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Toni Morrison’s THE BLUEST EYE Adapted by Lydia R. Diamond

A Noise Within Theatre 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena

A Noise Within presents Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, adapted by Lydia R. Diamond and directed by Andi Chapman. Pecola Breedlove, a young Black girl in 1940’s Ohio, wants nothing more than to be loved and prays for Shirley Temple’s blue eyes. ...

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$29 – $89

How It’s Gon’ Be by JuCoby Johnson

Atwater Village Theatre 3269 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles

The Echo Theater Company presents How It’s Gon’ Be by JuCoby Johnson, directed by Ahmed Best. With adulthood looming in the distance, Jahaan and his friends enjoy the last precious moments of summer vacation. When Jahaan’s father returns after a year away, ...

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$15
Ongoing

The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen by Les Kurkendaal-Barrett

Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center 1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles

Celebration Theatre and Los Angeles LGBT Center present The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen Written and Performed by Les Kurkendaal-Barrett. While under anesthetic euphoria, a Black gay artist named Les is visited by the effervescent spirit of ...

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$35 – $40

Black Rebirth Collective’s Blacks and the Bard with Kimberly Hébert

Virtual

Black Rebirth Collective presents Blacks and the Bard with Kimberly Hébert! Who’s ready to unlock the world of Shakespeare?! Join the 4 week virtual workshop with Black Rebirth Collective Founder, Kimberly Hébert, and get ready to unpack these classical texts! This workshop ...

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Blood at the Root by Dominique Morisseau

Atwater Village Theatre 3269 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles

Open Fist Theatre Company presents Blood at the Root, a choreopoem by Dominique Morisseau, inspired by the true case of the Jena Six, directed by Michael A. Shepperd. Infused with hip-hop music and movement, Blood at the Root sheds light on escalating tensions between Black ...

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$20 – $30

Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival’s 10th Annual Empowerment Weekend

Theatre 68 Arts Complex 5112 Lankershim Boulevard, Los Angeles

Tickets for LAWTF’s 10th Annual “EMPOWERMENT WEEKEND” are available now!  Empowerment Weekend is a weekend of workshops and panels tailored to empower and enhance the careers of solo performers! Early Bird Tickets are now on Sale for LAWTF’s 10th Annual Empowerment Weekend. ...

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$75 – $125

True: An Immersive Cinematic Experience by Matthew Law

A Very Good Space 15757 Stagg Street, Los Angeles

TillSow Studios and VILLAGE presents True: An Immersive Cinematic Experience Written and Directed by Matthew Law An evening of community, live music, therapy, theater and a screening of an Oscar qualified, award winning short film series. DOORS OPEN AT 5:30. SHOW STARTS ...

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$50

Bloodline – A Solo Show by Paris Crayton III

MKM Cultural Arts Center 11401 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood

Bloodline - A Solo Show by Paris Crayton III is a one-man, semi-autobiographical love story told from the perspectives of three generations of men with the same name. Paris Sr., a sharecropper in Mississippi, meets the beautiful Ruth one night at a ...

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$25