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SUMMARY:Bottle Tree Theatre Company presents The Cicada: “Cherry Ring Pop”
DESCRIPTION:Bottle Tree Theatre Company presents\nThe Cicada\nClick here to RSVP!\nA monthly storytelling collective uplifting Black voices through personal narrative\, music\, and folklore. Inspired by the cicada’s ancestral return song\, this program centers lived experience\, memory\, and cultural legacy—offering space for community healing\, joy\, and reflection. \n 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/bottle-tree-theatre-company-presents-the-cicada-cherry-ring-pop/
LOCATION:Lore Leimert Park\, 4334 Degnan Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90008
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SUMMARY:August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
DESCRIPTION:A Noise Within Theatre presents\nMa Rainey’s Black Bottom\nWritten by August Wilson\nDirected by Gregg T. Daniel\nClick here for tickets!\nSet in a Chicago recording studio in 1927\, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom unfolds with tension\, music\, and truth. As legendary blues singer Ma Rainey arrives to record\, underlying conflicts rise among her band\, exposing deep wounds\, ambition\, and the realities of race in America. With sharp dialogue and unforgettable characters\, Wilson crafts a powerful\, intimate portrait of artistry\, identity\, and control. Both electric and deeply human\, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a gripping exploration of faith\, joy\, and the cost of being heard. \nFeaturing: Amber Liekhus\, Jamar Gilbert\, Kai A. Ealy\, Gerald C. Rivers\, Alex Morris\, Bert Emmett\, Matt Foyer\, CJ Obilom\, Francis C. Edemobi\, and James Nardini. \n  \nSPECIAL PERFORMANCES\nOpening Night: August 29\, 2026 – 7:30pm\nBlack Out Night: September 12\, 2026 – 7:30pm\nPay What You Choose: August 26\, 2026 & August 27\, 2026\nPay What You Choose tickets will be available to purchase online for as low as $10 starting at 12 pm on the Monday before the performance with the choice to pay $10 or $20 (excluding handling fee). Tickets can also be purchased at the Box Office after 2pm day of the performance. Suggested price of $10. \nInsiders Discussion: August 30\, 2026 – 12:30pm\nJoin at 12:30pm prior to the August 30 matinee for a FREE INsiders Discussion! \nPost-Show Conversations: September 4th\, 6th\, 11th\, 13th\, 18th\nAfter select Friday 7:30pm and Sunday 2 pm performances\, join after the show for a conversation with the actors. \nGalaPro Closed Captioning: September 19\, 2026 – 2:00pm & September 20\, 2026 – 2:00pm
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/august-wilsons-ma-raineys-black-bottom/
LOCATION:Redmond Stage at A Noise Within Theatre\, 3352 E Foothill Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91107
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SUMMARY:The 4th Annual August in August Celebration of Black Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The Black Creators Collective and Oshana Arts in association with Outside In Theatre present the 4th Annual\nAugust in August\nCelebration of Black Theatre\nClick here for tickets!\n  \nThree Legends. Two Days. One Unforgettable Celebration. \nAn action packed two-day celebration\, featuring workshops for artists\, a monologue slam\, industry panels\, and a riveting staged reading honoring the work of August Wilson and legendary actors Starletta DuPois and Russell Andrews. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/the-4th-annual-august-in-august-celebration-of-black-theatre/
LOCATION:Outside In Theatre — ArtSpace\, 5319 York Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90042
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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!\nStay Tuned for More Details!\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/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:The 2nd Annual Un-Erasable Solo Festival
DESCRIPTION:THE 2ND ANNUAL UN-ERASABLE SOLO FESTIVAL\nClick here for more info!\nA celebration of voices that CAN’T BE ERASED!\nCreated in 2025 by artistic partners Shelli Boone and Paris Crayton III\, The Un-Erasable Solo Festival is a bold theatrical gathering spotlighting stories too often silenced. In an era where narratives are under attack\, these solo performances stand as acts of defiance\, raw\, unfiltered\, unforgettable.\nCONTACT\nQuestions? Email: theunerasablefest@gmail.com\nFollow on Instagram: @TheUnErasableFest
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/the-2nd-annual-un-erasable-solo-festival/
LOCATION:Willie Agee Playhouse\, 714 Warren Ln.\, Inglewood\, CA\, 90302
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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!\nStay Tuned for More Details!\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:Fall of Freedom 2026
DESCRIPTION:FALL OF FREEDOM IS BACK.\nA national call to creative resistance.\n  \nOCTOBER 2 – 3 \, 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 
URL:https://www.supportblacktheatre.org/event/fall-of-freedom-2/
LOCATION:CA
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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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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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