Review: HAMLET at Mark Taper Forum
by Evan Henerson - Jun 12, 2025
This production is erotic, evocative, lean as a bone and, at a certain point, leaves HAMLET behind entirely. Director Robert O'Hara (SLAVE PLAY, BARBECUE) cracks HAMLET open, exposes it to the sun and then keeps on probing.
Center Theatre Group Announces Spring 2024 Programming For CTG:FWD
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2024
Center Theatre Group announces its Spring 2024 CTG:FWD programming, featuring special events, community gatherings, and artist residency programs at the Mark Taper Forum, the Kirk Douglas Theatre, and throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
Arena Stage Reveals Cast for POTUS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2023
Get the latest updates on the cast announcement for 'POTUS' at Arena Stage. Find out who will be performing in this highly-anticipated show. Don't miss your chance to see this exciting production.
Review: THE ANTS at The Geffen Playhouse
by Andrew Child - Jul 1, 2023
I was appalled to see a fantasy of homeless people and hourly workers city-wide joining together to seek revenge against the rich framed as an inevitable horror. When the throngs of impoverished storm the building toward the end of Act 1, it was uncomfortable to see the ticket holders around me squirm in fear.
Interview: Ramiz Monsef's Returns to the Geffen to Spread His ANTS
by Gil Kaan - Jun 27, 2023
Ramiz Monsef’s The Ants world premieres June 29, 2023 at the Geffen Playhouse (with previews already started). Pirrone Yousefzadeh directs this horror play with the cast of Hugo Armstrong, Nicky Boulos, Megan Hill, Jeremy Radin and Ryan Shrime. Ramiz graciously agreed to answer a few of my queries.
Cast Revealed For Horror Play THE ANTS At Geffen Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2023
Geffen Playhouse has announced the full cast for its world premiere production of The Ants, written by Ramiz Monsef (The Unfortunates, 3 Farids) and directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh (Vietgone, Queen). Find out who is starring in the show here!
Center Theatre Group's L.A. Writers' Workshop Selects New Cohort
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 1, 2023
Since 2005, more than 100 playwrights have had their work fostered through Center Theatre Group's L.A. Writers' Workshop and more are set to join. This new cohort for the L.A. Writers' Workshop includes six local playwrights who will spend a year researching and writing a new work with the feedback of their fellow writers and Center Theatre Group's artistic staff. These playwrights are Amy Berryman, Inda Craig-Galván, Isaac Gómez, Ramiz Monsef, christopher oscar peña, and Jasmine Sharma.