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Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival’s 30th Anniversary!

Barnsdall Gallery Theatre 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

THE LOS ANGELES WOMEN’S THEATRE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY…..AND YOU’RE INVITED! From Wednesday, March 22, 2023 through Sunday, March 26, the Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival will celebrate its 30th Anniversary, A TOAST TO 30! with five days of virtuosa performances, ...

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2Rhythms presents 2023 Melanin Monologue Competition: A Melody of Painted Voices

Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice 5278 W Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

2Rhythms presents 2023 Melanin Monologue Competition: A Melody of Painted Voices 12 BIPOC Actors will be taking the opportunity to use their voices to share their stories. They will be competing with monologues that relate to their community, heritage, and/or culture! Come ...

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$5

Simone Anika Wilson’s 400 West Slauson Avenue

Hudson Backstage Theatre 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

At a homeless encampment in South Central Los Angeles, a small diverse group makes their home under a freeway overpass. In a volatile political environment of police violence and Black Lives Matter they struggle to survive. Their existence is threatened by local ...

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$35

Beloved Community presents Advancing Truth and Justice: A Community Hearing and Healing Forum

University of Southern California — Taper Hall (THH) 3501 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA

"Beloved Community" is a group of 20 Black- and Latinx-led and rooted organizations that formed a healing-centered network to reimagine justice for our communities across LA County. The Beloved Community cordially invites you to attend the Truth & Accountability: Advancing Healing Forum, ...

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Free

DADA ON POINTE INTENSIVE

The Debbie Allen Dance Academy presents DADA On Pointe is a 3-day intensive where beginner to advanced students ages 10-18 (with at least three years of classical ballet training) are invited to study with ballet masters from the U.S. and abroad. Class curriculum includes ...

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$50 – $425

BLUE by June Carryl

The Matrix Theatre 7657 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

Rogue Machine Theatre presents BLUE by June Carryl, directed by Michael Matthews​. Featuring Julanne Chidi-Hill and John Colella. LAPD Detective LaRhonda Parker investigates the shooting of a Black motorist during a traffic stop. The officer in question is Boyd Sully, a family ...

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$10 – $30