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Casting Complete for 'Good Grief' at the Douglas

CASTING IS COMPLETE AND REHEARSALS HAVE BEGUN FOR “GOOD GRIEF” AT CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE The World Premiere by Ngozi Anyanwu Will Play February 26 Through March 26, 2017 Casting is complete and rehearsals have begun for Ngozi Anyanwu’s new play “Good Grief” at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre. Directed...

'Zoot Suit' Opens Sunday, February 12 At The Mark Taper Forum

“ZOOT SUIT” OPENS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 AT CENTER THEATRE GROUP/MARK TAPER FORUM “I have tried my best to defend what is most precious in our American society – a society now at war against the forces of racial intolerance and totalitarian injustice,” -- George Shearer, defense attorney for the 38th St. Gang in “Zoot Suit” Current...

Center Theatre Group To Hold Six Community Conversations For 'Zoot Suit'

CENTER THEATRE GROUP TO HOLD SIX COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS FOR “ZOOT SUIT” Conversations Will Discuss Youth Activism, the Making of “Zoot Suit,” Chicano Art, Fashion and Politics, the Music of Lalo Guerrero and Bias in the American Media Center Theatre Group will host six Community Conversations for “Zoot Suit,” which returns to the Mark...

Center Theatre Group Hosts Block Party Kick-Off

CENTER THEATRE GROUP TO HOLD BLOCK PARTY KICK-OFF EVENT AT THE KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE ON JANUARY 30 Event Will Celebrate the Vibrancy of the Los Angeles Theatre Community Block Party Will Remount Productions from Coeurage Theatre Company, The Echo Theater Company and The Fountain Theatre at Douglas April 14–May 21 Center Theatre Group will host th...

'Archduke' Calendar Release

CALENDAR OF EVENTS April – June 2017 EVENT: “Archduke” By Rajiv Joseph Directed by Giovanna Sardelli World Premiere DESCRIPTION: Written by Pulitzer finalist Rajiv Joseph (“Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” “Guards at the Taj”), “Archduke” follows the unlikely path to terrorism as three strangers, already struggling to get by, rec...

Center Theatre Group Names Regional Finalists for 2017 AWMC

CENTER THEATRE GROUP SELECTS 12 STUDENTS FOR AUGUST WILSON MONOLOGUE COMPETITION REGIONAL FINALS TO BE HELD AT THE MARK TAPER FORUM ON FEB. 27 Top Two Students Will Participate in National Finals on Broadway on May 1, 2017 Center Theatre Group has selected 12 local high school students to participate in the regional finals for the 2017 August Wilso...