LA Shows and Events: July 8 - 14

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Jess Esa
July 08, 2024

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Another jam-packed newsletter this week! Summer has well and truly got going, which means Shakespeare in the Park is back, plus lots of other joyful park-based activities. The annual Summer Playwrights Festival is also kicking off, so there’s lots of exciting original work to see in the coming few weeks! As for me, it was my birthday this past weekend, so I spent the week giving my brain and body a rest, logging off, and spending some time in nature! 🌱 

Get ready for this week’s clowns, performers, and all-out entertainers. Here are the LA shows and create events you shouldn’t miss!

🎭 THIS WEEK’S PERFORMANCES 🎭

  • Avital Ash Workshops Her Suicide Note | July 9 | The Elysian | Frogtown
    Explores growing up a Hasidic Jew, depression, queer identity, and generational Holocaust trauma, all while being hilarious.

  • Mandrill: History is a Drag | July 10 | Public Displays of Altadena | Altadena

    A comedy about gender, history, and playing dress up that happens to rhyme. storytelling, standup, multi-media, poetry, and a touch of drag.

  • As You Like It | July 10 - September 1 | Independent Shakespeare Company | Griffith Park | Los Feliz
    Shakespeare in the Park is back with As You Like It. A screwball romantic comedy with songs inspired by 1930’s crooner, Al Bowlly.

  • Freak Nature Puppets | July 11 | The Elysian | Frogtown
    Watch a work-in-progress- show from a collective of self-taught puppeteers as part of The Elysian’s company-in-residence program.

  • Mr Chonkers | July 12 | The Elysian | Frogtown
    Kind of a clown show but not really. Absurd. Simple. Outrageous. Stupid. Fun.

  • Seven Minutes in Heaven: A Variety Mic | July 12 | The Elysian | Frogtown
    A new weekly Variety Mic for standup, characters, music, poetry, clown and more!

  • Flayed | July 13 | Los Angeles LGBT Center | Davidson/Valentini Theatre | Hollywood
    An award-winning solo clown show of a queer man on the verge of a breakdown, or maybe, spiritual enlightenment.

  • The Dolphin I Loved | July 13 | Actors Company | West Hollywood
    A 45-minute homage to the true story of Margarett Lovatt and her Dolphin, Peter.

  • Limp Wrist Comedy Show | July 13 | Junior High | Glendale
    A queer comedy show (with the occasional Ally) hosted by Peri Lapidus.

  • Puppets in the Park | July 13 | Bob Baker’s Marionette Theatre & Hollyhock House | Barnsdall Art Park | Los Feliz
    Enjoy puppets and crafts for free in the park, family-friendly

  • LA Choreographers & Dancers Presents Heart | July 12 - 14 | Culver City Ivy Substation | Culver City

    The company performs their newest work, Heart, with four other electrifying works!

  • Vanya | July 14 | National Theatre Live | LA Theatre Works James Bridges Theater | Westwood
    Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in a radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.

    ✏️ Celebrating Playwrights ✏️

  • Emerging Playwrights Lab | July 12 - 21 | Atwater Village Theatre | Atwater
    IAMA Theatre Company presents staged readings of six new plays written by members of the company’s 2023-24 Emerging Playwrights Lab.

  • 15th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival | July 12 - 21 | The Road Theatre | North Hollywood
    Enjoy 23 plays over ten days with playwrights from across the country and around the world participating.

Still Playing

All of these theatres have other shows running that might interest you! This is just a small selection that piqued my own interest 🦊 

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