theatre

A game of chess between a lonely writer and a woman of mystery leads to a surprising endgame and an unexpected mate.

The hardship & hilarity of PJ Walsh’s journey - A screw-up kid enlists never expecting to go to war. After three wars, a stint as Bill Clinton’s dental technician, & a career in stand-up comedy, he discovers what matters in life as he faces mortality in the belly of a C-130 plane over Afghanistan.

Meet Carla indoors since 9/11 'til the Station Fire forces her out to meet her neighbors. A modern noire bipolar, stoner, agoraphobic sign twirler. It’s the upside of delusion. By Clara York 6/12@ 7:30; 6/18@ 10:30; 6/19@ 6; 6/24@ 10:30: Artworks Theater-Studio A; 6567 Santa Monica Blvd. $12

When a gangbanger partycrasher hides behind the shower curtain to dodge cops, wackiness ensues. Adult language, themes, situations, violence, substance abuse. Bleeding slice of young life. Large cast.

Watch Tim Robbins' Actors' Gang throw down Commedia dell'arte style. Translation being "comedy of craft", is a form of theatre that began in Italy in the mid-16th century characterized by masked "types", the advent of the actress and improvised performances based on sketches or scenarios.

A mostly funny exploration on being kind of a mess.

Cavale kidnaps Slim, dreaming of making him the Rock and Roll Savior, but something is stopping him. Is it his family? Himself? The Lobster Man? This Sam Shepard one-act that borders on rock opera asks: can we really be everything we are all at once, or are our stage personas the whole package?

Take a journey with Harriet! Join her on dangerous escapes; learn songs that are a secret code. Steal Away is the inspirational story of Harriet’s fight against slavery, her courageous rescue of people via the Underground Railroad and her lifelong efforts to help those in need. Ages 6–11. 60 mins.

Talking To Yourself is a poignant and funny collection of verbal renderings and riffs delivered in an always engaging fashion by speaker and humorist Jan Solomita. With likely drop-in guests brought to you by several of his alter egos who together share his stories and his vision. Check it out!

How much can you really know about yourself unless you've been in a fight? That is the central question in Erick Esteban's hilarious one-man show about all of the fights and struggles he's gotten into growing up Filipino on the North-Westside of Chicago.

Sales on Hollywood Blvd. Written by Kathryn Fielding explores the eye opening experience of a young woman, arriving in Los Angeles and entering the office temporary workforce for the first time with all it's comedic complexity, to come up against the office diva affectionately known as Saleszilla.

A 20 something girl tells the story of her so-far meaningless yet holding-out-hope-for-grandeur life in an admittedly awkward, unapologetically silly, and merrily self-deprecating light as she searches to find the dreams and fearlessness she had as a child.

The infamous Victor is coming to the Barking Pig tavern to kill one of seven outrageous drunken nincompoops. Who will it be? Pandemonium unfolds in Thearico Orgasmico's THE BARKING PIG, sure to be one of the most bawdy, dastardly, and certifiably hilarious productions at this year's Fringe.

Original solo monologues from the souls of 8 courageous grads from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. A cast that includes a Korean romantic, a wealthy homeboy, an escapee from rehab, an AA meeting virgin, a PSA on mak'n babies, a boxed up Christian, a monkey poet, and the Dook Master.

Ser, Karen Anzoategui’s one woman show told via a soccer match. We follow Karen's soccer journey from Los Angeles to Buenos Aires and back again, along with her zany family, Diego Maradona, and her struggles. We play the game of life, soccer and love with Karen and see who comes out the champion.