🎭 Theatre and Creative Events: Dec 9 - 15

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Happy Monday! 🦊

This week I was truly blown away by a book I found in a little free library—Yoshi Oida’s The Invisible Actor, which blends philosophy and Eastern and Western theatre practice. He discusses ways of getting out of your head and into your body and draws on lessons and stories from his life, particularly from Noh theatre and performing in Peter Brook’s company in Paris. It reframed a lot for me and was just very inspiring and interesting to read all around. I highly recommend it!

The events are starting to take on a cozy end-of-year vibe! Next week will be the last newsletter for the year and I’ll be including shows right up until the end of the month so submit anything you have coming up in 2024 below!
 
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Now, on to the shows!

🎭 THIS WEEK’S PERFORMANCES 🎭

• Fanny | Dec 11 - 12 | The Elysian | Frogtown

  A punk musical about the real life of classical composer Fanny Mendelssohn. This show weaves together classical music and original punk songs, highlighting the delicate and complicated angst of a woman in 1800’s Germany.

• It's a Wonderful Life + The Great Lake Bums Double Feature | Dec 13 - 14 | The Matrix | Melrose

  Join Season 10 for a winter double feature of It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play to benefit charity followed by the premiere of Jack Freiberger's raunchy winter comedy The Great Lake Bums. See one or both!

• MORE NAMES: A night of comedy | Dec 13 | PDA Space | Altadena
  A night of comedy and short fiction celebrating More Names by Stacie Vos.

• The Border | Dec 14 & 21 | Fiesta Hall | Plummer Park
  A powerful award-winning solo show about the horrors of war and the resilience of the human spirit! Two-for-one deal available.

• The Magic Fountain Variety Show | Dec 15 | The Activist Kitchen | East Hollywood
  Comics, clowns and musical acts, the last show before the new year!

• The Nutcracker | Dec 12 - Dec 22 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Costa Mesa
  American Ballet Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Nutcracker.

• The 2025 Latinx New Play Festival | now accepting submissions in English and Spanish! All entries must be submitted by Tuesday, December 31, 2024.

Still Playing

• A Christmas Carol | Dec 8 - Dec 24 | A Noise Within | Pasadena

• Waiting for Godot | Dec 8 - Dec 21 | Geffen Playhouse | Westwood

• La Cage aux Folles | Dec 8- Dec 15 | Pasadena Playhouse | Pasadena

• Wicked | Dec 8 - Feb 2 | Pantages Theatre | Hollywood

🕺OTHER COOL CREATIVE STUFF 🕺

• 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Info Session | Dec 10 | The Elysian | Frogtown
  If you're thinking about taking your work to Edinburgh in 2025 or 2026, start planning and making some decisions with this intro session with John Norris.

• Latke Party | Dec 11 | Ruby Fruit | Silverlake

  Special latke menu with entertainment from multi-instrumentalist and queer artist @lu_isms playing Jewish diaspora music, followed by DJ @djabusinna. Raising money for Palestine Children Relief Fund.

• Open Screen Los Angeles | Dec 11 | The Lyric Hyperion | Silverlake
  An open mic night for filmmakers. Share your film the way it was intended, projected in a dark room with lively strangers.

• Krampus Nights | Dec 13 & 14 | PRS | Los Feliz
  An Evening of Folkloric Holiday Traditions with author Al Ridenour, featuring pre-show Cocktail Hour, music, costumed Krampuses, & more!

• The Dynamics of Play | Dec 14 - 15 | The Clown School | North Hollywood
  The concept of play lies at the heart of everything in the clown and theatrical universe. Take a deep dive into play, complicity, game, structure, and sensitivity.

• The Simple Clown | Dec 13 - 15 | The Elysian | Frogtown
  Go deep into the world of the Simple Clown with Zachary Steel.

• Cargo Shorts Film Festival | Dec 14 | Junior High | Glendale
  A film festival celebrating the next generation of queer filmmakers, featuring screenings of narrative, experimental, and documentary shorts, followed by a mixer.
  

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  Have a wonderful week everyone! 🦊