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SUMMARY:RISE: Debbie Allen Dance Academy’s Musical Theater Program 2026-2027 Season
DESCRIPTION:RISE\nDebbie Allen Dance Academy’s Musical Theater Program 2026-2027 Season\nClick here for more info!\nRISE\, Debbie Allen Dance Academy’s Musical Theater program\, offers training in acting\, dance\, performance\, and voice. All aspects of an artist’s experience\, from the audition process to backstage etiquette and taking direction\, are put into motion under the direction of Ms. Allen and her master teachers. An industry showcase for casting directors\, agents\, managers\, and other industry professionals is presented at the end of each semester. \n  \nLEVEL: Beginner – Advanced\nAGES: 5 – 7 EARLY RISE | 8 – 19 RISE\nSCHEDULE: September 11\, 2026 – May 2027 (full program)\n  \nEARLY RISE:\n5 to 7 year olds who have a serious desire to develop skills as a singer dancer actor. Must be able to hold attention and take direction. \nRISE:\nTalented artists ages 8 to 19 who want to develop and improve technical abilities as a singer dancer actor. \n  \nCOSTS:\nAudition Fee: $25 \n​EARLY RISE  $400/month includes 1 group vocal\, 1 acting\, and 1 broadway dance class.​ \n​RISE  $620/month includes 1 private 45 min vocal\, 1 acting\, 1 broadway dance\, 1 audition tech/speech\, and up to 3 dance classes.​ \n​​RISE  $320/month includes 1 weekly private 45 minute voice. \n  \nAUDITION:\nRolling Video Auditions\nVideo Requirements: \nEARLY RISE: 2.5 min max: sing a song a cappella\, read a poem\, demonstrate dance ability. \nRISE: 3 min max: 1 minute a cappella song\, 1 minute dance\, 1 minute monologue.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/rise-debbie-allen-dance-academys-musical-theater-program-2026-2027-season/
LOCATION:The Rhimes Performing Arts Center\, 1850 S Manhattan Pl.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90006
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SUMMARY:The Robey Theatre Company’s Advanced Scene Study Workshop Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Robey Theatre Company’s\nAdvanced Scene Study Workshop\nClick here for more info!\nLed by the Robey Theatre Company’s award-winning Producing Artistic Director\, Ben Guillory\, this rigorous ten-week workshop is designed for experienced actors committed to deepening their craft and elevating their performance. \nParticipants engage in intensive scene work while honing essential theatrical disciplines—including voice\, speech\, movement\, script analysis\, and the exploration of human behavior. The workshop provides a collaborative space to take creative risks\, strengthen technique\, and bring greater truth and nuance to the stage. \n  \nApply Today!\nEmail a Headshot & Resume to The Robey Theatre Company at office@therobeytheatrecompany.org \nYou will be contacted for an audition. Before you commit to the workshop\, please check your schedule\, as scene partners will depend on you to be available and in attendance. You can pay the fees once the producing artistic director confirms your invitation to the workshop. \nSpace is Limited. \n  \nMeets on Monday Nights 7-10pm. \nThe workshop fee is $500. Please do not make the payment until you’ve been confirmed for the workshop by a Robey representative.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/the-robey-theatre-companys-advanced-scene-study-workshop-fall-2026/
LOCATION:Victory Theatre Center\, 3326 W Victory Blvd.\, Burbank\, CA\, 91505\, United States
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SUMMARY:Coco Queens by LaDarrion Williams
DESCRIPTION:Outside In Theatre and Blackgical Productions present\nCoco Queens\nWritten by LaDarrion Williams\nDirected by Jessica E. Williams\nClick here for tickets!\nCoco Queens is set in a small Alabama town during the 1970s and follows four Black women whose lives have been shaped by love\, loss\, ambition\, betrayal\, and sisterhood. Each year\, the women gather inside Gloria’s neighborhood beauty shop for Coco Queens Weekend\, a tradition filled with food\, music\, laughter\, reflection\, and healing. When long-buried secrets begin to surface\, they are forced to confront the wounds that have divided them and decide whether truth can help guide them back to one another. \nAt its heart\, Coco Queens is a celebration of the ways Black women and their communities have always created spaces to care for one another\, even in the face of forces designed to pull them apart. Through music\, memory\, ritual\, laughter\, and the simple act of gathering\, these women find the courage to lay down what they have been carrying and make room for healing. \nSet in 1975 Alabama\, the play honors the generations who came before while asking a question that remains deeply relevant today: How do we care for one another when the world gives us every reason not to? Coco Queens invites audiences into a space where joy is resistance\, remembrance is renewal\, and healing begins when we choose not to carry our burdens alone. \n  \nRUNTIME | approx. 2 hours \nINTERMISSION | 15 minutes \n  \nTALK BACK SERIES\nSelect performances will include the “Talk Back Series” pre-show and post-show conversations designed to further explore the themes of the play with the artists and creatives who worked on the production\, and the community at large. The “Talk Back Series” will take place on the following dates either in Outside In’s café & lounge\, The Lobby\, before the show OR before the show or in the ArtSpace immediately following a matinee performance. \n \n \n \n \n  \nFor Outside In\, co-producing this production with the amazing artists involved is another example of actively following their mission to make space to be brave and share it with the community\, creating care and reflection that will lead to change\, one audience member at a time.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/coco-queens-by-ladarrion-williams-2/
LOCATION:Outside In Theatre — ArtSpace\, 5319 York Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90042
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SUMMARY:The Robey Theatre Company presents What Had Happened Was…
DESCRIPTION:The Robey Theatre Company\, in association with Los Angeles Theatre Center\, presents the world premiere of\nWhat Had Happened Was…\nWritten by Reginald Edmund\nDirected by Ben Guillory\nClick here for tickets!\nWhat Had Happened Was… follows Marcellus “MRT” Turner\, a passionate Los Angeles City Councilman and community advocate determined to create meaningful change for the people he represents. Told through a documentary-style blend of interviews\, memories and reflections\, the play traces MRT’s personal and political journey — from his early relationship with AV\, the woman who becomes his wife\, inspires and loves him\, to his rise as a public figure fighting for his community.  \nWhen a powerful university expansion threatens to displace longtime residents and reshape the neighborhood\, Marcellus must decide how far he is willing to go to defend the people who trusted him. As he challenges powerful institutions and navigates the complicated world of politics\, he is forced to confront questions about progress\, power\, loyalty\, and the sacrifices required to stand by one’s values while dealing with the deceit and hypocrisy with some in leadership positions. Through the voices of those closest to him — his wife\, family\, allies\, and opponents — the play examines the tension between personal ambition and public responsibility.  \nWhat Had Happened Was… is a story about love\, community\, and the difficult choices that come with fighting for justice in a world where change is never simple\, and integrity can at times be at a minimum. \nRuntime: 2hrs 15 mins \nIntermission: 15 mins
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/the-robey-theatre-company-presents-what-had-happened-was-2/
LOCATION:Los Angeles Theatre Center\, 514 S. Spring St.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90013
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261028T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261213T140000
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SUMMARY:Confederates by Dominique Morisseau
DESCRIPTION:The Fountain Theatre presents the Los Angeles premiere of\nConfederates\nWritten by Dominique Morisseau\nDirected by Raymond O. Caldwell\nClick here for tickets!\nTwo Black women. Two eras. One fight to claim their own power.\nSara is an enslaved woman who becomes a Union spy during the Civil War. Sandra is a tenured political science professor at a prestigious university today. More than 150 years separate their lives\, but the forces they navigate around race\, gender\, power\, and institutional betrayal prove disturbingly familiar. \nMoving between past and present with biting humor and theatrical ingenuity\, acclaimed playwright Dominique Morisseau connects these two women across generations as each must decide whom she can trust\, what she’s willing to risk\, and how to take control of her own story. \nConfederates is a funny\, fearless and provocative examination of American institutions\, Black womanhood\, and the battles we’re still fighting. \n  \n \n  \n“For me\, this play was always about the legacy of white supremacy in this country’s foundation\, in its institutionalism. Trying to link this country’s founding with white supremacy has made a lot of people uncomfortable or flat out upset; as if it’s some ‘subversive attempt’ to try to shame the legacy of this country\, rather than confront its truth and deal with its impact on our present so that we can have a better future.”\n– Dominique Morisseau\n  \nSPECIAL PERFORMANCES: \n– Previews OCT 28 & 29 | 8PM. Living ticket prices: $5 – $40. \n– Monday Night INDUSTRY NIGHT Performances: Nov 9\, 16\, 23\, 30 + Dec 7 | 8PM. All tickets name-your-own-price \n– Friday Night COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: Nov 6\, 20 + Dec 4\, 11 | 8PM. Line-up of speakers coming soon. \n– BLACKOUT Affinity Night: Friday Nov 13 | 8PM. Patrons who do not identify as Black are kindly asked to choose a different performance to attend. \n– Weekday INTERGENERATIONAL MATINEES: Nov 4\, Nov 11\, + Dec 9 | 11AM. Patrons of all ages are invited to attend alongside students from local high schools. \n 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/confederates-by-dominique-morisseau-2/
LOCATION:The Fountain Theatre\, 5060 Fountain Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90029
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261104T193000
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SUMMARY:Passing Strange
DESCRIPTION:Pasadena Playhouse presents the Los Angeles premiere of\nPassing Strange\nBook and Lyrics by Stew\nMusic by Stew and Heidi Rodewald\nCreated in collaboration with Annie Dorsen\nDirected by Zhailon Levingston\nClick here for tickets!\n  \nA YOUNG REBEL. A WILD RIDE. A STORY THAT ROCKS.\nA young artist is searching for the real\, but he can’t seem to find it at home in South Central LA. He sets out on a cross-continental journey of self-discovery full of sex\, drugs\, and rock ’n’ roll in search of a life that’s bigger\, louder\, and entirely his own.  \nCelebrating 20 years since its world premiere\, Passing Strange – the Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation based on the life of singer-songwriter Stew – finally makes its long-awaited LA premiere. Directed by Tony Award-winner Zhailon Levingston\, this electrifying journey pulses with raw emotion\, humor\, and a revelatory score. It’s a full-volume coming-of-age story you won’t want to turn down. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/passing-strange/
LOCATION:Pasadena Playhouse Theater\, 39 S. El Molino Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261106T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261218T160000
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SUMMARY:Oshana Arts presents Freestyle Fridays
DESCRIPTION:Oshana Arts and Street Poets present\nFreestyle Fridays\nTaught by Kamal Bolden\nClick here for more info!\nLearn How to Freestyle Rap in Just 6 Sessions!\n🎤 Greater Confidence\n🎤 Unlock New Creativity\n🎤 Improved Vocabulary\n🎤 Defeat Writers Block\n🎤 Quicker Thinking\n🎤 Safe & Fun Environment\n*Ages 16 – 22*
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/oshana-arts-presents-freestyle-fridays/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261111T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261220T130000
DTSTAMP:20261029T071123Z
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SUMMARY:Purpose by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
DESCRIPTION:Geffen Playhouse presents the Broadway/Steppenwolf Theatre Company production and Los Angeles premiere of\nPurpose\nWritten by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins\nDirected by Phylicia Rashad\nFeaturing: Alana Arenas\, Glenn Davis\, Jon Michael Hill\, LaTanya Richardson Jackson\, Harry Lennix\, Nija Okoro & Kara Young.\nClick here for tickets!\nMeet the Jaspers: generations of a powerful Black political family under one roof where nothing stays buried for long. When their youngest son returns home\, instincts kick in to protect their public image of leadership and moral authority\, and fractures soon appear as private grievances\, betrayals\, and long-simmering questions of identity rise to the surface. \nDirect from Broadway\, this 2025 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize–winning play makes its LA debut with the original Broadway cast\, directed by the incomparable Phylicia Rashad. Both intimate and epic\, Purpose is provocative\, often hilarious\, and ultimately a devastating exploration of legacy and the cost of believing in something bigger than yourself. \n  \nPERFORMANCE INFORMATION \nRunning Time: 2 hours and 50 minutes\, including one intermission. \nWarnings: Gunshot Sound Effect \nContent Advisory: This production contains profanity and discussions of suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis or thinking about self-harm or suicide\, there is help available. Call or text 988 for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. \nAge Recommendation: 12+. All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience; children under 10 years of age will not be admitted.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/purpose-by-branden-jacobs-jenkins/
LOCATION:Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse\, 10886 Le Conte Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024
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SUMMARY:WACO Theater Center presents OUR VISION Grand Reopening Weekend of The Vision Theatre
DESCRIPTION:WACO Theater Center presents\nOUR VISION\nGRAND REOPENING WEEKEND OF THE VISION THEATRE\nThree days of Black Art\, Culture & Community\nClick here for tickets! Free with RSVP.\n  \n \n  \nDAY 1 – Friday\, Nov. 13 – Our Magic: Club 20/20\n \n  \nDAY 2 – Saturday\, Nov. 14 – Our Future: Proud on the Block\n \n  \nDAY 3 – Sunday\, Nov. 15 – Our Vision: Crossroads\n \n 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/waco-theater-center-presents-our-vision-grand-reopening-weekend-of-the-vision-theatre/
LOCATION:Vision Theatre Performing Arts Center\, 3341 W. 43rd Place\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90008
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261122T200000
DTSTAMP:20261030T063511Z
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SUMMARY:2Rhythms Theatre presents Confessions of Women from East L.A.
DESCRIPTION:2Rhythms Theatre presents\nConfessions of Women from East L.A.\nWritten by Josefina López\nDirected by Sara Ruiz\nClick here for tickets!\nSet in East Los Angeles in 1996\, Confessions of Women from East L.A. features four actors portraying nine Latina women whose stories are told with courage\, humor\, and dignity. \nFrom a street vendor fighting for her livelihood\, to a Chicana activist inspired by Frida Kahlo\, the play explores the struggles of Latina women confronting socioeconomic and political barriers while imagining better futures for themselves. Through themes of patriarchy\, sexual double standards\, inequality\, and sisterhood\, the play celebrates the resilience and strength of women finding their voices. \nStarring: Yesenia Padilla\, Lesli Lopez\, Irene Jones\, Blanca Melchor. \n*Note: The show features adult themes and language and is not advised for children under 12.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/2rhythms-theatre-presents-confessions-of-women-from-east-l-a/
LOCATION:Willie Agee Playhouse\, 714 Warren Ln.\, Inglewood\, CA\, 90302
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T200000
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SUMMARY:The Dance Theatre of Harlem presents Robert Garland’s Higher Ground
DESCRIPTION:The Dance Theatre of Harlem presents the Los Angeles premiere of\nRobert Garland’s Higher Ground\nClick here for tickets!\nRenowned in the ballet world\, The Dance Theatre of Harlem makes its Soraya debut with the Los Angeles premiere of Robert Garland’s Higher Ground — a joyous\, critically acclaimed piece that combines classical ballet and vernacular Black dance to sharpen the social commentary found in six influential Stevie Wonder songs from the 1970’s. \nOpening the performance is William Forsythe’s Blake Works IV which was commissioned and created specifically for the company in 2023. A part of Forsythe’s continuously evolving series\, “The Barre Project\,” Works IV was choreographed to highlight the diverse and formidable talents of the ensemble. The work derives its inspiration from the propulsive and rigorously structured electro-soul songs of British singer and composer James Blake. \n  \n“A night at the ballet can turn into lifelong inspiration when Dance Theatre of Harlem comes to town. The excitement the company generates onstage has a way of radiating into every corner of the dance community…” \n— The Miami Herald
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/the-dance-theatre-of-harlem-presents-robert-garlands-higher-ground/
LOCATION:The Soraya\, 18111 Nordhoff St.\, Northridge\, CA\, 91325
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261115T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261115T160000
DTSTAMP:20261030T065822Z
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SUMMARY:Motherlands by Camille Hernandez
DESCRIPTION:Sierra Madre Playhouse presents\nMotherlands\nBy Camille Hernandez\nClick here for tickets!\nPoet\, performer\, and educator Camille Hernandez presents an immersive reimagining of her celebrated chapbook Motherlands — now transformed into a choreopoem and one-woman play that merges movement\, rhythm\, and language into living performance. Rather than reciting from behind a podium\, Hernandez animates her poetry through gesture\, breath\, and motion\, weaving text and embodiment into a single\, fluid expression. \nMotherlands explores themes of diaspora\, belonging\, and inheritance—what it means to carry many homes within one body. Through her work\, Hernandez navigates identity across generations\, languages\, and geographies\, using poetry as both confession and conversation. The performance builds on the traditions of spoken word and performance art while embracing the physicality of dance and theatre. \nThis evening offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience poetry as performance—visceral\, emotional\, and alive. Hernandez’s choreopoem invites the listener to move with her through the landscapes of memory and migration\, finding beauty\, humor\, and truth in the search for home. For the program\, Hernandez is also preparing a traditional Filipino Kamayan feast that blends her Black and Filipino cultures while reciting poetry and speaking\, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. \n  \nWhat to expect:\n\nAbout the piece: Motherlands is a theatrical piece about one woman’s realization that she’s connected to everything in the world through the lens of motherhood as activism\, immigration\, and the devastation and hope that comes from war.\n\n\nWhat you’ll experience: This one-person theatrical performance is going to be an interactional and interdimensional audio-visual experience that you can take part in. Rather than Camille reciting my poems from behind a podium\, she’ll be putting on a performance that builds on the traditions of spoken word and performance art while embracing the physicality and visuals of theatre.\n\n\nA unique performance and author interaction: As part of the show\, Camille will also be preparing a traditional Filipino Kamayan feast that blends her Black and Filipino cultures live on stage while reciting poetry and speaking\, and audience members are invited to come eat the feast onstage with her after the performance.\n\n\nBooks: No Author @ The Playhouse event would be complete without books! There will also autographed copies of the original Motherlands chapbook Camille wrote that the play is based on available for purchase at the event.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/motherlands-by-camille-hernandez/
LOCATION:Sierra Madre Playhouse\, 87 W Sierra Madre Blvd.\, Sierra Madre\, CA\, 91024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261120T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261120T220000
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SUMMARY:Bottle Tree Theatre’s The Recipe Book presents A Harlem Renaissance Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Bottle Tree Theatre presents\nThe Recipe Book: A Reading Series\nThe November Recipe:\nA Harlem Renaissance Christmas\nWritten by Cheri VandenHeuvel\nDirected by Jaquita Ta’le & Chelsea Boyd\nClick here for tickets!\nA reading of a new holiday classic from Cheri VandenHeuvel. A Harlem Renaissance Christmas follows Alice\, a dreamy country girl thrust into her Aunt Evangelique’s successful but chaotic New York club life during the Harlem Renaissance. Evangelique’s annual Christmas party is filled with booze\, chicken wings\, music\, kittens\,mayhem\, and a lesson in the value of community for Christmas. \n  \nJoin an evening of imaginative storytelling and powerful performances as Bottle Tree Theatre brings this masterful script to life for one night only!\n  \n\n\n \n  \n\n\nThe Recipe Book\nA monthly reading series spotlighting new works by emerging Black playwrights while honoring lesser-known Black writers whose stories helped shape the field. \n\n\n\n\nWhy the Recipe Book?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Recipe Book takes its name from the act of passing down knowledge—much like your grandma’s sweet potato pie recipe. If not shared\, it risks being lost forever. \nThis series honors that tradition. Each play is a recipe: rich\, cultural\, storied. We have the honor of passing down the work already gifted to us by prolific but lesser-known Black playwrights such as Shirley Graham Du Bois\, Alice Childress\, Samm-Art Williams\, J.e. Franklin\, and Pearl Cleage\, while also making room for the living history we’re creating with emerging Black playwrights. \nThe Recipe Book reminds us that art is not only communal\, but also a call to action\, a tool of hope\, and a blueprint for the future—one that has often already been drafted for us by artists who came before or who are yet to be discovered. The weapons are already in the house. We just need to keep them active—and pass them down. \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/bottle-tree-theatres-the-recipe-book-presents-a-harlem-renaissance-christmas/
LOCATION:Outside In Theatre — ArtSpace\, 5319 York Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90042
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SUMMARY:Black Partners Appreciation Night for Purpose by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
DESCRIPTION:Geffen Playhouse presents\nBlack Partners Appreciation Night\nfor Purpose by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins\nClick here for tickets!\nIn the spirit of Broadway’s Black Out Nights\, Black audiences are welcomed to experience this soulful Black comedy alongside passionate community partners in a celebratory environment. 100% of single ticket proceeds will benefit our partner organizations\, and there’s a party—with a DJ\, desserts\, and drinks post-show! \n  \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nFRIDAY\, NOVEMBER 27\, 2026 \n8:00 PM \nPerformance of Purpose \n11:00 PM \nAfter Party with DJ\, Desserts & Drinks \n \nBENEFITTING PARTNERS\n100% of single ticket proceeds from Black Partners Appreciation Night on November 27\, 2026 will benefit four community partners: Angel City (CA) Chapter The Links\, Incorporated\, Black Girls Cinema Club\, Creative Acts\, and THTR TRUK. When selecting your seats\, you may choose to benefit a single organization\, or select “Share With All” to have ticket proceeds shared equally among all organizations.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/black-partners-appreciation-night-for-purpose-by-branden-jacobs-jenkins/
LOCATION:Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at Geffen Playhouse\, 10886 Le Conte Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024
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SUMMARY:The Monsters by Ngozi Anyanwu
DESCRIPTION:Geffen Playhouse presents the Los Angeles premiere of\nThe Monsters\nWritten by Ngozi Anyanwu\nDirected by Awoye Timpo\nFeaturing: Ngozi Anyanwu (additional casting to be announced)\nClick here for tickets!\nAs a seasoned MMA fighter at the end of his career\, Big reluctantly agrees to coach his younger sister\, Lil\, a fierce and hungry newcomer with something to prove. But years of distance\, resentment\, and unresolved pain simmer beneath every training session. Does Big have what it takes to make Lil a champion… or will their past knock them both out? \nTold with raw honesty and lyrical intensity\, The Monsters explores the complicated intimacy of sibling relationships when family can be both a sanctuary and a battlefield. With sharp dialogue and moments of surprising tenderness\, this sibling love story examines the ways we protect one another\, even when bruises stay hidden just under the surface. \n  \nPERFORMANCE INFORMATION \nRunning Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes\, no intermission. \nWarnings/Content Advisory: This production contains profanity. \nAge Recommendation: 12+. All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience; children under 10 years of age will not be admitted.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/the-monsters-by-ngozi-anyanwu/
LOCATION:Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at Geffen Playhouse\, 10886 Le Conte Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024
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SUMMARY:Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress
DESCRIPTION:Geffen Playhouse presents the Los Angeles premiere of\nWine in the Wilderness\nWritten by Alice Childress\nDirected by LaChanze\nProduced in association with LaChanze Productions\nClick here for tickets!\nSet during the height of the 1964 Harlem riot\, Wine in the Wilderness unfolds in the apartment of Bill Jameson\, a painter determined to capture “the essence” of Black womanhood in his latest triptych. As friends take shelter from the rising tensions outside\, the arrival of a young woman disrupts Bill’s carefully constructed vision and exposes the assumptions\, judgments\, and hierarchies shaping both his art and his community. \nWith incisive humor and unflinching honesty\, Alice Childress’s play interrogates class\, colorism\, gender\, and the politics of representation\, asking who gets to define beauty\, respectability\, and worth. Under the direction of Broadway legend LaChanze\, this production foregrounds the play’s emotional immediacy and radical compassion\, revealing a story that feels as urgent today as when it was first written. \n  \nPERFORMANCE INFORMATION \nRunning Time: 90 minutes\, no intermission. \nWarnings/Content Advisory: This production contains profanity. \nAge Recommendation: 12+. All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience; children under 10 years of age will not be admitted.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/wine-in-the-wilderness-by-alice-childress/
LOCATION:Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse\, 10886 Le Conte Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024
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