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The Epistle of Her by Leslie Polk at HFF

The Madnani Theater 6760 Lexington Ave., Los Angeles, CA

The Epistle of Her Written & Performed by Leslie N. Polk at the Hollywood Fringe Festival (HFF) “Go ye therefore and teach all nations what justice needs to be about…” -Her 3:9 The Epistle of Her is a chorepoem, written and performed by ...

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$12 – $25

The Robey Theatre Company presents The Blessing Lessons

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

The Robey Theatre Company presents a live reading of The Blessing Lessons By Albert Cowart, Jr. At 16, she had to choose between living a life of poverty on her father’s land, surviving Smith Hill’s many opium dens,  back-breaking field work in ...

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Free

Towne Street Theatre Workshops: Writing a 10-Minute Play with Mildred Lewis

Virtual

Towne Street Theatre presents Writing A 10-Minute Play with Mildred Lewis This course teaches the fundamentals of playwriting: character, plot, character, setting, genre, and formatting. Each student will complete a rough draft of a ten-minute play. No experience is required. Students do ...

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$75 – $175

The Place in Which I’ll Fit Will Not Exist Until I Make It

Mercado La Paloma 3655 South Grand Avenue, #280, Los Angeles, CA

Paul Outlaw and One Institute presents The Place in Which I’ll Fit Will Not Exist Until I Make It Paul Outlaw reads selections from writings and interviews featuring queer african american luminaries from the 1950s to the 2020s. To conclude this year’s ...

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Free

Ebony Repertory Theatre presents Viver Brasil: Rezas e Folhas

Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 4718 W Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United States

Ebony Repertory Theatre’s Dance@TheHolden presents Viver Brasil: Rezas e Folhas Join Ebony Repertory Theatre’s Dance@theHolden for a transcendental night of Afro-Brazilian dance, showcasing choreography by Vera Passos. Rezas e Folhas is where tradition and revolution brew into a collective reimagining of healing ...

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$30