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WACO Theater Center presents We the People

The Mark Theatre 5144 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood

WACO Theater Center presents We the People WE THE PEOPLE is a two-weekend festival of Black art and ideas, featuring the multidisciplinary work of five LA-based artists. Join us to experience work from this dynamic group of Artist-Citizens, utilizing their artistic practice ...

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$10 – $40
Ongoing

The William Grant Still Art Center’s 16th Annual African American Composers Series

The William Grant Still Arts Center 2520 S West View St., Los Angeles

The William Grant Still Art Center’s 16th Annual African American Composers Series presents Back On The Planet: The Spacebase Archives of Ras_G and the Afrikan Space Program Back On The Planet: The Spacebase Archives of Ras_G and the Afrikan Space Program is ...

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Free

Powell House Academy’s 6-Week Acting Intensive

Powell House Academy’s 6-Week Acting Intensive Dive into the heart of your craft with Larry Powell’s exclusive 6-week acting course. An immersive journey designed to unlock the authentic core of your artistry and performance. Tailored to resonate deeply within the acting community, ...

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$6500

My White Husband By Leviticus Jelks

Moving Arts Theatre 3191 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles

Moving Arts Theatre Company presents My White Husband By Leviticus Jelks Directed by Melissa Coleman-Reed Excitement Soon Turns To Doubt — And Modern Reality Blurs Into Retro Fantasy — When Young Screenwriter, Omar, Gets His Pilot Picked Up By A Hollywood Studio, ...

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$20 – $30

Detroit ‘67 by Dominique Morisseau

Long Beach Playhouse 5021 E. Anaheim Street, Long Beach

The Long Beach Playhouse presents DETROIT ’67 By Dominique Morriseau Motown music is the soul of the party in 1967 Detroit as Chelle and her brother Lank make ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. A dreamer, Lank wants ...

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$20 – $35

I Sell Windows by Kacie Rogers

Outside In ArtBox Studio 5319 York Blvd., Los Angeles

Outside In Theatre and Bottle Tree Theatre present I Sell Windows Written & Performed by Kacie Rogers Directed by Jaquita Ta’le Shadow Puppetry Created & Performed by Brittaney Talbot with Perry Daniel I Sell Windows is one Black woman's exploration of what ...

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$15 – $25

Fat Ham by James Ijames

Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego

The Old Globe presents the Broadway production of Fat Ham By James Ijames Original direction by Saheem Ali Directed by Sideeq Heard The 2022 Pulitzer-winning, Tony-nominated sensation Fat Ham is a fresh and funny take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet that The New York ...

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$29 – $119

Robey Theatre Company’s Advanced Scene Study Workshop

Victory Theatre Center 3326 W Victory Blvd., Burbank

Robey Theatre Company’s Advanced Scene Study Workshop is Open for Submissions! Guided by The Robey Theatre Company's award-winning Producing Artistic Director, Ben Guillory, the Advanced Scene Study Workshop provides an intense live ten-week scene study for actors who wish to bring their ...

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$500

Jelly’s Last Jam

Pasadena Playhouse Theater 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena

Pasadena Playhouse presents Jelly’s Last Jam Book by George C. Wolfe Music by Jelly Roll Morton Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead Musical Adaptation and Additional Music Composed By Luther Henderson When legendary musician Jelly Roll Morton’s soul is forced to face the music, ...

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$44 – $142

Robey Theatre Company’s Playwrights Lab

Virtual

The Robey Theatre Company’s Playwright Lab is Open for Submissions! The Playwrights Lab is dedicated to the art of storytelling and high-quality playmaking. The process is collaborative and designed to encourage artistic growth and expression. Built into the design are opportunities for ...

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$250

A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson

Ahmanson Theatre 135 N Grand Ave., Los Angeles

WINNER! EVERY BEST MUSICAL AWARD IN NEW YORK Center Theatre Group and the American Conservatory Theater present A Strange Loop Book, Music and Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson Choreography by Raja Feather Kelly Directed by Stephen Brackett The ground-breaking and critically acclaimed ...

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$29 – $155

Black Bastard by Jon Gentry at HFF

Asylum at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre 5636 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles

Black Bastard Written & Performed by Jon Gentry Directed by Shinelle Azoroh at the Hollywood Fringe Festival (HFF) Black Bastard is a poignant exploration of identity and becoming, told in phases that move through the intricacies of growing up as the black sheep ...

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The Sphere of Fixed Stars in the Heavens by J. Holtham at HFF

The Broadwater Main Stage 1076 Lillian Way, Los Angeles

The Sphere of Fixed Stars in the Heavens Written by J. Holtham Directed by Ellie Pyle at the Hollywood Fringe Festival (HFF) On a rooftop in North Hollywood, Owen and Elodie meet at a friend’s birthday party. Then they meet again. And ...

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$20

Mermaid by Italome Ohikhuare at HFF

The Broadwater Studio 1078 Lillian Way, Los Angeles

Mermaid Written & Performed by Italome Ohikhuare Directed by Matthew Singletary at the Hollywood Fringe Festival (HFF) SUNDANCE INSTITUTE KNIGHT FELLOWS PROJECT 2024 FRINGE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER An American bridesmaid clashes with her Nigerian relatives at a family wedding. But her life changes ...

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Dear James by Anthony Rucker at HFF

Hudson Backstage Theatre 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

Dear James by Anthony Rucker Featuring Charles Reese at the Hollywood Fringe Festival A thought provoking, entertaining, and insightful journey through the mind of the renowned poet Anthony ‘Da Boogie Man’  Rucker in the form of a conversation with James Baldwin. Walk ...

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Inner City Cultural Center II presents Gil Scott-Heron Bluesology

Hudson Mainstage Theatre 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles

Gil Scott-Heron Bluesology BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! Poets Jazz House, Inner City Cultural Center II and Tuesday Conner are proud to present "Gil Scott-Heron Bluesology" starring Gil Scott-Herons daughter Gia Scott-Heron. Join an evening that will spark your soul and shake your emotions when ...

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$25 – $35

Philosophy & Pasta — Live Comedy Taping by JP Brown at HFF

Eastwood Performing Arts Center 1089 N Oxford Ave., Los Angeles

Philosophy & Pasta — Live Comedy Taping by JP Brown Featuring Max Byrd, Carissa Gomez, and Andrew Searles at the Hollywood Fringe Festival (HFF) JP Brown is recording his very first stand-up comedy special: Philosophy & Pasta. In this debut comedy special, ...

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$15

TYT 5 by Byron Coolie and Sidney Edwards at HFF

The Broadwater Studio 1078 Lillian Way, Los Angeles

TYT 5 by Byron Coolie and Sidney Edwards Directed by Sidney Edwards at the Hollywood Fringe Festival (HFF) TYT 5 (tight five) is a play with three monologues that follow our main character “Byron Coolie” at three different points in his life ...

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$15