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STAGE LISTINGS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, July 30 – August 5, 2026
OPENING THIS WEEK:
All Theaters, Region-Wide:
MATT & BEN Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers’ play imagines what might have happened when Matt Damon and Ben Affleck came into possession of the script for Good Will Hunting. The Sherry Theatre, 11052 Magnolia Blvd., N. Hollywood. Opens Fri., July 31; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm; thru Sept. 5. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matt-and-ben-tickets-1990745462267
THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII 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. Will Geer Theatrical Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon, Topanga. Opens Sat., Aug. 1; check website for schedule; through October 4. theatricum.com
PUPPET UP An off-the-cuff comedy show for adults … featuring 80 of the MISKREANT puppets brought to life by a cast of world-class puppeteers from The Jim Henson Company. The Ricardo Montalbán Theatre, 1615 Vine St, Hollywood. Opens Fri., July 31; Fri., 8 pm, Sat., 3 pm and 7 pm, Sun., 5 pm; thru Aug. 9. www.puppetup.com
TUNNEL OF LOVE Charles Mee’s play is a kaleidoscope of love stories in which couples at different places within the tunnel try to make sense of each other. Blue Pen Theatre, The Majic Factory, 1004 Echo Park Ave., Echo Park. Opens Sat., Aug 1; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Fri., Aug 15, 8 pm, dark Sat., Aug. 15; thru Aug. 23. www.bluepentheatre.com
TWO GENTLEBOTS OF VERONA A one hour family-friendly adaptation of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen Of Verona from The Actors’ Gang. Media Park, downtown Culver City, 9091 Culver Blvd, Culver City. Opens Sat., Aug. 1; Sat.-Sun., 11 am; thru Aug. 23. Free but reservations recommended. www.theactorsgang.com
CONTINUING PERFORMANCES
Larger Theaters, Region-Wide:
BEETHOVEN Hershey Felder brings Ludwig van Beethoven to life through the eyes of the Viennese Dr. Breuning, who spent his boyhood by the maestro’s side. South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa. check website for schedule; thru Aug. 1. https://scr.org
CYRANO Jason O’Connell and Brenda Withers’s adaptation of the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego; check website for schedule; thru Aug. 9. https://TheOldGlobe.org
RECOMMENDED A DOLL’S HOUSE PART 2
Pagan Urich and Caitlin Durkin (Photo by Michael Hardy Photography)
Playwright Lucas Hnath’s story of what might have happened to Ibsen’s Nora 15 years after she left her husband and her child. Stage Raw’s review. Studio Theater, Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 East Anaheim St., Long Beach. Opens Fri., July 18; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Aug. 15. https://lbplayhouse.org
RECOMMENDED FOOTLOOSE
Photo courtesy of IVRT
The musical tells the story of Ren McCormack, a big-city teen who shakes up a small town where dancing is outlawed. Stage Raw’s review. Inland Valley Repertory Theatre, Inc., Ann and Steve Morgan Auditorium at the University of La Verne, 1950 3rd Street, La Verne; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Aug. 2. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=ivrt
GODSPELL A musical that tells the story of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 East Anaheim St., Long Beach. Opens Sat., June 27; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Aug. 2. https://lbplayhouse.org
RECOMMENDED HOW HIGH THE MOON
The cast of “How High the Moon” (Photo by Gary M. Kluger)
A bride-to-be questions her upcoming marriage when a former lover, the brother of the groom, shows up. Stage Raw’s review. Theater West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West, LA. ; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 3 pm; thru Aug. 16. www.theatrewest.org
RECOMMENDED JAGGED LITTLE PILL: THE MUSICAL
Kylie Young, Jocelyn Brown, Daisy Tye, Eric Dobson, Allen Everman, Ishan Panjabi, and Ryan Smith (Photo by Doug Catiller)
Set in an affluent Connecticut suburb, the musical follows the Healy family as they struggle to maintain the appearance of perfection while confronting addiction, trauma, sexual assault, gender identity, and the pressures of modern life. Stage Raw’s review. Chance Theater@ Bette Aitken theater arts Center. 5552 E La Palma Ave., Anaheim; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sat.-Sun., 3 pm, Thurs, 7:30 pm; thru Aug. 16. https://chancetheater.com
RECOMMENDED MEXODUS
Nygel D. Robinson (Photo by Jeff Lorch)
This hip-hop musical tells a unique story of the Underground Railroad that led south, taking 4,000 to 10,000 enslaved people to seek freedom in Mexico. Stage Raw’s review. Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena; check website for schedule; thru Aug. 2. pasadenaplayhouse.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
NORTH BY NORTHWEST When ad man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a Cold War spy, he goes on the run dodging airplanes, bad guys and a femme fatale who may not be what she seems. An adaptation of the 1959 film, adapted and directed by Emma Rice. The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego; check website for schedule; thru Aug. 2. https://www.TheOldGlobe.org
RECOMMENDED THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Isaiah Bailey and Jordan Lee Gilbert (Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)
Based on the classic novel by Gaston Leroux, the musical tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, and who falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine, and devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents. Stage Raw’s review. Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood; Check website for schedule; thru Aug. 9. https://www.broadwayinhollywood.com/buy
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
SIGNIFICANT OTHER A romantic comedy about a young, single gay man who watches his three closest female friends get married one by one, forcing him to confront his own loneliness and search for love. Kentwood Players, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Aug. 1. https://www.kentwooodplayers.org.
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
Intimate Theaters, Hollywood:
RECOMMENDED CLOWN SHT*
Hope Lauren and Samuel Garnett (Photo by Jonny Marlow)
The play follows two strangers who find themselves in a liminal space, unsure of where they are, why they’re there, or what comes next. What begins as a surreal—and often laugh-out-loud—encounter gradually unfolds into a heartfelt exploration of mental health, loneliness, and the universal need to feel seen. Stage Raw’s review. Eastwood Performing Arts Center, 1089 N. Oxford Ave., East Hollywood; Sat. and Mon., 8 pm, Sun., 5 pm; thru Aug.2. https://eastwoodpac.stagey.net/projects/13115
THE HOUR OF THE STAR Bruna Fachetti’s adaptation of Clarice Lispector’s acclaimed novella tells the story of a young woman from Brazil’s impoverished Northeast whose quiet existence becomes a profound exploration of identity, invisibility, poverty, resilience, and the universal search for belonging. Stage Raw’s review. The Broadwater Blackbox Theater, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Thurs.-Sun., 7 pm; thru Aug. 1. thehourofthestar.eventbrite.com
ORIGINS Seven world premiere one-acts from such writers as June Carryl, Jacqueline Wright, Kirsten Vangsness, among others. Theatre of NOTE, 1517 North Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood. Opens Thurs., July 23; Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sat.-Sun., 3 pm, Sun., 7 pm; thru Aug. 2. https://theatreofnote.ludus.com/show_page.php?show_id=200534559
Intimate Theaters; Downtown LA, South LA, East LA:
RECOMMENDED DEAD MAN
Ann Noble and Jeffrey Johnson (Photo by Carolina Rodriguez)
In this noir comedy clown mystery written and directed by Ann Noble, a lone private eye investigates a crime everyone wants to forget. Stage Raw’s review. Echo Theater Company, Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave., Atwater; Tues., 8 pm; thru Aug. 4. https://EchoTheaterCompany.com
RECOMMENDED F-KING STRANGERS
Sean Luc Rogers and James Tupper (Photo by Cooper Bates)
Role-playing and fantasy spiral into a wildly unpredictable collision of sex, secrecy, family and redemption in Erik Patterson’s new play. Stage Raw’s review. Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave., Atwater; Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 4 pm, Mon., 8 pm; thru Aug. 24. https://EchoTheaterCompany.com
RECOMMENDED THE GREAT CLOWN BANK SHOW
Davis Barber, Avery Shannon Lynch, Bethany Koulias and Carmella Jenkins (Photo by John Dlugolecki)
Spotlighting greed, glitter, and grotesque excess, the play follows the rise of a scheming dynasty of powder faced hustlers, who transformed their tiny carnival cashback into the most powerful clown bank in America. Stage Raw’s review. Open Fist Theatre Company, Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave., Atwater; Fri., 9 pm, Sat., 7 pm, Sat., July 4, 5 pm, Thurs., July 30, 7 pm; thru Aug. 1. https://www.openfist.org
Intimate Theaters, Valleys in LA County:
RECOMMENDED APPLAUSE
Savannah Mortenson and Leslie Stevens (Photo by Doug Engalla)
In this musical, an earnest, respectful understudy endears herself to a Broadway actress and then engineers a way to appear on stage in place of the star and steal all the thunder. Based on the 1950 film, All About Eve. Stage Raw’s review. Main Stage of the Lonny Chapman Theatre, 10900 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood. Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Aug. 30. www.theGROUPrep.com
THE CURSE OF THE BANSHEE A man enlists the help of his long-lost World War I buddy to prevent his mother from being killed by his criminally insane father, who is hiding out in the local cemetery. Stage Raw’s review. Alliance Repertory Company, Dugan’s Backyard Playhouse (address provided with ticket purchase); Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 7 pm; thru Aug. 2. Dbptickets@gmail.com
RECOMMENDED HOT SUMMER, THE MUSICALS
Jannisi Jones, Jeron Devonte and Anthony Zermeno (Photo by Darrin Yalacki)
Six world premier one act musicals. Stage Raw’s review. Write Act Repertory at the Brickhouse Theatre, 10950 Peachtree Grove, N. Hollywood; Fri.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sun., July 12, 2 pm; thru Aug. 8. https://writeactrep.simpletix.com
MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL A musical comedy about the ups and downs of a 16 year-old teenage girl buffeted between the elite clique in her school and a group of marginalized outsiders. The Wisteria Theatre, 7061 Vineland Ave., North Hollywood. Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 3 pm., Wed., July 29 and Aug. 5; thru Aug. 16. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wisteriatheater/2207151
Intimate Theaters, West Side and Beaches:
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S BLACK COFFEE Christie’s first original play begins with the poisoning of physicist Sir Claude Amory, after his secret atomic bomb formula is stolen from his library. Culver City Public Theatre, Paul F. Carlson Memorial Park, 0400 Braddock Dr, Motor Ave. & Braddock Dr, Culver City; Sat.-Sun., 2 pm; thru Aug. 1. FREE. Open seating, no reservations necessary.
CINDERELLA An adaptation of the fairytale classic for kids involving magical special effects by James Cooper, a glass slipper, a magic wand, and the participation of the audience. Santa Monica Playhouse 1211 4th St., Santa Monica; Sat., 2 pm, Sun., 12:30 pm; thru Aug. 30. https://santamonicaplayhouse.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 August 16. http://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com
LAKEFRONT Two elderly singles rent a lakefront cabin together to test their intimacy, then deal with questions and regrets. Theater 40, The Reuben Cordova theatre, 241 Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills; Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru Aug. 26. www.theatre40.org
MY LAWYER IS AN ANGEL A comedy that underscores the importance of family and how things can go awry when we place the bottom line at the top of the list. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1411 4th St., Santa Monica; Sat., 7 pm, Sun., 3 pm; thru Aug. 23. SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com/My-Lawyer-is-an-Angel.html
PAINTED PONIES
Rachel Sorsa (Photo by Keith Stevenson)
Ian McRae’s play spotlights the story of a parent haunted by past mistakes. While making peace with regret, she transforms into an affecting portrait of a woman who tried her best to be human in an inhumane world. Stage Raw’s review. Ruskin Group Theatre, 2800 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica. Sat., 5 pm, Sun., 4 pm; thru August 9. https://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com
SHREK THE MUSICAL A musical with book and lyrics by David Lindsey-Adaire: When a group of banished fairy-tale creatures suddenly appear in the swamp of the grumpy ogre Shrek, he sets out to confront the ambitious ruler, Lord Farquaad and reclaim his home. Morgan-Wixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Fri.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 2 pm; thru July 26. www.morgan-wixson.org
Intimate Theaters, Neighboring Counties:
FALSETTOS A man leaves his wife to pursue a relationship with his lover, setting in motion a journey that reshapes the lives of everyone around him. Irvine United Congregational Church, 4915 Alton Parkway, Irvine; Thurs.-Sun., 8 pm; thru Aug. 2. https://thewaywardartist.org/falsettos/
Special Events:
THE BLANK THEATER 34TH ANNUAL PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL Twelve winning plays by young playwrights from across the nation. Three different plays are presented each week. Skylight Theatre, 1816 ½ N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. Opens Thurs., July 9; Thurs.-Fri., 8 pm. Sat.-Sun., 3 pm; thru Aug. 2. FREE. Reservations encouraged. www.theblank.com.
A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN HENSON Brian Henson talks about the groundbreaking puppetry of the Jim Henson Company . The Ricardo Montalban Theater Theatre, 1615 Vine St. Hollywood. Sun., Aug. 2, 2 pm. https://www.jimhensonexperiences.com/
DARK-DARK RIDE-RIDE: RACE THRU SPACE ZJU’s latest thrill ride. ZJU Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hollywood. Fri.-Sat., July 24-25, July 31. And Aug. 1. Rides Launch Every 15 Min., from 7:15 pm to 10:45 pm. ZombieJoes.TIX.com
GLOSSOLALIA: An American Gothic Drama Christina Tinde Jesenski’s play concerns a preacher’s daughter and her father’s protégé who give in to a secret, tender intimacy until guilt takes hold of one, but not the other. Part of StageCraft’s traveling showcase of theater pieces. The Electric Lodge, 1416 Venice Blvd., Venice. Sat., Aug. 1, 6:30 pm. https://www.LAFreewayCircuit.com
LA FREEWAY CIRCUIT StageCraft’s traveling showcase of theater pieces presented once a month at 3 different venues. This month: The Electric Lodge, 1416 Venice Blvd., Venice. Sat., Aug. 1 at various times throughout the day; check website for schedule. https://www.LAFreewayCircuit.com
MY ONE WOMAN SHOW Stefan Marks’s solo piece about a man kicked out of a develop-your-own-one-person-show-workshop, struggles to find a truthful moment and finish his “One Woman Show.” Part of StageCraft’s traveling showcase of theater pieces. The Electric Lodge, 1416 Venice Blvd., Venice. Sat., Aug. 1, 8 pm. https://www.LAFreewayCircuit.com
MURDER AT THE QUEEN’S CABARET An immersive show in which the audience helps determine who murdered a showgirl in a 1920s cabaret.. The Count’s Den, downtown LA. Fri.-Sat., July 31 and Aug. 1, 7:30 pm and 10 pm. https://events.immersiveartcollective.org/events/immersiveartcollective/2246822
ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER A staged reading of Tom Alper’s play about a recently divorced son who moves back in with his mother, an aging psychotherapist whose memory lapses begin to upend the roles they’ve played their entire lives. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Santa Monica. Sun., Aug. 2, 2:30 pm. Free, non-ticketed event. No reservations required.
Podccasts and Other Audio Events
OPEN DOOR PLAYHOUSE A platform for presenting short plays in podcast form. Free. http://opendoorplayhouse.orgavailable
Available August 5 — Acceptance by Martin Fogarty — While lying in his hospital bed, a man reaches out to his estranged daughter and her husband.
– Compiled by Deborah Klugman
