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The first page of the script of Ngozi Anwanyu’s Good Grief (onstage at the Kirk Douglas Theatre through March 26, 2017) specifies the time (1992–2005) and place (Bucks County, Pennsylvania) where the play’s action occurs.

The Set Design Magic of ‘Good Grief’

This month, we’re proud to have productions at three theatres—plus a bonus live art theatrical experience—that demonstrate our commitment to diversity in every sense of the word.

Civil Rights, Memoirs, and a World Premiere Playwright

Few things in this world are more certain than young love. Whether it is fueled by raging hormones, the fates themselves, or the mind of a plotting dramatist, it is safe to say that—no matter what your age—stories of cupid’s first strike are irresistible. And both Good Grief, which plays the Kirk Douglas Theatre February 26 – Ma...

First Love, Rendered in the Stars and on our Stages

Throw a stone in Los Angeles and if you don’t hit a pressed juice bar or an actor, you’re probably going to impale a writer.

Investing in New Talent

At the heart of Adler & Gibb, Tim Crouch’s newest head-puzzler onstage at the Kirk Douglas Theatre through January 29, 2017, lies a mystery. Janet Adler was a "once in a generation" artist whose contributions to the art world were only overshadowed by her mysterious disappearance and subsequent unexplained death. Was she murdered by her long-...

Five Tales of Scandal, Conspiracy, and Murder in the Art World

As 2017 begins, we’re officially celebrating Center Theatre Group’s 50th Anniversary. We’ll be spending much of the year looking ahead to the next 50 years of theatre in Los Angeles and beyond, but we’re also honoring our past. From January – May, each of our issues of Performances will feature a timeline of one decade in our history....

Zoot Suits, Performance Artists, and 50 years of History