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A Soldier’s Play by Charles Fuller

Ahmanson Theatre 135 N Grand Ave., Los Angeles

Center Theatre Group presents A Soldier’s Play, the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning thriller by Charles Fuller. Originally staged Off-Broadway by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1981, this iconic play has rocketed back into the spotlight, thanks to this 2020 Tony Award®-winning Best Revival from Roundabout ...

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The Mountaintop by Katori Hall

Geffen Playhouse 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles

The Geffen Playhouse presents The Mountaintop by Katori Hall, directed by Patricia McGregor and featuring Jon Michael Hill and Amanda Warren. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Tony nominee Jon Michael Hill, Elementary, Superior Donuts) retires to the Lorraine Motel after delivering his history-altering “I’ve ...

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$30 – $129

Towne Street Theatre’s Writing A 10-Minute Play with Mildred Lewis

Virtual

Announcing Towne Street Workshops! Writing A 10-Minute Play with Mildred Lewis Virtual 6-week Course, with Last Class as Live Performance June 13th - July 18th, $150  Limited to 10 students Individual feedback provided. Overview of Playwriting: Formatting, Styles, Basic principles. Who is Mildred ...

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$150
Ongoing

BLUE by June Carryl

The Matrix Theatre 7657 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles

Rogue Machine Theatre presents BLUE by June Carryl, directed by Michael Matthews​. Featuring Julanne Chidi-Hill and John Colella. LAPD Detective LaRhonda Parker investigates the shooting of a Black motorist during a traffic stop. The officer in question is Boyd Sully, a family ...

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$10 – $30

FUCKIN LOUD by M. Imani West at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

905 Cole Theatre at Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop 905 Cole Ave., Los Angeles

The Malodrama Productions presents the West Coast premiere of FUCKIN LOUD by M. Imani West, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection, directed by Jackeline Torres Cortès. FUCKIN LOUD is a solo choreopoem—a blend of poetry, storytelling, music, and dance, as defined by Ntozake ...

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$16.16

THE ALLURE OF THUG LIFE by Mélia Mills at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

905 Cole Theatre at Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop 905 Cole Ave., Los Angeles

Mélia Mills presents THE ALLURE OF THUG LIFE, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection. THE ALLURE OF THUG LIFE is a Hip Hopsical comedy about Mélia, an upper middle-class teen from Oakland who wants to be a gangster rapper. Picture a 15 year ...

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$10

EVERY DAY SHE ROSE by Andrea Scott and Nick Green at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

The Broadwater Second Stage 6320 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

Pasha McKenley Productions presents EVERY DAY SHE ROSE by Andrea Scott and Nick Green, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection, directed by Aminata Diop. “The personal becomes political in this collaboratively created new work from playwrights Andrea Scott and Nick Green. When racial ...

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$15

I’M JUST NOT THAT GIRL by Jessica Berry at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

The Madnani Theater 6760 Lexington Ave., Los Angeles

Curiosity Killed the Cat presents I'M JUST NOT THAT GIRL by Jessica Berry, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection, directed by Lauren Downey. Experience the hilariously chaotic journey of Jessica Berry in I’m Just Not That Girl. This one-woman show hurtles you through ...

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$15

WILD HAND by Danielle McPhaul at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

905 Cole Theatre at Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop 905 Cole Ave., Los Angeles

Le Vide M'appelle presents WILD HAND by Danielle McPhaul, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection. On the old Frontier, it’s said there’s, “no Sunday west of St. Louis, and no God west of Fort Smith.” It’s because of this that Indian Territory was ...

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$5

FOUR by Clé Holly at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

The Broadwater Second Stage 6320 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

Loch Lyle Music Publishing & Muse Picholine Media in association with Fringe Management presents FOUR by Clé Holly, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection, directed by John Coppola. In this poignant and compelling new work, an ambitious manager introduces a new first violinist ...

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$15

90’S HIP-HOP RAISED ME: A ONE WOMAN SHOW by Malaika Jules at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

The Little Theater at The Actors Company 916 N Formosa Ave., Los Angeles

Majority Joy Media presents 90’S HIP-HOP RAISED ME by Malaika Jules, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection, directed by Jamie Burton-Oare. 90’S HIP-HOP RAISED ME is a one woman show about a girl growing up during hip-hop’s golden era told through a collage ...

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$12

LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD by Barry Brisco at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

The Limbic Arthouse 6440 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

Barry Brisco Productions presents LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection. What happens when you’re a guy in college living your best life with your closest friends, happy, in the closet? Sex isn’t even on your mind, you haven’t got ...

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$20

LES MILLÉNNIABLES by Ayla Glass and Kelly D’Angelo at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

905 Cole Theatre at Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop 905 Cole Ave., Los Angeles

Ayla Glass, Kelly D'Angelo, and Mary Bonney present LES MILLÉNNIABLES, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection, directed by Laurine Price. Very loosely based on the characters and story of Les Misérables, LES MILLÉNNIABLES is a parody pop musical offering a satirical look at ...

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ODYSSEY: RACE AND RACISM By Levy Lee Simon at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

The Broadwater Main Stage 1076 Lillian Way, Los Angeles

JAZZ LION PRODUCTIONS presents Levy Lee Simon’s ODYSSEY: RACE AND RACISM, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection, directed by Juliette Jeffers. Black Americans bear the consequences of America’s Original Sin, but rise to achieve excellence and hope for the future.

$20

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Pantages Theatre 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles

THERE IS ONLY ONE. HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA–The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of awoman who broke barriers and became the Queen of ...

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A WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT by Zachariah Jobe at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

McCadden Place Theatre 1157 N McCadden Pl., Los Angeles

Zach Jobe and Etc. presents A WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection. Cultivated by artisan comics, A WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT is a comedy triumph. An incredible show made by the greatest comedy troupe that is willing to work ...

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$13

INTERNS by Alia Atkins and Julia Wisnia at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

Let Live Theater at The Actors Company 916 N Formosa Ave., Los Angeles

Challah Black Girls Productions presents INTERNS by Alia Atkins and Julia Wisnia, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection, directed by Daisy Tichenor. The two worst girls you know are interns at the Capitol building on January 6th. Katerina — bossy, smart, but thinks ...

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$12.50

UNINVISIBLE by Ian Farley at the Hollywood Fringe Festival

905 Cole Theatre at Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop 905 Cole Ave., Los Angeles

If Production presents UNINVISIBLE by Ian Farley, a Hollywood Fringe Festival selection, directed by Margarita Blush. Uninvisible, a comedic solo show of self discovery, lost world history, and heroism, follows Yelraf (portrayed by Ian Farley) through his journey to become the greatest ...

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$15

Lower Depth Theatre’s Juneteenth Jamboree

Boston Court Pasadena 70 N Mentor Ave., Pasadena

Each year, Lower Depth Theatre celebrates the federal holiday, Juneteenth. Their annual celebration is a jamboree for the whole family. Together, they honor African American history, heritage, and freedom. Programming will include food, music, dancing, crafting, quilting, storytelling, and a the return ...

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$5 – $15

Fetch Clay, Make Man by Will Power

Kirk Douglas Theatre 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City

Center Theatre Group, in association with SpringHill, presents Fetch Clay, Make Man by Will Power, directed by Debbie Allen. In the days leading up to one of Cassius Clay’s most anticipated fights, the heavyweight boxing champion forms an unlikely friendship with the ...

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$30 – $79