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09.03 – 10.05.2025
Heartfelt and hilarious, Am I Roxie? explores duty, destiny, and how facing your darkest fears can reveal who you truly are.
Gil Cates Theater
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10.01 – 11.02.2025
Blending poetry, live music, and ritual, littleboy/littleman pulses with rhythm and emotion, pulling us into a world where family is everything, but dreams come at a cost.
Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater
11.05 – 12.07.2025
Fresh off its hit Off-Broadway debut and from the creative minds of Douglas Lyons (Chicken & Biscuits) and Zhailon Levingston (Cats: The Jellicle Ball), this witty new play serves up romance, regrets, and the unexpected possibility of second chances.
02.04 – 03.08.2026
A darkly funny, gripping world premiere from rising playwright Beth Hyland, SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA explores creativity, obsession, and our ghosts that refuse to be ignored.
03.04 – 04.12.2026
Broadway star Sara Porkalob returns to the Geffen Playhouse for the second installment of “The Dragon Cycle.”
04.08 – 05.10.2026
A gripping, deeply personal drama between two Black waiters and a white teenage boy that unflinchingly confronts the realities of race, power, and betrayal in 1950s South Africa.
06.10 – 07.12.2026
A trailblazing actress returns to the U.S. to stage a career-defining comeback and collides with a new generation that challenges her past, her politics, and her place in the movement.
September 3 – October 5, 2025
October 1 – November 2, 2025*Special Limited Engagement. Not included in subscription packages; see below for more information.
November 5 – December 7, 2025
February 4 – March 8, 2026
March 4 – April 12, 2026*Special Limited Engagement. Not included in subscription packages; see below for more information.
April 8 – May 10, 2026
June 10 – July 12, 2026
Introducing the second season curated by Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney, featuring Los Angeles, West Coast, and world premieres.
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WORLD PREMIEREGIL CATES THEATER
Written & Performed by Roxana OrtegaDirected by Bernardo Cubría
In this fiercely funny one-woman tour-de-force based on her own life, writer/actor Roxana Ortega (The Casagrandes, The Groundlings) navigates the chaos of her mother’s mental decline with outrageous humor and unbreakable spirit. Playing everything from a mermaid-obsessed aunt to a prickly sherpa, Roxie takes us on a wild ride into an opera house, up a killer mountain, and through the doomscape of her own mind. Heartfelt and hilarious, Am I Roxie? explores duty, destiny, and how facing your darkest fears can reveal who you truly are.
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WEST COAST PREMIEREGIL CATES THEATER
Written by Douglas LyonsDirected by Zhailon LevingstonProduced in Association with Jeffrey Richards & Mark CortaleFeaturing Gail Bean, Biko Eisen-Martin & Michael Rishawn
If your ex called, would you answer? Jada and Dallas were once engaged—now, they’re meeting for dinner to untangle the past. Between cheeky waiters, old wounds, and the undeniable spark that still lingers between them, their “casual” reunion may ignite a bomb neither of them can defuse. Fresh off its hit Off-Broadway debut and from the creative minds of Douglas Lyons (Chicken & Biscuits) and Zhailon Levingston (Cats: The Jellicle Ball), this witty new play serves up romance, regrets, and the unexpected possibility of second chances.
Written by Beth HylandDirected by Jo BonneySally, a once-celebrated novelist grappling with writer's block and overshadowed by her husband Theo’s rising literary fame, seeks solace and inspiration in the iconic Boston apartment once inhabited by Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. But when eerie encounters begin to blur the line between inspiration and madness, Sally is forced to question what’s real, what’s imagined, and what her art may truly cost her. A darkly funny, gripping world premiere from rising playwright Beth Hyland, this tragicomic thriller explores creativity, obsession, and our ghosts that refuse to be ignored.
GIL CATES THEATER
Written by Athol FugardStep into the charged atmosphere of a 1950s South African tea shop in Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold”…and the Boys, a gripping, deeply personal drama that unflinchingly confronts the realities of race, power, and betrayal. On a rainy afternoon, Hally, a white teenager, passes the time with Sam and Willie, two Black waiters who have helped raise him by filling the gaps of a broken home with warmth, wisdom, and laughter. But as the day unfolds, playful memories give way to painful truths, and a single moment threatens to shatter the fragile bond between them forever.
Written by Pearl CleageDirected by LaTanya Richardson JacksonProduced in Association with Black Rebirth Collective
Anna Campbell is a trailblazing actress flush with accolades but short on cash. After returning to the U.S. to stage a career-defining comeback, she collides with a new generation that challenges her past, her politics, and her place in the movement. Award-winning playwright Pearl Cleage (Blues for an Alabama Sky) teams up with Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson (The Piano Lesson) to deliver a sharp-witted and soulful comedy about art, activism, and aging on your own terms.This production is made possible, in part, by support from Cast Iron Entertainment.
The Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, founded as our intimate space for epic imagining, is living out its true mission as a vibrant new works lab for new theatrical events—a space where we can roll up our sleeves and dive into the creation of bold, innovative theater. This evolution has sparked thrilling collaborations with groundbreaking artists—providing time and space for intensive workshops—and will bring world premiere productions from Roxana Ortega, Rudi Goblen, and Beth Hyland to our stages next season.
WORLD PREMIEREAUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER
Written by Rudi GoblenDirected by Nancy Medina
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 take risks to get what he wants. Bastian, a telemarketer, is steady and principled, holding onto caution as a guide. Blending poetry, live music, and ritual, this electrifying tale of brotherhood and belonging pulses with rhythm and emotion, pulling us into a world where family is everything, but dreams come at a cost.
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littleboy/littleman is not part of any subscription package, but subscribers will receive priority access to purchase single tickets with no per-ticket fees before the general public. Subscribe Today
PART II OF THE DRAGON CYCLELOS ANGELES PREMIEREAUDREY SKIRBALL KENIS THEATER
Written by Sara PorkalobDirected by Andrew Russell
Broadway star Sara Porkalob returns to the Geffen Playhouse for the second installment of “The Dragon Cycle.” In this next chapter, Maria Porkalob, Jr. dreams of a bigger, gayer life beyond Bremerton, WA. But when an unexpected chance to escape arises, she faces an impossible choice—stay with her struggling family or chase freedom in the wilds of Alaska. Packed with ghosts, Filipino gangsters, and a killer ’90s R&B soundtrack, this award-winning, high-octane solo show is a raw, hilarious, and deeply moving story of resilience, queer love, and what it takes to break free and find home.
Dragon Mama is not part of any subscription package, but subscribers will receive priority access to purchase single tickets with no per-ticket fees before the general public. Subscribe Today
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