Celia Mandela Rivera News

Director Celia Mandela Rivera shares her background in theatre, what drew her to directing this play, her vision for the characters and staging it in Little Fish's intimate new space and why she thinks its exploration of love, fidelity, and friendship remains as fresh and provocative today as when it first premiered.

IAMA Theatre Company has selected Agyeiwaa Asante as the 2026 recipient of the Los Angeles-based theatre company’s The Rhimes Unsung Voices Playwriting Commission.

The Roots and Wings Project will present the world premiere of Luminous Streets in Highland Park, Los Angeles, September 12–28, 2025. This site-specific theatrical tour will feature new plays by Roger Q. Mason, Jesse Bliss, and others, performed in venues along York Boulevard.

Written by celebrated playwright and pioneer of Hip-Hop theater Rickérby Hinds, directed by Daphnie Sicre, a champion and specialist in Afro-Latiné theater, and commissioned and produced by L.A.’s Latino Theater Company, the world premiere of “The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds” opened last Saturday at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. Check out photos of the production.

Skylight Theatre dedicates three live events commemorating Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who were enslaved in the United States. This programming will explore what “Freedom” means in today's society for Black people and other marginalized folx in the U.S.

Rogue Artists Ensemble presents a unique, interactive, in-real-life sonic experience that guides audiences through a twisted collection of love stories, meditative romance and lost connections.