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Black Acting Methods: Los Angeles Intensive

Crash Acting 1924 Raymond Ave., Los Angeles, CA, United States

3 WORLD CLASS INSTRUCTORS. 1 DAY IN LOS ANGELES. 100 % CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TRAINING. What are Black Acting Methods... A field that encompasses the study of performance methodologies grounded in Black American culture and aesthetics, primarily created by culturally Black artists. Techniques where Black theory and Black ...

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$375

Taking Root by David J. Crawford

Moving Arts Theatre 3191 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles, CA

MADlab’s First Look Reading Series presents Taking Root by David J. Crawford, directed by Chuma Gault. Featuring: Justin Alston, Kacie Rogers, Dustin Green, Myles Grier, and Bernadette Speakes. This pay-what-you-can donation-based public reading of Taking Root is offered both as an in-person event, and ...

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Donation

The Mourning Show by Ra’Shawn Durell

Whitmore Lindley Theatre Center 11006 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA

Writer/Director Ra'Shawn Durell brings to the stage a funny, tragic, and terrifying story about yesterday's goodbyes and tomorrow's hello, with the world-premiere of The Mourning Show, presented at the Whitmore Lindley Theatre Center. Featuring: Carmella Diaz-Lolar, Lyndon Laveaux, Lacy Blake-Vetter, Joshua Vetter, ...

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$20

Afrocentricity X Dramaturgy by Lindsay A. Jenkins

Virtual

Rooted in heritage and focused on the future, Afrocentricity X Dramaturgy is an approach to the development of creative work that centers the Black experience and interrogates the white gaze. Drawing on research from theatre arts, Africana studies and performance studies, this ...

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$59

Towne Street Theatre’s Deborah Charles Literary Reading Series: Failure to Protect

LA LGBT Center: The Village at Ed Gould Plaza 1125 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Towne Street Theatre’s Deborah Charles Literary Reading Series presents a staged reading of excerpts from FAILURE TO PROTECT, the latest courtroom thriller by best-selling author Pamela Samuels Young. The author of the award-winning thriller Anybody’s Daughter explores the bullying epidemic and its ...

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Senior Stories: A Jubilee Celebration by The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival

Culver City Senior Center 4095 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA

Celebrate 50 Years of the Culver City Senior Center with Stories told by Senior Residents Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival's "SENIOR STORIES: A Jubilee Celebration" honors the 50th Anniversary of the Culver City Senior Center through storytelling presentations by senior residents. Directed ...

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$5 – $10