New Works Play Festival by Dina Morrone, Nalsey Tinberg, Barbara Beery, Amy Simon, Elayne Heilveil, Arden Teresa Lewis

Play readings.

January 24: MY UTERUS (a womb with a view) by Dina Morrone. Dina digs deep into her pelvic cavity to explore what the Uterus really is, what it means to own one, and to probe and examine how it continues to get screwed over and over again, by those who have no business being in there.

January 31: Muscle Memory by Nalsey Tinberg. Pain and Loss. History and memory. Can friendship survive?

February 7: How High the Moon by Barbara Beery. On July 4^th, 1952, neighboring families in the San Fernando Valley fight over love, land and the changing times.

March 14: SHE Is History by Amy Simon. Alarmed when her thirteen-year-old daughter plans to do her women’s history report on pop stars Cher, or Janet Jackson, Mom becomes obsessed with and gets inspiration and strength from the unknown, unheralded and forgotten women in history who overcome obstacles and fight for equality and justice. Weaving stories in and out of what turns out to be parallel universes spanning three centuries, she finds empowerment along the way in this funny, enlightening, politically and socially relevant, heart-breaking and emotionally charged slices of modern and herstorical life.

March 21: Nighty Night by Elayne Heilveil. When a tragic incident happens to a young girl in the Bayou, a mother, Pastor, and suspicious stranger struggle to put the pieces together of the puzzle that led to that haunting night.

April 18: Cassatt by Arden Teresa Lewis. Mary Cassatt, the aging Impressionist, stands in her country estate and sets fire to most of her early paintings never to be seen by the art world again. What led this genius of printmaking and paint, the only American Impressionist in the very first show of 1875, to destroy a piece of her legacy?

Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.

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‘Let Me In’

WHAT:
Life takes an unpredictable turn for the bride’s best friend and the intended groom when a wedding becomes a funeral in Let Me In, a new comedy that is (most probably) based on true events.

WHO:
• Written and Directed by Brynn Thayer
• Starring Jorge Garcia, Bryan McKinley and Rachael Meyers
• Produced by Misha Riley for Theatre Planners
• Presented by DSE Productions

WHEN:
Performances: Feb. 25–April 2
• Saturdays at 8 p.m.: Feb. 25 (Opening); March 4; March 11; March 18; March 25; April 1
• Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.: Feb. 26; March 5; March 12; March 19; March 26; April 2

WHERE:
Theatre 68 Arts Complex – The Rosalie
5112 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601

TICKET PRICE:
$35

RUNNING TIME:
90 minutes, no intermission

HOW:
www.theatre68artscomplex.com
(818) 691-3001

THE LONELY FEW
WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL
& GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE COMMISSION

Book by Rachel Bonds
Music & Lyrics by Zoe Sarnak
Directed by Trip Cullman & Ellenore Scott
Produced in Association with FourthWall Theatrical
Featuring Joshua Close, Damon Daunno, Lauren Patten, Ciara Renée, Helen J Shen & Thomas Silcott

February 28 – April 30

Lila (Lauren Patten, Tony Award winner for Jagged Little Pill) is getting by in her Kentucky hometown—scanning groceries at the Save-A-Lot, caring for her erratic brother, and living for Friday nights, when she plays a gig with her band The Lonely Few. And that’s enough. Or she thought it was, until Amy, an established musician ragged from the road, passes through and offers her a shot at something much, much bigger. But is Lila ready for the life she never dared to imagine? A world premiere musical by Zoe Sarnak and Rachel Bonds, The Lonely Few is a love story between two women searching for a sense of home.

This play was commissioned as part of the Geffen Playhouse’s New Play Development Program thanks to the generosity of Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald. Major support for this world premiere production provided by the Edgerton Foundation New Play Production Fund.

Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater

What does it mean to be human? Antaeus Theatre Company presents Love and Information by boundary-pushing playwright Caryl Churchill (Cloud Nine, Top Girls). Emily Chase (Eight Nights) directs for a March 3 opening at Glendale’s Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center, where performances continue through April 3. Low-priced previews begin February 26.

The digital age has given humanity access to radical equality, effortless connection and unprecedented intimacy. It has also served as a driver of detachment, alienation and unbridled anger. Love and Information examines these ideas and more through a kaleidoscope of scenes that reflect on the way we communicate in the 21st century. Eight Antaeus actors `play dozens of people from around the planet, each asking the biggest questions.

“How do our mortal, imperfect brains handle today’s constant influx of information?” asks Chase. “It’s like we’re looking back from the future, excavating fragments that tell us how we navigated love and communication in the 21st century. It’s deep, funny, sexy and engaging. Every scene has a kind of momentousness to it.”

Churchill’s play examines every facet of information, from giving it, ferreting it out, uncovering unwanted truths; to the way our brains work: love, loss, grief, memory; to the big questions of the universe: climate threat, the future of our planet, our own insignificance.

Performances of Love and Information runs March 3 through April 3. Performances take place on Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m.; and Mondays at 8 p.m. (no matinee on March 4; dark Monday, March 6). Four preview performances take place February 26 through March 2. Tickets to all performances are $40; tickets to previews are $20.

Face masks will be required for all matinee performances (Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.). Face masks are recommended for all performances.

The Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center is located at 110 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205 (between N. Brand Blvd. and Artsakh Ave.). The first 90 minutes of parking is free, then $2 per hour, in Glendale Marketplace garage located at 120 Artsakh Ave. (between Broadway and Harvard). The theater is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible.

For more information and to purchase tickets, call (818) 506–1983 or go to www.antaeus.org

More info: https://skylighttheatre.org/event/la-egoista/

Nearly thirty years after the Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 returns home to the Mark Taper Forum to be reimagined with an ensemble cast for a new generation of audiences. A powerful piece of living record and one of the most important works in the history of the Taper, Twilight is a stunning and seminal play that explores the devastating human impact of the five days of uprising following the Rodney King verdict. From nine months of over 300 interviews conducted during the year following the uprising, playwright and scholar Anna Deavere Smith crafted a play that goes directly to the heart of the issues of race and class. Twilight offers stark insight into the complex and pressing social, economic, and political issues that fueled the flames in the wake of the verdict and ignited a conversation about policing and race that continues today. Originally commissioned by and produced at the Mark Taper Forum, this 30th Anniversary Production is set to captivate our city once again.

https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/mark-taper-forum/2021-2/twilight/

O: A Rhapsody in Divorce

At The Broadwater Black Box in Los Angeles; March 31st, April 1st and April 4th at 8pm.

Tickets available here: https://inkwelltheater.com/