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STAGE LISTINGS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, September 10 – 16, 2026
OPENING THIS WEEK:
All Theaters, Region-Wide:
ANTIGONE: IN THE LANGUAGE OF KINGS Latino Theater Company’s presentation of this Greek tragedy sets the story in pre-conquest Tenochtitlan, Mexico, weaving in pre-Hispanic music and poetry and bringing Aztec mythology into Sophocles’s timeless story. The Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades. Opens Thurs., Sept. 10; Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm; thru Oct 3. https://tinyurl.com/n8zyay8m
DOG MAN : THE MUSICAL In this musical, best buds George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favorite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!! How hard could it be? Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. Opens. Sat., Sept 12; check website for schedule; thru Oct. 18. https://tinyurl.com/3ckt6y8r
FRANKENSTEIN: RESURRECTION Justin Meyer’s Gothic horror musical sequel to Mary Shelley’s classic in which, after years apart, Victor Frankenstein and his Creature once again square off, The Nocturne Theatre, 324 N. Orange St., Glendale. Opens Fri., Sept. 11; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 1 pm, Sat., Sept. 19, 2 pm, Thurs. , Sept. 24, 7:30 pm, Wed., Sept. 30, 7:30 pm; thru Nov. 1. https://thenocturnetheatre.com/box-office/
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A CANOE Amy Dellagrino’s play unfolds around the wife of a homicidal gunman who has fled reporters and is hiding in a canoe. Art Crush LA, hi5.agency Studio, 35 E. Villa St., Pasadena. Opens Sun., Sept. 13; Sat.-Sun., 6 pm; thru Sept. 26. https://www.artcrush.la
A KILLER NIGHT IN STUDIO CITY Kevin Allen Jackson and Kristine Dickson’s immersive murder mystery, plus dinner, set in 1958. Vitello’s, 4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City. Opens Tues., Sept. 15; check website for schedule; thru Oct. 31. https://www.akillernightlive.com/studiocity/tickets
MARISOL Jose Rivera’s play about a woman who must navigate a terrifying world on her own after her guardian angel abandons her to join the celestial battle against a senile God. Open Fist Theatre Company, Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave., Atwater. Opens Thurs., Sept. 10; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 4 pm, Mon., Oct. 5, 8 pm; thru Oct. 24. www.openfist.org.
OTHELLO Christopher Aruffo’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy about obsessive jealousy.Kentwood Players, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester. Opens Sept. 11; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sat., 2 pm from Sat., Sept. 19; thru Oct. 3. https://www.kentwoodplayers.org.
OUR MAN IN SANTIAGO In Mark Wilding’s play, two decidedly unsuitable CIA agents are responsible for overthrowing the country’s president. Topanga Actors Company at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West LA. Opens Thurs., Sept. 10; Thurs.-Sat., 7 pm, Sat.-Sun., 2:30 pm ; thru Sep. 20. https://onstage411.com/santiago
SEPTEMBER 10 Two events mesh in Art Shulman’s play: A woman confesses an affair to her husband on the eve of the national tragedy that occurred in 2001. Two Roads Theatre, 4348 Tujunga Ave., Studio City. Opens Fri., Sept. 11; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sun., 3 pm; thru Oct. 4. https://onstage411.com/sept10
VERILY 80’S ROMEO & JULIET Set in the 1980s this production features a gender swapped cast while preserving Shakespeare’s original language. Speak Low Productions, The McCadden Place Theater, 1157 McCadden Place, Hollywood. Opens Fri., Sept. 11; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 4 pm; thru Oct. 4. www.speaklowproductions.com
THE VISIT Friedrich Durrenmatt’s play about a multi-millionaire who returns to her impoverished hometown to buy justice and revenge. Pasadena Playhouse, El Molino Ave., Pasadena. Opens ; Tues.-Thurs., 7:30 pm, Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sat.-Sun., 2 pm, Sun., 7 pm; thru Oct. 4. www.pasadenaplayhouse.org
THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE Deborah Brevoort’s play is loosely inspired by a true story: A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie, Scotland, looking for her son’s remains seven years after he was lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. The Actors’ Gang, Venice. Opens Fri. Sept. 11; thru Sept.. 27. https://ci.ovationtix.com/35132/production/1285577
THE YEAR WE DISAPPEARED Told through the lens of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the piece interweaves stories of gay bullying, identity, time travel and facing our “monsters.” Salt and Seed Productions, The Broadwater, 1076 Lillian way, Hollywood. Opens Sept. 11; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 3 pm; thru Sept. 20. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/anthonymeindlsactorworkshop/2323681
CONTINUING PERFORMANCES
Larger Theaters, Region-Wide:
CONSCIENCE Joe DiPietro’s fast-paced drama about trailblazing Senator Margaret Chase Smith, whose “Declaration of Conscience” speech became a defining act of political courage. Stage Raw’s review. International City Theatre, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach. Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Sept. 13. https://ictlongbeach.org/
RECOMMENDED LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Mueen Jahan, James Byous and Ruby Lewis (Photo by Abel Armas Photography)
This musical with books and lyrics by Harold Ashman follows a downtrodden and shy florist’s assistant whose life blossoms overnight thanks to an otherworldly and hungry new plant — which craves blood. Stage Raw’s review. Altadena Music Theatre, Mountain View Mausoleum. 2300 Marengo Ave., Altadena; Thurs.-Sun., 8 pm; thru Sept. 13. www.altadenamusictheatre.com
RECOMMENDED MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM
Jamar Gilbert, Gerald C. Rivers, Francis C. Edemobi, Alex Morris, CJ Obilom, Bert Emmett, Amber Liekhus and Kai A. Ealy (Photo by Craig Schwartz)
The seventh of the 10 plays in August Wilson’s American Century Cycle: Set during a 1927 recording session in Chicago, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom transforms an ordinary afternoon into a volatile clash over race, art, power and ownership. Stage Raw’s review. A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena. Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sat.-Sun., 2 pm; thru Sept. 20. anoisewithin.org
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Theatrical Botanicum’s annual production of Shakespeare’s play about lovers and fairies. The Will Geer Theatrical Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga; check website for schedule; thru Oct. 10. www.theatricum.com
RECOMMENDED THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII
Willow Geer, Amber Luallen, Aaron Hendry (obscured), and Lauren Saffa (Photo by Ian Flanders)
Weeks after the Palisades Fire narrowly spares their Topanga home, Carlos and Vera invite friends over for a celebratory dinner, but as the night descends into chaos,, the myth of communal harmony begins to crack wide open. A new play by Bernard Cubria. Stage Raw’s review. Will Geer Theatrical Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon, Topanga; Check website for schedule; through October 4. theatricum.com
RECOMMENDED ROMEO AND JULIET
Quinnlyn Scheppner and Max Lawrence (Photo by Ian Flanders)
Shakespeare’s play about star-crossed lovers. Stage Raw’s review. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga; check website for schedule; thru Sept. 26. www.theatricum.com
RECOMMENDED SWEENEY TODD THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Ensemble of Sweeney Todd – Kady Lawson, Fiona Canales, Sasha Baker, Matthew Rangel, Jacob Anthony Cain, Elisabeth Hunter and Kyle Hill (Photo by Ron Lyon Photo)
In Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller, a falsely imprisoned London barber. returns home as “Sweeney Todd” seeking revenge against the corrupt Judge Turpin who ruined his family. Stage Raw’s review. The GEM Theatre, 12852 Main St., Garden Grove; Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Sept. 27. www.theGEMoc.com
TREASURE ISLAND A young man’s romantic dream of pirates on the high seas becomes a harrowing reality in this adaptation of Robert Lewis Stevenson’s swashbuckling adventure story reimagined by Ellen Geer. Stage Raw’s review. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga; Check website for schedule; thru Sept. 26. www.theatricum.com
RECOMMENDED WAITING IN THE WINGS
Jan Wikstrom and Susan Angelo (Photo by Ian Flanders)
Noel Coward’s portrait of nine opinionated women, each of whom once basked in public admiration — but who must now learn to face old age together. Stage Raw’s review. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga; check website for schedule; thru Oct. 3. https://theatricum.org
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Seen through the eyes of his older self, a young man’s adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age. Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood; check website for schedule; thru Sept, 27. https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com/
WILD CHILD Set against the breathtaking backdrop of a wilderness therapy program in northern Utah, this pop-driven musical tells the story of an unlikely friendship that develops between two troubled teens. Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach; Tues.-Wed. 7:30 pm; Thurs. 2 & 7:30 pm; Fri. 7:30 pm; Sat. 2 & 7:30 pm; Sun. 1 pm; through Oct. 4. www.lagunaplayhouse.com
Intimate Theaters, Hollywood:
AKTION T4 Daniel Garcia and A. M. Sannazzaro’s play examines the Third Reich’s clandestine “euthanasia” initiative, a precursor to the Holocaust that systematically targeted individuals with physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities. Stage Raw’s review. The Collective, Troupe, Thymele Arts, Santa Monica Blvd., East Hollywood. Wed.-Thurs., 7:30 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Sept. 13. https://ticketscandy.com/e/aktion-t4-19914
RECOMMENDED THE ARSONISTS
Brian Wallace, Jazelle Villanueva, Tessa Auberjonois, Liam Rhodes, Trevor Jonathan Lown (Photo by David Esquivel)
Max Frisch’s black comedy about a town where arsonists are setting fire to private homes and what happens to one individual when his home becomes the target. Stage Raw’s review. The Skylight Theatre, 1816 1/2 Vermont Ave., Los Feliz; Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm, Sat., 5 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Sept. 20. https://www.skylighttheatre.org/the-arsonists
RECOMMENDED A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
Carlo Mancasola and Nicholas Anthony Reid (Photo by Jeff Lorch)
Samuel D. Hunter’s play about two strangers who meet as client and lender and find themselves returning to the same conversation: Keith, a mortgage broker raising his daughter alone, and Ryan, a yogurt plant worker determined to reclaim a piece of his family’s lost land. Stage Raw’s review. Rogue Machine at the Matrix Theatre, upstage on the Henry Murray Stage, 7657 Melrose Ave, Hollywood; Fri. and Mon., 8 pm, Sat.-Sun., 5 pm; thru Oct. 11. (No performances on Monday Sept 7 and 14). https://roguemachine.ludus.com
Intimate Theaters; Downtown LA, South LA, East LA:
RECOMMENDED IN THE TOMB OF 10,000 CALENDARS
Elaine Kao and Wayne Lee (Photo by Eric Pargac)
Stephen Dierkes’s play about an emperor laid to rest, a revolution, and a son who rejects his father’s legacy. Stage Raw’s review. Moving Arts, 3191 Casitas Ave., Atwater. Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 4 pm, Mon., 8 pm; thru Sept. 20. https://movingarts.org/
WINTER’S BENCH Mike Kenny’s play about an elderly woman who has spent a lifetime believing a tree spoke to her when she was a child, and who waits, even now, to hear its voice again. Stage Raw’s review. 24th Street Theatre, 1117 West 24th Street, LA; Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm, Monday Sept 7 and 14. 8 pm. www.24thstreet.org
Intimate Theaters, Valleys in LA County:
RECOMMENDED CHRISTIE IN LOVE
Karl Maschek, Roger K. Weiss and Dale Sandlin (Photo by Jerimy & Alyssa Leal & Zombie Joe)
Howard Brenton’s account of the last hours of British serial killer John Reginald Christie. Stage Raw’s review. Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. Fri.-Sat., 8:30 pm; thru Sept. 12. https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/zombiejoes/4552
RECOMMENDED DEVILS IN AMERICA
Suzanne Fletcher and Ruby Farley (Photo by Kari Van Meeteren)
The world premiere of Michael Sergeant dark satire. Stage Raw’s review. Zombie Joe’s underground Theatre group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood; thru Sept. 10. https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/zombiejoes/4552
EURYDICE Sara Ruhl’s play reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of his heroine. Stage Raw’s review. Cease and Desist Theatre Collective, Stuart Rogers Studios, 5112 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hollywood. Opens Fri., Aug. 21; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Sept. 19. https://runsignup.com/TicketEvent/Eurydice
RECOMMENDED PERICLES
Julanne Chidi Hill, Desiree Mee Jung, Adam J. Smith, Joel Swetow, Rio Rasch, Nicole Javier, Alexander Matos (photo by Brian Hashimoto) 
Ellen McLaughlin’s modern verse translation of Shakespeare’s play. Stage Raw’s review. Boston Court, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena. Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Sept. 27. https://ci.ovationtix.com/112/production/1252158
Intimate Theaters, West Side and Beaches:
RECOMMENDED ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
Jay Paulson, DeJuan Christopher, Cara Mitsuko, Clay Hollander, and Jason McBeth (Photo by Cooper Bates) 
Bart DeLorenzo’s new adaptation of Ibsen’s classic, relocating the action to America in 2026, where battles over public health, economic survival, misinformation and political polarization have become defining features of American life. Stage Raw’s review. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West LA. Opens Sat., August 22; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 3 pm, Wed., Sept. 16, 8 pm; thru Sept. 27. www.odysseytheatre.com
RECOMMENDED GRANGEVILLE
Jeff LeBeau and Tim Cummings (Photo by John Perrin Flynn)
Two estranged half-brothers—one living in rural Grangeville, Idaho, the other in Amsterdam—reconnect through a series of virtual conversations as they grapple with decisions about their ailing mother’s care in Samuel D Hunter’s play. Stage Raw’s review. The Ruskin Group Theatre Arts Center, 2800 Airport Ave., Santa Monica; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru September 20. https://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com/
GREEN CORRIDORS Natalka Vorozhbyt’s play explores the human cost of war, examining the harrowing yet darkly humorous realities of four Ukrainian women who have fled their country following Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion. Stage Raw’s review. City Garage Theatre, Santa Monica. Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 4 pm; thru Sept. 27. www.citygarage.org
THE HANGMEN Martin McDonagh’s black comedy about British executioner Harry Wade who hangs a man who dies proclaiming his innocence. Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 East Anaheim St., Long Beach. Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Sept. 26. www.lbplayhouse.org
THE SWAN In Elizabeth Egloff’s play, a wild swan who flies into a woman’s window transforms into a man and becomes her lover. Stage Raw’s review. The Garage Theater, 251 E. 7th St., Long Beach. Opens Friday, August 21; Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm, no shows Sept. 3-5; thru Sept 19. https://www.thegaragetheatre.org/
Intimate Theaters, Neighboring Counties:
No productions submitted.
Special Events:
ALL MY DADS WERE GAY Jon Gentry’s sequel to his show Black Bastard is a story about artistic development, solo performance, and independent theater-making described as a millennial retelling of The Prodigal Son meets The Wizard of Oz. Part of The Un-erasable solo festival, Willie Agee Playhouse, 714 Warren Lane, Inglewood. Sat., Sept. 12; 7:35 pm. Sun., Sept. 13, 8:40 pm. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-my-dads-were-gay-jon-gentry-tickets-1995332391897?aff=oddtdtcreator
THE BEST OF THE BEST SOLO FEST A presentation of the best solo pieces drawn from 16 years of solo performance. The Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. https://www.whitefiretheatre.com/
Wed., Sept. 16, 7 pm — SPERM ASSASSINATION…the survivors is multi-award-winning performer’s Pam Levin’s brutally funny dark comedy about the fear of becoming a parent,
COMICS READING COMICS An array of stand-up comedians (including the legendary Emo Philips as The Joker) will bring two vintage comic books to life, word-for-word, complete with beautiful handmade props, silly costumes, and music. Dynasty typewriter, Wilshire Boulevard, LA. Sun., Sept. 13, 7 pm. https://tinyurl.com/5658tmme
IAMA 9TH ANNUAL THEATRE WORKS FESTIVAL The program features staged readings of six new plays, beginning of September 14 and ending September 28. See website for specific schedule. https://www.iamatheatre.com/
KATHAK Indian Classical Dancer/Choreographer Rukhmani Mehta Is Featured with
Sitarist Jayanta Banerjee and Tabla Master Salar Nader. Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. Sun., Sept. 13, 4 pm. https://www.sierramadreplayhuse.org
STAND IN THE LIGHT A solo show festival consisting of 15 plays in four separate programs. CASA 0101, Gloria Molina Auditorium, 2102 East First Street, Boyle Heights. Opens Fri., Aug. 21; check website for schedule; thru Sept. 13. www.casa0101.org.
THEATER WEST SUMMER READING SERIES readings of an eclectic series of plays from various playwrights. Peter West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. W., LA. Tues., Aug. 11 to Sept. 15; check website for schedule. Free. www.theatrewest.org
WORTHY In France Luce Benson’s solo play, Haiti’s historic debt collides with one woman’s relationship with money, self-worth and the true cost of freedom. . Part of The Un-erasable solo festival, Willie Agee Playhouse, 714 Warren Lane, Inglewood. Sat, Sept. 12, 6 pm. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/worthy-france-luce-benson-tickets-1995329386909?aff=oddtdtcreator
Podcasts and Other Audio Events
OPEN DOOR PLAYHOUSE A platform for presenting short plays in podcast form. Free. http://opendoorplayhouse.orgavailable
– Compiled by Deborah Klugman
