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Stage Raw to Present its 2025 Stage Raw Awards Party
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2025

Now in its 11th year, Stage Raw will present its 2025 Stage Raw Awards Party on Monday, May 5, 2025 at Sassafras Saloon. Learn more about the awardees here!

Interview: Stars And Creative Team of PASCAL & JULIEN Talk Juice Boxes, Catharsis, and Champagne at 24th Street Theatre
by Amanda Callas - Sep 17, 2024

With the stars of Pascal & Julien and the theatre’s creative team, we explored what it means to deeply engage children and families in theatre, how theaters can open up to the community, working with child actors, discovering authenticity and delicious subtext on stage, and the creative journey of the play in its US Premiere.

Photos: U.S. Premiere Of PASCAL & JULIEN Now Open At 24th Street Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2024

The U.S. premiere of “Pascal & Julien,” a uniquely touching story about fathers and sons and the birth of a friendship by Australian playwright Daniel Keene, opened last Saturday at 24th Street Theatre in Los Angeles. See photos from the production.

Review: PASCAL & JULIEN at 24th Street Theatre
by Amanda Callas - Sep 9, 2024

Pascal & Julien is the US premiere of a magical play about childhood and friendship at the award-winning 24th Street Theatre in West Adams running through October 27th.  Written by Australian playwright Daniel Keene, Pascal & Julien is the tale of two quirky, annoying loners who discover the tender beauty of friendship. 

PASCAL & JULIEN to Have US Premiere at 24th Street Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2024

Multiple award-winning 24th Street Theatre will present a uniquely touching story about fathers and sons and the birth of a friendship in Pascal & Julien. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

EBENEZER 2021: AN IMMERSIVE INTERNET SPECTACULAR Will Stream on Zoom Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 23, 2021

 In 2014, The Speakeasy Society presented the smash hit Ebenezer, an immersive adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. To close out the tumultuous 2021 year, The Speakeasy Society has adapted that adaptation into a holiday internet spectacular that translates the free roaming exploration of the original Ebenezer to a virtual format.

Flashback: George Salazar Plays Seymour in His High School Production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2019

George Salazar, who will soon take the stage in Pasadena Playhouse's production of Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour, has some history with this show!

The Vagrancy Announces Blossoming: A New Play Reading Series
by Stephi Wild - May 4, 2019

May 18th, May 19th, May 21st & May 26th, The Vagrancy announces BLOSSOMING: a new play reading series. The Vagrancy annually selects six playwrights with diverse perspectives to join their playwright's group. Beginning each fall, the writers meet regularly as they craft their plays. The Vagrancy hosts two development workshops wherein the plays are explored with the playwright, actors and a director in a rehearsal setting. BLOSSOMING is the first public reaching of the six original plays. Come be inspired, have a glass of wine, and help the play's development along with post-reading audience talk-backs.

BWW Review: Independent Shakespeare Co.'s JULIUS CAESAR, a Political Crime Story Ripped from the Headlines
by Ellen Dostal - Apr 15, 2019

Taking its cue from Orson Welles' 1937 Mercury Theatre production of JULIUS CAESAR, Independent Shakespeare Co. exercises its exceptional ability to adapt one of Shakespeare's massive works for an intimate indoor setting without giving up any of the play's scope or impact. 

BWW Review: WOOD BOY DOG FISH, a Rogue Retelling of a Fairy Tale Gone Wrong
by Ellen Dostal - May 22, 2018

Puppets and monsters and freaks, oh my. Shoreside has an abundance of them in WOOD BOY DOG FISH and they don't play well together at all. This fictional seaside town, home to the terrifying Dogfish Adventure Ride, is a miserable place. Populated with morally repugnant characters and a darkness that seeps into your very soul, it sets the stage for a somber night out at the usually sunny Garry Marshall Theatre.