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THE WISDOM OF EVE
THE WISDOM OF EVE
10/12 - 11/24/2024


Sunset Pictures presents Mary Orr’s “The Wisdom of Eve”, directed by award-winning director Bryan Rasmussen, an engrossing tale of an unscrupulous ingenue’s rise to Broadway ...

SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy
SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy
12/6 - 12/22/2024


SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy Celebrates its 25th Year! SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy  written by Brandon Loeser and Shaun Loeser, directed by the Loeser ...

SOLOFEST 2025
SOLOFEST 2025
1/13 - 4/20/2025


Now in its 14th year, SOLOFEST, is the second largest solo festival in America. The producers are Susan Simons and The Whitefire Theatre, with Bryan ...


RELATED STORIES

The 6th Act Presents BUYER & CELLAR Starring Emerson Collins


by A.A. Cristi - September 17, 2024

Emerson Collins brings his acclaimed performance in Jonathan Tolins' BUYER & CELLAR to The Whitefire Theatre in Los Angeles, directed by Larry Raben. Opening October 20, 2024, with previews starting October 18....

SPY FOR SPY Opens This Week at The Whitefire


by Blair Ingenthron - September 01, 2024

The Los Angeles Premiere engagement of romantic comedy Spy for Spy, written by Kieron Barry, directed by Michael Massey, and produced by Zoë Allen, will run at Whitefire Theatre from September 5- October 10, 2024. The production stars Andrea Flowers and Meeghan Holaway....

"SUNITA: BACK TO ME" BEST OF ASYLUM WINNER RETURNS FOR AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE ON AUG. 25 AFTER A SOLD OUT RUN AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2024


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 14, 2024

Sunita Param will return for an encore performance of her autobiographical one-woman show 'SUNITA: BACK TO ME' at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Heather Tyson's TITLE PENDING Will Return to the Whitefire Theatre as BEST OF FEST Selection


by Stephi Wild - July 07, 2024

Heather Tyson, now a multiple award-winning Solo Artist, will return to the Whitefire Theatre with her acclaimed solo show, TITLE PENDING, on Sunday, July 14 at 5pm PT....

Mary Kennedy to Star In MID LIFE MOOD SWING for One Night Only


by Blair Ingenthron - June 23, 2024

Mary Kennedy of SHAMELESS stars in MID LIFE MOOD SWING at Whitefire Theatre on June 30. The show humorously explores life after 50, raising teenagers, and being married for 20 years....

SOLOFEST 2024 Reveals Encore Shows Running June Through August


by Blair Ingenthron - June 23, 2024

Whitefire Theatre continues SOLOFEST 2024 with their Best of Fest, now through August 4, 2024, at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, CA....

Interview: Writer and Performer Jean Franzblau on MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW I'M KINKY


by Shari Barrett - June 08, 2024

In May 2014, I heard about the new solo show Coming Out Kinky written and performed by Jean Franzblau in which she related her personal journey to sexual self-acceptance. In it, she portrayed 20 characters in her sexual memoir adventure story for curious and open-minded adults to enjoy. So when I h...

Whitefire Theatre Announces SOLOFEST 2024 Best Of Fest And Encore Award Winners!


by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2024

The Whitefire Theatre has announced its Solofest 2024 Best of Fest Award Winners and Encore Award Winners!...

Yelba Zoe McCourt's Solo Play WHERE Y'ALL FROM? to be Presented at Zephyr Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2024

Discover the new theatrical production WHERE Y'ALL FROM, exploring themes of identity and heritage at Zephyr Theatre. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets. ...

THERE'S SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH CYRUS Comes to the Zephyr Theatre in June


by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024

A new solo comedy show, There’s Something Seriously Wrong with Cyrus: How I Went from a Hot Mess to a Hot Bitch, has been announced as part of the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival. ...

Past Shows

spy for Spy
spy for Spy
9/5 - 10/10/2024


Sarah and Molly love each other – and that’s all they have in common. As the uptight lawyer and the free-spirited dreamer strive to make their improbable relationship work ...

FINDING MY LIGHT


FINDING MY LIGHT Special Encore Performance!  Written and performed by Barbara Brownell, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson.  Barbara Brownell sings, dances and portrays ...

TITLE PENDING


Unpacking boxes, betrayals and breakdowns.

HARMONY AND HEART


HARMONY AND HEART is a musical fundraiser of feel-good songs including American standards, blues, musical theater, pop and original tunes directed, produced and hosted by ...

Lion Eyes
Lion Eyes
6/7


Written and performed by Tanna Frederick. Directed by Levy Lee Simon. Lion Eyes is about the emergence of a young actress from Iowa and her ...

THE WITNESS ROOM
THE WITNESS ROOM
3/22 - 5/4/2024


The Whitefire Theatre presents the world premiere play THE WITNESS ROOM written by award-winning playwright Pedro Antonio Garcia and directed by award-winning director Bryan Rasmussen. ...

SOLOFEST 2024
SOLOFEST 2024
1/11 - 3/16/2024


The Whitefire Theatre will open its 42nd Season with SOLOFEST 2024.   SOLOFEST, a celebration of the solo journey, has been recognized as the largest solo ...

Punk Grandpa


"Punk Grandpa" is like a modern-day Auntie Mame, with genders reversed. It's all about being yourself, embracing life and humor and the value of the ...

A Mile in My Shoes


Ester is a homeless woman with an impressive collection of shoes. She is a self-described “shoe whisperer.” Every shoe tells a story. Over the course ...

Lemur Mom
Lemur Mom
1/27


Lemur Mom – a special needs comedy for a neuro-diverse universe – comes to Sherman Oaks on Saturday, January 27 at the Whitefire Theatre.

On Earth as it is in Hell


This solo show combines storytelling, comedy, and history to explore how our beliefs came to be – but in a (mostly) funny way.

Freud On Cocaine
Freud On Cocaine
9/8 - 11/4/2023


Trust me, I’m a doctor.” Jonathan Slavin ( Santa Clarita Diet, Dr. Ken, Better Off Ted ) stars in Freud on Cocaine , an outrageous ...

Almost Made
Almost Made
9/21 - 10/26/2023


Mister L’s is a popular restaurant and Mob hangout in Yonkers. It’s operated by Charles Liberti. Charles lives the life of a “Made Man” without ...

Chapatti
Chapatti
4/7 - 4/28/2023


After playing to sold-out audiences at the Sherry Theatre in Noho, t he Scarpaci/Kelly presentation of Chapatti, a play  by Christian O'reilly will do an ...

Twelve O'Clock Tales with Ava Gardner


Hollywood, California… 1974. On the set of the blockbuster disaster film, Earthquake , Oscar nominated screen siren Ava Gardner is focusing on her first big ...

Resilient AF: Rising To The Occasion


AWARD-WINNING ARTIST’S SOLO PLAY “RESILIENT AF!” AT WHITEFIRE THEATRE - SATURDAY, FEB 11 - 8 PM TIMELY WITH THIS MONTH’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROE v ...

Jenny Lind Presents P.T. Barnum


P.T. Barnum, that Greatest Showman, has put Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, on an exhausting tour of multiple cities that made Barnum extravagantly wealthy and ...

SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy
SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy
12/9 - 12/25/2022


SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy  written by Brandon Loeser and Shaun Loeser, directed by the Loeser Brothers and Tania Pearson-Loeser and produced in association with ...

The Secret World of Archy and Mehitabel


What could possibly come of the strange collaboration between a tiny, six-legged creature whose ancestors walked with the dinosaurs, and an overworked, overwrought newspaper man ...

BILLIE! BACKSTAGE WITH LADY DAY


The critically acclaimed BILLIE! BACKSTAGE WITH LADY DAY written and performed by Synthia L. Hardy with a live band, directed and produced by Bryan Rasmussen, ...

California Coast Classic


Please note: This show will be performed for a live audience in the theatre.. View-on-demand will become available on a subsequent date.What possesses a 63-year-old ...

King Solomon's Treasure
King Solomon's Treasure
4/7 - 5/12/2022


Its New York in 1990. In midtown Manhattan, King Solomons Treasure is a shop where curios, collectables, and vintage items are for sale, things as ...

Postpardon Me


Postpardon Me is one womans odyssey through lovemaking, pregnancy, birth, new motherhood, and into toddlerhood, along with subsequent fertility issues. Theres no doubt about it: ...

Justice? Or...Just Me?: The Bite


What if saving your life means losing it? Dominique Mills, a Black mother, navigates law enforcement, domestic violence, and her interracial marriage to a White ...

POISON GUN


POISON GUN (Live on Stage)Written and performed by Dee Freeman, directed by Juliette Jeffers. At age 10, Loe was her granddaddy's accountant. She helped him ...

La Divina: The Last Interview of Maria Callas


Written, performed and produced by Shelley Cooper. . Directed by Mariangela Chatzistamatiou.Wherever I stay, I make the goddamn rules.---Maria CallasMaria Callas (1923-1987) was one of ...

Justice? Or...Just Me?: The Bite


In her quest for justice Dominique finds just her. What if saving your life means losing it? Justice? Or...Just Me?: The Bite is the first ...

ASTROLOGICALLY SCREWED and Other Psychic Revelations


ASTROLOGICALLY SCREWED and Other Psychic Revelations will be the first show performed live and in person at the Whitefire Theatre since the pandemic shut down ...

FOR LOVE OR MONEY
FOR LOVE OR MONEY
6/18 - 6/20/2021


FOR LOVE OR MONEY an autobiographical solo show written and performed by Mitchell Feinstein, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. The pandemic forces a ...

YES? NO? MAYBE SO?
YES? NO? MAYBE SO?
6/13 - 6/15/2021


YES? NO? MAYBE SO? written and performed by Catherine Barnes, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. After an unsettling doctors appointment, Catherines inner social ...

DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE
DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE
6/12 - 6/14/2021


DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE written and performed by Sara Hunter, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. A sad story with a happy ending ...

DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE
DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE
6/12 - 6/14/2021


DOGS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE written and performed by Sara Hunter, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. A sad story with a happy ending ...

AFTER THE FALL
"AFTER THE FALL"
6/6 - 6/8/2021


AFTER THE FALL, written and performed by Johnny Ray, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Life had always gone as Johnny Ray planned until ...

AFTER THE FALL
"AFTER THE FALL"
6/6 - 6/8/2021


AFTER THE FALL, written and performed by Johnny Ray, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Life had always gone as Johnny Ray planned until ...

ASTROLOGICALLY SCREWED and Other Psychic Revelations


World premiere of ASTROLOGICALLY SCREWED and Other Psychic Revelations a solo show written and performed by award-winning actress Pam Levin, directed by Chera Marks. About ...

Valentine
Valentine
4/9


Written, directed and performed by Tracy Ann Chapel. Developed by Jessica Lynn Johnson.Tracy Ann Chapel faced challenges while growing up: A mother who beat her ...

Lady LiberTEASE
Lady LiberTEASE
3/25 - 3/27/2021


Lady LiberTEASE written and performed by Kristen Laurel Caplan, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. When Kirsten makes a commitment to anti-racism, she uncovers ...

SOLOFEST 2021 - February
SOLOFEST 2021 - February
2/4 - 3/27/2021


SOLOFEST 2021, the second largest solo festival in the United States, continues to celebrate its tenth anniversary with 19 shows, premieres and audience favorites, streaming ...

50 SHADES OF MIX
50 SHADES OF MIX
3/24 - 3/26/2021


50 SHADES OF MIX written and performed by Anastasia Washington, developed and directed by Juliette Jeffers. A bi-racial woman shares real-life heartbreaking moments and humorous ...

 ALL THE ADAMS IN THE WORLD
ALL THE ADAMS IN THE WORLD
3/23 - 3/25/2021


ALL THE ADAMS IN THE WORLD written and performed by Sheila Singer, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. A tumultuous trip of over 30 ...

 YES? NO? MAYBE SO?
YES? NO? MAYBE SO?
3/20 - 3/22/2021


YES? NO? MAYBE SO? written and performed by Catherine Barnes, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. A comedic musical tour of a fraught relationship ...

VALENTINE
VALENTINE
3/19 - 3/21/2021


Written and directed by Tracy Ann Chapel. Most of us have had a crush on someone famous, but when you get real-life texts from that ...

NATURALLY TAN
NATURALLY TAN
3/16 - 3/18/2021


NATURALLY TAN written and performed by Tanya Thomas, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Told through the bold perspective of a vivacious drag queen ...

For Love or Money


The onset of the pandemic forces a successful 76-year-old businessman to examine his choices in life, what he thinks he has achieved, and what he ...

Judgment Day


Actor and playwright Juliette Jeffers performs 20 different characters in her solo performance Judgment Day, specially scheduled for presentation during Black History Month on Sunday, ...

Embrace Love Free


Justin publicly shared his cancer journey through vulnerable live videos and has translated that into a multi-media, multi-character, powerful one-man show. He tells his dramatic ...

Where Do We Go from Here?


To say the least, life since March, 2020 has been a unique chapter in contemporary global history. The outbreak of Covid-19 on a worldwide scale ...

Life on the Rez


Rez for the uninitiated, is slang for Indian reservation. Luella, a Los Angeles-based longtime educator, suddenly finds herself without employment in a tight job market. ...

Forgetting, Not Forgotten


This is a virtual event, livestreamed from the Whitefire Theatre. Written and performed by Petal d'Avril. Developed and directed by Jessica Lynn johnson. An official ...

Embrace Love Free


He publicly shared his cancer journey through vulnerable live videos and has translated that into a multi-media, multi-character, powerful one-man show. He tells his dramatic ...

TALES OF MODERN MOTHERHOOD: PART 2 GENDER & IDENTITY


Los Angeles Performing Artist Pam Levins Tales of Modern Motherhood: Part 2 Gender and Identity This sh*t just TRANSformed is addressing one of the most ...

I am Sophie.


"A fascinating journey into what constitutes an individual, and how one is defined not only by society but in ones innermost self. Corinne Shor explores ...

Love After Death


In Association with Whitefire Theatre, haPPY/sAd artist collective presents Love After Death by Brittany Stahl. What happens when love meets anxiety? And OCD? And depression? ...

Dear Yoko
Dear Yoko
2/2


DEAR YOKO is a highly charged, hilarious yet deeply revealing one-woman show that interweaves the lives of Asian-American actress/playwright Anzu Lawson & her late tiger ...

THE LONG GOODBYE


The Long Goodbye, a one woman play written, produced and performed by actor Mattilynn Rochester Kravitz, is a universal hero's journey of love, forgiveness, and ...

It's Only Lipstick


It's Only Lipstick is the story of how this Brooklyn Baby survived the dysfunction of growing up in an Italian-American family to weathering the instability ...

Deer Woman: An Autobiographical Fairytale of an Exotic Dancer and a Magical Encounter


One night only! Come for the pole dancing, the red carpet and the red wine... stay for the authenticity of a unique story. Actress and ...

With a Little Help...It's John Belushi


LA Previews before heading for an Off-Broadway run in December 2019, NYC. This award winning multi-media play, written by and starring Jack Zullo, narrates John ...

Embrace Love Free
Embrace Love Free
7/21 - 9/15/2019


Justin Sandler publicly shared his cancer journey through vulnerable live videos and has translated that into a multi-media, multi-character, powerful one-man show. He tells his ...

Hot Off the Press


Hot Off the Press is a program of excerpted new solo writings presented by talented women playwrights in staged readings. The program includes:Real As It ...

Forever Brooklyn
Forever Brooklyn
1/5 - 2/9/2019


Subtitled A Kosher Musical Comedy, Forever Brooklyn is the story of Melvin Kaplofkis, a young man growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950s who emerges ...

FIRE IN THE DARK HOUSE
FIRE IN THE DARK HOUSE
9/13 - 11/15/2018


World premiere drama FIRE IN A DARK HOUSE, created by Mona Z. Smith and Traci Mariano, about two young lovers, their families and community are ...

Martians: An Evening with Ray Bradbury


America’s Storyteller, Ray Bradbury, is our guide to mankind’s next great adventure, to our next outpost in outer space, the planet Mars. Ray Bradbury speaks ...

Villainy
Villainy
10/10 - 11/7/2018


Just in time for the Halloween season, Villainy, or H.H. Holmes’ Own Story arrives at the Whitefire Theatre. It’s the incredible true story of H.H. ...

The Dogs Pond
The Dogs Pond
10/7 - 10/28/2018


After serving in the Iraq war, Carter’s brother, Owen, has been withdrawn and mute. In the hopes of getting the brother he once knew back, ...

Infidel
Infidel
9/1 - 10/7/2018


A suspense thriller that explores religious superstition and terrorism in the name of Islam versus unscrupulous Western imperialism and war mongering. When an American anthropologist ...

Hot Off the Press


Hot Off the Press is a program of new writing by talented women playwrights as excerpts of their newest works are performed. The program includes: ...

DAMAGED FURNITURE
DAMAGED FURNITURE
3/31 - 5/26/2018


Skora Productions in association with the Whitefire Theatre presents a world premiere comedy DAMAGED FURNITURE written by Howard Skora, directed by Jim Fall. After a ...

Santasia - A Holiday Comedy
Santasia - A Holiday Comedy
12/1 - 12/25/2017


SANTASIA is a hilarious holiday musical sketch comedy show that embraces all the iconic moments of the Christmas season. The critically acclaimed seasonal sensation has ...

SANTASIA A Holiday Comedy
SANTASIA A Holiday Comedy
12/1 - 12/25/2017


“SANTASIA - A Holiday Comedy” created by Shaun and Brandon Loeser, directed by Shaun Loeser, is celebrating its 18th year. This Off-Broadway Hit and Critics’s ...

WORKING 2017
WORKING 2017
10/19 - 11/9/2017


The Actors’ Gym in association with the Whitefire Theatre present the world premiere of Working 2017, conceived by Bobby Moresco (“Crash”), developed and directed by ...

Martha
Martha
7/19


A glimpse into the life of Martha Graham, the legendary pioneer of modern dance and the fierce, witty, trailblazing feminist, who refused to let age ...

WHERE THE NUMBERS END: A Hell's Kitchen Love Tragdegy


The Whitefire Theatre presents the world premiere of “WHERE THE NUMBERS END: A Hell’s Kitchen Love Tragedy” written and directed by Amanda Moresco. On a ...

MURDER, ANYONE?
MURDER, ANYONE?
4/5 - 6/7/2017


MURDER, ANYONE? Emmy-winning writer Gordon Bressack directs his world premiere comedy about two writers who argue relentlessly as they work on their god awful play ...

SOLOFEST 2017
SOLOFEST 2017
1/7 - 2/25/2017


The Whitefire Theatre celebrating its 35th Anniversary, kicks-off the New Year with Solofest 2017. January 7 – February 25. Select Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and ...

Calling Lala


Calling Lala at The Whitefire Theatre's Solofest 2017! Calling Lala will awaken your inner spirit as well as your inner Puerto Ricanness! Lala Costas hysterically ...

Whitefire Theatre 35th Anniversary Gala/Fundraiser


Step into the 1920's with the Whitefire Theatre 35th Anniversary Gala/Fundraiser. Comedy, magic and Billie Holliday entertain. Appetizers, sweets and libations. Admission: $75. Champagne VIP ...

Baby Oh Baby
Baby Oh Baby
3/19 - 6/4/2016


A quirky British comedy. In this rollicking romp, half-sisters Bella and Angie share a flat a couple of hours outside of London. Older sister Bella ...

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