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GENERAL THEATRE:

All My Sons
Runs through July 24. Two years after
World War II, the Keller family is torn
apart by patriarch Joe Keller's moral
weakness and a shameful family
secret. $25. Raven Playhouse, 5233
Lankershim Blvd., N. Hollywood.
(818) 720-2009
www.ravenplayhouse.com

BEYOND
Runs through July 25. A French
cabaret show filled with world-class
dancers, aerialists, acrobats and more.
El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim
Blvd. N.Hollywood.
(818) 508-4200
www.elportaltheatre.com

Billie
Runs through July 25. This solo show
examines the life and career of jazz
legend Billie Holiday, exploring the trou-
bles she struggled with, the people and
things she loved, and her unforgettable
musical career. Whitefire Theatre,
13500 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks
(818) 990-2324
http://whitefiretheatre.com

Canvas-Falcons
Runs through Oct. 3. A love story set
against the backdrop of World war One.
It follows the lives of two Americans, Bill
who goes to war to find himself, and
Anne, who follows to keep him from for-
getting himself. Secret Rose Theater,
11246 Magnolia Blvd. N. Hollywood.
(877) 620.ROSE
www.secretrose.com

The Comedy of Errors
Runs through Aug. 8. A '50s-themed
production of this farcical tale of twins
accidentally separated at birth. Actors
Workout Studio, 4735 Lankershim
Blvd., N. Hollywood.
(818) 506-3903
www.actorsworkout.com

“Crack-Up”
Aug. 3 and Aug. 4, 8 p.m. Judith E.'s
one-woman show – a funny take on
the trials and tribulations of the onset of
menopause. $20. Lonny Chapman
Theatre, 10900 Burbank Blvd., N.
Hollywood.
www.thegrouprep.com

Faith Healer
July 31, 3 p.m. .A transient healer, his
wife, and his manager in the aftermath
of a catastrophe. THE ANTAEUS
COMPANY @ Deaf West Theatre,
5112 Lankershim Blvd., N.
Hollywood.
(818) 506-1983
www.Antaeus.org

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide
Runs through Aug. 7. Tony Award-
nominated 1975 drama that explores
the experience of being a woman of
color in America. Whitefire Theatre,
13500 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks.
(818) 990-2324
http://whitefiretheatre.com

The Golden Aurora
Runs through Sept. 18. When Ned, a
veterinarian's assistant, falls in love with
a rare, and mystical dog breed, the line
between his humanity and his animal
instincts becomes blurred. Alliance
Repertory Company, 4930
Lankershim Blvd., N. Hollywood.
(818) 284-6799
www.alliancerepertory.org/index.html

The Grapes of Wrath
Runs through Aug. 29. The story of the
Joad family and their flight from the dust
bowl of Oklahoma. Simi Valley Cultural
Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles Ave.,
Simi Valley.
(805) 583-7900
www.simi-arts.org

Hamlet
Run through July 31. Following the
death of his father, Hamlet returns home
to find his uncle now occupies the throne
and the queen's bed. Spurred by the
ghost of his father and surrounded by
spies, Hamlet must avenge his father's
murder. $32. Will Geer Theatricum
Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon
Blvd. Topanga.
(310) 455-3723
www.theatricum.com

The Helen Fragments
July 27, 28, 8 p.m. Did Helen have an
impetuous affair with Paris and provoke
the Trojan War? Or was she kidnapped
by the gods and innocent of all crimes?
The face that launched a thousand
ships...in antiquity's variety of interpreta-
tions. THE ANTAEUS COMPANY @
Deaf West Theatre, 5112 Lankershim
Blvd., N. Hollywood.
(818) 506-1983
www.Antaeus.org

The Hollywood Show
July 25. The Hollywood Show is the pre-
mier place for fans to meet, get auto-
graphs and hang out with their favorite
celebrities. Now entering its 25th year,
The Hollywood Show features hundreds
of celebrities. $20.
Burbank Marriott, 2500 N. Hollywood
Way, Burbank.
(951) 258-4968
www.marriott.com

Hurricane Season
Runs through Aug. 22. A festival of nine
original one-act plays by local writers
which is also a competition for $900 in
cash prizes. The plays are presented in
blocks of three. $18. Eclectic Company
Theatre, 5312 Laurel Canyon Blvd. N.
Hollywood
(818) 508-3003
www.eclecticcompanytheatre.org

It's Just Sex
Runs through Aug. 1. With the kids
away, three married couples get togeth-
er for a few laughs. But as the liquor
flows, secrets are revealed, trust is test-
ed, boundaries are broken and reality
gets swapped for fantasy. $25 - $30.
Two Roads Theatre, 4348 Tujunga
Ave. Studio City.
(866) 811-4111

King Lear
Runs through Aug. 15. This timeless
masterpiece of domestic tragedy is a tale
of fathers and their unloved sons and
daughters, of catastrophic change, and of
the individual at the mercy of a hostile
world.THE ANTAEUS COMPANY @
Deaf West Theatre, 5112 Lankershim
Blvd., N. Hollywood.
(818) 506-1983
www.Antaeus.org

Master Class
Runs through Aug. 21. Ellen Geer stars
as internationally renowned opera diva
Maria Callas. Delving into the life and
work of Callas, Master Class is a com-
plex exploration of the relationship of an
artist to her art. Will Geer Theatricum
Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon
Blvd. Topanga
(310) 455-3723
/www.theatricum.com

The Menopause "Crack-Up"
Runs through Aug. 4. Judith E.'s one-
woman show, The Menopause "Crack-
Up,” a sad and funny adults-only show.
Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman
Theatre, 10900 Burbank Blvd. N.
Hollywood.
(818) 700-4878
www.thegrouprep.com

Passengers
Runs through Aug. 28. Eight actors play
seventeen characters in eight short
scenes set in a small mid-western bus
station. The scenes, which segue fluidly
from one to another without stopping,
vary from comedic to poignant. The
Raven Playhouse, 5233 Lankershim
Blvd., N. Hollywood.
(818) 206-4000
www.thevagabondplayers.com

Patriotism Unleashed!
Runs through July 31. From the Boston
Tea Party to the Tea Party Movement and
beyond. “God Bless America! $10. The
Sherry Theatre, 11052 Magnolia Blvd.,
N. Hollywood
(818) 849-4039
www.theatreunleashed.com

Quickies T(h)ree
Runs through Aug. 27. Quickies
weaves eight 10-minute plays together to
form Quickies T(h)ree: Comedy al
Fresco! The first Quckies centered
around a bedroom and Quickies Too!
took place in a bar, the current batch of
eight plays are all set in a park. $20.
Whitefire Theatre
13500 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks.
(818) 990-2324
http://whitefiretheatre.com

Screwball Arrangements
Runs through Aug. 18. John Dyer V's
Screwball Arrangements. In this hilarious
show, Dyer combines stand-up, cabaret
and live musical theatre to tell the story of
his journey from Atlanta to Washington
D.C. to Hollywood. $20. Secret Rose
Theatre, 11246 Magnolia Blvd., N.
Hollywood
(818) 766-3691
www.secretrose.com

Speech & Debate
Runs through Aug. 22. When three
teenage misfits in Salem, Oregon find them-
selves linked by a sex scandal involving one
of their teachers, they join forces to seek out
and disclose the truth (without exposing their
"bathing-suit areas" in the process). Secret
Rose Theatre, 11246 Magnolia Blvd N.
Hollywood.
(818) 766-3691
/www.secretrose.com

String of Pearls
July 31 through Sept. 5. The possibilities
that open up in the lives of an array of women
as they come into contact with a strand of
pearls. Four actresses play 27 characters in
this deeply moving drama that is as fresh as
it is funny. Spanning 35 years, the pearls
touch the lives of mothers and daughters, sis-
ters and friends, even husbands and wives.
$22. Lonny Chapman Theatre, 10900
Burbank Blvd. N. Hollywood.
(818) 700-4878
www.thegrouprep.com The Menopause

Sugar Happens
Runs through July 24. An autobiographical
comedy about a nice East Coast Jewish girl's
hopes for love and success in Hollywood --
plus a sneak peek at her happy(?) life in 20
years. $20. Sidewalk Studio Theatre, 4150
W Riverside Drive Burbank.
(818) 558-5702
www.sidewalkstudiotheatre.com

This Way to Your Ritual Lobotomy
Runs through July 24. Looking back at
what the modern human race was like from a
hologram tour three-thousand years in the
future. Avery Schreiber Theatre, 11050
Magnolia Blvd. N. Hollywood.
(818) 766-9100
www.averyschreibertheatre.com

The Three Musketeers
Runs through July 31.The heroic swords-
man D'Artagnan and his three faithful friends,
the musketeers aid the French Queen and
her lover against the machinations of
Cardinal Richelieu and the beautiful, villain-
ous spy Milady de Winter. $32. Will Geer
Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga
Cyn. Blvd. Topanga
(310) 455-3723
www.theatricum.com

Twelfth Night
Runs through July 31. The show follows
the misadventures of the lovesick Viola (dis-
guised as the young boy Cesario) who gets
caught in a vexing love triangle with the dash-
ing Duke Orsino and the lovelorn Olivia.
These lovers, their fools and the puritans take
part in a madcap trip. $15. The Sherry
Theatre, 11052 Magnolia Blvd., N.
Hollywood.
(818) 849-4039
www.theatreunleashed.com

2010 Solofest
“Zelda Bing’s Love Camp” July 29, 8 p.m.
“Entertainer’s Eulogy” Aug. 5, 8 p.m.
“Mulatto” Aug. 12, 8 p.m“All I Ever Wanted”
Aug. 19, 8 p.m. “Heavy, Like The Weight Of
A Flame” Aug. 26, 8 p.m. Whitefire Theatre,
13500 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks.
(818) 990-2324
www.whitefiretheatre.com

U.S.S. Pinafore
Runs through July 25. An outer space
adaptation of Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S.
Pinafore and other works. The ship has
been outfitted with anti-gravity gear and
lasers set to kill, pitting the veddy British
lords and ladies against the alien lizard
men. $25. Crown City Theatre @ St.
Matthew's Church, 11031 Camarillo
Street N. Hollywood.
(818) 745-8527
/www.crowncitytheatre.com

Urban Death
Runs through July 31. A series of
vignettes in Grand Guignol style illustrat-
ing macabre images of horror meant to
disturb, discomfit, thrill, shock and some-
times make you laugh at the absurdity.
This show is not for the faint of heart, but
for daring adventurers ready to delve into
an avant garde world of theatrically twist-
ed nightmares, insanity and deviation.
$15.
Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre
Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd N.
Hollywood
(818) 202-4120
www.ZombieJoes.com

A Walk in the Woods
Runs through Sept. 4. The story of an
unlikeiy friendship between an earnest
young American nuclear arms negotiator
and his more-cynical Soviet counterpart
during their walks together in the hills
above Geneva, Switzerland. $22. Group
Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre,
10900 Burbank Blvd. N. Hollywood.
(818) 700-4878
/www.thegrouprep.com

KIDS THEATRE:

Improv Comedy for Kids
Ongoing. Improv Comedy for Kids, per-
formed by some of the area's most talent-
ed young people are family-friendly and
filled with laugh-out-loud-funny sketch
comedy and improv. L.A. Connection
Comedy Theatre, 13442 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks.
(818) 784-1868
www.laconnectioncomedy.com

Super Sidekick
Runs through Aug. 15. The dynamic
duo of Blackjack and Inky, the greatest
super hero/sidekick combination in the
Kingdom, track the evil Sorcerer Slurm
to the Caves of Doom to rescue the
Princess. Inky gets his moment to shine
when the proud and bumbling Blackjack
gets caught. Now he needs to save them
both before they fall prey to Slurm’s
Terrible Tickler. The Sherry Theatre,
11052 Magnolia Blvd., N. Hollywood.
(818) 849-4039
www.theatreunleashed.com

CINDERELLA
Runs through Aug. 1. A pumpkin turns
into a carriage, mice become horses, and
a young girl becomes a beautiful
princess. Kavli Theatre at the
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100
Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand
Oaks.
(805) 449-ARTS (2787)

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