Drama

Maggie, a junk-food-binging shoplifter, Paul, a sincere recovering overeater, Flacco, a wannabe Puerto Rican criminal and Boochie, a hooker, find themselves facing execution by mobster Sal and his youthful boss, Lou “Little Tuna” Pescatore after their scheme to rob a local nightclub goes awry.

Mother. Daughter. Sister. Soldier. The Foundry Theatre Works presents Merri Biechler’s OCCUPATION, a riveting exploration of endurance in a terrorist ravaged America. Five women grasp for hope and humor in their new role as survivors. One Defends. One Searches. One Delivers. One Tattoos. One Buries.

In this thought provoking solo performance, Aishveryaa Nidhi promises to read unread chapters of a woman’s life who embraced darkness with open arms. It helps us search and find a woman hidden beneath glorious tales of heroes and wars. This is the story of Gandhari from her own perspective.

Studio C Artists is proud to present the next in their one act “room” series… IN THE GARAGE. This collection of 8 brand new short plays, presented in two alternating shows, all take place in a garage setting. See schedule for show details. $20 GA ($15 w/ “earlybird” code 24 hrs. in advance).

PRYOR TRUTH is a celebration of "Richard Pryor". Through Mudbone, one of the artist's most beloved characters, we learn who Richard was, who he dared to be, the battles he fought and the cost of greatness.

The estranged sister of a middle aged gay man maintains his death vigil in the waiting room of a Palm Springs Hospital. Stars Steve Ducey, Denise Carole, Marco Antonio Garcia, Geoffrey Gilbert and Sara Smith.

"I would have ended my life,it was only my art that held me back". The show depicts Beethoven's rise as a musical genius,his struggles with love and society and focuses on his battle with his sickness, his fall, his regaining of hope through art and fight for immortality. Life is short,Art eternal.

BROADWAY VETERAN TONY TANNER EXPLORES THE HARSH REALITIES OF ALZHEIMER'S IN WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY? YOU WILL LAUGH, CRY AND ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT AND WHAT COMES NEXT WILL ALWAYS SURPRISE YOU! WITH ELYSE ASHTON, SUZANNE HUNT, JAN JOHNSON, KENT MINAULT, TONY TANNER, ANDREW THACHER

*World Premiere* A struggling actor and his dog. A holy trinity of catastrophe involving our faithless actor, a virgin, and well lets just say an "ethical non-virgin." In the city of Los Angeles one thing is for sure: someone's gonna get screwed.

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.

In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the BLACK POWER MOVEMENT (1966-2016), Meshaun Labrone wrote "POWER!" Stokely Carmichael. The play takes an absurdist journey into the mind of revolutionary, Stokely Carmichael.

"COWBOY MOUTH" by Sam Shepard & Patti Smith One Act / One Hour Starring: Cait Mathis & Alton Ray Directed By: Erika Ackerman Production Head: Isabella Figueres FRI/SAT/SUN June 3 - June 26 2016 @ The New Collective LA 6440 Santa Monica Blvd. LA CA 90038 @cowboymouthHFF

The comic story of a young lesbian whose family begins to fray when she tries to be frank with them about her sexual coming of age. Homophobia is not the family’s problem. It’s the prospect of candid conversation that throws them bizarrely off balance.

In a script The New York Times says "crackles with bright wit and intelligence," this Broadway-hit play from Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies is a witty, intelligent look at what what happens when ordinary life is refracted throughout the lens of war.

A terrifyingly hilarious tale of dreams in LA consumed by cockroaches, both real and imagined. WINNER 2016 Fringe Runway Award for Best Costumes!