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At its heart, Middle of the World is something of an unexpected love story between a fallen socialist leader from Ecuador and a young, driven Black finance executive. Middle of the World feels like an elegy, evoking the bittersweet, numbing ache of loss and betrayal. It invokes a sense of loss of an identity, a family, a country.

Catya McMullen (pictured), a native New Yorker, now finds herself at home in Los Angeles. While working in film and television, her life-long love of theater inspired her to write plays. The world premiere of Arrowhead is her first being presented here, produced by IAMA at Atwater Village Theatre, directed by Jenna Worsham. I decided to speak with Catya about her journey to writing the play, why she set it in Arrowhead, its themes, and how it speaks to different generations of women about love and sexual identity.

“Arrowhead” by Catya McMullen opens Thursday night at Atwater Village Theatre. Check out photos!

POTUS: OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE is a a laugh-out-loud riot that would benefit from a few moments of introspection and nuance.

Get a first look at POTUS at Geffen Playhouse!

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed a riveting addition to its 2023/24 Season—Vinny DePonto’s Mindplay.

Director Michael Michetti has put thought and heart into his production and peopled it with a strong cast whose characters opt for playing the strength of their convictions over histrionics. A hurricane force this WIND is not, but there’s plenty to enjoy.

Get a first look at photos of Inherit the Wind at Pasadena Playhouse!

Take an exclusive look behind the scenes of MADWOMEN OF THE WEST at Actors Temple Theatre with these rehearsal photos. Get a glimpse of the talented cast preparing for this exciting production.

Get an exclusive first look at the world premiere of SHE, a new play by Marlow Wyatt, now running at Antaeus Theatre Company. Check out the photos and get a sneak peek at this exciting new production.

SHE is a moving, lyrical story with deft characterizations, luminous performances, and a poetic quality that reflects our heroine’s dreams

Sexy, gritty, funny, and adult, this recovery drama is a triumph for Rogue Machine playing through November 20

All new production photos have been released from The Engagement Party at Geffen Playhouse! Check out the photos here!

Angelique Cabral has joined the voice cast of Disney's upcoming animated movie musical, Wish. Cabral plays Queen Amaya, joining Chris Pine as King Magnifico and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose as Asha. The film features original songs by Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice. Watch the video tease trailer now!

Pasadena Playhouse has announced a new slate of Board officers. Learn more about all of the new appointments here!

MCC Theater just announced their 2023-2024 season and we have all the details on their slate of world premiere musicals here!

Puzzles and patterns, stories and magic are artfully woven together by David Kwong in The Enigmatist at the Kennedy Center. The immersive experience is a little bit theatre, a little bit magic show, with some codebreaking, word games and storytelling thrown in for fun. Who knew that constructing a crossword puzzle together could be so fun?

As Celebration Theatre's thoughtfully gender-expansive production of A NEW BRAIN enters its final performance weeks, in association with the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the production's Assistant Director Nico Pang (they/them) sat down with musical director Gregory Nabours (he/him) to look back on how he and the creative team approached the opportunity to reimagine the story in this powerful way.

This could have been a compelling exploration of interracial and intergenerational relationships, but with the lead being so hateful and the script so sharply heavy-handed, any impact is lost.

The world premiere of The Bottoming Process, a dark comedy by Nicholas Pilapil opens last night in a co-production between IAMA Theatre Company and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Check out the production photos, below.