Trump in Space, winner of the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival Encore! Producer’s Award, returns for a run of Friday nights at The Second City Hollywood Studio Theatre. The book and lyrics are by Gillian Bellinger and Landon Kirksey with music by Tony Gonzalez and Sam Johnides. Frank Caeti is the director.

8pm FRIDAY NIGHTS ONLY!

Trump in Space is Star Trek meets Avenue Q meets Trump, a musical battle of good vs. bad and ideals vs. opportunism. This original musical is an epic space adventure filled with all the sci–fi tropes we love and all the politics we love to hate. Four hundred years in the future, the fallout of the Trump administration has left humans stranded without a planet. Captain Natasha Trump, a direct descendant of President Donald J. Trump, races to find humanity a new planet because the earth blew up!

Said Shari Barrett of BroadwayWorld.com, “Laughs abound with each farcical situation based on political satire to the max – with great ensemble harmonies throughout.” Trump in Space proudly occupies a spot on the StageRaw.com Top Ten.

Running time is one hour.

The cast includes Gillian Bellinger, Landon Kirksey, Mary Lou, Scott Palmason, Nicole Pellegrino, Joy Reguilano, Jessie Sherman, Jim Shipley, and Rob Warner.

https://www.secondcity.com/shows/hollywood/trump-space-musical/

 

 The Cake, written by Bekah Brunstetter and directed by Jennifer Chambers, runs through Sunday, October 21 in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse.

From hit television writer/producer and acclaimed playwright Bekah Brunstetter (This is Us, Going to a Place where you Already Are), The Cake is a play inspired by a story still in the headlines. When Della, a North Carolina baker and devout Christian, is asked to bake a cake for her best friend’s daughter, she is overjoyed. But that joy is short-lived when she learns the intended is another bride and realizes she is faced with an agonizing choice between faith and family. Struggling to reconcile her deeply held belief in “traditional marriage” and the love she has for the woman she helped raise, Della finds herself in strange new territory.

Directed by Jennifer Chambers (Bed, Better), who also directed the world premiere for the Echo Theater Company in 2017. The cast features Morrison Keddie (Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream) as George, Shannon Lucio (The Eccentricities of a Nightingale, American Horror Story) as Jen, Rod McLachlan (What the Butler Saw, Wait Until Dark) as Tim, Carolyn Ratteray (The Imaginary Invalid, Pygmalion) as Macy and Debra Jo Rupp (That 70’s Show, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) as Della, reprising the role for which she received an LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Lead Actress in a Play.

The Geffen Playhouse is proud to present the Echo Theater Company’s world premiere production as part of its commitment to celebrating the vibrant Los Angeles intimate theater community.

Previews for The Cake begin Monday, September 10, with opening night on Thursday, September 20.

Playing Tuesdays – Fridays at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 3:00 and 8:00 p.m.; Sundays at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.

LA FPI MEMBERS ONLY! Get  $25 tix (including fee) for performances September 10 – September 18, 2018. Use code: IDOLAFPI. Valid for price level 1 seating only. (Regular price is $60 plus $8 fee). No ticket limit. Purchase by phone at 310.208.5454 or online here.

More info www.geffenplayhouse.org

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SHORT+SWEET FESTIVAL BEGINS SEPTEMBER 13 AT
MARILYN MONROE THEATRE IN WEHO

Short+Sweet is the world’s largest performing arts festival and is dedicated to original short form Theatre, Music and Dance.

Founded in Sydney Australia in 2002 it’s now presented in 30+ cities across 10 countries (Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Mauritius, Philippines, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe and the USA) with around 50 festivals annually.

According to the Hollywood based Festival Director Christian Rodrigo around 7000 original new works have been presented around the world and “every single one just 10 minutes or less”.

“The magic of Short+Sweet is that 10 minutes is a fantastic length for telling a story and storytelling is at the heart of the festival,” he said.

While the most common language for S+S performances is English it has also featured plays in Spanish, Hindi, Mandarin, Tagalog, Tamil, Maori, Bahasa and a host of others.

According to Founder and International Artistic Director Mark Cleary the global scope of Short+Sweet enables it to provide creative opportunities for individuals and communities around the world, encouraging and enabling people internationally to tell their stories.

“Everyone has the potential to be creative and it was inevitable that we’d end up in Los Angeles where there’s more raw creativity per square mile than anywhere else in the world.

Under the directorship of Christian Rodrigo, Short+Sweet Hollywood will be several festivals in one. There will be five weeks of theatre: The first two weeks of the festival will be in English.

The third and fourth weeks will focus on artist of the Latino community with presentations in Spanish and some bilingual presentations. Why? “Because we’re in Los Angeles, and Latinos are fast becoming a plurality within the County. They have stories to tell”, he said.

The fifth week of Short+Sweet Hollywood will be devoted to Dance and there will be six weeks of Films on Saturdays at 10 p.m., including one week focusing on Latino film.

The sixth and final week of Short+Sweet Hollywood will feature the Best of the festival, with a Gala Finale that will award festival winners selected by juries of industry professionals, audience favorites (People’s Choice), and by the Festival.

Each week, plays will be seen by jurors of industry professionals including producers, directors, casting directors and actors. Their selections will be included for consideration in the sixth and final Awards week.

In addition to all the shows, there will workshops and panels with distinguished industry professionals that will illuminate various aspects of the craft and the business of performing arts.

There’s been a conscious effort on the part of the festival organizers to include a significant proportion of women writers and directors in the works being performed.

Short+Sweet Hollywood will begin on September 13 and will be based at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Creative Center, 7936 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046. This is just west of Fairfax Ave., near Hayworth St. Tickets for most shows are $14.00 (plus a small processing fee) and are available at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/shortandsweethollywood

Week One (Sept. 13- Sept. 16):

PROGRAM A (Thurs&Friday&Sat 7pm, Sunday 6pm)

Going to the Movies.

Written by Helena Weltman. Directed by Pavel Cerny.

Cast. TBA.

While waiting for the theatre box office to open, a young woman and a man meet cute.

The Roommate.

Written by Mercedes Floresislas. Directed by Hector Rodriguez.

Cast. Lalo Ayala, Sarah J. Garcia, Diego Medina-Floresislas, and Angela Moore. Matt, a college student, will have to live with a Deaf Roommate.

Organic.

Written and Directed by Kimba Henderson.

Cast. Shawna Johnson, Greg Hinds, Thomas Chavira, Uma Incrocci.

Dating interviews in our digital era.

PROGRAM B (Thurs&Friday&Sat 8:30pm, Sunday 7:30pm)

Immersed.

Written and directed by Lili Gorett.

Cast: Sophie Meister, Whitney Boers, Elena Rojas, Kiara Beltran, Marco Garcia, Roberto Arrizon, Brandon Beets, Juliana Saenz.

Sensory and interactive experience that envelops the spectator 360 degrees.

You are the protagonist of the story. Immersed is a fourth dimension Theatrical concept,

leading you to feel the story in the first person where you are the protagonist, creating a

unique experience for the audience / participant.

Us.

Written by Ben Russel and Soda Persi. Directed by Marisa O’Brien.

Cast. Ben Russel, Soda Persi.

This is what happens after a boy meets a woman, and before happily ever

after. Inner monologues about 2 people that like each other but with a big age difference.

The Perfect Man.

Written by Blanca Bardagil. Directed by Sergi Cervera.

Cast. Hayley McCarthy & Sergi Cervera.

A woman receives a new robot at home…he is the perfect man.

Asking for it.

Written by Renee Boyer. Directed by Megan Frances.

Cast. Jared Scott, Charlotte Louise Spencer, Kenna Ryan & Cody John.

Rav and Katie had a good time at a party, but then she stole his phone. Or did

he give it to her? Consent can be a tricky concept…

The Goode Sisters of Westchester.

Written by Lily Mercer. Directed by Todd Felderstein.

Cast: Miranda Parham & Leah Allers.

Two Sisters having a conversation about their relationship, on their mum´s 1st

year death anniversary.

The Snow Angel of Antarctica.

Written by Victoria Connerty. Directed by Allison Lind.

Cast. Taryn Schubert & Jon Owens.

After a year of travelling the world, Ellie has reached Antarctica with her

brother, Jimmy. Despite the ever-present threat of psychotic penguins, the never-present

threat of angry polar bears and the small matter of the human ashes she’s smuggling in

her hand luggage, Ellie isn’t ready to leave. But Jimmy thinks it’s time for them to return

home. A tale with a twist about Scrabble, sibling rivalry and snow angels.

PROGRAM C (Sat 5pm, Sun 4pm)

Manband.

Written and Directed by Narmar Hanna.

Cast. Narmar Hanna &Tatum Shank.

In today’s modern society, should men also wear engagement rings?

Future Wives.

Written by Katherine King. Directed by Stephen Juhl.

Cast.Katherine King & Ayla Barreau

Two future wives talking about how women’s lives used to be.

Cherry.

Written by Sophie Galibert and Arthur Cohen. Directed by Sophie Galibert. Produced by Arthur Cohen.

Cast. Chandler Ryan and Melanie Imani.

When Cherry seeks the support of her best friend Anna at dinner little does she know the meal is going to shatter the backbone of their lifelong friendship.

Got You.

Written by Kel Vance. Directed by David McKay.

Cast. Bevin Bru, Kaitlin Large.

After receiving bad news, a woman turns to her best mate to find a way to defraud an insurance company, hoping to obtain the money needed for a life and death situation.

Enough.

Written by Jennifer Brown and Camille Blanco. Directed by Rossana Zubrzycki.

Cast. Camille Blanco.

Every time tragedies happen, there are always intense emotions and calls for

action, but when it dies down, no real action is taken to prevent this nightmare from

happening over and over again. A teenager performer, Camille Blanco, will share the

story of Valerie Leftman whose boyfriend was a school shooter.

WEEK TWO: (Sept. 20- Sept. 23):

PROGRAM D: Thurs.-Sat. at 7:00, Sun. at 6:00.

Stage 1.

Survival Strategy.

Written by Donna Hoke. Directed by Brian Patrick Williams.

Cast. Dennis Pearson & Abbie Krentz.

Officemates Jerry and Jenny make a deal to get from each other at work what

they can’t get at home.

PROGRAM E (Thurs&Friday&Sat 8:30pm, Sunday 7:30pm)

Have you ever done this before?

Written by Masha Voylokok. Directed by Bronwyn L. Watson.

Cast. Lee Margaret Hanson, Julia Finch, Pedro Shanan.

Two women meet in a seedy hotel room for a romantic tryst but are rudely

interrupted. A short play about women, men, sex workers, and the entertainment

industry. In the era of #MeToo, we have to ask ourselves. “Have you ever done this

before?”. We have to ask it over and over again.

Intimate.

Written by Judith Duncan. Directed by Phil Biedron.

Cast. Danielle Kay & Scott Alin.

A man deals with the consequences of an impulsive one night stand with an inquisitive young woman.

PROGRAM C REPEATS [see above] (Sat. 5 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m.)

WEEK THREE- LATINO (Sept. 27- Sept. 30)

PROGRAM F (Thurs&Friday&Sat 7pm, Sunday 6pm)

The Big Day.

Written and Directed by Gabriela Paciel.

Cast. Felipe de Lara & Nisalda Gonzalez.

Two siblings, on their way to the wedding of one, have a problem with their car.

El Bulto.

Written by Mario Barra & Magaly Castellanos. Directed by Magaly Castellanos.

Cast. Adriana Becerril, Jonathan Lev, Mario Barra, Rado Lazic, Valentina Olarte & Jim

Francis.

An unexpected death has left a group of immigrants with a big problem. How will they decide to solve it?

PROGRAM G (Thurs&Friday&Sat 8:30pm, Sunday 7:30pm)

Inmerso.

Written and directed by Lili Gorett.

Cast. Sophie Meister, Whitney Boers, Elena Rojas, Kiara Beltran, Marco Garcia, Roberto Arrizon, Brandon Beets, Juliana Saenz.

Sensory and interactive experience that envelops the spectator 360 degrees.

You are the protagonist of the story. Immersed is a fourth dimension Theatrical concept,

leading you to feel the story in the first person where you are the protagonist, creating a

unique experience for the audience / participant.

The Women Who Left.

Written and Directed by Diana Valencia & Gabriela Ortega.

Cast. Diana Valencia & Gabriela Ortega.

Two women talking about their beliefs in gods in Haiti in 1400.

La Nada.

Written and Directed by Gisela Arnao.

Cast. Laura Marstucelli & Andres Requena.

The encounter of a man and a woman in a weird place where they’ve never

been before.

Melocotón en Almíbar.

Written by Saida Santana. Directed by Saida Santana & Yareli Arizmendi.

Cast. Yareli Arizmendi.

Monologue from an abused woman about her partner.

PROGRAM H (Sat 5pm, Sun 4pm)

Te Quiero, My Love.

Written by Maria Serena.

Directed by Diego Zavala.

A couple separated by an absurd fence will find out what they could do to be together.

Matilde y Lula.

Written and Directed by Tessie Herrasti.

Cast: Andi Yuma & Tessie Herrasti.

Matilde, a dreamer, and Lula, an intellectual, waltz their way through Post-War

Europe in search of a home. With the help of a hut and some imaginary champagne,

they discover that friendship is more important than reality.

WEEK FOUR- LATINO (October 4- October 7)

PROGRAM I (Thurs&Friday&Sat 7pm, Sunday 6pm)

Guerrera Inmortal.

Written by Prakriti Maduro. Directed by Prakriti Maduro and Veronica Osorio.

Cast. Daniela Azuaje & Maria Elena Heredia.

Crisis of a super star.

This is a Pencil. Helen is a Nurse.

Written and Directed by Lupe Gehrenbeck.

Cast. Elena Sanz & Sebastian Galvez.

Interesting romantic night of a couple and a Ouija board.

PROGRAM J (Thurs&Friday&Sat 8:30pm, Sunday 7:30pm)

PROGRAM H REPEATS [See above.} (Sat. 5 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m.)

IAMA Theatre Company opens its 2018-19 season with the L.A. premiere of Bess Wohl’s darkly comic celebration of the power of teamwork and unity to overcome adversity. At a toasted subs franchise in the local mall, three up-and-coming “sandwich artists” — an awkward young misfit, a single mom and a downsized refugee from corporate banking — are perfecting the mustard-to-cheese ratio according to the company manual. But when their shot at the American dream is interrupted by a series of strange events, they must become unlikely allies in a post-recession world.

Sept. 21 thru Oct.21: Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 7 p.m. IAMA Theatre Company in a Pasadena Playhouse guest production at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre Theatre.

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THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, present the first show of its 2018-2019 season, the world premiere of THE RESCUED, written by Julie Marie Myatt (Birder, John is a father) and directed by Marya Mazor.

What happens to a human after being abused, forgotten, and living in a cage for years?  Do we find the same compassion for them, that we might find for rescue animals?  Follow six souls who spend the day singing, sleeping, and wrestling their past with the present: how to trust, how to love and be loved, and how to finally feel free.

The cast of THE RESCUED will feature (in alphabetical order): Leandro Cano, J.D. Hall, Meeghan Holaway, Rahul Rai, Kacie Rogers and Patrick Rieger.

THE RESCUED will preview on Tuesday, September 18; Wednesday, September 19; & Thursday, September 20 at 8pm and will open on Friday, September 21 at 8pm and run through Sunday, November 11.

Performances are Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.

JULIE MARIE MYATT (Playwright) Julie Marie Myatt’s plays Birder and John is a father premiered in repertory at The Road in 2016.  fellowship: a play for volunteers was created and performed with Cornerstone Theatre Company as part of their Hunger Cycle.  The Happy Ones premiered at South Coast Repertory, and won the LA Drama Critic Circle’s Ted Schmitt Award for Outstanding New Play.  Her play Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter premiered at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the Kennedy Center as part of the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays.  Her play Someday premiered as part of Cornerstone Theater’s Justice Cycle.  Her play My Wandering Boy premiered at South Coast Repertory in the 2007, was part of Pacific Playwrights Festival, and was also produced in New York as part of the 2007 Summer Play Festival.  Boats On A River premiered at the Guthrie Theater, was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and was recorded for the LA Theatre works radio play series, “The Play’s The Thing”.  Her ten-minute play, Mr. and Mrs. premiered at the 2007 Humana Festival.  Her play The Sex Habits of American Women was produced by the Guthrie Theater, among others, and premiered at the Magic Theatre.  Her work has been developed or seen at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Seattle Rep, Cherry Lane, A.S.K. Theatre Projects, LAByrinth Theater Company, Denver Center Theatre Company, ACT Seattle, among others.  She received a Walt Disney Studios Screenwriting Fellowship, a Jerome Fellowship at the Playwrights’ Center, a McKnight Advancement Grant, and a Mark Taper Forum Fadiman Award.   She is an Alumni of New Dramatists, was the Mellon Playwright in Residence at South Coast Repertory 2013-2016, and now teaches playwriting at Northwestern University.

MARYA MAZOR (Director) is an award-winning and critically acclaimed theatre director. She recently directed Donald Margulies’ The Model Apartment for The Geffen Playhouse, Tribes at The Chance Theater (OC Register Best Play 2017) and Pure Confidence for Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble. Other recent productions include Ivy & Bean at South Coast Rep, Out of Our Father’s House for the Edinburgh Fringe, That Pretty Pretty… or the Rape Play at Son of Semele, Mad Forest at the Open Fist, The English Bride at the Road, and The Goat (LA Times Critic’s Pick) as well as Aladdin for Disney Cruise Lines. Her short film, “The Winged Man,” written by Oscar nominee Jose Rivera, was part of AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women and played festivals worldwide. She is developing a first feature flm, “MOXIE.”

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After premiering in Los Angeles this past spring to a sold out run, Sundeep Morrison’s Rag Head, returns to the stage.

The show explores Sikhs and xenophobia in a post 9/11 America. Inspired by actual events,  this one woman show addresses hate, hope and American identity.

On August 5, 2012 a white supremacist entered a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and murdered six people. Sundeep Morrison’s portrays six inextricably linked characters whose lives are forever changed by one desperate action.

Since 9/11, there has been an alarming increase in hate crimes committed against Sikhs, Muslims and other immigrant communities. With their turbans and long beards, Sikhs are often  targets in the United States. According to the Sikh Coalition, there are roughly 500,000 Sikhs in the U.S. many of whom have been subject to xenophobic harassment or violence.

Preview Thursday, September 20th – Invite only

Showtimes:  Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 8:00pm 
Sundays 3:00pm

Ticket proceeds will benefit the Sikh Coalition  – Sikh awareness workshop with Q&A after each performance

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION TEAM
SUNDEEP MORRISON (Writer/Performer)  is a Punjabi Sikh writer, actor, author and activist. A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy NY, her work focuses on social justice, cultural friction, inter-ethnic family dynamics and feminism. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two children. For upcoming performances and workshop info please visit www.sundeepmorrison.com. As a child of Sikh immigrant parents who are deeply connected to the Wisconsin Sikh community and were affected by the Oak Creek tragedy, Morrison began to investigate the recent surge in xenophobic violence and harassment prevalent in a post-911 America. Sundeep Morrison seeks to shed light on the often misunderstood and misrepresented Sikh community. “The only way to stand united as Americans is to educate each other about our differences,” says Morrison. “And let that knowledge be the bridge in breaking the barriers that divide us.”

AMRITA DHALIWAL (Director)  is a performer, educator and producer. Specializing in the art of Physical Theatre, improvisation and viewpoints, her work spans stage and film; including The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. for the Exploration of Punjabi Culture and Heritage, and the hit LA comedy show, Indian Wedding. Born and raised in Chicago by her Indian Punjabi Sikh parents, her work explores both simple and complex themes, like love and the infinite duality of life in America. For more visit www.amritadhaliwal.com.

To learn about upcoming performances, non-profit collaborations, and Morrison’s ongoing Sikh* awareness workshops, follow her on Instagram and fb.

www.sundeepmorrison.com
Instagram @ragheadusa
Facebook @sundeepmorrisonactorwriter
Twitter @SundeepMorrison @ragheadusa

*Support the Sikh Coalition at www.sikhcoalition.org

Boston Court Pasadena presents the world premiere of Everything That Never Happened written by Sarah B. Mantell and directed by Jessica Kubzansky.

Everything That Never Happened uses The Merchant of Venice as a jumping off point, exposing the realities of Jewish history and drawing three-dimensional characters from the stereotypes depicted in the original Shakespeare. Mantell’s fresh and time-bending story is rich with humor and heartbreak while bridging the 16th century with today and beyond. What do we lose or gain by leaving our own culture? And what sacrifices does love demand of fathers and daughters, lovers and friends? Everything That Never Happened is a play about disguise, assimilation, pomegranates, and everything Shakespeare left out.

Everything That Never Happened was developed at the Carlotta Festival of New Plays, Yale School of Drama (2017) and through The Playwrights Realm Writing Fellowship (2017).  The play also received first runner-up of the Leah Ryan FEWW Emerging Playwright Prize (2017).

The production stars Leo Marks (Shylock), Erika Soto (Jessica), Paul Culos (Lorenzo) and Dylan Saunders (Gobbo).

Previews: September 27 – October 5

Opening: Saturday, October 6 at 8:00pm

Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 2:00pm

PUBlic Discourse Night: Thursday, October 11 (all tickets include a drink token for T. Boyle’s Pub to enjoy after the show)

Community Matinee: Saturday, October 13 (all tickets for the 2pm performance are $5)

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Following a critically acclaimed, sold out run at the Geffen Playhouse earlier this year, Tony Award-winning playwright and performer Sarah Jones (Bridge & Tunnel) returns to Los Angeles  with her celebrated play Sell/Buy/Date, directed by Carolyn Cantor.

Hailed as, “Dazzling! A must-see one-woman marvel!” by the Los Angeles Times, Sell/Buy/Date is an exuberant show inspired by the real-life experiences of people affected by the sex industry. Brimming with Jones’ dazzling medley of masterful, multicultural characterizations, the play presents an honest, moving, and even humorous look at a complex and fascinating subject, all while preserving the full humanity of voices seldom heard in the theatre. The creative team includes Dane Laffrey (set and costume designs), Matt Richter (lighting design), and Bray Poor (sound design).

PREVIEWS — Thurs 9/27 thru Sat 9/29 at 8pm; Sun 9/30 at 7pm;
Wed 10/3 and Fri 10/5 at 8pm; Saturday 10/6 at 8pm; Sun 10/7 at 7pm; Tues
10/9 at 8pm; Sat 10/13 at 8pm
OPENS — Sunday 10/14 at 7pm
REGULAR — Thursday thru Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 7pm
NO PERFORMANCE — Thurs 10/25

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Rogue Machine’s production of American Saga – Gunshot Medley: Part 1  by Dionna Michelle Daniel continues at the WLCAC Theatre starting October 5th.

A lyrical and mystical new play, with live music, American Saga – Gunshot Medley: Part  1 investigates the struggle against systemic racism. Set in a haunted North Carolina graveyard this intricately crafted work brings past and present together in a soulful tale of lives destroyed by deep-seated tensions and conflicts that have marred America’s history from antebellum south to the present day.

“I believe that art, especially live performance, has the potential to dramatically change hearts and mind,” says playwright Dionna Michelle Daniel. “It has the ability to plant the seeds of empathy, inquiry, and discussion. From those seeds, real social change begins.”

American Saga – Gunshot Medley: Part  1 marked Rogue Machine’s final production while in residence at the MET, playing through Setpember 23. It continues for a two week run at the WLCAC Theatre starting Friday, October 5th, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 2:00pm through October 14th.

Double cast, this ensemble play is starring Cherise Boothe, Jon Chaffin, Mildred Langford, Donathan Walters, Sha’Leah Nikole, and Derek Jackson. Desean Kevin Terry directs.

Playwright Dionna Michelle Daniel is an important young voice emerging in the American theatre scene. Her works address social and political issues surrounding the African-American experience. Her plays include Gunshot Medley (Edinburgh Fringe Festival) and Rain, River, Ocean (CalArts New Works Festival). Gunshot Medley was published in Contemporary Plays by Women of Color. Daniel serves as the Outreach Coordinator for the Fountain Theater and teaches creative writing at Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory through an Americorps Fellowship partnership with CAP (Community Arts Partnership). Honors & Residencies: 2017-2018 Core Apprentice at The Playwright’s Center. She is a recent graduate of California Institute of the Arts.

Info: www.roguemachinetheatre.com

TRAINWRECK Written and Directed by Bree Pavey

Enter the twisted Circus of the mind. Nothing is as it seems under the big top. If you become part of the act, will you be able to tell what is real and what is an illusion? Enter at your own risk.

STARRING
Anna Benz, Noah Copfer, Dantz DeBusk, Emma Deckers, Sean Durrie, Tyler Fairbank, Marian Gonzalez, Latiera Harmon, Emma Latimer, Katy Laughlin, Rachel Lemos, Sarah Nilsen, Kevin Padilla, Danielle Power, Benjamin Rawls, Mitch Rosander, Angela Santori and La’Vel Stacy.

The production features a roster of award winning designers including Linda Muggeridge (costumes), Tor Brown (lighting) and Angela Santori (wigs and makeup), who has also secured makeup sponsorship from NYX Cosmetics, Cinema Secrets and EBA Performance Makeup.

Saturdays @ 8pm , Sundays @ 7pm
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TWO MILE  HOLLOW
by Leah Nanako Winkler
directed by Jeff Liu

When the Donnelly’s gather for a weekend in the country to collect their belongings from their recently sold estate, both an internal storm and literal storm brew. As this brood of famous, longing-to-be-famous and kind-of-a-mess-but-totally- White family comes together with their non-white personal assistant, Charlotte, some really complicated and totally unique secrets are revealed (over white wine).

But here, the story of the very White Donnellys is told with an all Asian American cast, and the dysfunctional family genre is injected with brutality, awe and compassion through a parody coupled with moments of disorienting sincerity.

Presented by Artists at Play (AAP) as part of a series of world premieres across the country, each receiving numerous critical acclaim.

Leah Nanako Winkler’s previous plays include Kentucky (World Premiere with EST & Page 73, West Coast Premiere with East West Players), Death for Sydney Black (TerraNova Collective) and God Said This which had its world premiere at the Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival in 2018 and will have its NYC premiere at Primary Stages in 2019. Leah is the 2018-2019 Jerome Fellow at the Lark. She was awarded the inaugural Mark O’Donnell Prize from The Actors Fund and Playwrights Horizons and the 2017 Yale Drama Series Prize.

The cast includes Jessica Jade Andres (Kentucky, East West Players), Parvesh Cheena (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), Tim Chiou (“Silicon Valley”), Julia Cho (“This is Us”) and Emily Kuroda (“Gilmore Girls”), with Eddie Liu (“Broad City”), Rosie Narasaki (“Shameless”) and Rona Par (“General Hospital”).

Director Jeff Liu adapted and directed the Pulitzer nominated play Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang for the YOMYOMF Network on YouTube. His productions include the L.A. premiere of Chinglish, which became the highest grossing play ever at East West Players, one-acts in all three years of SciFest/LA, Mexican Day and The Chinese Massacre (Annotated) by Tom Jacobson, as well as the world premieres of Texas by Judy Soo Hoo, Terminus Americana by Matt Pelfrey, The Golden Hour  by Philip W. Chung, Ixnay by Paul Kikuchi.  He is a member of the O’Neill National Directing Fellowship cohort of 2016.

“Since 2011, Artists at Play has been committed to telling the stories of Asian American communities in Los Angeles and our team for Two Mile Hollow represents this commitment,” said Producing Artistic Leader Stefanie Lau. “We know that representation matters and we work hard to create opportunities for writers, actors and designers of color to aid in visibility.”

Dates: Preview performances Oct. 11-12; regular performances Oct. 13-Nov. 4

Showtimes: Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

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Written by Diana Burbano, Tom Jacobson, and Chelsea Sutton with Rogue Artists Ensemble and directed by Rogue’s artistic director Sean T. Cawelti with assistant director Julia Garcia Combs, Señor Plummer’s Final Fiesta features original music by Adrien Prévost.

Señor Plummer’s Final Fiesta stirs up a merry band of ghosts and shadows who sweep you into a past filled with wild west duels, pirates, land-grabs, violent mobs, shark-riding, romances, epic court battles, and, of course, fiestas! This immersive show celebrates the life of Eugene Plummer, a champion of community in early Los Angeles and a prominent figure in what is now West Hollywood. Told through a patchwork of tall-tales, large-scale puppets, masks, and music, Rogue Artists Ensemble electrifies Señor Plummer’s whimsical tales (published in 1942) of early Los Angeles in a memory map that reflects back to the communities of our modern city.

The play takes place in the Great Hall and Long Hall and the connected rooms and courtyard at Plummer Park. Audiences will experience a multitude of stories from Eugene Plummer’s past and the history of Los Angeles – and they will be able to pick and choose which paths and characters they follow.

To begin the journey, it’s 1942 and audiences receive an invitation to the book launch of “Señor Plummer: The Life and Laughter of an Old Californian,” Eugenio Plummer’s (mostly) true account of his life in early Los Angeles. They then arrive in the newly dedicated Plummer Park, only steps away from where Plummer himself has lived since 1877. From Señor Plummer’s darkest nightmares, to his most luminous joys, the adventures encountered are are not always friendly, not always logical, but always exist in the vibrant, mysteriously shifting ground at the very heart of Eugene Plummer, the original resident of West Hollywood.

The ensemble cast features Richard Azurdia, Tyler Bremmer and Mariux Ibarra as Eugene Plummer at various points in his life, as well as Ricky Abilez, Kawika Aguilar, Magally Castellanos, McCristol Harris III, Amir Levi, Carene Rose Mekertichyan, Robert O’Hare, Sarah Kay Peters, Marta Portillo, Sheila of the Jungle, Tighe Skehan, Cary Thompson, John Wuchte.

The creative team includes scenic designer Matthew Hill, costume designer Elena Flores, sound designer Steve Swift, lighting designer Wesley Chew, choreographer Blanca Soto, and puppet and mask designers Jack Pullman, Morgan Rebane, Mark Royston and Brian White.

Performances on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Preview performances take place October 12–14.

Please note: Señor Plummer’s Final Fiesta is rated PG-13; it includes mature content and is not intended for young audiences.

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Real Women Have Curves 

BY JOSEFINA LÓPEZ
DIRECTED BY MARY JO DUPREY

Starring Blanca Araceli, Claudia Duran,  Jackie Garcia, Sherry Mandujano and Julianna Stephanie Ojeda.

In a tiny, family-run factory, fabric flies and tempers flare when Ana, fresh out of high school, rebels against the status quo with dreams of becoming a writer. But deportation and the pressure to not abandon her heritage become a heated debate. These incredibly strong women gossip about food and sex and love…and size, while rewriting Corporate America’s definition of beauty.

A coming of age comedy, set in East LA, written, directed and designed by an all-women team. The creative team includes scenic design by Tanya Orellana, costume design by Jessica Champagne-Hansen, lighting design by Karyn D. Lawrence, sound design by Corinne Carrillo, prop design by Sydney F. Russell, casting by Jami Rudofsky and dramaturgy by Katherine Nigh.

“As women make strides in society and empower themselves, the standard of beauty has become more extreme and impossible. It is shaming women into not demanding equality or speaking up about the abuse and exploitation of their bodies,” said López, who will participate in several post-show conversations addressing these topics that will soon be announced.

Plays Thursday – Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm

Select Performances on: Wednesday October 17 at 8pm (LA FPI Night at Garry Marshall Playhouse – join other playwrights at 7pm for this special evening!), Saturday October 27 at 2pm, Sunday November 4 at 7:30pm, and Wednesday November 7 at 8pm

POST SHOW DISCUSSIONS with the Playwright:
Wednesday, October 17 after the 8pm show
Saturday, October 27 after the 2pm show
Wednesday, November 7 after the 8pm show

More info: www.garrymarshalltheatre.org/real-women-have-curves

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CELEBRATION THEATRE presents, as part of its Celebrating New Works reading series, FOR THE PEOPLE by Carol Mullen, directed by Nathan Frizzell.

FOR THE PEOPLE is the fictional story of Meg Cabot, the first openly lesbian city councilwoman of Pittsburgh, who, after a vicious hate crime, is suddenly thrust onto the national political stage. With her hard-charging chief-of-staff steering her towards a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Meg must decide how far she will go to advance her career and what she is (and isn’t) willing to sacrifice to be both a successful politician and a good person.

CAROL MULLEN (Playwright) has had her work produced by theaters and festivals including the Kick It! Festival; the Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project; the NativeAliens Theater Collective; OutWorks Festival; the Pittsburgh New Works Festival; Stage Q; 10 x 10 in the Triangle; and, Off-Off Broadway at the Emerging Artists Theater and Blue Pearl Theatrics.  Carol has an MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage from Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts and she is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

NATHAN FRIZZELL (Director/Producer) Since 2013, Nathan has been the Executive Producer of Celebrating New Works as Literary Director of Celebration Theatre. During that time, Celebration has helped to give voice to new works by over 40 LGBTQ and Allied artists. As a member of Celebration Theatre, Nathan has appeared onstage and produced numerous mainstage productions including Booty Candy, Die Mommie Die!, Priscilla, Queen of the Desertand the Ovation Award-winning West Coast premiere of The Boy From Oz. Last year, Nathan – along with Jay Marcus and Tom Detrinis – developed the world premieres of two smash hits So Long, Boulder City and Tilda Swinton Answers An Ad on Craigslist, which bold sold out lengthy runs in Los Angeles before going Off-Broadway in New York. An actor, writer and producer, Nathan is proud to have been a Celebration Theatre company member since 2005. @nathanfrizzell  http://www.nathanfrizzell.com

The cast of FOR THE PEOPLE will feature: Katie O’Brien, Mary Ann Welshans, Brooke Seguin, and Chrisanne Eastwood.

Celebrating New Works is produced by Celebration Theatre’s Literary Director Nathan Frizzell.  Celebration Theatre is headed by its Artistic Director Michael A. Shepperd, along with its Executive Director Michael C. Kricfalusi.

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Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes opens 2018-19 season at Antaeus with director Cameron Watson at the helm.

Hellman was one of the American theater’s most provocative and masterful playwrights, and her work continues to exert a captivating hold on American culture. The Little Foxes reveals Hellman’s unrivaled ability to create some of the meatiest roles in the modern canon. Set in the Deep South in 1900, this modern classic is a dark tale of greed, deceit and betrayal about the scheming Hubbards and their single-minded pursuit of wealth; in this family, the only thing that runs thicker than blood is cold, hard cash. Regina Hubbard Giddens (Puette) and her conniving brothers, Oscar (Nagle) and Ben (McShane), plan to get rich from a cotton mill, but first they must tap into the wealth of Regina’s sickly husband, Horace (DeMita). When Horace refuses to give them the money they need, a vicious circle of intrigue, lying and cruelty spirals out of control, tearing the family apart.

Kristin Couture, John DeMita, Judy Louise Johnson, Mike McShane, Rob Nagle, Calvin Picou, Deborah Puette,Jocelyn Towne, Timothy Adam Venable and William L. Warren star.

“We were struck by how timely Lillian Hellman’s tale was to the current state of the world,” suggest Antaeus co-artistic directors Bill Brochtrup, Rob Nagle and Kitty Swink. “We are thrilled to have Cameron Watson helm this epic Southern tale, with his exquisite taste, deep understanding of human nature and fearless commitment to exploring the dark side of family.”

Performances of The Little Foxes begin on Thursday, Oct. 25, with performances taking place thereafter on Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. andMondays at 8 p.m., through Dec. 10. Six preview performances take place Oct. 18 through Oct. 24.

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In this gripping, unexpectedly funny Pulitzer Prize-winning play, John is a rich, quick-witted grad student who has cerebral palsy. Ani is an hilariously foul-mouthed quadriplegic. The people who help them, Jess and Eddie, have their own struggles to contend with. Cost of Living is a haunting, rigorously unsentimental play about the forces that bring people together and the realities of facing the world with physical disabilities. Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize, as well as the Edgerton New Play Prize; the Jean Kennedy Smith Prize, John F. Kennedy Center; the Women’s Invitational Prize, Ashland New Play Festival; the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding New Play; and named one of the “Best Plays of 2017” by The New York Times. Oct. 20–Dec. 16: Fridays @ 8 p.m. / Saturdays @ 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. /Sundays at 2 p.m. / Mondays at 8 p.m.; $25-$45; In addition to regular seating, Pay-What-You-Want tickets are available on Monday nights (subject to availability). Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave. (at Normandie), Los Angeles, CA 90029; (323) 663-1525;www.FountainTheatre.com.

“Quack” by Eliza Clark
Directed by Neel Keller

A sharp-tongued comedy about the fragility of fame, privilege, and power.

Millions of women across America rely on Dr. Irving Baer and his daytime talk show to help them lose weight, manifest their destinies, and take their health into their own hands. Then, a take-down piece of journalism goes viral, leaving his career hanging in the balance, his marriage on the rocks, and his carefully maintained public persona in peril. In the frenzy of crisis management that follows, one thing becomes clear… if Irving Baer is going to fall from grace, he’s bringing everyone else with him. Eliza Clark’s hilarious new comedy exposes the shaky foundations of the wellness industry, the fleeting nature of 21st-century fame, and the relationship between the powerful men who dole out advice and the women who are supposed to receive it with a smile..

The cast for “Quack” includes, in alphabetical order, Dan Bucatinsky, Jackie Chung, Nicholas D’Agosto, Jessalyn Gilsig, Shoniqua Shandai

Previews (October 21 – October 27): Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Opens Sunday, October 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Regular Performances (October 30 – November 18):
Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. No Monday performances.

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POLICARPA
Written by Diana Burbano
Directed by Jesus Reyes

In a future Colombia  the brilliant but mad Ingrid Bolivar collects young women and turns them into weapons. She finds Policarpa, a girl with magical gifts. Will Policarpa resist the temptation to become a creature of destruction and instead become a savior?

Writer Bio
Diana Burbano, is a Colombian immigrant, an Equity actor, a playwright and a teaching artist at South Coast Repertory and Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble. Diana’s plays focus on female protagonists and social issues. Work: Policarpa (Finalist Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Oregon Shakespeare Festival Brown Swan lab 2017), Fabulous Monsters (Latinx Play Festival, San Diego Rep 2017), Caliban’s Island (2017 Headwaters New Play Festival), Enemy|Flint 9April 2018 at Rio Hondo College), and Linda (English and Spanish), which has been seen all over the world. She was the 2018 playwright in residence for Marfa Live Arts in Marfa TX, and recently directed her own commissioned play for Creede Repertory.

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Theatre of NOTE completes its 2017-2018 season with the World Premiere of CLEO, THEO & WU, written by Kirsten Vangsness and directed by Lisa Dring.

In CLEO THEO & WU, Lucy is a modern Angeleno gal just trying to be her best self. The Cool Girl, Lady Boss and all around getting sh*t done Boss Bitch. But, suddenly, the fate of the universe is in her hands and she’s gonna need to do better than self-help books and inspirational Insta-quotes. Never fear, space creatures from the future and the forgotten women of ancient history are teaming up to get Lucy on the right track. Careening through time and place, CLEO, THEO & WU takes Lucy on a heroine’s journey with the remarkable women who were so much more than the power hungry, sex-obsessed obstacles that history books would have you believe.

The cast of CLEO, THEO & WU features:  Kirsten Vangsness, with Gene Michael Barrera, Hiwa Bourne, Cat Chengery, Tony DeCarlo, Jenny Flack, James Guinn, Tane Kawasaki, Kathleen O’Grady, Justin Okin, Tamara Perry, Joel Scher and Phil Ward.

CLEO, THEO & WU’s design team features the talents of Scenic and Properties Designer: Eli Smith; Lighting and Sound Designer: Matt Richter; Costume Designer: Stephanie Petagno; Movement Director: Hannah Chodos; Projection Design: Sam Clevenger.

CLEO, THEO & WU will preview on Friday and Saturday, October 26 and 27 at 8pm and opens on Thursday, November 1 at 8pm and runs through Saturday, December 8.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm.

**There will be no shows the weekend of Thanksgiving, November 23 through November 25.**

For more info  www.theatreofnote.com

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The Woman Who Went to Space as a Man: a new experimental play with songs about the secret life of writer Alice B. Sheldon,  co-produced by Son of Semele

Written and Directed by Maureen Huskey

Part fact, part fever dream, and part musical, this captivating new work opens with Alice B. Sheldon – better known to sci-fi aficionados as author James Tiptree, Jr. – contemplating suicide. Dodging in and out of reality, the play, with a bold musical score, investigates gender, longing and creativity as self-exploration through one of the Science Fiction world’s greatest literary tricksters. Sheldon was most notable for breaking down the barriers between writing perceived as inherently ‘male’ or ‘female’ and it was not publicly known until 1977 that Tiptree was, in fact, a woman.

Music by Yuval Ron
Music Directed by Richard An
Starring Kamar Elliott, Anneliese Euler, James Ferrero, Emma Zakes Green, Betsy Moore, Nathan Nonhoff, Robert Paterno, Isabella Ramacciotti, Paula Rebelo, Megan Rippey, Ashley Steed, Alex Wells

The Woman Who Went to Space as a Man has universal and topical resonance as it deals directly with the repression of women, of gender/sexual orientation, depression and the search for hope. It also brings science fiction — a form that was long marginalized — to the center stage and shows how Alice B. Sheldon used science fiction to address issues that plague humanity such as genocide, ecocide and racism. The play experiments with form, episodic storytelling, shifting time and vacillating between inner and outer realities. It is interwoven with one of Tiptree’s short stories to frame the telling of Sheldon’s life.

Maureen Huskey writes, adapts and directs for theater and opera. She began her career in New York City collaborating with avant-garde artists in NYC’s thriving downtown experimental theater world. Now based in Pasadena CA, her directed stage works have been presented in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vienna, Austria, and Vancouver. She has received a Princess Grace Honoraria Award, a Bessie Award (NYC), and her shows have received nominations from the NAACP and OVATION AWARDS among other accolades. Huskey has received numerous grant awards and residencies for her work including the Creative Capital Award and the Voice & Vision’s ENVISION grant for women artists (NYC). She co-founded Red Dive, a vanguard company in the site-specific and immersive theater movement in NYC which she directed until 2006. She holds a BA in Theater and Communications from Western State Colorado University, a Diploma in Dramatic Playwriting with Merit from the University of Kent at Canterbury, England as a Rotary Scholar, and a MFA in Theater Direction from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Huskey has taught and guest directed at CalArts, College of the Canyons and Long Beach State University.

PERFORMANCES:
• Tuesday at 7 p.m.: Oct. 30; Nov. 6, 13
• Fridays at 8 p.m.: Nov. 2, 9, 16
• Saturdays at 8 p.m.: Oct. 27 (opening night); Nov. 3, 10, 17
• Sundays at 5 p.m.: Oct. 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18

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Written and performed by Burt Grinstead and Anna Stromberg, Hollywood Fringe Festival breakout hit Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is back for three special Halloween performances.

Nominated for six HFF Awards including Best Comedy, winner of the 2CentsTheatre Award for Distinctive Voices, and winner of the SoHo Playhouse (NYC) Fringe Encore Series Award, this genre-bending thriller returns to the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre on October 29, 30, and 31.

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is a dizzying, fast-paced, horrifying and hilarious extravaganza that leaves the audience questioning its own morality. Based on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the classic novella by Robert Louis Stevenson,  this  new  adaptation  takes place on the dismal streets of London in the 1860s, where societal pressures silence a gentle doctor’s questions about the nature of morality. As the pressure intensifies, Dr. Jekyll takes matters into his own hands. Will his efforts save the world, or will they destroy all that he holds dear? After all, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Burt Grinstead has starred in films and television shows including Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and many more. This is Grinstead’s fourth role at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, following dynamic performances in Deathtrap by Ira Levin, Hit the Wall by Ike Holter, and Fool for Love by Sam Shepard. He was nominated for an Ovation Award for his portrayal of twins Peter and Craig in Dying City by Christopher Shinn at Rogue Machine Theatre.

Anna Stromberg lived and worked in New York City for 10 years performing in various off-Broadway theatres. She was a longtime member of the edgy Amoralists Theatre Company, originating roles in collaborations with Daniel Aukin, Adam Rapp, and Lyle Kessler. She won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Vanda in Venus in Fur by David Ives at The Cape Fear Playhouse. She also stars in Well Wishes on Netflix and in the indie horror feature The Lost Footage of Leah Sullivan. Last year, Stromberg directed a renowned production of David Harrower’s Blackbird at the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

The Halloween performances of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde are on Monday, October 29, Tuesday, October 30, and Wednesday, October 31, at 8pm.

More info:  www.lalgbtcenter.org/theatre

ALL NEW CELLS
Written by Aliza Goldstein
Directed by Christopher James Raymond

When Nils’s ex-girlfriend commits suicide, she drags him back into a toxic online roleplay scene he swore he’d never return to. He’d been doing okay sticking to his seven-year plan for getting over their breakup – but now, everyone either blames him or expects him to have answers, and he’s getting nasty anonymous messages that might be coming from beyond the grave.

Writer Bio
Aliza Goldstein is an Orange County, CA-based playwright originally hailing from Northeast Florida. She holds a B.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from New York University with a double Major in Anthropology (class of 2013) and has a day job in the video game industry.

Aliza’s work has been performed at theaters across the country, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., but most often at the Blank Theatre Company in Los Angeles, CA, where her play A Singular They debuted on the mainstage in Spring 2016. She is the winner of the 2013 John Golden Prize for Undergraduate Playwriting, the 2015 Ebell of Los Angeles Playwright Prize (A Singular They), and the 2017 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Ted Schmitt Award for the World Premiere of an Outstanding New Play (A Singular They).

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