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Poetic and theatrical, a.k. payne's 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize–winning play explores family dreams of a utopia yet to be realized.
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World Premiere
The Reservoir is a sharply funny and deeply heartfelt new play by Jake Brasch about family, memory, and healing.
04.16 – 05.18.2025
Cousins Sade and Mina grapple with their conflicting memories of the past and their shared hopes for the future. Poetic and theatrical, Furlough’s Paradise explores family dreams of a utopia yet to be realized.
Gil Cates Theater
06.18 – 07.20.2025
09.03 – 10.05.2025
Heartfelt and hilarious, Am I Roxie? explores duty, destiny, and how facing your darkest fears can reveal who you truly are.
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10.01 – 11.02.2025
Blending poetry, live music, and ritual, littleboy/littleman pulses with rhythm and emotion, pulling us into a world where family is everything, but dreams come at a cost.
Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater
11.05 – 12.07.2025
Fresh off its hit Off-Broadway debut and from the creative minds of Douglas Lyons (Chicken & Biscuits) and Zhailon Levingston (Cats: The Jellicle Ball), this witty new play serves up romance, regrets, and the unexpected possibility of second chances.
02.04 – 03.08.2026
A darkly funny, gripping world premiere from rising playwright Beth Hyland, SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA explores creativity, obsession, and our ghosts that refuse to be ignored.
03.04 – 04.12.2026
Broadway star Sara Porkalob returns to the Geffen Playhouse for the second installment of “The Dragon Cycle.”
04.08 – 05.10.2026
A gripping, deeply personal drama between two Black waiters and a white teenage boy that unflinchingly confronts the realities of race, power, and betrayal in 1950s South Africa.
06.10 – 07.12.2026
A trailblazing actress returns to the U.S. to stage a career-defining comeback and collides with a new generation that challenges her past, her politics, and her place in the movement.
Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney unveils his second season at the Geffen Playhouse, including three World Premieres, two West Coast Premieres, and one Los Angeles Premiere.
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Dialogue and creative engagement through theater-going & theater-making at the Geffen.
A six-week creative dramatic writing workshop for young adults (ages 18-24).
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Being of service and uplifting our community is central to the values of Geffen Playhouse. In keeping with our mission, we invite firefighters, first responders, those providing wildfire support, and anyone personally impacted by the wildfires to reserve complimentary tickets to the remaining performances in our 2024/2025 Season. Enjoy a night at the theater on us! We are all in this together.
04.18.2025 / Daily Bruin
04.17.2025 / Los Angeles Times
04.15.2025 / TheaterMania
04.15.2025 / Playbill
