Los Angeles Events Calendar
7:00–9:00pm
Music | Theater
RENT
Lineage Performing Arts Center
We've spent 25 years waiting for the perfect moment to bring RENT to life, ensuring this production gets the justice it deserves. Now, with an incredible cast and crew, we're ready to share this powerful story. Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning RENT is more than a…
7:30–9:30pm
Theater
The Night of the Iguana
Tennessee Williams's rarely staged The Night of the Iguana tells the story of the Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon, a defrocked minister now conducting guided tours through Mexico on the verge of a nervous breakdown. As he struggles with his connection…
8:00–9:00pm
Theater
littleboy/littleman
When Nicaraguan brothers Fíto and Bastian clash over their visions of the American Dream, their choices send them on a collision course with fate—risking not just their futures, but their bond. Fíto, a poet, is impulsive and ambitious, willing to…
8:00–9:00pm
Theater
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
THE TONY-WINNING COMEDY DIRECT FROM BROADWAYStep into the vibrant world of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, a beloved Harlem hotspot where West African immigrant braiders work their magic on the locals’ locks. Amidst the lively buzz of a scorching summer, love…
8:00–9:00pm
Theater
anthropology
Rogue Machine at The Matrix Theatre
To find closure after losing her sister, Merril, a gifted programer, builds an AI to retrace her sister’s last moments. What she finds in this high-stakes thriller raises questions about living with grief and the lengths we can go to…
8:00–10:00pm
Theater | Storytelling | Festival
IAMA’s 8th Annual NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
IAMA Theatre Company, committed to cultivating new voices and creating new, boundary-pushing work, will host its 8th Annual New Works Festival this October.Featuring six new plays presented as staged readings, IAMA’s New Works Festival gives audiences an early look at…
8:00–10:00pm
Theater
नेहा & NEEL
Latino Theater Co. at The Los Angeles Theater Center
Neha (नेहा) fears she has failed to pass her language and culture down to her 17-year-old son, Neel (नील). A summer trip to visit colleges could be Neha’s last chance, if only she can get Neel to visit the historic…
8:00–10:00pm
Theater
MASCOGOS (MAHS-KO-GOHS)
Latino Theater Co. at The Los Angeles Theater Center
Miranda González explores her Mexican and African American roots and the untold stories of Mexico’s underground railroad in this world premiere of Mascogos. Eighteen-year-old Jamari is fighting an unknown illness that takes him through worlds he’s never seen before, from 1864 Mexico to today’s…
8:00–10:00pm
Theater
Otherkin
14 year old Olive, who is part of the subculture Otherkin, is compelled by strange forces to help prepare for humanity's end. Olive and her family are thrust into a roarous ride of epic proportions, confronting their pasts, perilous futures…
8:00–10:00pm
Theater
Fly Me to the Sun
While producing and recording his late night variety show, BQ, along with his DJ brother, discovers both the beauty and the flaws of the American dream through the eyes of their Salvadoran grandmother. Puppets, music, and live camera magic all…
8:00–10:00pm
Theater
THE LITTLE KING OF NORWALK
Latino Theater Co. at The Los Angeles Theater Center
Following a DUI, Juan attends his first mandated AA meeting — where he’s mistaken for someone powerful and influential who might be of use to the corrupt mayor and his circle. Juan wields his new power to benefit himself, but…