War

Set in rural England, 1812, this play follows young war veterans who resist rising machinery in defense of humanity. Once a hopeful stand for balance between progress and people, “Luddite” became an insult. But when hope for compromise disappears, those without power may turn to desperate acts.

"Confessions of an Arab Woman" is adapted from Joumana Haddad's memoir. It is an immersive experience as audience members enter her mind and learn about her life from her memories, thoughts and the different voices which reside there.

A tale of women in war. The 588th Night Bomber Regiment was a thorn in Hitler’s side on the hellish Eastern Front in WWII.

A "fever dream" into the past of an Army Brat. A quest for survival, acceptance, and finding purpose in a family dynamic that will make you question your own sanity.

A story that deals with the political message that “ no one can ignore rape as a weapon of war” and an unconventional love story that warns society of the irreparable damage war can inflict on women. The play deals with ideology in which women find peace and safety in the same thing that threatens.

In perhaps the first recorded piece of theater in the western canon that passes the Bechdel test, Euripdes tells a story of women stronger than Gods. Using movement, language, and contemporary vision, Project Nongenue’s Trojan Women tackles building community in times of violence.

An Afghan-American War Hero returns home after a his new auto-biography becomes a best seller, to his only family remaining, a resentful younger brother under a country in crisis.

Arthur Hess has made his living taking photos of some of the world’s most violent places. But when his eldest daughter is publicly murdered, it is the photo he takes of her corpse that threatens to destroy both his family and his name. Inspired by The Oresteia.

DYING FOR OUR VOICES is a multimedia production encompassing poetry, dance, and theatre. It honors journalists who risk their lives to report corruption, violation of human rights, and assassinations of artists who express their thoughts of their government where it is not allowed.

Classical company The Porters of Hellsgate deliver DEITY CLUTCH: a parabolic, post-apocalyptic murder mystery penned by Associate Artistic Director Gus Krieger. Look for The Merchant of Venice this July.

A raw look at PTSD, WHAT BE G⋆D IS BLESSING is the story of a young Armed Forces veteran who, shell-shocked and heartbroken, struggles to create an existence on the streets and in the shelters of downtown skidrow L.A.

This will be a solo performance highlighing the current state of Peace, Freedom, and Liberty in our world, inspired by Tomas Young's final letter to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Young is an Iraq Veteran who was injured in 2004 and has decided to end his life.

News about the horrific bombings at the Kabul Airport during the American evacuation on August 26, 2021, prod six US veterans and their Afghan interpreter to relive their memories of a brutal firefight with the Taliban a decade before.

A one act play about a family in Sierra Leone during the Blood Diamond War. A Story filled with laughs, music, heartbreak and resilience in the lives of ordinary people, during a conflict.

On August 15th, 1945 Elenore Mosley discovers she will never reach her true calling, Vaudeville. Her dreams of showgirl whimsy are dashed by an undiagnosed mental disorder. That same day, a bomb dropped over Hiroshima, Japan. This historical event will forever alter the life she's lived.