and, SEEN!

We would crawl a football field length down a cold, muddy cave tunnel to see this show.

We would ride an old jalopy across the country (and maybe more) to see this show.

We would make between 10 and 75 cold calls to see this show.

We would like to travel back to the version of our lives where we had not seen this show.

https://www.backtothefuturemusical.com

We wouldn’t march very far to see this iteration of this show. We saw it in previews, so much could change! There is potential.

https://lajollaplayhouse.org/show/3-summers-of-lincoln/

We would jazz walk a mile or so to see this show.

By Anna Ouyang Moench

Directed by Les Waters

Christmas, but not as you know it.

Leave the little ones at home and gather ‘round for a very Playhouse take on Christmas. Your Local Theater Presents: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Again is a laugh-out-loud funny and heartfelt story for theatre lovers and holiday enthusiasts alike.

Eddie is a young actor, fresh out of Juilliard and ready to make his mark on the American Theatre. His dreams are within reach… sort of. First he’s just going to do this regional production of A Christmas Carol. As the years pass, Eddie finds himself back at the same local theatre, over and over and over again. Much remains the same: the play, the stage manager, the green room — though Eddie finds himself in different costumes as he ages through the male roles over the course of his career.

Anna Ouyang Moench is not just an award-winning playwright. Her work as a screenwriter includes Apple TV+’s Severance and the second season of the multi-award-winning Netflix show, Beef. Her comedic and incisive style is on display in this moving new play; a love letter to actors, artists and dreamers of all professions who make sacrifices large and small in service of their work… and ultimately wonder whether it was worth it.

We would ride a hobby horse broom 1 mile to see this movie.

We would ride inside a wooden crate until we vomited to see this show.

We would walk 45 minutes in freezing New England with no gloves to see this show.

By Eboni Booth

Directed by Knud Adams

Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Happy hour is a state of mind.

When Primary Trust by Eboni Booth premiered in New York in 2023, The Observer said, “it will restore your faith in theatre’s elemental storytelling powers.” The Daily Beast said it’s “pretty darn near to perfect.” Don’t miss the West Coast premiere of this award-winning New York Times Critic’s Pick play that will surprise you, and fill you with hope.

Kenneth, a 38-year-old bookstore worker in a small upstate New York town, spends his evenings sipping mai tais at the local tiki bar with his best friend Bert. When he’s suddenly laid off, Kenneth faces challenges he has long avoided—with transformative and heart-warming results. Primary Trust is a touching story of new beginnings, old (and new) friends, and finding the courage to see the world for the first time.