1625 N. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
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Open Fist Theatre History
Founded in 1990, the company chose the name Open Fist to represent its fierce determination to reach out and engage audiences with impactful work. From its inception, the company immediately established its reputation as a cutting-edge ensemble, willing to tackle difficult material. Under the present leadership of Artistic Director Martha Demson, the company has evolved into a self-producing and ever-expanding artistic collective of actors, playwrights, designers and directors.
Shows at the Open Fist Theatre
DATES PRODUCTION 8/2/2019 - 9/21/2019 Evita (2019) 4/30/2005 - 6/12/2005 The Threepenny Opera (2005)
News
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards; Backyard Playhouse: Treetop Production Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards; LEGALLY BLONDE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025
The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025
The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
BOTH: A HARD DAY'S SILENT NIGHT is Coming to Atwater Village Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2025
Celebrate the holidays with Both: A Hard Day’s Silent Night. It’s The Beatles! It’s the Christmas story! It's BOTH! A powerhouse choir and sizzling live band re-tell the Christmas story—entirely through high-voltage Gospel renditions.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2025
Celebrate the holidays with Both: A Hard Day’s Silent Night. It’s The Beatles! It’s the Christmas story! It's BOTH! A powerhouse choir and sizzling live band re-tell the Christmas story—entirely through high-voltage Gospel renditions.
Photos: AMERIKA OR, THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED World Premiere Kafka Adaptation at Open Fist Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2025
Open Fist Theatre Company to present the world premiere of Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, a new stage adaptation of Franz Kafka’s unfinished novel by Dietrich Smith. Check out photos of the production.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2025
Open Fist Theatre Company to present the world premiere of Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, a new stage adaptation of Franz Kafka’s unfinished novel by Dietrich Smith. Check out photos of the production.
Interview: Dietrich Smith on AMERIKA OR, THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED
by Shari Barrett - Oct 12, 2025
I decided to speak with Dietrich Smith, adaptor and director of Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, about his journey to present it as well as his interest in Franz Kafka’s story.
by Shari Barrett - Oct 12, 2025
I decided to speak with Dietrich Smith, adaptor and director of Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, about his journey to present it as well as his interest in Franz Kafka’s story.
Open Fist to Present World Premiere Adaptation of Kafka’s AMERIKA OR, THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2025
Dietrich Smith directs the world premiere of Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, for Open Fist Theatre Company at Open Fist. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2025
Dietrich Smith directs the world premiere of Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared, for Open Fist Theatre Company at Open Fist. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
Open Fist Theatre Company’s FIRST LOOK FESTIVAL to Present 4 New Plays and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2025
Open Fist Theatre Company will present its annual First Look Festival featuring staged readings of four new plays over the course of two weekends, plus a third “Fresh Look Weekend” offering new perspectives on two classics.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2025
Open Fist Theatre Company will present its annual First Look Festival featuring staged readings of four new plays over the course of two weekends, plus a third “Fresh Look Weekend” offering new perspectives on two classics.
STUPID F**KING BIRD From Theatre Extempore at The MAIN In Santa Clarita
by Emmy Rice - Jul 12, 2025
Theatre Extempore has announced its inaugural full-length production, Stupid f**king Bird, running from July 25 through August 10 at The MAIN theatre in Newhall as part of the 2025 Santa Clarita Shakespeare festival.
by Emmy Rice - Jul 12, 2025
Theatre Extempore has announced its inaugural full-length production, Stupid f**king Bird, running from July 25 through August 10 at The MAIN theatre in Newhall as part of the 2025 Santa Clarita Shakespeare festival.
DEAD FAT CORPSE to Premiere in Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Emmy Rice - May 11, 2025
Dead Fat Corpse, a daring two-hander solo play by Barbara Lee Bragg, will make its Hollywood Fringe Festival debut this June, bringing audiences an unfiltered, semi-autobiographical journey through identity, survival, and the brutal realities of the entertainment industry.
by Emmy Rice - May 11, 2025
Dead Fat Corpse, a daring two-hander solo play by Barbara Lee Bragg, will make its Hollywood Fringe Festival debut this June, bringing audiences an unfiltered, semi-autobiographical journey through identity, survival, and the brutal realities of the entertainment industry.
LOST & FOUND: THE UNSUNG WORLD OF FRANK WILDHORN To Make Premiere At 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 9, 2025
'LOST & FOUND: The Unsung World of Frank Wildhorn', featuring rare treasures unearthed from the songbook of the internationally-acclaimed composer, will premiere live on stage for the very first time at this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 9, 2025
'LOST & FOUND: The Unsung World of Frank Wildhorn', featuring rare treasures unearthed from the songbook of the internationally-acclaimed composer, will premiere live on stage for the very first time at this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival.
BAT BOY Extended at Open Fist Theatre Company Through Mid May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2025
Open Fist Theatre Company has extended its hit production Bat Boy: The Musical. Bat Boy is a horror rock musical that is at once dark, funny and emotionally satisfying. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2025
Open Fist Theatre Company has extended its hit production Bat Boy: The Musical. Bat Boy is a horror rock musical that is at once dark, funny and emotionally satisfying. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL at Open Fist Theatre Company
by Harker Jones - Mar 5, 2025
BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is smart, silly, and full of heart. Its expansive and inclusive ideas are not preached, they are sown. And it is another home run from the ever-reliable Open Fist Theatre Company.
by Harker Jones - Mar 5, 2025
BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is smart, silly, and full of heart. Its expansive and inclusive ideas are not preached, they are sown. And it is another home run from the ever-reliable Open Fist Theatre Company.
Photos: BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL Opens This Weekend At Open Fist Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 27, 2025
A new revival of the horror rock musical ‘Bat Boy’ will open this weekend at Open Fist Theatre Company in Los Angeles. See photos from the production.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 27, 2025
A new revival of the horror rock musical ‘Bat Boy’ will open this weekend at Open Fist Theatre Company in Los Angeles. See photos from the production.
Moving Arts Reveals Members of 2025 MADLab Playwrights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2025
Moving Arts has revealed the members of the MADLab 2025 cohort. MADLab playwrights have also gone on to write for television shows such as Watchmen, Man in the High Castle, Vida, and Lawman Bass Reeves, among others.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2025
Moving Arts has revealed the members of the MADLab 2025 cohort. MADLab playwrights have also gone on to write for television shows such as Watchmen, Man in the High Castle, Vida, and Lawman Bass Reeves, among others.
BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL to be Presented at Open Fist Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2025
Open Fist Theatre Company will present Bat Boy: The Musical, the award-winning rock horror musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2025
Open Fist Theatre Company will present Bat Boy: The Musical, the award-winning rock horror musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Open Fist Theatre Company To Present Benefit Production of BOTH
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2024
Open Fist Theatre Company has announced a charity concert blending The Beatles' music with the Christmas story, running from December 18 to 22.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2024
Open Fist Theatre Company has announced a charity concert blending The Beatles' music with the Christmas story, running from December 18 to 22.
HEADING INTO NIGHT to Have West Coast Premiere at Odyssey Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 5, 2024
Cirque du Soleil clown Daniel Passer and award-winning director Beth F. Milles will bring a clown ode to loss and remembrance to the Odyssey Theatre stage. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 5, 2024
Cirque du Soleil clown Daniel Passer and award-winning director Beth F. Milles will bring a clown ode to loss and remembrance to the Odyssey Theatre stage. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: THE BAUHAUS PROJECT Now Open At Open Fist
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2024
“The Bauhaus Project,” a world premiere theatrical event Tom Jacobson presented in two binge-worthy parts (Part 1: Bauhaus Weimer and Part 2: Bauhaus Dessau and Bauhaus Berlin) Open Fist Theatre Company, opened this weekend at Atwater Village Theatre. See photos from the production.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2024
“The Bauhaus Project,” a world premiere theatrical event Tom Jacobson presented in two binge-worthy parts (Part 1: Bauhaus Weimer and Part 2: Bauhaus Dessau and Bauhaus Berlin) Open Fist Theatre Company, opened this weekend at Atwater Village Theatre. See photos from the production.
Interview: Playwright Tom Jacobson World Premieres THE BAUHAUS PROJECT Part 1 & Part 2 & CREVASSE at 3 L.A. Theatre Companies
by Gil Kaan - Jul 13, 2024
Prolific playwright Tom Jacobson world premieres his two latest works The Bauhaus Project and Crevasse in July. Open Fist Theatre Company premieres The Bauhaus Project, a theatrical event presented in two parts (Part 1: Bauhaus Weimer and Part 2: Bauhaus Dessau and Bauhaus Berlin) opening July 19, 2024, at Atwater Village (with previews July 12th, 13th and 14th). Son of Semele and The Victory Theatre co-produces Crevasse beginning July 26 (with previews July 19th and 20th) at the Victory Theatre. In The Bauhaus Project, Martha Demson directs the cast of Jack Goldwait, Sang Kim, Katarina Joy Lopez, Chloe Madriaga and John C. Sweet. In Crevasse Matthew McCray directs Leo Marks and Ann Noble. The ever busy Tom was ever gracious enough answer a few of my queries again.
by Gil Kaan - Jul 13, 2024
Prolific playwright Tom Jacobson world premieres his two latest works The Bauhaus Project and Crevasse in July. Open Fist Theatre Company premieres The Bauhaus Project, a theatrical event presented in two parts (Part 1: Bauhaus Weimer and Part 2: Bauhaus Dessau and Bauhaus Berlin) opening July 19, 2024, at Atwater Village (with previews July 12th, 13th and 14th). Son of Semele and The Victory Theatre co-produces Crevasse beginning July 26 (with previews July 19th and 20th) at the Victory Theatre. In The Bauhaus Project, Martha Demson directs the cast of Jack Goldwait, Sang Kim, Katarina Joy Lopez, Chloe Madriaga and John C. Sweet. In Crevasse Matthew McCray directs Leo Marks and Ann Noble. The ever busy Tom was ever gracious enough answer a few of my queries again.
THE BAUHAUS PROJECT to Have World Premiere at Open Fist in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2024
Open Fist Theatre Company will premiere The Bauhaus Project by Tom Jacobson, a world premiere theatrical event presented in two binge-worthy parts. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2024
Open Fist Theatre Company will premiere The Bauhaus Project by Tom Jacobson, a world premiere theatrical event presented in two binge-worthy parts. Learn how to purchase tickets.
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