Greenwood 1964
Greenwood 1964 is a poignant play that immerses audiences into a transformative period in American civil rights history; vividly capturing the mood, urgency and challenges...
Past Productions
Haunted by Tara Moses
Ash and Aaron have been dead for twenty years, and the Indigenous siblings pass their time dancing to Britney Spears, haunting the families that try to move into their house, and wondering if they’ll ever be free from the shackles of racist stereotypes. As the cycle begins once more, the siblings ask: Will their souls ever make it to the Spirit World? A satirical ghost story with the coolest Y2K hits, Tara Moses’ Haunted forces us to confront the very land we walk on and our relationship (or lack thereof) with Indigenous communities today....
2024 – 2025 Season
Into The Woods
Into the Woods, beloved hit musical by Stephen Sondheim, follows a group of familiar fairy-tale characters — a Witch, the Baker and his wife, Cinderella, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, and more — as they venture into the woods to...
Ghost Stories: The Dead Can’t Dance
Ghost stories are woven into the fabric of all cultures; they know no borders. We are haunted and fascinated by them, sitting around a fire telling ghost stories...
Tales of the Trancestors: The Divine
A Native Hawaiian storyteller uncovers the sacred history of four Mahu healers who journeyed from Tahiti to Hawai’i. In the imaginal realm, a recently deceased human seeks the aid of a djinn to find their long-lost transcestor. ...
LA Get Down Festival (2025)
La Get Down 2025 celebrates hip hop and spoken word with a month of performances, cyphers, workshops, and showcases. From freestyle battles to LGBTQ storytelling, the festival uplifts diverse voices and the power of poetry in community....
2023 – 2024 Season
Tales of the Transcestors: Honoring Transgender Stories through Live Theater
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...
ABCD: American Born Confused Desi
While preparing dinner, three generations of Indian women clash and comfort one another. Willow, a young academic, is eager to learn all that her Nani can teach her....
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Adapted for the stage by Isaac Gómez based on Erika L. Sánchez’s award-winning novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter follows Julia, a Chicago high school student as she navigates trials and tribulations of following her dreams of becoming a writer alongside the death of her sister,...
LA Get Down Festival (2024)
ChatGPT said: La Get Down 2024 marked its 8th annual festival with a month of hip hop, spoken word, and community-driven events. From open mics and award tributes to workshops and showcases, the celebration uplifted diverse voices and creative expression....
2022 – 2023 Season
WET: A DACAmented Journey
After an 8-city national tour, the award-winning solo performance WET: A DACAmented Journey will see its first theatrical reboot at Greenway Court Theatre. Written and performed by Alex Alpharaoh, WET is the story of what it means to be an American in every sense of the word except for one: on paper....
LA Get Down Festival (2023)
ChatGPT said: La Get Down 2023 brought together poets, musicians, and storytellers for a month-long celebration of hip hop and spoken word. Featuring local legends, world stage voices, theatre collaborations, and Da Poetry Lounge showcases, the festival highlighted diverse artistry and community through workshops, performances, and slam competitions....
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 ...
2021 – 2022 Season
LA Get Down Festival (2022)
La Get Down 2022 showcased a vibrant mix of poetry, performance, and community with a full month of events. From workshops and film nights to open mics, theatre collaborations, and the InkSlam Invitational, the festival celebrated hip hop and spoken word as tools for storytelling, empowerment, and cultural connect...
A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music is a hilariously witty and heartbreakingly moving musical full of moments of adoration, regret and desire. Set in 1901 Sweden, it explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress, Desirée Armfeldt, and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl...
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. T...
2019 – 2020 Season
The Chinese Lady
The Los Angeles Premiere of 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....
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...
LA Get Down Festival (2020)
This four week workshop is a guided step by step to writing poetry. Each session explores a new structure and/or introduces a new poetic device. Therefore, we ask that students sign up to attend all four sessions....
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. ...
2018 – 2019 Season
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...
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...
2017 – 2018 Season
Greenway Arts Alliance presents The House on Mango Street
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
The World Premiere of Yerma in the Desert 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 ...
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 culpabilit...
2016 – 2017 Season
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...
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 p...