SOUTH COAST REPERTORY

Comedian. Trailblazer. Force of nature. From Greenwich Village nightclubs to “The Tonight Show” to Hollywood’s red carpets, Joan Rivers made and remade her career through ...

Join us over several seasons as we celebrate the artists, personalities and opinion leaders who boldly changed our world. Comedian. Trailblazer. Force of nature. From Greenwich ...

Down-on-his-luck Seymour pines for the beautiful Audrey. When he stumbles across a strange new plant, Seymour may get everything he’s ever wanted.

At Mushnik’s Skid Row Florists, down-on-his-luck Seymour pines for his beautiful co-worker, Audrey, not knowing the feelings are mutual.  When he stumbles across a strange ...

We’re back for a fourth summer of theatre under the stars at Mission San Juan Capistrano! An epic adventure across land, sea and sky–all in ...

The healer from Nazareth is dead—and his followers are determined to keep sharing his message. The problem is the Roman Empire wants them out of ...

Once the beat drops in Wonderland, you can’t help but join the party!  In this pop and hip-hop musical inspired by the Lewis Carroll classic, ...

Orange County’s favorite yuletide tradition continues! From the first “Bah humbug” to the final “Wassail,” this timeless classic is sure to rekindle your family’s holiday ...

This groundbreaking drama changed the American theatre forever, breaking down barriers on and off stage.  Each of the Youngers, a Black family, has a different ...

From one of the storytellers behind the film Coco comes a modern take on Don Quixote bursting with imagination and Tejano music. The valiant knight ...

Step back to the 1960s as Mission San Juan Capistrano transforms into La Havana Madrid, Chicago’s legendary nightclub where newly arrived Latino immigrants dine, dance ...

Meet Roya, our fabulous hostess, as she welcomes you into her home to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. She’s preparing a feast, but the ...

Jenn, Michelle and Joey look back at the summer of 1972, when their Korean American family piled into the Buick for an All-American road trip—spontaneously ...

Launched in 1998, South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF), part of The Lab@SCR, is a major national showcase for new plays. The 25th festival— ...

Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg Arkansas, present day. The estranged members of the Lafayette family gather at their late father’s crumbling ...

Alabama, 1900.  Ben and Oscar Hubbard stand to earn millions by funding an industrialized cotton mill.  But first they’ll need their calculating sister, Regina, to ...

 The Little Foxes  By Lillian Hellman                                        ...

Orange County’s favorite yuletide tradition continues!  From the first “Bah humbug” to the final “Wassail,” this timeless classic is sure to rekindle your family’s holiday ...

Forget everything you thought you knew about this classic! Snow White is reclaiming her story and acting out what really happened after her new mother ...

An artists responsibility is to reflect the times. Following the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Nina Simone shifted her talents to activism, ...

The Tony® Award-nominated musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is set on December 4, 1956, when an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, ...

This is our annual Outside SCR production at Mission San Juan Capistrano, where you can enjoy world-class theatre under the stars. All shows begin at ...

Albert and Jennifer Chen were at the pinnacle of academic achievement. But now they suck at adult life. Albert’s just been passed up for promotion ...

At a luxury resort in Cancn, a storm is brewingand the lives of two women from different worlds are about to collide. Adriana, a Mexican ...

At a luxury resort in Cancn, a storm is brewingand the lives of two women from different worlds are about to collide. Adriana, a Mexican ...

South Coast Repertory has the perfect cure for the holiday humbugs: A Christmas Carol, in a new adaptation from Charles Dickens' novella about a miserly ...

Move over Junie B. Jones, here comes Dory! She has a BIG personality and an imagination to match. It’s tough being the baby of the ...

Prepare to be transported back and forth in time for lust, longing and literary rivalry at an English estate. In 1809, while the residents are ...

Hazel just landed a job at a top law firm, bought a condo and married Mitch, who adores her. Then an accident on her honeymoon ...

This is a new romantic comedy from the Pulitzer-, Oscar-, and Tony Award-winner John Patrick Shanley, writer of Doubt and Moonstruck. Anthony and Rosemary are ...

Julianne Argyros Stage: Fireflies...

Jerry Patch; dir: John-David Keller....

A fun family musical....

A man shares a bowl of berries, and a young woman falls in love. A world away, a mother prepares a bowl of soup to ...

Adam Bock; dir: Jaime Castaneda. World Premiere...

Jos? Cruz Gonz??lez; dir: James V??squez. Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, Old Globe Theatre, Conrad Prebys Theatre Center:...

While all the mice in Mouse Town dance the night away, Amos would rather sit alone dreaming of the ocean. When he goes on a ...

They’re each extraordinary in their own way. Sara, the successful banker. Pfeni, the globe-trotting journalist. And Gorgeous, the irrepressible radio host. Not bad for three ...

“We is shadows. And shadows is seen, not heard.” In pre-Civil war Georgia, Toy and Colis spend long days on the plantation silently serving adolescent ...

In Shakespeare’s battle of the sexes, The Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio wins. But, what if a 16th century woman had written it? In Amy ...

Part comedy, part mystery, part rock concert, this thrilling story toggles back and forth in time, as father and daughter face the music of the ...

The world’s funniest grade-school know-it-all is back! And Junie B. is convinced that someone stole her furry black mittens at recess. So, when Junie B. ...

oung Will Shakespeare is desperate. He has writer’s block and owes two demanding producers a new comedy—a half-baked mess titled Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s ...

Nineteenth-century London comes to life when your family joins the SCR family for the holidays. Recapture the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas with this timeless ...

The Madwoman in the Volvo is back—and Scrooge isn’t the only one bitter about the holidays! With signature irreverence, NPR superstar Sandra Tsing Loh recounts ...

As a baby Ella is given the “gift” of obedience by a misguided fairy, and cannot disobey any order. Now a teenager, the strong-willed Ella ...

1904. Many former slaves and descendants venturing north find themselves at Aunt Ester’s door in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. A renowned cleanser of souls claiming to ...

On the night before Cyrus’ funeral, the family he left years ago gathers in a hotel room. Linda, his ex-wife. Felix, his grown son. Rudy, ...

“Glorious and inspiring” (Time Out New York), “fun and heartfelt” (The New Yorker), Once tells the story of a Dublin street musician about to abandon ...

Michael Mitnick; dir: Casey Stangl. Segerstrom Stage:...

Aditi Brennan Kapil; dir: Jack Reuler. World Premiere...

Can a little squirrel change the human heart? After getting sucked up by a Ulysses 2000x™ vacuum cleaner, a (now hairless) squirrel is rescued by ...

Renowned for their celebrated, hilarious Beckett prose productions, Gare St. Lazare Players Ireland take on one of the greatest novels ever written: Herman Melville’s Moby ...

Jen Silverman; dir: Martin Benson. Julianne Argyros Stage:...

CHICAGO – Lifeline Theatre’s KidSeries presents Mr. Popper’s Penguins, a world premiere musical adaptation with script by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric (Non-Equity Jeff ...

CHICAGO – Lifeline Theatre’s KidSeries presents Mr. Popper’s Penguins, a world premiere musical adaptation with script by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric (Non-Equity Jeff ...

Karen Zacar??as; dir: Jose Luis Valenzuela....

Karen Zacar??as; dir: Jose Luis Valenzuela....

Love, loss, litigation, and predatory lending are examined in surprising ways in this uneasy comedy, which wades fearlessly into the endless complexities and contradictions of ...

Love, loss, litigation, and predatory lending are examined in surprising ways in this uneasy comedy, which wades fearlessly into the endless complexities and contradictions of ...

Robert Schenkkan; dir: Marc Masterson....

Robert Schenkkan; dir: Marc Masterson....

Swelling with the glorious music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, this psychological mystery has played to thunderous applause the world over. The New York Post raved ...

She can fly! That’s the good part. The bad part is she can’t land. The Princess has no gravity—and no gravitas. Free from sadness and ...

Every spring, the theatre community gathers at SCR for America’s most anticipated forum for new plays, featuring a world premiere on the Julianne Argyros Stage. ...

Chiara is a spoiled starlet. Peter is a pet photographer. He’s also Chiara’s obsessed, middle-aged stalker-fan, who believes there’s another dimension, where he and Chiara ...

Is there a heaven? Joe says no; it’s all a bunch of hokum. His wife, Roberta, has always claimed to agree. But lately she’s beginning ...

The world’s favorite little wooden boy comes to life like never before! In this new, highly theatrical adaptation, four actors play all the roles to ...

“What do you see?” Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist, living legend and uncompromising bad boy asks Ken, his seemingly naïve new assistant. It’s 1958, and Rothko ...

In ancient times, tribal women went alone to caves during menopause. Today, the 50 million menopausal women in America turn to cheery self-help books. As ...

Nineteenth-century London comes to life when your family joins the SCR family for the holidays. Recapture the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas with this timeless ...

Spend The Summer With Frog and Toad Kids will love A Year With Frog and Toad, a musical based on Arnold Lobel’s popular children’s book ...

Beth Henley; dir: Martin Benson....

Qui Nguyen; dir: May Adrales....

One Man, Two Guvnors delighted both critics and audiences during its hugely popular debut at UK’s National Theatre and its subsequent productions in London’s West ...

Oz was never like this! That’s because it’s OZ 2.5: brighter, bolder, customized for every player, surprises around every corner—yes it’s a children’s classic set ...

They call him Boy, the orphan without a name. One day he’s whisked onto the good ship Neverland, and the century-old legend of Peter Pan ...

Theresa is 17 years old, and she can draw maps of the cosmos. She understands the universe—how and why it came to be. She owes ...

Rajiv Joseph; dir: David Emmes....

Legendary novelist Mick Stockton left his three daughters a house in Cape Cod, control over his books, and a whole lot of issues. Years later, ...

Melissa Ross....

Imaginists Theatre Collective: -...

adapt: Emma Rice from Carl Grose, Anna Maria Murphy; dir: Emma Rice....

Edward Tulane is a very dapper china rabbit—a birthday present for 10-year-old Abilene, who loves him almost as much as Edward loves himself. But when ...

A cabaret band plays high above the stage as this classic myth about star-crossed lovers unfolds. King Mark is victorious in battle, and Yseult is ...

The Civil War has ended, leaving destruction in its wake. As a raging storm illuminates what’s left of a once majestic plantation home, three Jewish ...

Shhh! Listen to the sounds of morning! They tell of something exciting that happened during the night. A pig was born. His name is Wilbur. ...

Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The British consul pours tea for the American undersecretary of state, avoiding her questions—with answers to ones she hasn’t even asked. (Diplomacy ...

Auditions are over for the day, and Thomas still hasn’t found the perfect actress for his adaptation of a 19th century erotic novel. [Thunder clap!] ...

Transformed onstage into a travelling tent show, this is The Tempest unlike anything you—or the Bard—ever envisioned! As the wizard Prospero plots revenge on the ...

This multiple Tony Award Winner will have you laughing till you cry! Two gay men have their lives turned upside down when the son of ...

They banned it in Paris. But that was in 1664. Three hundred years later, it would be the play to put SCR on the map. ...

Familiar fairy tales take on lives of their own, often go beserk right onstage and occasionally burst into song. Rumplestiltskin turns up in Cinderella’s story. ...

A nursing home in northern Idaho is shutting down. Only three patients remain—and one of them is lost. Gerald, 91 and suffering from Alzheimers, has ...

They revert to their childhood names—Maxie, Petie, Mitchie—these three buddies, who haven’t seen each other since their high school graduation party 20 years ago. It’s ...

A rhinoceros ate the parents of James Henry Trott. That was bad enough. Then James was sent to live with his awful aunts. But all ...

Filled with sunshine, light as a summer breeze, this exhilarating musical follows the Italian travels of Margaret Johnson and her stunningly beautiful daughter, Clara. When ...

On rare occasions, you meet someone and everything clicks. But is love a choice? Or does it just happen? Trudy writes young adult fiction; Max ...

Julianne Argyros Stage: Zoe Kazan; dir: Lila Neugebauer....

Ivy is all about ideas; she loves to read. Bean is all about action; she loves to be the center of attention. How could these ...

Vera is 91, an old world Leftie. Her grandson, Leo, is 21, a new age Hippie. After a cross-country trip, Leo turns up at Vera’s ...

Blue is a student at Brown. H is a sports writer. Francis, an illusionist. On the side, they’re grifters, and Blue has a great con ...

Arthur Miller had his first Broadway triumph with this history-making play. Numerous versions followed—on stage, film and television—including SCR’s first gripping production more than 45 ...

Segerstrom Stage: - Noah Haidle; dir: Anne Kauffman....

Argyros Stage: - Samuel D. Hunter; dir: Martin Benson....

Anastasia is opinionated, sassy and really funny. This 10-year old has a different take on life that is both amusing and refreshing. Her world is ...

Segerstrom Stage: - David Henry Hwang; dir: Leigh Silverman....

Argyros Stage: - Stephen Adly Guirgis; dir: Michael John Garc...

David Lindsay-Abaire...

In this darkly comic reinvention of Strindberg’s Miss Julie, writer/director Robert Cucuzza distills an essential tale of class and sexual power dynamics and transports it ...

A fresh, funny, and physical look at Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. In this original work—winner of an Outstanding Theatre Award at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival—only ...

May 25 - June 10, 2012 Jane of the Jungle: book and lyrics by Karen Zacarias music by Deborah Wicks La Puma World Premiere directed ...

Cheering audiences rose to their feet and critics throughout the Southland spun superlatives as the curtain fell on Fences, but that was only the beginning ...

Just as she struggles to find her own way in love, Monica accidentally makes a startling discovery about her mother, which throws her whole life ...

A famous artist invites several old friends to her luxurious new home and, for one night only, the group of artists is back together. Celebrations ...

This time-bending tale of an eccentric Midwestern family on the verge of upheaval is at times fanciful, at times ineffably beautiful—and always unpredictable. Performing on ...

Things aren’t going so well for Joey Colletti, one of the biggest seafood importers in the East. He got into a little trouble with his ...

Things aren't going so well for Joey Colletti, one of the biggest seafood importers in the East. He got into a little trouble with his ...

On the night before a class assignment is due, Caroline and Anthony plumb the mysteries of a Whitman poem…unaware that a deeper mystery has brought ...

Four years ago, Bryan skipped town, leaving his girlfriend to run a failing truckers' newspaper. Now he’s come back to discover everything has changed. Except ...

They’re already calling him “the Republican Obama,” but when Julius Weishan Lee makes a bid for Congress, he must decide how far he’ll go to ...

In this fierce comedy of urban manners, six New Yorkers look for connection and fulfillment, as youth slips away and edginess begins to lose its ...

In this OBIE award-winning play, Jonathan Waxman is the art scene's new visionary, with a waiting list to buy paintings he has yet to paint. ...

It’s a fantastical world that’s totally hip! But this urban kingdom has a big problem—a curse has been put on its royal princess. There’s no ...

It's just after Labor Day, and Martha's Vineyard has started emptying out, but you can still smell the suntan lotion (the expensive kind). And the ...

In this enchanting new play based on an award-winning classic of children's literature, Arrietty lives a quiet life with her parents in a warm and ...

This electrifying drama about the gritty lives of two street-savvy hustlers resonated through the theatre world. The New York Times led the way, calling it ...

Celebrate the holidays and recapture the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas with the annual staging of this timeless Dickens classic with Hal Landon Jr. as ...

Junie B. is back! We couldn't let another season pass without a return visit from the world's funniest first grader—yes, she's in first grade now, ...

Critics across the breadth of America have lauded this gem of a play about Carrie Watts, an aging widow who wants to go home. Trapped ...

They have strong beliefs in Plainview, Kansas. And high school biology teacher Susan Pierce knows the score. A transplant from Manhattan, she arrived here with ...

One of the most popular novels in English literature comes to the stage in a lavish production centered on a bustling, enthusiastic—and discombobulated—family. They’re the ...

SCR's Summer Players present Into The Woods. Fairy tales begin “once upon a time” and end “happily ever after.” Not so fast! After all the ...