Listings for Plays/Theatre (71)
June 7 - July 17, 2016 ONGOING EVENT
Geffen Theatre, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Website | Email | : (310) 208-5454
Written by Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros
Directed by John Rando
World Premiere
“Maybe marriage was a better idea when life expectancy was lower.” – Jack from Big Sky
Five-star amenities and family fallout are on the itinerary as Jack races to land a life-changing deal during an Aspen getaway. But wide open spaces offer no place to hide as Jack’s family fails to keep the truth and elements at bay. Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros and Tony Award winning director John Rando offer a funny and poignant cautionary tale about the perils of pretense and fragility of family.
Major support for this world premiere production provided by the Edgerton Foundation New Play Production Fund
The Geffen Theatre has generously provided free tickets for various Big Sunday events. Most recently, Big Sunday volunteers took a group of vets to the see a play there.
April 5 - May 15, 2016 ONGOING EVENT
Geffen Theatre, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Website | Email | (310) 208-5454
Written by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Bart DeLorenzo
Critic’s Pick! “Suffused with warmth and humor. Ruhl frothily whips together a romantic comedy and backstage farce.” – The New York Times
When long-lost loves are cast as long-lost lovers, two squabbling actors are slow to learn their lines but quick to ignite an old flame. MacArthur “Genius” Sarah Ruhl leads us on-stage, back-stage and out the stage door as reality collides with fiction in this raucous and revealing play within a play.
The Geffen Theatre has generously provided free tickets for various Big Sunday events. Most recently, Big Sunday volunteers took a group of vets to the see a play there.
March 1 - April 10, 2016 ONGOING EVENT
Geffen Theatre, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Website | Email | (310) 208-5454
“A compelling, comic drama. An incisive look at the double edged quest for artistic validation in the digital era.” – Newsweek
When frustrated novelist Olivia meets fast-talking blogger Ethan – known more for his sexual prowess than his prose – she worries she will become just another chapter in his little black book. Their funny and flirty union blurs the lines between rewrites, romance and royalties – proving you can’t judge a book by its author.
The Geffen Theatre has generously provided free tickets for various Big Sunday events. Most recently, Big Sunday volunteers took a group of vets to the see a play there.
February 2 - March 13, 2016 ONGOING EVENT
Geffen Theatre, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Website | Email | (310) 208-5454
Written by Bess Wohl
Directed by Trip Cullman
West Coast Premiere
“It has been a long time since a new work has challenged the very core of existence.”
– The Philadelphia Inquirer
“How do we distinguish between ‘difference’ and ‘danger?'”
– Playwright Bess Wohl
When a young American tourist has a wild night out with an elegant Spaniard, what begins as a drunken fling becomes a searing and seductive look at two lost souls seeking solace in each other. Bess Wohl’s biting humor uncovers the individual tragedies and triumphs that build us up as well as tear us down.
The Geffen Theatre has generously provided free tickets for various Big Sunday events. Most recently, Big Sunday volunteers took a group of vets to the see a play there.
November 10 - December 20, 2015 ONGOING EVENT
Geffen Theatre, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Website | Email | (310) 208-5454
Written by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Randall Arney
Pulitzer Prize, Tony and Academy Award Winning Playwright
“Shanley’s finest work since Doubt.” – The New York Times
“A tender paean to rural life, to the Irish spirit and to the enduring belief that love will find a way.” – The Hollywood Reporter
Family farms, feuds and fences have separated neighbors Rosemary and Anthony since childhood. But as the heather blooms in the Irish countryside, unexpected charms are unearthed. Pulitzer, Tony and Academy Award winning playwright John Patrick Shanley’s wry, romantic comedy reminds us that love, early or late, always arrives on time.
Recipient of the 2014 Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award
The Geffen Theatre has generously provided free tickets for various Big Sunday events. Most recently, Big Sunday volunteers took a group of vets to the see a play there.
SMOKE AND MIRRORS With Master Illusionist, Albie Selznick
October 23, 2015, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Odyssey Theatre, 2055 South Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, California
Website | Email | (310) 264-6646
THE OPCC ACTION COMMITTEE PRESENTS: SMOKE AND MIRRORS With Master Illusionist, Albie Selznick. SMOKE AND MIRRORS IS A POIGNANT YET HUMOROUS PLAY PACKED WITH SLEIGHT-OF-HAND AND AMAZING ILLUSIONS.
General admission only (no assigned seating is available). Tickets are not tax deductible.
100% of proceeds to be donated to OPCC
Big Sunday volunteers have worked with OPCC for years – serving breakfast at Daybreak, brunch at Turning Point, dinner at Samoshel, as well as pain ting, gardening and cleaning!
Jazz and Dance Performance with Phil Ranelin and Tony Testa
September 13, 2015, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Website | Email | 323 857-6000
Inspired by the exhibition Noah Purifoy: Junk Dada, Tony Testa and Phil Ranelin have joined their artistic forces to create a jazz and dance performance in the galleries as a special performance during Andell Family Sundays. Tony Testa is a renowned international choreographer, artistic director, and creative activist. Phil Ranelin is a master trombonist of the J. J. Johnson tradition and former Freddie Hubbard sideman.
Every year LACMA provides free admission (and a free bus!) to take many disadvantaged and grateful folks to Andell Family Sundays!
August 1, 2015, 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Magicopolis - Third Street Promenade, 1418 W. 4th Street, Santa Monica, California
Website | Email | 310.280.0878
An original play presented by future scientists with hearing loss!
Big Sunday has worked with No Limits in all kinds of ways, for many years, including filling and organizing their costume closet!
Rant & Rave Chapter 60: Regrets
June 22, 2015, 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Rogue Machine Theatre Theater, 5041 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Website | Email | (855) 585-5185
Rant & Rave
Chapter 60: Regrets
Featuring Neelanjana Banerjee, Josh Bitton, Lynn Ferguson, Brian Finkelstein, Jason Lee, and T. Tara Turk-Haynes
Hosted, as usual, by Ron Bottitta
Rant and Rave is produced by Roxanne Hart, a generous donor to Big Sunday
June 13 - 27, 2015 ONGOING EVENT
Rogue Machine Theatre, 5041 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, California
Website | Email | (855) 585-5185
Rogue Machine Theatre presents the West Coast Premiere of
A Permanent Image
by Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by John Perrin Flynn
Featuring Anne Gee Byrd, Tracie Lockwood, Ned Mochel, and Mark L. Taylor
Produced by John Perrin Flynn and David A. Mauer
Now playing!
Playing Saturdays at 5:00PM, Sundays at 7:00PM, and Mondays at 8:00PM
As members of an estranged family from a small town in Idaho gather to bury the family patriarch, Mom delivers a surprising twist.
The traditionally joyous and colorful holidays are approaching, and siblings Bo and Ally are stunned to see how their childhood home has been “decorated” for the occasion. We soon see a method behind this madness as A Permanent Image paints a stunning picture of the interrelations in this broken family.
Rant and Rave is produced by Roxanne Hart, a generous donor to Big Sunday
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