Projects At The New American Theatre

LA TIMES CRITICS' CHOICE! One family, a three-legged dog, and a gazillion secrets New dark comedy by John Bunzel, directed by Jack Stehlin

From Communist Czechoslovakia to Harlem, from exorcisms to orgasms, the daughter of a New Age Holocaust survivor is compelled to "cha-cha" away the wounds of her ancestors. Through the celebratory delight of her loose underwear, she finds freedom. And yes... it's funny.

A night with one man, one corpse, one fly, and a history of loneliness. Inspired by a true event, NEAR DAWN is a solo play about belonging and solitude, drawing influence from the culture and tradition of rural China in the early 1980s.

Octopi Wall Street is a more shellfish look at climate change. The play comes at the issue through a series of vignettes told from the perspective of human and non-human entities. The opening monologue won the 2019 Monologue Selection at the Region 8 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

SELFIE is first a cabaret revue of eclectic '70s chanteuse, Minnie Riperton's music ("Lovin' You") that spans the genres of soul, funk, folk, and rock. Second, it's a celebration of the ego of singer/songwriter Aisha Kasmir, and her fight to play any part and be seen in a white-washed world.

Experience the eighth wonder of the world ... Sprinkles, the Clairvoyant Rat! Join Christopher T. Magician's sideshow as he showcases the extrasensory powers of his pet rodent. You'll witness the wonder as Sprinkles reads minds, sends thoughts, and gnaws away at preconceived notions of reality!

“The Scorpion and the Frog: a time-killer” is a comic interpretation of the oft-told story/fable/allegory/whatchamawhoositz about a frog who agrees to take a scorpion across a river.

NEW PLAY ABOUT PLAYWRIGHT LYNN MANNING “Voice from the Village’” written and directed by Melvin Ishmael Johnson is based upon one of Los Angeles greatest playwrights, Lynn Manning and his in real time visit to Skid Row Studios.

Christine just discovered an alien near the skatepark. Aimee is preoccupied counting down the days until the loss of her virginity. Both sisters are finding that the sexual appetite their teenage hearts yearn for is cosmic, insatiable, and intergalactic. A new play by UCLA theatre undergrads.