About the Theatre
Geffen Playhouse has been a hub of the Los Angeles theater scene since opening its doors in 1995. Noted for its intimacy and celebrated for its renowned mix of classic and contemporary plays as well as provocative world premiere productions, the not-for-profit organization continues to present a body of work that garners national recognition. Named in honor of entertainment mogul and philanthropist David Geffen, who made the initial donation to the theater, the company was founded by Gilbert Cates and is currently helmed by Executive Director Gil Cates, Jr., Artistic Director Matt Shakman and Board Chair Adi Greenberg. Proudly associated with UCLA, the Geffen welcomes an audience of more than 130,000 each year, and maintains extensive education and community engagement programs, designed to involve underserved young people and the community at large in the arts.
Stage Raw to Present its 2025 Stage Raw Awards Party
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 11, 2025
Now in its 11th year, Stage Raw will present its 2025 Stage Raw Awards Party on Monday, May 5, 2025 at Sassafras Saloon. Learn more about the awardees here!...
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Reveals 2024 Season Award Finalists and Special Award Honorees
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 05, 2025
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has revealed its 2024 Season Award Finalists and Special Award Honorees for theatrical excellence. See the list of nominees here!...
Full Cast Set For WAITING FOR GODOT at Geffen Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2024
Geffen Playhouse has announced the full cast for Waiting for Godot, written by Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett (Endgame, Krapp's Last Tape) and directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett (The Realistic Joneses, How It Is). ...
The Hollywood Theatre Club Kicks Off TodayTix's LA Theatre Week With Sunset Rooftop Party
by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2024
Hollywood Theatre Club announced a historic gathering of L.A.'s artistic directors for the first time, fostering collaboration and dialogue among the city's leading theatre visionaries....
Cast Set For THE BROTHERS SIZE at Geffen Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - June 25, 2024
Geffen Playhouse has announced the full cast for The Brothers Size, written by Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director and Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Olivier Award-nominated Bijan Sheibani....
Review: THE HOPE THEORY at Geffen Playhouse
by Harker Jones - May 07, 2024
Every immigrant experience is unique and Guimarães’ story is a deeply engaging rumination on the power of faith and the capacity of hope to see one through....
Video: Director Sideeq Heard on FAT HAM at Geffen Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - April 12, 2024
Watch as Director Sideeq shares what he hopes audiences will understand about themselves and others after seeing Fat Ham at Geffen Playhouse....
VIDEO: Tarell Alvin McCraney On His Vision for the Geffen Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - January 04, 2024
Watch as Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarrell Alvin McCraney talks about his plans for the storied theatre's upcoming season and beyond....
Christopher Ashley to Talk THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL On 'Bob Barth's One Night Stand'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 21, 2023
Get ready for an enlightening evening of theater talk as Christopher Ashley, the Artistic Director of the acclaimed La Jolla Playhouse, joins host Bob Barth on 'Bob Barth's One Night Stand.' ...
Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney Named Artistic Director of the Geffen Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2023
Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney has been appointed artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse. Learn more about McCraney here!...
Past Shows
You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make ...
The Mountaintop
6/6 - 7/9/2023
The night before his untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. returns to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis after delivering a speech ...
The Inheritance
9/13 - 11/27/2022
In contemporary Manhattan, Eric and Toby are 30-somethings who seem to be very much in love and thriving. But on the cusp of their engagement, ...
The Inheritance, Part One
9/13 - 11/27/2022
Winner of the 2020 Tony Award for Best Play. Winner of the 2020 Drama Desk Award for Best Play. Winner of the 2019 Olivier Award ...
The Inheritance, Part Two
9/13 - 11/27/2022
Winner of the 2020 Tony Award for Best Play. Winner of the 2020 Drama Desk Award for Best Play. Winner of the 2019 Olivier Award ...
King Liz
7/12 - 8/14/2022
A WICKED SOUL IN CHERRY HILL
6/21 - 7/24/2022
Man Of God
5/10 - 6/19/2022
David Henry Hwang Theater: Anna Moench; dir: Jesca Prudencio....
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
4/19 - 5/22/2022
Trayf
3/1 - 4/10/2022
Lindsay Joelle; dir: Benjamin Kamine. American Premiere...
Power Of Sail
2/8 - 3/13/2022
Distinguished Harvard professor Charles Nichols (Emmy & Tony Award winner Bryan Cranston) finds himself in hot water after inviting an incendiary white nationalist to speak ...
The Enigmatist
9/14 - 10/30/2021
Can you solve the enigma? From the creator and performer of the hit virtual production Inside the Box comes an immersive experience of puzzles and ...
Someone Else's House
4/23 - 7/3/2021
Obie Award-winning multimedia artist Jared Mezzocchi has a harrowing story to tell: his family's frightening, true-life haunting inside a 200-year-old New England house. Flip the ...
The Door You Never Saw Before
5/14 - 6/27/2021
Part musical, part adventure, this inventive new play is designed to take frustrated kids in quarantine on an outrageously fun journey. After entering a door ...
Man of God
3/3
David Henry Hwang Theater: Anna Moench; dir: Jesca Prudencio....
Revenge Song
2/4
Skintight
9/3 - 10/6/2019
Joshua Harmon; dir: Daniel Aukin....
Skintight
9/3 - 10/6/2019
Hanging on by a thread after her ex-husband gets engaged to a much younger woman, Jodi (Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, Rent, Wicked) retreats to ...
Witch
8/20 - 9/29/2019
Mischief is afoot in the sleepy village of Edmonton and the fate of the world is at stake in this smart modern fable. When the ...
Our Very Own Carlin McCullough
6/19 - 7/29/2018
A single mother discovers that her ten-year-old daughter is a tennis phenom. When a young, dedicated coach takes Carlin under his wing, her meteoric rise ...
The Exorcist
7/3 - 8/12/2012
The most chilling test of faith come to life on stage. This world premiere adaptation of the famous 1971 novel documenting the terror and redemption ...
The Exorcist
7/13 - 8/12/2012
Documenting the terror and redemption of a ten-year-old girl is just as frightening as when the story was first told. The most chilling test of ...
A T-Rex is Loose
6/9
The Geffen Playouse Story Pirates, in partnership with the Natural History Museum, presents 'A T-Rex is Loose'! Made up of stories written by kids about ...
Mona Golabek in The Pianist of Willesden Lane
4/17 - 5/27/2012
Grammy-nominated pianist and storyteller Mona Golabek shares the gripping tale of a young girl who holds on to her music in order to stay alive. ...
Good People
4/3 - 5/13/2012
Margaret Walsh can't catch a break. Laid off from her job at the dollar store, South Boston is providing her the same level of opportunity ...
Funky Punks
3/3
A high-energy, interactive circus extraveganza including stilt-walkers, puppets, jugglers, tramplone tricksters and even a plunger! Get ready for a night like no other with the ...
Join the Geffen Playhouse for a rediscovery of timeles tales from around the world, through clowning acts, puppertry and shadow theater...
Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
1/13 - 2/19/2012
The story of the late Molly Ivins, the old school maverick, fiercely independent newspaper columnist and a Texan with a capital T. She is the ...
NATHAN PACHECO
12/18
Nathan Pacheco presents a new musical world where pop and opera merge to form an incredible evening of entertainment, skill and elegance....
Superior Donuts
5/31 - 7/10/2011
Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Tracy Letts weaves a heart-warming and humorous tale of unlikely friendships in one of Chicago’s most diverse neighborhoods. ...
The Break of Noon
1/25 - 3/6/2011
Playwright and provocateur Neil LaBute’s newest play takes off from George Bernard Shaw’s quote: “All truths begin as blasphemies.” And then we meet John Smith. ...
Videos
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A Fabulous 50th: Chicago and A Chorus Line!
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (4/18 - 4/18) | |
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Amelia Earhart
FreeFall Stage - performing at EPIC Bible College (4/4 - 4/13) | |
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Two Rooms
Zephyr Theatre (4/25 - 4/27) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN | |
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Romeo and Juliet
2nd Story Theatre (3/28 - 4/6) | |
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Evgeny Kissin
Walt Disney Concert Hall (4/24 - 4/24) | |
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Rachel Mahon
Walt Disney Concert Hall (4/13 - 4/13) | |
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Shostakovich and Ravel
Walt Disney Concert Hall (4/8 - 4/8) | |
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Frou-Frou: A Menagerie of Sorts
Boston Court Pasadena (2/20 - 3/30) | |
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Carlos Simon’s Gospel Mass with Dudamel
Walt Disney Concert Hall (4/17 - 4/17) | |
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