Working in Community
From 2012–2016, three of Southern California's leading regional theatres programmed ambitious initiatives to engage local communities—primarily Latinx—they felt were underrepresented as patrons at their theatres. With funding from the James Irvine Foundation's Exploring Engagement fund, all three companies experimented with partnerships...
Seven Writers Walk into a Room…
Seventy-five playwrights have participated in the Center Theatre Group L.A. Writers' Workshop since 2004. From the established wordsmith to the promising wunderkind, playwrights at all stages in their careers have spent a year with us getting support in the critical early stages of a new work's development. There are only four requirements for...
A Gentleman's Guide—to Love of Theatre
Introducing theatre to a young audience member can be a magical experience, but it can also be a daunting one. For example: How can you be sure to pick a show with appropriate subject matter? How do you explain different theatrical terms and concepts to someone who has never seen a play before? What is the best way to talk to a young person ab...
Costume Designer Ann Closs-Farley's Dream Job
"My whole day is about fitting people's bodies," said costume designer and 2010 Richard E. Sherwood Award winner Ann Closs-Farley—which is one reason why Women Laughing Alone With Salad, which plays the Kirk Douglas Theatre through April 3, 2016, was a dream job for her. On a daily basis, the actors Closs-Farley works with deal with the sam...
Director Darko Tresnjak's Guide to a Tony-Winning Show
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, which plays the Ahmanson Theatre March 22–May 1, 2016, arrives in Los Angeles with four Tony Awards®, including Best Musical and Best Director, under its belt. But while the gentleman at its center, Monty Navarro, makes murder look easy, the show itself had a long journey to Broadway. Director Darko Tr...
Working That Salad
May we present: GIFs featuring production footage from Women Laughing Alone With Salad, Sheila Callaghan's audaciously funny new show, which plays the Kirk Douglas Theatre through April 3, 2016....