and a broken radio. They realize they must rely on the locals for survival but, like current-day warfare, the locals fear the loss of their culture, their women and their safety with the presence of foreigners on their land. Defenders opens on November 9, with performances continuing through December 8 at The Broadwater Black Box in Hollywood. One lower-priced preview takes place on November 8.