I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
The Greenway Court Theatre and Celebration Theatre proudly present "Tales of the Transcestors," a groundbreaking production that delves into the rich tapestry of transgender stories throughout history....
Past Productions
2023
Tales of the Transcestors: Honoring Transgender Stories through Live Theater
The Greenway Court Theatre and Celebration Theatre proudly present "Tales of the Transcestors," a groundbreaking production that delves into the rich tapestry of transgender stories throughout history....
Founders Night: Celebrating 25 Years of Da Poetry Lounge
On June 27th, a momentous occasion will take place at Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles. Da Poetry Lounge, affectionately known as "DPL" or "Da Lounge," will celebrate its 25th Anniversary, marking a quarter-century of poetic brilliance, artistic expression, and community building....
Greenway Court Theatre and Stage Raw Present: Play LA Festival 2023
A two-day festival of new plays and theatre-themed symposia by Stage Raw and The Greenway Court Theatre, in association with The Ammunition Theatre Company, Circle X Theatre Co., Playwrights' Arena, The Road Theatre Company ...
ABCD: American Born Confused Desi
The Greenway Court Theatre and Celebration Theatre proudly present "Tales of the Transcestors," a groundbreaking production that delves into the rich tapestry of transgender stories throughout history....
2022
Who Are You
In a last ditch effort to affect change in her life, an isolated woman held captive by her fears and trapped by her own entitlement is forced to surrender to her fate. The vulnerability of humility makes her receptive to direction and kindness and she is inspired to create a world that brings her into meaningful r...
WET: A DACAmented Journey
Alex Alpharaoh is a Guatemalan born, nationally recognized, award winning actor, dramatic writer, spoken word poet, solo performer, and teaching artist from Los Angeles, CA. Prior to Covid-19, He was on national tour with his autobiographical solo show titled WET: A DACAmented Journey, a story about what it means ...
2019 – 2020
the chinese lady
Inspired by the true story of America’s first female Chinese immigrant, THE CHINESE LADY is a dark, poetic, yet whimsical portrait of America through the eyes of a young Chinese woman. Afong Moy is 14 years old when she’s brought to the United States from Canton in 1834. Allegedly the first Chinese woman to se...
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers....
If I Should Wake
Caught in the rupture between past and future, an ensemble of characters search desperately for rebirth: in dreams, in hash tags, in childhood diaries, in sidewalks that lead to nowhere. Greenway Court Theater began its existence in the year 2000 with the world premiere of Sonnets for an Old Century by José Riv...
2018 – 2019
the color purple
With a soul-raising, Grammy-winning score of Jazz, Gospel, Ragtime and Blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is an unforgettable and intensely moving revival of an American classic. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Academy Award-nominated feature film, THE COLOR PURPLE leaves its mark on the soul....
HERLAND
After graduating from high school, Natalie gets a summer internship working for Jean, her elderly neighbor, on a special project: creating a DIY retirement home for Jean and her two best friends. She helps them set up shop inside Jean’s garage, the former home of Jean’s ex-husband’s Bruce Springsteen cover b...
2017 – 2018
Greenway Arts Alliance presents The House on Mango Street 9/29 – 10/28
THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET centers around the life of young Latina Esperanza Cordero, as she undergoes her personal journey into adulthood. As she matures, Esperanza encounters the harsh realities of puberty as well the hardships witnessed in her family and her Mango Street neighborhood. Despite all she witnesses and endures...
Urban Theatre Movement in Residency at Greenway Court Theatre presents Yerma in the Desert 11/17 – 12/16
Yerma is desperate for a child, but her husband Juan shies from her touch. How can she reconcile her urge for motherhood, maintain her sense of honor, and still do her job without going mad? Set in an elite university, YERMA IN THE DESERT focuses on the custodial and public safety staff who clean up the mess and tell no ...
Ripe Frenzy Rolls Into Greenway Court Theatre May 17 – June 17
WINNER of the 2016 NNPN Smith Prize for Political Theatre, Ripe Frenzy submerges us in the before, during and after of a mass shooting in a small-town high school theatre, during opening night of its 40th production of Our Town. Told from the perspective of the mothers of the town, the play questions our own culpab...
2016 – 2017
AJAX in IRAQ
Raw, dynamic, heartfelt, and visceral, Ajax in Iraq parallels the lives of ancient and modern heroes. This stunning physical drama grapples with issues that have become all too well known to the American public – war of occupation, PTSD, sexual abuse, and the price of committing combat troops to situations that may have n...
GEORGE ORWELL’S 1984
Based on the iconic novel by George Orwell, 1984 brings us the story of Winston Smith, a cog in the giant machine state of Oceania. Physically and mentally under the omnipresent eye of Big Brother, Winston has been caught struggling for scraps of love and freedom in a world awash with distrust and violence. Ferociously and ...
Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny
Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble and Greenway Arts Alliance present a movement adaptation of John Milton's eloquent epic poem: Paradise Lost. The innovative vision adapted by NMA Co-Artistic Director Jones (Welsh) Talmadge, Co-directed with NMA Co-Artistic Director Laura Covelli, blends dance, acrobatics, dynamic par...