February 21, 2019

2019 SEASON

SOUTHERNMOST

By Mary Lyon Kamitaki

Directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera

April 6 – April 29, 2019

 

THE END OF BEAUTY

By Cory Hinkle

Directed by Barbara Kallir

May 25 – June 17, 2019

 

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By Janine Salinas Schoenberg

Directed by Diane Rodriguez

September 21 – October 14

March 7, 2018

Less than a month away from HOT NIGHT 2018!

Join the celebration at our annual gala.
An evening of electrifying songs and tributes.
Honoring
AMY HILL
RAUL CLAYTON STAGGS
with the Lee Melville Award
for Outstanding Contribution to the
Los Angeles Theater Community
and
NEW DESIGNS CHARTER SCHOOLS
with the Community Partner Award
Scheduled Performers and Presenters include:
Jill Marie Burke, Melody Butiu, Tim Dang,
 Becca Godinez, Carla Jimenez, Diarra Kilpatrick, Kevin Odekirk, and Michael Shepperd
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
7:30 PM
(6 PM VIP Ticket Reception)
Barnsdall Gallery Theater
4800 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90027
March 1, 2018

BLOODLETTING part of CTG’s BLOCK PARTY!

We are happy to announce that our
Ovation Recommended production of BLOODLETTING
has been invited to be part of
Center Theatre Group’s
Block Party at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
 

 
Performances begin on March 29th and
runs for ONLY two weeks until April 8th
 
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW
 
As a special friend of Playwrights’ Arena you are
able to purchase tickets for
only $25 
 
Simply click
and enter promo code “PLAYWRIGHTS”
March 1, 2018

2018 Season

TAR by Tom Jacobson
June 9 – July 2

CONTAGIOUS by Gary Lennon
August 25 – September 10

TBA
October 13 – November 5

All performances at Atwater VillageTheatre
3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039

January 31, 2017

HELP US CELEBRATE OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY

 

WITH MORE ADVENTUROUS PROGRAMMING!
Dear Friend of Playwrights’ Arena:
There is still time to make a tax-deductible year end gift to ensure that we get to deliver an ambitious 25th Anniversary season of original works for adventurous minds.

 

OUR 25TH SEASON includes:
THE HOTEL PLAY
– a site specific play written by 7 women playwrights (Paula Cizmar, Velian Hasu Houston, Jennifer Maisel, Nahal Navidar, Julie Oni, Janine Salinas Schoenberg, and Laurie Woolery) — where audience members enter one room at a time to steal moments of private conversations, addressing the question “are we better off today in terms of race relations than 25 years ago?”
ACT FOR STUDENTS
– an 8-week immersive, collaborative workshop with high school students who write and perform their own play with the help of a playwright mentor and acting mentors.
Acting mentors Brie Eley and Curtis Scott rehearse with students at New Designs Charter School.
BILLY BOY
– an intimate play by Nick Salamone (who wrote the adaptation of HELEN at the Getty Villa) about the loves in our past and the words we never said.
NEW PAGES LAB
– a year-round readings of the freshest plays from the playwrights’ computers. Curated by Literary Manager Annette Lee, this series gives us insight into future plays. Many of our productions have been read through this series.
 A reading of Gabriel Rivas Gomez’s THISABILITY.
OUR FATHER’S HOUSE
– a cutting edge reimagining of a classic play by Luis Alfaro set in a Central California seminary where young men are anguishing over the life they abandoned beyond the walls of the church. A co-production with Skylight Theatre Company.

 

We are more than 60% in achieving our goal of raising $50,000 by the end of the year.
Can we ask you to consider supporting us with a year end gift of any amount
? Your tax-deductible contribution will go 100% towards artists’ fees.
To make make a donation simply send a check to:
Playwrights’ Arena
514 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA  90013
or click HERE to go through paypal. (Please note that we receive about 6% less of your donation via paypal).
Thank you for your support. And happy new year!!
The Board and Artists
of
Playwrights’ Arena
Tax ID #95-4539887

 

 

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