The Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City is the newest and most intimate of Center Theatre Group’s family of theatres. The 317-seat venue, located in a newly renovated historic theatre at 9820 Washington Blvd. in Culver City opened in October 2004. Artistic Director Michael Ritchie has selected a wide range of productions, including co-productions with other Los Angeles theatre companies, special events, world premieres of new plays and musicals.
Performances at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
A Raisin in the Sun
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A life insurance policy becomes a catalyst that will forever transform the lives of an African-American family living on the south side of Chicago, as they consider buying a house in Clybourne Park. This classic shines an unflinching spotlight on America's struggle to overcome its past. It pays tribute to those courageous enough to shape a future filled with an abiding faith in the fundamental decency and unlimited capacity of the human spirit.
In her Los Angeles directorial debut, Phylicia Rashad (who won the 2004 Tony Award® for Best Actress for A Raisin in the Sun) brings heart, soul and a flawless cast to a production the L.A. Times says “seems more timely with each passing decade.”
American Night
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LA’S PREMIERE CHICANO PERFORMANCE GROUP RETURNS with a fractured American history lesson that bends the truth, boosts the laughs, breaks your heart and cleverly buries its social commentary amidst the comedic chaos.
Mexican national Juan José wants to become a U.S. citizen, but first he must discover the true American identify by examining the underbelly of American history with teachers like Teddy Roosevelt, Sacagawea, Jackie Robinson and Bob Dylan.
Longtime CTG favorites Culture Clash (Chavez Ravine, Water & Power, Palestine, New Mexico) are like mambo-infused Marx Brothers. With American Night, they turn traditional theatre – and history – on its ear.
The Convert
SALVATION COMES AT AN UNHOLY PRICE when colonialism threatens a Southern African boomtown.
It’s 1895 when The Convert, a teenager named Jekesai, is thrust into strange new circumstances that pit Ancient African traditions against Western culture and Christianity. When conflict erupts, she must follow her heart and make the ultimate sacrifice.
With an urgent voice both heartrending and humorous, Obie winner Danai Gurira (In the Continuum and Eclipsed) brings yet another faraway world to the Kirk Douglas to enlighten, enrage and ultimately edify audiences.
Photo Credit
Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Photo by Craig Schwartz.
