We know lots of people are heading out of town for a jumpstart on the Labor Day holiday. But if you’re sticking around -- maybe check out one of LAist’s theatre picks this week: 365 Days/365 Plays: Week 42 The staging of Suzan-Lori Parks’s massive experiment of writing a play a day continues this week in the hands of the Angry Bubble Productions. Audience members will be taken in 20 at a time for... more ›

The Jazz Tap Ensemble will play at Santa Monica City Hall's front lawn tomorrow. It's always a good weekend to go enjoy free... Did you say puppets? We like puppets. "Titus the Clownicus" - In the hands of The Actors' Gang, Shakespeare's bloodiest and most macabre drama (Titus Andronicus) becomes rip-roaring family fare. Titus the Clownicus is leader of the Red Nose Army. He returns home with his entourage of clowns and puppets victorious... more ›

Good morning LAist readers, are you already taking a break from working? Sounds good to us! Here is what you missed over the Holiday weekend. Enjoy! more ›

Like Circle X, the theatre troupe, Son of Semele (as in Dionysius the God) took 7 of Suzan-Lori Parks plays influenced by the War in Iraq to another level. In a small narrow room that is the theatre's house, the audience is whirled into worlds of chaos, confusion and dark enchantment. Usually, plays in this year-round 365 Days/365 Plays festival last about 20 minutes. Son of Semele took the plays in a lengthy direction, methodically... more ›

From 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., we lived Los Angeles on a bright Spring Sunday. Here is what we found...... more ›

One Man: No War No War No War No War! A Crowd of Kids enters, watches the Man who goes from chanting to ranting Teacher (Crowd Leader): Look closely and listen up, kids. This is an antiwar protester. 1st Kid: Ancient History. 2nd Kid: Old School. 3rd Kid: Heavy. The Crowd watches the Protester as he works himself into a lather, repeating: "No War!" in as many different ways and with as much passion,... more ›

We would never say our excitment or coverage of the yearlong 365 Days/365 Plays festival is exhaustive (after all, we have been to 17 of the 18 weeks so far, that equals too 119 plays seen, experienced, enjoyed, enthralled upon, etc). 1. It's Free, duh. 2. You are taking part in an international festival (plays are concurrently happening all over the states, including a few across the seas). 3. Playwright, recipient of the MacArthur... more ›

Alix Ohlin on Why Mysteries Matter: Detectives, Literature, and Life 7pm @ Central Library more ›

Last night's 365 Days/365 Plays at the Bootleg Theatre was one of those nights full of intoxicated magnetism. About a hundred or so people pack rat-ed into the theatre lobby to begin the first play... in the dark. To say the least, it was thrilling, as the whole night was. Tonight's 10:30 p.m. performance of 365 will be their last for this week's set of plays. Like Bootleg, another troupe to keep tabs with... more ›

By day, Terence McFarland is known throughout the LA theatre community as the Executive Director of the LA Stage Alliance, a reputable non-profit service organization dedicated to building awareness, appreciation, and support for the performing arts in Greater LA. After leaving the fashion industry in New York City to attend CalArts for a master's degree, he quickly found his role as a leader helping solve problems within the experimental art school's bureacracy of BS. It... more ›

I'm standing on a side street off Pico Blvd and a black SUV swerves out of nowhere and comes to a screeching halt on the sidewalk. Two men jump out clad in black with machine guns. They begin to talk intensely, officially: 1: Weve made our entrance into the area. 2: Thats a roger by my coordinates Then above us on the roof, we hear a voice and all look up fast. 3: Check... more ›

If you still have not gotten a chance to witness 365, you can do so by only moving your mouse. Over in Chicago's 365, the American Theater Company decided to do radio plays over the Christmas week. You can check it out at by pointing iTunes or your whatever you us to http://www.atcweb.org/mp3/365.xml Today and tomorrow hosts the 9th week of plays here in LA. The Theatre @ Boston Court is one of the... more ›

Maybe it will be your New Year's resolution: see more live theatre. Maybe you can get a head start with some free theatre during Weeks 6 through 8 in the 52-week festival: Week 6: Greenway Arts Alliance December 24 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Outside the Greenway Court Theatre at the Melrose Trading Post (8391 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048) www.greenwayarts.org Week 7: The Chance Theater Tuesday, December 26 at... more ›

I am that, you are that, all this is that, and thats all there is. From Remember Who You Are It's week 5 and LA's only yearlong festival has finally made it northward into Burbank at the Alliance Repertory Company, a small 30-something seat theatre in the Magnolia Park neighborhood. If you've gone to 365 before, you may have noticed a few plays repeat themselves every week. One of a man standing in the wind,... more ›

She: I love a gray day. I forgot how much. He: Me too. She: I hope we dont move out there and miss this gray. And the view from here. He: The view from here is great, yeah. She: Like you said, remember? "Sometimes, nothing beats standing in the shadow of a tall building." He: Yeah. I couldn't be more pleased with the state of Los Angeles theatre these days. 365 is showing us the... more ›

Gopher: Why you pissing on it [Chevy Impala]? Chuck: So chicks know its mine. Dudes too. This is my Impala. Not yrs. Gopher: It gets you pussy? Chuck: No, man. Gopher: No? Chuck: It gets me dick. A constant hard one. Gopher: Shit Chuck: Shit is right. From December 3rd's play, "Impala". "I want to see a show in every theatre space in LA," I once told a friend a few years back. Thanks to... more ›

The Sun: I am The Sun. I am always shining. Shine: I'm called Shine, as was my father before me. Sometimes I shine. Sometimes I dont shine. The Sun: I am The Sun. See me shine. Shine: I am a son, called Shine. Can we swear for a second? Okay, here goes... Fucking amazing. Just fucking amazing. Last night's presentation of week 2 in the yearlong 365 Days/365 Plays festival was just that. The... more ›

In our continuing yearlong coverage of 365 Days/365 Plays, we present you with weeks two through four: Week 2: The Open Fist Theatre Company Tuesday, November 21 at 7:45 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Friday, November 24 at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, November 25 at 6:45 p.m. Week 3: Playwrights’ Arena Wednesday, November 29, 2006, 8 p.m. Lutheran Church of the Master, 10931 Santa Monica, Los Angeles Week 4: The Elephant Asylum Theatre December 5 -... more ›

Excerpt from Day 2 (Nov. 16): Father Comes Home From The Wars (Part 1) Father: Hi honey, Im home. Mother: Yr home. Father: Yes. Mother: I wasnt expecting you. Ever. Father: Should I go back out and come back in again? Mother: Please. We're going to say this right now and get it over with: get off your arses and participate in this yearlong national theatre festival. which is being held simultaneously around the... more ›

On 13 November, 2002, I had this silly idea that I would write a play every day for a year. It would be about being present and being committed to the artistic process every single day, regardless of the ‘weather.’ It became a daily meditation, a daily prayer celebrating the rich and strange process of a writing life ~ Suzan-Lori Parks Hey, LAist writes everyday too. How strange that we share this habit with... more ›