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Natalie & Mr. So n’ So! by Marilyn Sue Perry-Ross

Willie Agee Playhouse 714 Warren Ln., Inglewood, CA

Natalie & Mr. So n' So! is a solo piece performed by seasoned actress, Marilyn Sue Perry-Ross, with direction by Shanae Sharon at The Willie Agee Playhouse. In this age-old tale of forbidden love, unrequited? You'll decide.

$25

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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August Wilson’s Radio Golf

A Noise Within Theatre 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA

A Noise Within’s exploration of Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s American Century Cycle jumps from its first play, Gem of the Ocean (produced by ANW as part of their 2019-20 season), to its last— Radio Golf, directed by Gregg T. Daniel. Set in the ...

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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

White People Do Not Know How to Behave at Entertainments Designed for Ladies and Gentlemen of Colour by Carene Mekertichyan

The ISC Studio at Atwater Crossing 3191 Casitas Ave. #130, Los Angeles, CA, United States

You are invited to a workshop performance of this new work in development! Independent Shakespeare Company presents White People Do Not Know How to Behave at Entertainments Designed for Ladies and Gentlemen of Colour by Carene Mekertichyan, directed by Bruce A. Lemon, Jr. ...

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$25 – $35