Celebrating Los Angeles Theatre

L.A. theatre’s friendliest party is back again! Everyone is invited to Center Theatre Group's third annual Block Party to revel in the incredible people and stages that call our city home. Whether you've made it your mission never to miss a new L.A. play or you feel overwhelmed when you start to think about the 250-plus theatres that surround you, you will find a show you love at the 2019 edition of Block Party. To celebrate all that L.A.'s intimate theatre scene has to offer, we will once again present encore productions from three outstanding companies—showcasing their remarkable work at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

Jump to a Block Party show:

• For the Love Of (or, the roller derby play)
• Rotterdam
• Native Son

Join the party and see all three productions with the $75 Block Party Party Pass

Enjoy three shows, including cocktails at each performance, plus no handling fees.

Use promo code: PARTYPASS by phone at 213.628.2772 or in person at the Box Office.

*Available through March 28, 2019 by phone or in person at the box office only. Not valid on previously purchased tickets or combined with other offers. Not available on March 9, March 30, or April 20, 2019. Subject to availability.

Pay What You Want

As an integral part of Block Party's mission to celebrate the vibrant theatre of Los Angeles and connect with our community, we will be offering Pay What You Want performances on the first Friday of each show.**

**Available in person only. Only valid on 3/8, 3/29, 4/19. Not valid on previously purchased tickets or combined with other offers. Subject to availability. $1 minimum.

For The Love Of (or, the roller derby play)

Mar 7 – 17, 2019

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Love is a contact sport.

When Joy joins the Brooklyn Scallywags roller derby team and meets their star, Lizzie Lightning, she and her longtime partner, Michelle, find their lives turned upside down. For The Love Of asks how much you’re willing to risk in order to follow your heart.

A seductively rousing show.

Credits

By

Gina Femia

Directed and Choreographed by

Rhonda Kohl

Scenic Design

Eli Smith

Lighting Design

Rose Malone

Costume Design

Vicki Conrad

Sound Design

Gillian Moon

With

Crystal Diaz

Elinor Gunn

Liesel Hanson

Faith Imafidon

Cindy Lin

Nadia Marina

Lynn Odell

Alina Phelan

Briana Price

Nicole Gabriella Scipione

Yolanda Snowball

Jenny Soo

Nancy Stone

Tania Verafield

A Theatre of NOTE Production

Rotterdam

Mar 28 – Apr 7, 2019

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A queer love story about all of us.

New Year’s. Rotterdam, 2018. Alice has finally found the courage to come out to her parents as a lesbian. But before she has the chance, her girlfriend, Fiona, reveals that she has always identified as a man and now wants to live as one, sending their relationship into a tailspin. A bittersweet comedy with deeply human characters, both flawed and hilarious, Rotterdam poses powerful questions about love and identity.

Rotterdam arrives in Los Angeles in a pitch-perfect staging.

Credits

By

Jon Brittain

Directed by

Michael A. Shepperd

Scenic and Lighting Design

Jeff McLaughlin

Costume Design

Naila Aladdin Sanders

Sound Design

Christopher Moscatiello

With

Ryan Brophy

Audrey Cain

Ashley Romans

Miranda Wynne

A Skylight Theatre Company Production

Native Son

Apr 18 – 28, 2019

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A searing new adaptation of a contemporary classic about being black in America.

The longing for social justice ignites a palpable rage in Richard Wright’s classic novel, Native Son. Set in 1930s Chicago, where opportunities for African American men like Bigger Thomas are elusive, playwright Nambi E. Kelley’s gripping adaptation focuses on the inner workings of the protagonist’s mind as events violently and irrevocably seal his fate.

CRITIC’S CHOICE! Electrifying, razor-sharp focus and clarity.

Credits

By

Nambi E. Kelley

Based on the novel by

Richard Wright

Directed by

Andi Chapman

An Antaeus Theatre Company Production