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STAGE LISTINGS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, June 12 – 18, 2025
OPENING THIS WEEK:
All Theaters, Region-Wide:
2025 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL Hundreds of performances across a swath of Hollywood venues; through June. https://hollywoodfringe.org
THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR In Paul Slade Smith’s play, a young playwright discovers that the person he adores may not be so wonderful after all. International city Theatre, 330 E Seaside Way, Long Beach. Opens. Fri., June 13; Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru June 29.
InternationalCityTheatre.org.
FROZEN A stage musical based on the film about one royal princess’s epic journey to find her sister. La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd. La Mirada. Opens. Sat., June 14; Thurs., 7:30 pm, Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sat., 2 pm, Sun., 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm; thru June 29. lamiradatheatre.com
GREENWOOD 1964 Set against the backdrop of Mississippi’s charged racial landscape, the play follows cultural icons Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte as they risk everything to uplift grassroots voices in the fight for voting rights. Greenway Court Theatre, 544 N. Fairfax Ave., West Hollywood. Opens. Sat., June 14; see website for schedule; thru June 29. http://greenwaycourttheatre.org
JEST A SECOND In James Sherman’s follow-up to Beau Jest, a man helps his brother-in-law admit something to his parents. Theatre Palisades, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., LA. Opens Thurs., June 12; Fri.-Sun., 8 pm, Sat.-Sun., 2 pm; thru June 21. www.theatrepalisades.org
PARADE The musical tells the tragic, true story of the trial and lynching of a Jewish man wrongly accused of murder. Ahmanson Theatre, 135 North Grand Ave., downtown LA. Opens We., June 18; Tues..-Sat., 8 pm, Sat., 2 pm, Sun., 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm; thru June 29. www.centertheatregroup.org
PERIL IN THE ALPS In Steven Dietz’s play, Hercule Poirot, the famed Belgian detective, goes on a thrilling journey into the treacherous snow-capped Alps to solve a kidnapping before it becomes a murder. Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach. Opens Sun., June 15; Wed.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sat., 2 pm, Sun., 5:30 pm; thru June 29. www.lagunaplayhouse.com
SINNER’S LAUNDRY At a women’s correctional facility, only two women remain after all the other inmates have mysteriously vanished, in John Lavelle’s play. Wolf & Snake Collective and Season 10 Stage, Atwater Village Theatre, 3265 Casitas Ave., Atwater. Opens Thurs., June 12; Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., June 22 and Sat., June 28, 5 pm.wolfandsnake.com
CONTINUING PERFORMANCES
Larger Theaters, Region-Wide:
ADA AND THE ENGINE Lauren Gunderson’s play about a woman in the Victorian era who is infatuated with an older man who is a mathematician, and together they are in a race with time to invent an “analytic engine” capable of complex computations. Stage Raw’s review. Long Beach Playhouse, Studio Theater, 5021 E. Naheim St., Long Beach; thru June 25. www.LBPlayhouse.org
HAMLET in this new adaptation, a rich entitled prince goes on a ferocious rampage that will lead to a massacre in the living room. Stage Raw’s review. Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown LA.; Tues.-Sat., 8pm, Sat., 2:30 pm, Sun., 1 pm and 6:30 pm; thru July 6. www.centertheatregroup.org
RECOMMENDED HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD 
Julia Nightingale, Aidan Close, Emmet Smith (Photo by Matthew Murphy) The official eighth story in the Harry Potter franchise and the first to be officially presented on stage. Stage Raw’s review. Pantages Theatre, Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood; check website for schedule; thru June 22. www.hollywoodpantages.com
JUSTICE: A NEW MUSICAL This musical with book by Lauren Gunderson explores the first women on the U.S. Supreme Court – Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Sonia Sotomayor – at the height of their power. Music by Bree Lowdermilk, lyrics by Kait Kerrigan. Ensemble Theatre Company at the New Vic, 33 West Victoria St., Santa Barbara; Wed.-Thurs., 7:30 pm, Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; some 3 pm perfs., see website; thru June 21. www.etcsb.org
IN THE HEIGHTS Composer Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ musical tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood: a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. Electric Company Theatre, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 Malvern Ave., Fullerton; Mon.-Wed., 7:30 pm; thru June 25. https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/the-electric-company-theatre/675f1e6a6322ec3e971ccfef
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM As happens every year, the Botanicum’s wooded stage morphs into the Bard’s enchanted woods of Athens, where mortal lovers chase and are chased, players prepare, and fairies make magical mischief. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 North Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga; in rep, see website for schedule; thru Sept. 15 theatricum.com
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Sparks fly as two couples become ensnared in a whirlwind of lies and deceptions in Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy of romance, wit, and intrigue. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 North Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga; in rep, see website for schedule; thru Sept. 15 theatricum.com
THE WEDDING SINGER A wedding singer is the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. The Colony Theatre, 555 N. Third St., Burbank; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sat.-Sun., 2 pm, Sun., 7 pm; thru June 29. www.colonytheatre.org
Intimate Theaters, Hollywood:
RECOMMENDED HIDE AND HIDE
Amielynn Abellera and Ben Larson (Photo by Jason Williams)
Roger Q. Mason’s play concerns a recent Filipina immigrant from Marcos’s Philippines and a White Texan rent boy running from a Christian sex conversion camp. Stage Raw’s review. Skylight Theatre, 1816 ½ N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz; Thurs., 8 pm, Fri.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sun., 3 pm; thru June 29. www.skylighttheatre.org/hide-and-hide
NICE GIRL Melissa Ross’s play about a woman who has settled into unintended spinsterhood when a chance flirtation with an old classmate gives her hope for the possibility of change. Stage Raw’s review. Rogue Machine Theater at the Matrix Theater, 7657 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood; Fri. and Mon., 8 pm; Sat.-Sun., 5 pm, dark Thurs., July 4; thru July 13. https://www.roguemachinetheatre.org/
RECOMMENDED OUTSIDE MULLINGAR
Kitty Swink (Photo by Karianne Flaathen)
Set in rural Ireland, John Patrick Shaley’s play tells of the love story between two introverted misfits straddling 40. Stage Raw’s review. The 6th Act, The Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood; Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru June 22. https://the6thact.ludus.com
RECOMMENDED WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT 
Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour explores the restrictions, censorship and denial of individual choice faced under a harsh regime. A different actor performs every night. Stage Raw’s review. The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave., E. Hollywood; Fri.-Sat., Mon., 8 pm; thru June 22. FountainTheatre.com
THE WINTER’S TALE Tracy Young’s music-infused adaptation of Shakespeare’s play about love, loss, and rebirth. Stage Raw’s review. The Skylight Theatre, 1816 1/2 N Vermont Ave, Hollywood; Fri.-Sat., 8:30 pm, Sun., 3 pm, Mon., 7:30 pm. thru June 14. https://www.skylighttheatre.org/thewinterstale
Intimate Theaters; Downtown LA, South LA, East LA:
No productions submitted.
Intimate Theaters, Valleys in LA County:
BILL W AND DOCTOR BOB The story about the lives and chance meeting of the two men who started Alcoholics Anonymous. Theatre 68, 5112 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hollywood. Check website for schedule; thru June 22. https://theatresixtyeightco.stagey.net/projects/11584?tab=tickets
EDITH Noah T. Parnes’s play follows a family that is thrown into a chaotic, campy fantasy when a giant pillar of salt crashes into the kitchen. Loft Ensemble, 11031 Camarillo Street, North Hollywood; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 7 pm; thru June 15. www.loftensemble.org
RECOMMENDED MAZE!
Matt Keim and Elif Savas(Photo by Denise Devin)
Audience members are led into the darkness and thrust into a series of haunting vignettes. Stage Raw’s review. ZJU Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hollywood. Fri.-Sat., 8:30 pm; thru June 14. https://zombiejoes.tix.com/
MOTEL 66 Seven brand new one-acts, set in different cities along Route 66. Upstairs at the Group Rep – Second Floor of the Lonny Chapman Theatre, 10900 Burbank Blvd.. N. Hollywood; Thurs. and Sun., 7 pm, Sat., 4 pm; thru June 13. thegrouprep.com
NETWORK Lee Hall’s stage adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky’s screenplay follows events and consequences after a news anchorman unravels on the air. Stage Raw’s review. The Group Rep Theatre, 10900 Burbank Blvd., N. Hollywood; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru June 29. https://thegrouprep.com/
Intimate Theaters, West Side and Beaches:
ALEICHEM SHOLOM: THE WIT AND WISDOM OF SHOLOM ALEICHEM A show based on the writer’sletters and stories, the controversy surrounding his work, and his passionate involvement in the creation of a new homeland. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. Sat., 7 pm, Sun. 3 pm on select weekends, check website for schedule. theatre@santamonicaplayhouse.com
BARNYARD MAGIC WITH THE THREE LITTLE PIGS A family musical that follows the three singin’ McPig sisters as they try to keep the doors open to their family musical cafe Porky’s, all while keeping the wolf from the door. Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica; Sat., 2 pm, Sun., 12:30 pm; thru June 29. www.SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com/Barnyard-Madness-with-the-Three-Little-Pigs.html.
RECOMMENDED BECKY’S NEW CAR
Jennifer Robbins and John Combs (Photo by Gabe Tejada)
Steven Dietz’s play about a woman working at a car dealership whose life changes when she meets a grief-stricken millionaire. Stage Raw’s review. Theatre 40, Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills; Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru June 15. https://theatre40.org
CINDERELLA Chris DeCarlo and Evelyn Rudie’s musical adaptation of the fairy tale receives a multimedia makeover. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica; Sat., 2 pm, Sun. 12:30 pm. SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com/Cinderella.html.
RECOMMENDED FOSTERED 
Taubert Nadalini and Katy Downing (Photo by Zachary Kanner) Chaya Doswell’s adult comedy about a rather chaotic family in Scarsdale, New York, In which each member must learn to recognize who they really are. Stage Raw’s review. Pacific Resident Theater, 703 Venice Blvd., Venice. Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 3 pm; thru July 20. pacificresidenttheatre.org/
RECOMMENDED THE HOMECOMING 
Adam Langsam, Angela Beyer and Taylor Lee Marr (Photo by Paul M. Rubenstein) Harold Pinter’s hauntingly ambiguous play follows a family of men in a seedy house in North London. Stage Raw’s review. City Garage, Bergamot Art Center, Building T1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 4 pm; thru June 15. https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/city-garage/the-homecoming
RECOMMENDED LEAR REDUX
Andres Velez, Jack Stehlin, Emily Yetter, Jade Sealey and Ahkei Togun (Photo by John Dlugolecki Photography)
The latest iteration in adapter, director and choreographer John Farmanesh–Bocca’s Redux series concerns an aging actor whose last days are strangely parallel to those of Shakespeare’s tragic king. Stage Raw’s review. Odyssey Theater, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West LA; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 7 pm, Wed., June 11 and June 25, 8 pm, dark July 4; thru July 8. OdysseyTheatre.com
RECOMMENDED LOSER: A TRUE WEST for the Twitch Age
Soren Royer-McHugh (Photo courtesy of Highways Performance Space)
A claustrophobic, pitch-black solo performance that drags Sam Shepard’s True West through the collapsing architecture of internet-age masculinity. Stage Raw’s review. Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica; Sun., 7 pm; thru June 22. https://highwaysperformance.org/events/loser-2025-05-04-19-30
RECOMMENDED LOVE’S END
Ann Sonneville (Photo by Cooper Bates)
Pascal Rambert’s riveting and bitingly funny look at the dissolution of a marriage. Stage Raw’s review. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd. West LA.; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru June 15. www.OdysseyTheatre.com
STEEL MAGNOLIAS A play about the ways women come together for friendship, support, gossip, humor, and a soft place to land when their hearts are breaking. Stage Raw’s review. Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 W. Anaheim St., Long Beach; Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru June 14. www.LBPlayhouse.org
Intimate Theaters, Neighboring Counties:
THE SLOW DRAG Carson Kreitzer’s musical play inspired by the life of jazz musician Billy Tipton, who was found to be a woman after his death. Ophelia’s Jump. 2009 Porterfield Way, Unit One, Upland. See website for schedule; thru June 29. https://opheliasjump.org/mainstage/
Special Events:
ARREST THE CLOWNS An underground criminal organization of anarchist clowns has conspired to lay siege to the Ivy Substation in Culver City, California, for a strategically coordinated act against human decency in this workshop production from the Actors’ Gang. The Actors Gang, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City. Opens Thurs., May 15; Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm; thru June 14. www.TheActorsGang.com
Podcasts, Audio Theatre
ARMS AROUND AMERICA (PODCAST) A podcast for everyone who wants to end gun violence, even if we disagree on how to get there. Each episode of “Arms Around America” features a short immersive audio drama based on stories of real families from around the country whose lives have been shaped by guns. https://www.danfroot.com/podcast
CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING THE HEAT OF THE SUN’S RAYS An LA Theatre Works production by Amanda Quaid about an amateur scientist, inventor and women’s rights activist in the 1800s who became the first to identify carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas and as the principal cause of global warming, now streaming. streaming.latw.org
DEAN OF THE DIAMOND A new play by Mas Moriya based on the true-life story of the man often referred to as “the father of Japanese American baseball.” An audio theater piece by LA Theatre Works. Available now at streaming.latw.org
GOLDEN SHIELD A tale of technology, international intrigue and the delicate art of translation was recorded as part of LATW’s acclaimed Relativity Series of science-themed plays. A state-of-the-art recording by LA Theatre Works. latw.org
GROUNDLINGS KISSING BOOTH The latest show by the sketch and improv comedy troupe will be available to rent starting May 30th on Vimeo On Demand. Watch Groundlings Kissing Booth Online | Vimeo On Demand on Vimeo
OPEN DOOR PLAYHOUSE A platform for presenting short plays in podcast form. Free https://opendoorplayhouse.org
UNCANNY ALLEY: A NEW DAY A guided virtual reality experience with live actors produced by the Ferryman Collective. Opens Fri., June 6; Fri. at select times. see website for schedule;; thru June 27. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uncanny-alley-a-new-day-tickets-1371664107269
— Compiled by Deborah Klugman
