August Wilson’s Fences
Laguna Playhouse 606 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna BeachLaguna Playhouse presents August Wilson’s Fences Directed by Yvette Freeman Troy Maxson was a star of the Negro baseball leagues, but now it’s 1957 and he’s a garbage man in Pittsburgh. In one of August Wilson’s best and most well-known plays, we ...
The Robey Theatre Company presents Last Night at Mikell’s
Los Angeles Theatre Center 514 S. Spring St., Los AngelesThe Robey Theatre Company presents Last Night at Mikell's Written by Larry Muhammad Directed by Ben Guillory Click here for tickets! Synopsis- James Baldwin is writing himself into bad health. After two heart attacks, the author returns to New York for some ...
Furlough’s Paradise by a.k. payne
Gil Cates Theater 10886 Le Conte Ave., Los AngelesGeffen Playhouse presents the West Coast Premiere of Furlough’s Paradise Written by a.k. payne Directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden Click here for tickets! Cousins Sade and Mina used to be inseparable. Now leading very different lives, they return to their childhood town for ...
The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds
Los Angeles Theatre Center 514 S. Spring St., Los AngelesLatino Theatre Company presents The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds by Rickérby Hinds Directed by Daphnie Sicre In The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds, an AfroLatino playwright finds himself at an impasse, struggling to write a play that authentically captures the complexities ...
Suburban Black Girl by Zakiya Urbi Young
Outside In ArtBox Studio 5319 York Blvd., Los AngelesOutside In Theatre & SPARK THEATRICAL/Laurie Bernhard presents Suburban Black Girl Created & Performed by Zakiya Urbi Young Directed by Jacole Kitchen Zakiya Young: poster child for racial reconciliation. She code switches with lightning speed. White sorority? Like, no prob. A Black ...
The Mark Theatre presents Hambone
The Mark Theatre 5144 Lankershim Blvd., North HollywoodThe Mark Theatre presents Hambone By Javon Johnson Directed by Justin Lord Click here for tickets! Hambone is a generational play about four Black men's struggles in the context of family dislocation and cultural alienation. It explores the bonds of friendship, the ...