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The First Deep Breath by Lee Edward Colston II

Geffen Playhouse 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles

The Geffen Playhouse presents The First Deep Breath by Lee Edward Colston II, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III. You think your family has drama? Meet the Joneses. Pastor Albert Jones and his family are proud leaders of the Mother Bethel Baptist ...

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$30 – $129
Ongoing

All the Way West Productions presents Southern Girls

Hudson Backstage Theatre 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

All the Way West Productions presents Southern Girls by Sheri Bailey and Dura Temple, directed by Zadia Ife, at the Hudson Backstage Theatre. Featuring: Jessica Sade Ward, Arianna Evangelia, Ash Saunders, Maria Jimena Gastelum, Katie Spokely and Swisyzinna. Set in a small town in Alabama, Southern ...

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$25 – $35

DADA Summer Intensive Auditions: LA 2023

LOS ANGELES AUDITION DATES (IN-PERSON) January 21st February 4th | February 18th March 4th | March 18th April 1st | April 15th | April 29th May 6th AUDITION TIME: 4:00PM Check-In 4:30-5:30PM Auditions AGE GROUPS: 8yr - 11yr | 12yr - 15yr ...

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Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Segerstrom Stage 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

South Coast Repertory presents Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg. Arkansas, present day. The estranged members of the Lafayette family gather at their late father’s crumbling plantation to prepare for the estate sale. But decades of resentment have a way of ...

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$27 – $98

The Robey Theatre Company’s Advanced Scene Study Workshop

Victory Theatre Center 3326 W Victory Blvd., Burbank

Guided by The Robey’s award-winning Producing Artistic Director, Ben Guillory, the Advanced Scene Study Workshop provides an intense, ten-week scene study for actors who wish to bring their work to the next level.  Actors are encouraged to develop their craft through the ...

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$500

The Robey Theatre Company’s Playwrights Lab

Virtual

2023 SPRING SESSION is OPEN The Robey Theatre Company’s Playwrights Lab provides weekly sessions and one-on-one meetings to foster a space tailored to each writer’s needs plus curate a timeline for the author’s writing goals and needs. With an emphasis on prompts, ...

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WACO Theater Center presents BLACK HÖMER

WACO Theater Center 5144 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood

WACO Theater Center presents BLACK HÖMER, conceived and directed by Friidom Dunn. Join them for a work-in-progress viewing of a new immersive dance piece entitled Black Hömer inspired by the poetic works of Homer, and Black artists past and present. Friidom is a ...

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$15

Harlem South: A View Through the Lens

GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live 800 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles

Ron McCurdy presents Harlem South: A View Through the Lens, a groundbreaking multimedia performance spotlighting the strength, community, and hope of African Americans in the 1920’s. IT'S A REVIVAL!!!!! For the first time since its SOLD OUT premiere in 2019, Harlem South: ...

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$15 – $35

A CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY: Part III – Role of Black theatre in America

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

A CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY: Part III - Role of Black theatre in America Ebony Repertory Theatre presents an intimate conversation about the role of Black theatre in America with William Allen Young and Wren T. Brown, Part 2.

Free