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Lavender Men by Roger Q. Mason

Skylight Theatre 1816 1/2 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA

Skylight Theatre & Playwrights’ Arena Company present the World Premiere of Roger Q. Mason's Lavender Men, directed by Lovell Holder. Enter the historical fantasia of Taffeta, a self-proclaimed "fabulous queer creation of color,” as she invades the private world of Abraham Lincoln to confront ...

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$38

LAWTF’s Virtual Empowerment Weekend

Virtual

Join the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival, August 12-14th, for their 9th annual Virtual Empowerment Weekend! This is a weekend of workshops and panels tailored to empower and enhance the careers of solo performers, as well as a host of information geared ...

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$30 – $40

I’m Still Yo’ Mama by Donna Carroll Crockett

Willie Agee Playhouse 714 Warren Ln., Inglewood, CA

Donna Carroll Crockett presents a heartfelt, one-woman show, I'm Still Yo Mama, at The Willie Agee Playhouse! This production is written through the eyes of the Alzheimer's victim. The quality of life is often questioned. However verbal or not "I'm Still Yo Mama.” ...

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$45

Barbara George, Girl Blue, and Yoj™ at the L.A. Writers’ Workshop Festival 2022

Kirk Douglas Theatre 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA, United States

Since its inception in 2005, Center Theatre Group has supported a cohort of playwrights to help them author new plays with the L.A. Writers’ Workshop. This year 10 women—Jami Brandli, June Carryl, Penelope Lowder, Lisa Ramirez, Jessica Ko, Pia Shah, Judy Soo ...

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$30

Red Ribbons by Marlow Wyatt

Victory Theatre Center 3326 W Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA, United States

Presented at the Victory Theatre in Burbank by award-winning writer/producer Rashim Cannad, with direction by the incredibly talented Aaron Braxton, Marlow Wyatt’s Red Ribbons is a multi-ethnic, mixed-media arts drama that captures the healing bond of two strangers coping with the emotional ...

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$10

Veils: The Musical by Steven A. Butler, Jr.

Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 4718 W Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United States

The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) has teamed with Restoration Stage (Washington, D.C.) to bring the popular musical Veils by Steven A. Butler, Jr., directed by Courtney Baker-Oliver, and music and lyrics by Courtney Baker-Oliver & Christopher John Burnett, back to Los ...

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$45 – $55