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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

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

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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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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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

2Rhythms Theatre presents King James

Willie Agee Playhouse 714 Warren Ln., Inglewood

2Rhythms Theatre presents King James The breathtaking career of NBA icon LeBron James is the backdrop for this energetic and funny play. Shawn is Black and Matt is White, and they couldn’t be more different—except for their love of the Cleveland Cavaliers. ...

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$15 – $30

The Epistle of Her by Leslie Polk at HFF

The Madnani Theater 6760 Lexington Ave., Los Angeles

The Epistle of Her Written & Performed by Leslie N. Polk at the Hollywood Fringe Festival (HFF) “Go ye therefore and teach all nations what justice needs to be about…” -Her 3:9 The Epistle of Her is a chorepoem, written and performed by ...

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$12 – $25

Towne Street Theatre Workshops: Writing a 10-Minute Play with Mildred Lewis

Virtual

Towne Street Theatre presents Writing A 10-Minute Play with Mildred Lewis This course teaches the fundamentals of playwriting: character, plot, character, setting, genre, and formatting. Each student will complete a rough draft of a ten-minute play. No experience is required. Students do ...

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$75 – $175

The Place in Which I’ll Fit Will Not Exist Until I Make It

Mercado La Paloma 3655 South Grand Avenue, #280, Los Angeles

Paul Outlaw and One Institute presents The Place in Which I’ll Fit Will Not Exist Until I Make It Paul Outlaw reads selections from writings and interviews featuring queer african american luminaries from the 1950s to the 2020s. To conclude this year’s ...

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Free

Ebony Repertory Theatre presents Viver Brasil: Rezas e Folhas

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

Ebony Repertory Theatre’s Dance@TheHolden presents Viver Brasil: Rezas e Folhas Join Ebony Repertory Theatre’s Dance@theHolden for a transcendental night of Afro-Brazilian dance, showcasing choreography by Vera Passos. Rezas e Folhas is where tradition and revolution brew into a collective reimagining of healing ...

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$30