La Jolla Playhouse Presents

THE GREEN ROOM | AS YOU LIKE IT | FT. Mel Ng (Costume Designer), Cha See (Lighting Designer) and ien DeNio (Sound Designer) Join us this week as we take you into our Green Room where you’ll hear from writers, directors and designers about their process from the page to opening night, moderated by Director of Artistic Development, Gabe Greene. In this episode we’ll be chatting with Costume Designer Mel Ng, Lighting Designer Cha See and Sound Designer ien DeNio. This session was recorded in fro...

A pre-recorded conversation about As You Like It and creating Queer theatre now, hosted by Diversionary Theatre | Join us for a conversation with prominent, award-winning and fabulous Queer artists about making Queer theatre now, reimagining Shakespeare, and creating a “gender-ful” world for La Jolla Playhouse’s upcoming production of As You Like It – a vibrant world that is inviting, welcoming and celebratory of all gender possibilities.This panel discussion was recorded in front of a live a...

THE GREEN ROOM | KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD | DIRECTOR CHAY YEWJoin us this week as we take you into our Green Room where you’ll hear from writers, directors and designers about their process from the page to opening night, moderated by Director of Artistic Development, Gabe Greene. In this episode we’ll be chatting with Chay Yew, director of KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD. This session was recorded in front of a live audience on September 23, 2022. KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD...

Watch the full video interview here: https://bit.ly/CoffeeWOW2022COFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE | WOW 2022WOW Fest 2022 coming April 21-24. Book your tix: https://bit.ly/WOWFest2022YTThese morning chats are a way to connect with us, virtually, as our very own Christopher Ashley shares behind-the-scenes stories, interviews artists and previews what is new and next at the Playhouse. Listen in as Christopher talks to three remarkable artists featured in the upcoming WOW Festival, April 21-24 at ARTS ...

Veteran Playwrights Workshop (VPW) Live Readings, Fall 2021In partnership with So Say We AllThe Playhouse’s Veterans Playwriting Workshop (VPW) is a 10-week writing program that gives veterans the opportunity to develop their playwriting skills. Led by such renowned playwrights/veterans as Maurice Decaul and Justin Hudnall, the workshop explores various genres and methods of playwriting and storytelling techniques. VPW is open to veterans, those on active duty, military spouses and national i...

Watch the full video interview here: https://youtu.be/7CmMKEfAHdsCOFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE: to the yellow house | Neel Keller, Kimber Lee, Melissa NalbachListen in as Christopher talks with: to the yellow house playwright Kimber Lee, whose plays include untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play, tokyo fish story, brownsville song (b-side for tray) and different words for the same thing; director Neel Keller, who is returning to the Playhouse, where he previously served as Associate Artistic Director and...

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/UaBfYF7z0QsCOFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE | Charlayne WoodardThese morning chats are a way to connect with us, virtually, every month as our very own Christopher Ashley shares behind-the-scenes stories, interviews artists and previews what is new and next at the Playhouse.Listen in as Christopher talks to Charlayne Woodard, playwright and co-star of The Garden, the world-premiere play that opens our 2021/2022 Season. Charlayne is a two-time Obie Award wi...

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/3A9hHphP3lUCOFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE | Listen in as Christopher talks about bringing life to the stories on stage with extraordinary lighting designers of past Playhouse productions: Lap Chi Chu, whose multiple award-winning design career spanning a plethora of shows at acclaimed regional theatres includes the Playhouse's The Luckiest, The Year to Come, Queens, At the Old Place, Blueprints to Freedom, The Orphan of Zhao and Ruined; Natasha Katz, w...

THE GOURD By Jim RulandDIRECTOR: Melissa Coleman-ReedCreated by So Say We All In “The Gourd,” we meet Trevor, a strugglingly-sober Los Angeles native who gets roped into caring for his friends’ engorged garden while they enjoy a couples retreat in Paris. As pets in the neighborhood go missing, Trevor realizes that neither the zucchinis, nor the residents, are what they seem.NARRATOR - Victor MorrisTREVOR - Dallas McLaughlinYOUNG TREVOR - Thomas MorrisonDALLAS - Salomon MayaRICHARD (TREVO...

Watch the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/c_X7Hd1Dj9sTo jump straight into the interview, skip to 04:30.COFFEE WITH THE PLAYHOUSE LIVE | It's been almost a year since the Playhouse went dark due to the pandemic. The musical Fly was on the Weiss Stage at that time and had just officially opened its run when the production, to everyone's deep regret, had to close.Listen in as Christopher Ashley catches up with two of Fly's leads: Storm Lever, who was our "Wendy," dazzled as "Duckling ...