It’s the 8th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 15 - Nov 19, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering 38 in-person plays, workshops and family-oriented events, presenting:
Mulatto Math: Summing Up the Race Equation in America 7:00pm, The Other Space, 16+
Now more important than ever - an edgy one woman show written and performed by the inimitable Monique DeBose. Through original music and stories of her family’s history, this mixed-race woman (from an African American father from the segregated south and Irish American mother from upstate New York) shares her most vulnerable stories around her exploration of family, race and identity. As an audience member, you get the have the experience of being a fly on the wall for some of the most potent and real conversations from 'the other side'. A heartfelt, funny and intimate look at race and the implications of race-consciousness in America. Yes, it's one woman's story...but audiences from all backgrounds have found themselves and heard their own voices in Monique's story. Directed by Denise Dowse.
Special thanks to generous grants from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission and Playhouse PALS. The BFF celebrates the range and depth of the human condition and the idea that theatre arts experiences are vital, transformative, and must be available for all.
Live-streaming: https://youtube.com/live/Nu713aBN8K4?feature=share
Santa Monica Playhouse is at 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA.
CINDERELLA – an “Enchanting” Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical for kids 2 to 102 (2/1/25-2/16/25)
55th Annual Santa Monica Playhouse New Year’s Eve Musical Revue – “BEST New Year’s events in LA!” (12/31/24-12/31/24)
All About Santa - added performance (12/15/24-12/15/24)
All About Santa - the Rudie-DeCarlo holiday musical for kids 2 to 102 (12/7/24-12/15/24)
Shelley Fisher’s The Hebrew Hillbilly – Fifty Shades of Oy Vey! A Save-the-Main-Stage Benefit for Santa Monica Playhouse (10/13/24-10/13/24)
Brian Delate’s Guardian Angels – “A kiss from the universe!” - a Santa Monica Playhouse Benefit Series Special Event (9/26/24-9/29/24)
CINDERELLA – an “Enchanting” Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre Musical for kids 2 to 102 (8/3/24-9/29/24)
Debra Ehrhardt's Look What Fell Out De Mango Tree (4/20/24-4/20/24)
ALEICHEM SHOLOM! The Wit and Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem – a musical for our times! (4/6/24-5/19/24)
Binge Free Festival (2/25/25-3/30/25)
Black Bastard - a BFF ’24 in ’25 Free Event (3/1/25-3/1/25)
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Avenue Q
Wisteria Theater (1/24 - 3/2)
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RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | |
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C A B A R E T
Jaxx Theatre (3/13 - 3/29) | |
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DOT by Colman Domingo
The Box Riverside (2/27 - 3/2) COMEDY NEW PLAY
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Gustav and Alma
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/6 - 3/9) | |
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Laurie Sefton Creates at LA Dance Project
LA Dance Project (2/20 - 2/22) LOS ANGELES PREMIERE | |
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Song of the Night
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/27 - 3/1) | |
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Ravel & Brahms
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/13 - 2/16) | |
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Jesus Christ Superstar
Coachella Valley Repertory (3/12 - 3/12) | |
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Fake It Until You Make It
Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum (1/29 - 3/9) | |
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Steve Budd’s Oy, What they Said About Love – a BFF ’24 in ’25 Visiting Artist Free Event
Santa Monica Playhouse - The Other Space (3/8 - 3/8) | |
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Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen
Walt Disney Concert Hall (5/2 - 5/4) | |
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