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Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side by Adrienne Kennedy

REDCAT 631 W 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA

REDCAT presents Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side by Adrienne Kennedy, directed by Monty Cole. One of the American theater’s seminal writers, Adrienne Kennedy captures the Black experience in America in the 20th century with a trademark embrace of symbolism, ...

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$25

Vroom Vroom & Solarpunks at the Hantext ’22 Play Reading Festival

David Henry Hwang Theater 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA, United States

Pothos Arts & Theater House x REACH LA present: The Hantext '22 Play Reading Festival! Join them for a 4 day theater festival and enjoy brand new works from queer and trans playwrights of color from the Hantext Class of '22. Friday, ...

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Free

Langston Hughes Speakeasy: An Evening of Excerpts selected from the Langston Hughes Anthology

The Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center 4305 Degnan Blvd #101, Los Angeles

Leimert Park Village Theatre Coalition in association with The Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center presents Langston Hughes Speakeasy: An Evening of Excerpts selected from the Langston Hughes Anthology Directed by Marilyn Sue Perry-Ross. Featuring Poet’s Jazz House *Followed by a discussion ...

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$20

Flow State: An Hour of Exploration

Barnsdall Gallery Theatre 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

Four LA based artists collaborate to synthesize an offering of their most recent explorations. Music, Dance, and Film. Celebrating Black Art.

$10

The Robey Theatre Company presents a reading of Last Night At Mikell’s

Los Angeles Theatre Center 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA

The Robey Theatre Company presents a reading of Last Night at Mikell’s by Larry Muhammad, directed by Ben Guillory. Featuring: Julio Hanson, Toyin Moses, Dmetrius Williams Conley, and Nick Gillie. James Baldwin is writing himself into bad health. After two heart attacks, ...

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Free