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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 Playwright’s Lab Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Robey Theatre Company’s\nPlaywright’s Lab\nwith Reginald Edmund\nClick here for more info!\nThe Robey Theatre Company’s Playwright’s Lab is a creative incubator dedicated to the art of storytelling and the development of high-quality\, original plays. With a strong emphasis on collaboration\, the Lab is designed to inspire artistic growth through guided discussions\, one-on-one dramaturgical support\, and staged readings. \nFacilitated by The Robey Theatre Company’s Resident Dramaturg\, Reginald Edmund\, this ten-week program—held on Saturdays; offers weekly group sessions and individual meetings tailored to each writer’s goals. Through writing prompts\, explorations of structure and form\, targeted assignments\, and readings of both new and established work\, playwrights are encouraged to take creative risks\, refine their voice\, and deepen their craft. \nAt its core\, the Playwright’s Lab nurtures new work that explores and amplifies the global Black experience\, providing a supportive space for playwrights to ask bold questions\, experiment with ideas\, and shape stories that resonate. \nSubmit Today!\nIf you would like to be considered for the lab\, please email office@therobeytheatrecompany.org the following: \n– an original writing sample of a scene\, one-act play\, or essay \n– resume \n– contact information \n  \nThe lab fee is $250. 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-playwrights-lab-fall-2026/
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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:The Peterson Show by Janine Nabers
DESCRIPTION:The Echo Theater Company presents the world-premiere of\nThe Peterson Show\nWritten by Janine Nabers\nDirected by Michelle Bossy\nClick here for tickets!\nFive former child stars reunite in Los Angeles as the legacy of their iconic TV father collapses into scandal. With cameras swarming outside\, they hilariously confront old rivalries\, buried secrets\, and what it took to survive growing up on “The Peterson Show” … asking what happens to a “family” when its hero and cultural patriarch is erased. \nA darkly funny\, emotionally charged new play written by Emmy-nominated playwright Janine Nabers and directed by Michelle Bossy\, The Peterson Show features an ensemble cast that includes Kelly McCreary\, Tamberla Perry\, and John Clarence Stewart\, alongside Kristen Ariza\, Deanna Reed-Foster\, Devere Rogers and Journee Rose. \n  \n \n  \nAnd… Issa Rae (Sept 20)\, Yvette Nicole Brown (Sept 26)\, Tracie Thoms (Sept 28)\, Lena Waithe (Oct 2)\, Prentice Penny (Oct 4) and Robin Thede (Oct 10) to lead talkbacks for The Peterson Show!\n \n  \nPay-What-You-Want Preview Performances: Wednesday\, Sept. 16th (8pm)\, Thursday\, Sept. 17th (8pm)\, and Friday\, Sept. 18th (8pm). \nParking: FREE in the Atwater Crossing (AXT) lot one block south of the theater.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/the-peterson-show-by-janine-nabers/
LOCATION:Atwater Village Theatre\, 3269 Casitas Ave.\, Los Angeles\, 90039\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spades: the Play by Marcus Callender
DESCRIPTION:Spades: the Play\nWritten & Directed by Marcus Callender\nClick here for tickets!\nSet in the heart of Harlem\, in 2013\, Spades: the Play follows the story of three close friends – Gill\, Cori\, and Andre – who meet every Friday night at Gill’s crib for their regular\, high-stakes spades game. But this Friday\, everything feels different. Three days ago\, Cori and Andre crossed a line in their friendship\, and now the tension between them threatens to unravel everything. \nAs unspoken feelings bubble beneath the surface\, Gill – ever the instigator – invites a new work friend to join the game. This newcomer’s shaky skills and questionable agenda throw the night into chaos\, shifting alliances\, revealing secrets\, and forcing the group to confront truths they’ve long avoided. A gripping\, raw\, and emotional journey about friendship\, loyalty\, and the delicate balance of relationships. \nThe production stars Broderick Clavery (Extrapolations) as “Gill” and Akilah A. Walker (The Chi) as “Cori\,” with Derrick Alexander as “Andre” and Erin Nicole Washington as “Nefertiti.” \n  \nSpades: the Play is not just a play. It’s a movement to reclaim Black storytelling\, celebrate culture\, and to create an unforgettable experience that will leave audiences craving more.\n  \nOpen bar sponsored by Jim Beam & Wine Culture Club. \nRunning time: 1 hour 40 minutes\, without intermission. \nALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. \n 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/spades-the-play-by-marcus-callender/
LOCATION:Amazing Grace Conservatory\, 2401 W. Washington Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90018
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SUMMARY:Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog
DESCRIPTION:The Old Globe presents\nTopdog/Underdog\nWritten by Suzan-Lori Parks\nDirected by Steve H. Broadnax III\nClick here for tickets!\nBrothers Lincoln and Booth hustle for survival through the street con game of three-card monte. Their bond is tested by rivalry\, resentment\, and the elusive promise of the American Dream. By turns funny\, provocative\, and charged\, Topdog/Underdog charts the razor-thin line between ambition and self-destruction. \nBroadway director Steve H. Broadnax III returns to the Globe after last season’s thrilling Appropriate to direct an intimate new staging of Suzan-Lori Parks’s Pulitzer Prize-winning modern classic\, which The New York Times hailed as the greatest American play of the past 25 years. \n  \nSpecial Performances: \nTuesday\, September 29 at 6:00 p.m.: Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar \nTuesday\, October 6; Tuesday\, October 13; Wednesday\, October 14 (evening performance): Post Show Forums \nFriday\, October 9 at 6:00 p.m.: Community Nights: Black Theatre Night \nSaturday\, October 17 at 2:00 p.m.: Open-Caption Performance
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/suzan-lori-parks-topdog-underdog-2/
LOCATION:Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre at The Old Globe\, 1363 Old Globe Way\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101
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SUMMARY:The 21st Century Writer Led by Roger Q. Mason
DESCRIPTION:The 21st Century Writer: The Art of Cross-Medium Code Switching\nAn Online Writing Workshop\nLed by Roger Q. Mason\nClick here to register!\nThe 21st-Century Writer is a bi-coastal online seven week writer’s intensive designed to help you cultivate and define your artistic voice while developing a process for creating compelling\, marketable work across mediums. \nLed by acclaimed writer\, Roger Q. Mason\, this online workshop is about writing as an act of expansiveness across multiple mediums. \n \n  \nWorkshop Description\nYou’re a writer. But are you a novelist? A poet? An essayist? Are you a playwright? Can you take a stab a writing a screenplay? Is writing for TV or streaming your strength? How about writing for comic books? Video games? Corporate writing? Grant writing? Maybe you’re great at writing jokes or sketch comedy? \nWhat if you could do it all? \nToo many writers define themselves by a single medium. But writing is a skill that can travel. The ability to tell a story\, shape an idea\, create a voice\, build a world\, make an argument\, or make someone laugh can translate across mediums. \nDo you know how to make that switch? \nJoin us a for our bi-coastal seven week writer’s intensive designed to help you cultivate and define your artistic voice while developing a process for creating compelling\, marketable work across mediums. \nLearn how to harness your skills as a writer and expand the possibilities of where your writing can take you. Explore how voice\, ideas and storytelling instincts can move from page to stage\, screen\, device\, game\, workplace or anywhere else words have power. \nThe 21st-Century writer isn’t limited to one medium. Learn to write across many.  \nFINAL SEVENTH WEEK – PERSONALIZED MENTORSHIP: Each participant will be scheduled for a 30-minute one-on-one brainstorming consultation with Roger to deeply explore your specific goals and obstacles. \n  \n**Announced Thursday\, September 24th: This week only\, use code RQM175 for a special flat rate of $200. There are also flexible payment plans available to ensure price isn’t a barrier.**\n 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/the-21st-century-writer-led-by-roger-q-mason/
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SUMMARY:Fall of Freedom 2026
DESCRIPTION:FALL OF FREEDOM IS BACK.\nA national call to creative resistance.\n  \nOCTOBER 2 – 4 \, 2026\nA renewed nationwide wave of exhibitions\, performances\, readings\, screenings\, and public actions — building on the momentum of last Fall and expanding the reach of creative resistance across disciplines and communities.\n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/fall-of-freedom-2/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:They Tend to Themselves: A Choreopoem by Gabrielle Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Gabrielle Jackson & Los Angeles LGBT Center present\nThey Tend to Themselves: A Choreopoem\nWritten\, Directed & Performed by Gabrielle Jackson\nChoreographed by Camal Pugh\nClick here for tickets!\nRainbow Delicious is afraid of her own reflection. In the liminal space between past and future\, she wrestles with what it means to be Black\, a woman\, and everything the world has tried to make her doubt about both. \nDrawing on Afrofuturism\, ancestral wisdom\, and the African diaspora\, writer-performer Gabrielle Jackson weaves spoken word\, movement\, and music into a meditation on self-love as an act of resistance. Journey through mirrors\, memory\, and becoming in the unforgettable one-woman choreopoem: They Tend to Themselves.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/they-tend-to-themselves-a-choreopoem-by-gabrielle-jackson/
LOCATION:The Davidson/Valentini Theater at LA LGBT Center\, 1125 N. McCadden Pl.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90038
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SUMMARY:2Rhythms Theatre presents El Rey Del Pollo
DESCRIPTION:2Rhythms Theatre presents\nEl Rey Del Pollo\nWritten by Anna Skidis Vargas\nDirected by Eddie Ruiz\nClick here for tickets!\nWHO WANTS TO BE KING? \nIn the Lear family\, everyone has something to prove and gain. \nThe esteemed Reymundo Lear is retiring from running his fried chicken empire and plans to pass on his three restaurants to daughters\, Gisela\, Raquel\, and Cordelia… until Cordelia falls out of favor. What will happen next? What of Rey’s brother Gilberto and his feuding sons Edwardo and Edmundo? Will Rey ever be served his lunch? You’ll have to wait for the rest of the delicious story to be told by the foolish narrator Jeff. \nEl Rey del Pollo puts a family-friendly spin on Shakespeare’s King Lear\, using Elizabethan verse\, Spanglish\, and today’s vernacular to serve up a Shakespearean telenovela for the stage.  If you know King Lear you’ll enjoy the clever storyline\, but this entertaining new production stands on its own. \n2Rhythms Theatre’s next production takes us into a world of family\, ambition\, identity\, and the complicated pursuit of success.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/2rhythms-theatre-presents-el-rey-del-pollo/
LOCATION:Willie Agee Playhouse\, 714 Warren Ln.\, Inglewood\, CA\, 90302
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SUMMARY:Stages of Freedom: A Day of Culture and Community in Leimert Park
DESCRIPTION:Support Black Theatre\, artEquity\, WACO Theater Center\, and The Last Acting Studio are teaming up for an incredible Fall of Freedom event!\n\n\n\n\nStages of Freedom: A Day of Culture and Community in Leimert Park\n\n\nClick here to join the waitlist!\n\n\nSupport Black Theatre\, artEquity\, WACO Theater Center\, and The Last Acting Studio are teaming up for this year’s Fall of Freedom to bring you a three-part community gathering in beautiful Leimert Park. \n  \n \nFirst\, step inside the newly renovated historic Vision Theatre for a special sneak peek with WACO Theatre Center before its grand reopening celebrations begin. Together\, we’ll explore this treasured cultural landmark and honor the importance of preserving and supporting spaces where Black creativity and freedom can thrive. \n  \n \nThen\, join Founder/Executive Directors Carmen Morgan (artEquity) and Sophina Brown (Support Black Theatre) at Lore Bookstore for a moderated conversation with Nicole M. Brewer\, author of the new book The Antiracist Theatre. Together\, they’ll explore how we can practice theatre in ways that move all of us toward greater freedom and collective liberation. The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. \n  \n \nLastly\, kick back and relax with delicious food and drinks at ORA Cafe. We’ll close the evening in community\, making space for connection\, fellowship\, and the liberating conversations that can happen when we simply take the time to gather! \n  \n \nThis is a free event\, but space is extremely limited. RSVP to reserve your spot.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/stages-of-freedom-a-day-of-culture-and-community-in-leimert-park/
LOCATION:Lore Leimert Park\, 4334 Degnan Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90008
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SUMMARY:For Freedoms presents AMERICA(!) THE BEAUTIFUL(?)
DESCRIPTION:For Freedoms presents\nAMERICA(!) THE BEAUTIFUL(?)\nA Night of Jazz\, Blues\, Hip-Hop\, and Poetry \nWith Artists: aja monet\, Marc Bamuthi Joseph\, Xiuhtezcatl\, and Kai the Universe\nClick here for tickets!\nJazz\, soul\, hip-hop\, and poetry combine for an eye-opening exploration of belonging\, freedom\, and civic life.\nFor Freedoms is thrilled to present AMERICA(!) THE BEAUTIFUL(?)\, an immersive evening of performance and civic imagination. Happening on Saturday\, October 3\, at 8pm (doors at 6:30pm) at The Ford in Los Angeles\, this gathering brings together a constellation of artists working at the intersection of artistic expression and collective action. We invite you to gather with us in a shared exploration of freedom and belonging through live music\, rhythm\, poetry\, and beats. \nThe experience begins with a live DJ set by artist-storyteller Kai the Universe\, setting the tone for the evening with fresh beats. Next up is Xochimilca recording artist and activist Xiuhtezcatl who treats ancestral knowledge as a catalyst for solidarity\, resistance\, and hope. His music pulses with urgency and possibility\, grounding in rhythm and purpose while calling listeners into deeper connection. Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s sermon-like performance will take time to reflect on the force of gathering and togetherness in America today. The night culminates with surrealist blues poet aja monet\, joined by a live band blending jazz and soul with poems that move between tenderness and power\, fragility\, and insurgency. Together\, these artists will transform the stage into a space of reckoning\, asking: for whom America the beautiful? \nThis gathering is the debut of a six-city roadshow series unfolding under AMERICA\, THE BEAUTIFUL\, a nationwide movement organized by For Freedoms and Future Currents. Each event is anchored in one of six American questions\, developed with Marc Bamuthi Joseph\, creating regionally rooted in activations that contribute to a larger national dialogue about democracy and belonging. The series will travel across the country\, weaving together local voices and creative practices into a shared story of who we are and who we are becoming.  \nProduced in partnership with The Ford as part of its FordLab Producers Program Series\, the evening is supported with promotional support from Future Currents\, Fall of Freedom\, and LAist.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/for-freedoms-presents-america-the-beautiful/
LOCATION:The Ford\, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd E.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90068
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SUMMARY:Towne Street Theatre’s 13th Annual 10 Minute Play Festival
DESCRIPTION:Towne Street Theatre’s 13th Annual\n10 Minute Play Festival\nClick here for tickets!\nIt’s a BLAST FROM THE PAST! Let’s take a trip through time with 10 plays all under 10 minutes!\nThis year’s TST 10 Minute Play Festival playwrights were challenged to interpret the theme “Blast from the Past”. The resulting winning pieces offer a dynamic\, thought-provoking\, and often hilarious look at how history\, memory\, and nostalgia shape our present and future.i \nThe selected 10-minute plays will make their world-premiere this October at the historic Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre in the heart of Hollywood. \n  \nAULD LANG SYNE\nWritten by Dan Borengasser \nDirected by Raf Mauro \nA woman and two men attend their 50th high school reunion and discover that\, apparently\, some auld acquaintance can’t be forgot. \n  \nAURORA HEIGHTS\nWritten by DeLane McDuffie \nDirected by Jaimyon Parker \nA lonely outcast returns home looking for redemption\, forgiveness\, and his old life back. \n  \nDOLL HOUSE\nWritten and Directed by Kimba Henderson \nA young Black woman is reminded why protesting is so important. \n  \nFIRST DATE\nWritten by Paul Bowman \nDirected by Phone Tha \nA couple who have been married a long time misremember their first encounter. \n  \nHENRY’S EPITAPH\nWritten by Jalen McKoy \nDirected by Kimba Henderson \nWhen the family of legendary John Henry must decide what will be on his gravestone\, they’re forced to confront who their patriarch really was and if he can be remembered as more than a “steel-driving man.” \n  \nLIZZIE BORDEN GETS ENGAGED\nWritten by Ellen Abrams \nDirected by Veronica Thompson \nIt is a year after the dreadful murders of Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother\, and still insisting on her innocence\, a lonely Lizzie decides that it is time to seek romance. \n  \nMY HOUSE\nWritten by Gail Thornton Borkowski \nDirected by Xanxan Beneche \nIn late 1964\, a grandmother\, who is being forced to vacate her home in the Deep South\, is helped by her young grandson with the move. The two share memories and a long held secret. \n  \nTHE TEA TEST\nWritten by Seth Freeman \nDirected by Veronica Thompson \nWhen two long-time friends share a casual cup of tea\, an unexpectedly tense debate leads to a very real question of life and death. \n  \nUNDETECTED\nWritten by JP Rapozo \nDirected by Phone Tha \nA talented dancer living with HIV must audition for his ex-boyfriend’s production\, forcing both men to confront the love\, heartbreak\, and stigma they thought they’d left behind. \n  \nWASTED\nWritten by Bara Swain \nDirected by Xanxan Beneche \nDorothy hopes that a surprise visit from her mother will give her courage to carry out a daunting task. \n  \n“We were overwhelmed by the creativity and depth of the submissions we received this year. The theme ‘Blast from the Past’ clearly resonated with writers. Our winning plays span eras and genres\, but they all share a brilliant ability to capture a profoundly human moment in just ten minutes. We can’t wait to bring these fresh voices to life on the Stella Adler stage.” —Veronica McClelland\, CEO of Towne Street Theatre
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/towne-street-theatres-13th-annual-10-minute-play-festival/
LOCATION:Stella Adler Theatre at Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre\, 6773 Hollywood Blvd.\, 2nd Fl.\, Hollywood\, CA\, 90028
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SUMMARY:Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE
DESCRIPTION:The Wallis presents\nRonald K. Brown / EVIDENCE\nClick here for tickets!\nRonald K. Brown / EVIDENCE brings its distinctive blend of contemporary dance and African and African-American traditions to The Wallis. Known for work that feels both grounded and spiritual\, the company creates performances shaped by rhythm\, history\, and emotional clarity. \nAt its core\, EVIDENCE is defined by its physical clarity and emotional precision. Brown’s choreography transforms sound into movement and memory into presence\, creating a work that resonates long after it leaves the stage. \nPROGRAM\nTender Warriors\nClear as Tear Water\nUpside Down\n*Intermission*\nCome Ye
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/ronald-k-brown-evidence/
LOCATION:Bram Goldsmith Theater at The Wallis\, 9390 N Santa Monica Blvd.\, Beverly Hills\, CA\, 90210
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261016T210000
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SUMMARY:BLUE by SOUL
DESCRIPTION:One Institute presents\nBLUE\nBy SOUL\nClick here for tickets!\nSometimes the fragments make more sense than the line. BLUE\, the first collaboration of SOUL (Saunders/Outlaw/Udoh/Lyons)\, is a genre-bending new work of devised performance re-embodying queer legacies of blues music through music\, storytelling and improvisation. They will look to buried blues heroes of the past—including queer and queer-presumed pioneers like Elvie “L.V.” Thomas (1891-1979) and Geechie Wiley (1908-1950)\, Tony Jackson (1882-1921)\, Bessie Smith (1892-1937)\, and Billy Wright (1932-1991)—as they fashion a new blues for the 21st century in real time. \nWhere is our anguish\, where are our desires and pleasures that threaten and repulse\, where is the joy that somehow grows in inverse proportion to frustration and fear? By inhabiting and breaking the form of the blues\, this work will locate collective feeling in twelve bars and beyond. It’s a song of survival. A song for those whose stories can’t be finished.  \nCurrently in development\, Blue takes the form of a blues concert and will combine the direct testimony of the artists’ lives (in the form of concert “patter”) and the fictional narratives that bloom from them in the form of experimental\, cross-genre songs. Songs that begin with deep blues twist out of the blues tradition to take on new forms that reflect what the queer ghosts of the hidden blues past have become in a new queer millennium. Unnameable identities that found form in the blues become\, in this piece\, what no one could have imagined. 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/blue-by-soul/
LOCATION:Junior High LA\, 603 S Brand Blvd.\, Glendale\, CA\, 91204
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261016T220000
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SUMMARY:Fractured by Levy Lee Simon
DESCRIPTION:Belzoni Boyz Entertainment and Jazz Lion Productions present a staged reading of\nFRACTURED\nWritten & Directed by Levy Lee Simon\nClick here to RSVP!\nFractured. A new play about fractured relationships\, hurt people\, the old versus the new\, secrets and revelations\, redemption and healing but most of all\, it is a play about identity. A raw examination of honesty\, trust\, truth\, loyalty\, sexuality and love.
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/fractured-by-levy-lee-simon/
LOCATION:Greenway Court Theatre\, 544 N Fairfax Ave.\, Los Angeles\, 90036
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261019T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261117T200000
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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\nOct 27 : PRE-SHOW | TBD\nNov 3 : PRE-SHOW | TBD\nNov 8 : POST-SHOW | Creatives\nNov 9 : PRE-SHOW |TBD\nNov 10 : PRE-SHOW | TBD\nNov 15 : POST-SHOW  | TBD\nNov 16 : PRE-SHOW | TBD\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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261022T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261115T150000
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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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SUMMARY:The Upsurge Dance Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Joniece “JoJo” Boykins and Lula Washington Dance Theatre co-host\nUpsurge Dance Festival 2026\n6th Annual Choreographic Festival\nStay Tuned for More Details!\nUpsurge Dance Festival (USDF) is an international annual festival that aims to highlight the voices of choreographers of African descent.\nUSDF is in search of choreographers of African descent to showcase their work in their annual choreographic festival\, Upsurge Dance Festival\, on Saturday\, October 24th at 7pm at the Lula Washington Dance Theatre in Los Angeles. USDF is an interdisciplinary annual festival geared to present the voices of upcoming and seasoned choreographers. ALL STYLES ARE WELCOMED! \nThis year\, they are seeking past works that have been previously presented. The presented work must not exceed 9 min. Excerpts are welcomed! Artists may submit multiple works for review. Selected artists and their collaborators will be responsible for arranging and covering their own travel and accommodation expenses. \nOne choreographer will be selected to receive a mentorship opportunity! Previous mentors include well-renowned choreographers such as Sidra Bell\, Tamica Washington-Miller\, Peter Chu\, and Tommie Waheed. You will have the chance to receive one on one guidance for your next work in progress to be shown at USDF’s 2026 showcase. USDF will cover studio space during these mentorship sessions. The selected artist will participate in events such as interviews\, pre-show showings\, masterclasses\, and more!
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/choreographic-submissions-for-the-2026-upsurge-dance-festival/
LOCATION:Lula Washington Dance Theatre\, 3773 Crenshaw Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016
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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“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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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 & 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: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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DTSTAMP:20260319T020739Z
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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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