Lynn Johnson News

New Venture Theatre continues its 11th season with a new pop musical, 'Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical' by Douglas Lyons and directed by Greg Williams Jr., running March 2 and March 3 at the LSU Shaver Theatre.

In January 2017, Diana Varco premiered her solo show Shattered at the Whitefire Theatre SoloFest to a standing ovation. 'I was nervous to do the show because sexual assault wasn't a topic most people openly talked about' Varco said. Today, in January 2018, it's a topic everyone is talking about.

In 2016, Heather Keller's world was rocked by a breast cancer diagnosis. Overnight, she went from being a healthy, vegan runner to a cancer patient and since then her life has been and continues to be an inspiring journey of growth filled with love, friendships, disappointments, betrayals and yes, even some humor.

Producer Adenrele Ojo and The Zephyr Theatre are proud to present the premiere of tHis Is Very IMPORTANT - Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, starring Rahvaunia. The powerful production is set to open January 18, 2018.

DARK HARVEST is Cheech Marin's first cannabis movie since Still Smokin, his final Cheech and Chong film in 1983. The new movie will be available on all digital platforms on January 9.

Producer Adenrele Ojo and The Zephyr Theatre are proud to present the premiere of tHis Is Very IMPORTANT - Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, starring Rahvaunia. The powerful production is set to open January 18, 2018.

Award-winning Brooklyn actor-writer, Dan Ruth, brings his tour-de-force black comedy, A Life Behind Bars (Winner United Solo 2016, Best Autobiographical Show) to Los Angeles for two performances in association with Whitefire SoloFest 2018.

Queer Art, the New York-based nonprofit for supporting LGBTQ artists, has just announced the eleven Fellows accepted for the 2017-2018 Queer Art Mentorship program cycle, and the Mentors with whom they will be working.

Diana Varco never intended to write a solo show. In fact,she worked for a long while trying to build a career in comedy. But, as a victim of a sexual assault, she struggled to laugh when the world around her joked about rape. "Often, I would leave therapy only to go to class where my peers were glorifying rape," she said. "But I stayed silent because I was too ashamed to share my story."

The successful world premiere of Secret Identity Crisis, a super one-man show that asks, 'Is ASIAN the mask we choose, or the mask we're given?' Yen reimagines three iconic superheroes to examine the history of Asians in America and his own struggle with identity in the film industry.

Back by popular demand after being a hit of the 2017 SoloFest, accomplished actress Claudia DiMartino once again shares her touching, moving and hilarious story of leaving the corporate world to pursue her acting dreams in IT'S ONLY LIPSTICK at the Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks on Thursday evenings at 8pm through August 17. Directed by acclaimed solo show veteran Jessica Lynn Johnson, the show is DiMartino's story of surviving the dysfunction of an Italian-American family in Brooklyn to weathering the instability of being a marketing executive in the beauty industry in corporate America before the life-shattering events of 9/11 caused her to take a good, hard look at her life and make the decision that it's never too late to go after your dreams.

During her 22-year career in the beauty and cosmetics industry, when Claudia DiMartino found herself exhausted and working around the clock or when colleagues stressed out over projects, she would often say, "It's only lipstick." Then, after a life-changing event in 2001, Claudia's catch phrase took on a completely different meaning…and she has been pursuing her true dream ever since.

The successful world premiere of Secret Identity Crisis, a super one-man show that asks, 'Is ASIAN the mask we choose, or the mask we're given?' Yen reimagines three iconic superheroes to examine the history of Asians in America and his own struggle with identity in the film industry.

Back by popular demand, accomplished actress Claudia DiMartino once again shares her touching, moving and hilarious story of leaving the corporate world to pursue her dreams

During her 22-year career in the beauty and cosmetics industry, when Claudia DiMartino found herself exhausted and working around the clock or when colleagues stressed out over projects, she would often say, "It's only lipstick." Then, after a life-changing event in 2001, Claudia's catch phrase took on a completely different meaning…and she has been pursuing her true dream ever since.

During her 22-year career in the beauty and cosmetics industry, when Claudia DiMartino found herself exhausted and working around the clock or when colleagues stressed out over projects, she would often say, "It's only lipstick." Then, after a life-changing event in 2001, Claudia's catch phrase took on a completely different meaning…and she has been pursuing her true dream ever since.

Shattered starts off with Diana asking herself 'why don't I date much or like sex?' What ensues is a whimsical and shocking journey through Diana's mind and past experiences that shaped her views of sex, sexuality and relationships. Playing over 35 characters, Diana delivers a powerhouse performance that is filled with wit, poignancy, and vulnerability.  

Sonia Jackson was performing in a production of The Vagina Monologues when she had a revelation.

In 2016, Heather Keller's world was rocked by a breast cancer diagnosis. Overnight, she went from being a healthy, vegan runner to a cancer patient and since then her life has been and continues to be an inspiring journey of growth filled with love, friendships, disappointments, betrayals and yes, even some humor.

LA Based Activist, Writer, and Solo Performer Bonnie Joy Sludikoff is back with her third one-woman show, The Magic School Bus: A Traumedy.