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Drama

The Blank Theatre Presents:
Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers

4/20/2013 - 6/2/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

This radically fresh retelling of the JM Barrie classic is a theatrical event not to be missed. Exploring the original ideas and inspirations behind this iconic fantasy, Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers is a dark new retelling of the story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up. This is Peter Pan as you have never seen it before but how it was always meant to be told.

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Odyssey Theatre Presents:
Annapurna

4/21/2013 - 6/9/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman star in ANNAPURNA, a breathtaking story about the longevity of love. “Two amazingly gifted actors generously demonstrate their skill in ANNUPURNA. It is one of our FEATURED events! GO!” – Performing Arts LIVE

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Center Theatre Group Presents:
The Royale

5/9/2013 - 6/2/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

“Powerful performances and a powerful play. THE ROYALE is a theatrical knockout and one of our FEATURED events. GO!” – Performing Arts LIVE

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Center Theatre Group Presents:
Joe Turner's Come and Gone at the Mark Taper Forum

5/14/2013 - 6/9/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

Joe Turner's Come and Gone Written By August Wilson Directed by Phylicia Rashad Mark Taper Forum Now Playing – June 9, 2013 “Absolutely outstanding! The acting doesn’t get any better than this. JOE TURNER'S COME and GONE is definitely one of our FEATURED events. GO!”

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The Old Globe Presents:
Other Desert Cities

4/27/2013 - 6/2/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

It's Christmas in Palm Springs at the home of actor-turned-politico couple Lyman and Polly Wyeth. Daughter Brooke's gift – a manuscript of her new memoir – unearths long buried secrets of a family scandal that threatens to put the once picture-perfect clan back on the tabloid pages.

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L.A. Theatre Works Presents:
Glengarry Glen Ross

5/16/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

Joe Mantegna reprises his 1984 Tony Award-winning role as Richard Roma in David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about real estate brokers. Gordon Clapp returns with his Tony-nominated portrayal from the 2005 Broadway revival and Richard Schiff stars as George Aaronow, the role he played in the 2012 Broadway production. The L.A. Theatre Works cast also stars Richard Dreyfuss and Joh Stamberg.

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Various Presents:
Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

5/10/2013 - 6/1/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE opens at the Conejo Players Theatre on May 10th and runs through June 1st, 2013. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 PM and Sunday matinees at 2 PM. Go to the theatre website at www.conejoplayers.org for tickets and more information.

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The Chance Theater Presents:
THE LARAMIE PROJECT - TEN YEARS LATER

4/19/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

TEN YEARS LATER, its companion piece, explores how Laramie has changed, asking us to look at a town -- and a nation -- wrestling with its legacy and its place in history. THE LARAMIE PROJECT, adapted from a collection of real-life interviews, is a cultural pulse-taking play that examines the murder of Matthew Shepard and its aftermath.

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A Noise Within Presents:
Sarah Ruhl's EURYDICE Retells Classic Greek Myth at A Noise Within

3/16/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, presents Pulitzer Prize-finalist SARAH RUHL’s critically praised play EURYDICE, directed by ANW Producing Artistic Director Geoff Elliott.

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The Chance Theater Presents:
THE LARAMIE PROJECT

4/18/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

THE LARAMIE PROJECT, adapted from a collection of real-life interviews, is a cultural pulse-taking play that examines the murder of Matthew Shepard and its aftermath. TEN YEARS LATER, its companion piece, explores how Laramie has changed, asking us to look at a town -- and a nation -- wrestling with its legacy and its place in history.

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seat of your pants Productions Presents:
Trainspotting

4/12/2013 - 6/2/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

Disturbing. Gruesome. Funny. Entertaining and shocking in equal measure, Harry Gibson's stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh's cult novel about Scottish heroin addicts charts the harrowing, but at times hilarious, disintegration of four friends as they hurtle towards self-destruction in a world peopled by psychos, junkies and drunken Scottish fathers.

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Wayne Scott/ LifeHouse Productions Presents:
Anne of Green Gables

4/13/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

The irresistibly imaginative orphan, Anne Shirley, will steal everyone’s heart as she discovers love, faith and friendship. One of LifeHouse Theater’s most popular and acclaimed musicals returns to amuse and inspire audiences of all ages.

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Grupo de Teatro SINERGIA Presents:
THE WOMEN OF JUAREZ/LAS MUJERES DE JUAREZ

4/12/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

THE WOMEN OF JUAREZ is the story of a mother searching for her missing daughter only to discover an intricate web of misogyny, police and political corruption.

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Jane Press & Robin McKee Presents:
My Mother's Keeper

5/9/2013 - 6/16/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

My Mother’s Keeper, written by Jane Press and directed by Robin McKee, will open just in time for Mother’s Day – May 10th and closes on Father’s Day – June 16 at the Electric Lodge in Venice with a benefit performance on Thursday May 9.

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The Group Rep Presents:
SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME

5/10/2013 - 6/2/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

“…a gritty, touching revival.” – LA TIMES “…superb performances…” – ReviewPlays.com “Tears & gasps accompanied the curtain call…” – Stage Happenings The Group Rep presents Frank McGuinness' gritty, touching drama, directed by Gregg T. Daniel, produced by Laura Coker. Set in a cell in Lebanon, three men, strangers to each other, are forced to take an emotional roller-coaster ride.

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Actors Co-op Presents:
The Miracle Worker

4/12/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

THE MIRACLE WORKER By William Gibson Directed by Thom Babbes Produced by Selah Victor Performance Schedule: April 12 - May 19, 2013

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Collaborative Artists Ensemble Presents:
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY

5/10/2013 - 6/9/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

A stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's 1962 Academy Award-winning film. West Coast Premiere.

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The Antaeus Company Presents:
The Crucible

5/9/2013 - 7/7/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

The Antaeus Company, L.A.’s multiple award-winning classical theater company, presents an untraditional staging of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Set in 1692 and written in reaction to the McCarthyism that gripped America in the 1950s, Arthur Miller’s parable of mass hysteria offers a frightening depiction of what can happen when fear clouds fact and reason is replaced by blame.

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Chromolume Theatre Presents:
DO LORD REMEMBER ME

4/19/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

The memories of ex-slaves, recorded during interviews in the 1930s, constitute the raw material of "Do Lord Remember Me." RETURN ENGAGEMENT.

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The Celebration Theatre Presents:
At The Flash

5/17/2013 - 5/26/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

AT THE FLASH is a fierce and funny show that condenses LGBT history into the story of five characters – a closeted man in the 1960s, a black drag queen in the 1970s, a club kid in the 1980s, a budding lesbian activist in the 1990s, and a family man/entrepreneur in the 2000s.

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PR4PLAYS Presents:
STEEL MAGNOLIAS

5/3/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

This humorously revealing play will take you on an emotional journey filled with laughter and tears. Sometimes laughter is a matter of life and death. Steel Magnolias will touch your heart!

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Irwin Appel Presents:
A Streetcar Named Desire

5/9/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

Tennessee Williams' towering drama, A Streetcar Named Desire, reveals to the very depths the character of Blanche du Bois, a woman whose life has been undermined by her romantic illusions, which lead her to reject the realities of life with which she is faced. The pressure brought to bear upon her by her sister, with whom she goes to live in New Orleans, is intensified by the earthy young husband of the latter, and leads to a revelation of her tragic self-delusion.

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Visions of Possibilities and the Greenway Arts Alliance Presents:
"Conversations 'Bout the Girls

5/10/2013 - 5/19/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

Sonia Jackson's provocative and multi-faceted stage play explores the lives of young girls and women and their relationships with their breasts. Hot 92.7 radio personality Josefa Salinas makes her stage debut. With odes to Halle Berry and Chaka Khan, stories are fun, funny, embarrassing and moving. The production benefits the Los Angeles affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

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The Old Globe Presents:
Be a Good Little Widow

5/11/2013 - 6/9/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

As a young wife, Melody is adjusting to choosing the best throw pillow and the proper temperature to serve her brie. But when her husband's business trip ends in tragedy, Melody must learn how to behave like a proper widow with the help of her mother-in-law – who just happens to be an expert in the field.

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Theatre Asylum Presents:
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

2/20/2013 - 6/5/2013 (next performance: Wednesday, 5/22/2013)

A great story, made even better! Alex Lyras stars in the Los Angeles premiere, updated and revised by the author that packs an even more powerful punch. Mike Daisey’s monologue examines the controversy of globalization through the rise and fall and resurrection of Apple, illuminating how Apple’s former CEO and his obsessions shape our lives, and the human price we pay for our high-tech toys.

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Theatre 29 Presents:
"Ragtime"

5/3/2013 - 6/1/2013 (next performance: Friday, 5/24/2013)

An American Musical Saga. Directed by Charles Harvey

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Zombie Joe Presents:
URBAN DEATH - Live Horror on Stage

5/11/2013 - 6/8/2013 (next performance: Saturday, 5/25/2013)

Zombie Joe's Underground's terrifying signature production is back

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Little Fish Theatre Presents:
Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling

6/14/2013 - 7/13/2013 (next performance: Friday, 6/14/2013)

An eclectic group of southern ladies meet weekly in a small town beauty parlor.

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Breakdown Services and Performing Arts Live.com Presents:
STATE OF THE ARTS HIT RADIO SERIES Hosted by Michael Sterling and Paul Stroili

1/24/2013 - 12/26/2013 (next performance: Thursday, 5/23/2013)

Presented by Breakdown Services and sponsored in part by Performing Arts Live for its third, critically acclaimed broadcast year, State of the Arts is hosted by Los Angeles theatre professionals Michael Sterling & Paul Stroili whose astute, entertaining, and slightly irreverent personalities have made them internet sensations!

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Rogue Machine Presents:
Dying City

5/18/2013 - 7/8/2013 (next performance: Sunday, 5/19/2013)

Winning upwards of 50 awards (including Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, LA Weekly, Ovation, and Garland Awards) in just the past five years (BEST PRODUCTION two years in a row), Rogue Machine returns to kick off their 2013 season with the Los Angeles premiere of Dying City by Christopher Shinn (OBIE winner, Pulitzer Prize finalist).

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