MisMatch Game 20th Anniversary – Auction Items
A VERY CORKY CHRISTMAS: An Unauthorized Sequel to Waiting for Guffman
The Cult classic, Waiting for Guffman, finds its next chapter in this special and hilarious Christmas pageant written by Justin Elizabeth Sayre (Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchet). It’s time to head back to Blaine, to see all your favorites, and meet some wacky new additions. With a cast of comedy heavy-hitters, paying homage to that beloved film, A Very Corky Christmas, is bound to be a new holiday favorite.
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, October 14 at 8 pm
The Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre
LOTTIE PLATCHETT TOOK A HATCHETT
The great retelling of Justin Elizabeth Sayer’s play, directed by Jessica Hanna
A hilarious camp comedy about an axe murder, sexual depravity, and the installation of a toilet – based on the infamous murder case of Lizzie Borden. Lottie, an unsuspecting spinster, stands accused of brutally murdering her father and stepmother. As the case unfolds, Lottie must confront the truth of what really happened and what, if any, part she had to play in it. Did Lottie Platchett actually take up a hatchet? Could a woman actually be capable of such a heinous crime? That’s for the audience and the jury to decide as this camp comedy unfolds.
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, October 26 at 8 pm
The Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre
TRANS CHORUS OF LOS ANGELES: A WINTER CABARET
It’s TCLA’s second holiday show. Join TCLA for VOICES: A WINTER CABARET, a show of old holiday classics and new winter standards. Bringing the audience joys of mirth and merriment.
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, December 7 at 8 pm
The Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre
QUEER MAGIC DRAG KARAOKE KINGDOM
This holiday season, we Mouse the House down! Join Coin & Ghost — LA’s theatrical home for remixed mythologies — for this two-part performance event of epic proportions. ACT ONE will feature curated drag performances inspired by your favorite animated characters; ACT TWO will feature YOU, as the audience takes to the stage for Mickey’s open mic karaoke. So you better warm up those pipes and come to SLAY, MOUSE MAMA!
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Friday, December 13 at 8 pm
The Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre
THE MISMATCH GAME: The Plaid Tidings Edition
Don that gay apparel and treat yourself to an evening of pop culture pop-offs and R-rated game show insanity. Join host Dennis Hensley and a panel of L.A.’s most twisted comic minds as they fill the Renberg with mirth, merriment and maybe a musical number.
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Saturday, December 21 at 8 pm
The Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre
CLARKSTON
Presented by the Echo Theatre Company.
Written by Samuel D. Hunter. Directed by Chris Fields
At a Costco in Clarkston, Washington, two night-shift workers share their stories: Jake has fled his life in Connecticut after being diagnosed with a serious illness. Chris is stuck in what he fears is a dead-end life in a deadend town. Soon, their tentative attraction develops into something much deeper and more complicated.
SEPTEMBER 14-OCTOBER 21
Atwater Village Theatre, Los Angeles
CREVASSE
Presented by The Victory Theatre Center.
Written by Tom Jacobson. Directed by Matthew McCray.
A look at the rise of fascism and antisemitism in pre-war Germany and its effect on art, as well as at the artists who resisted, or — in some cases — contributed. It’s 1938, and German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl goes to Hollywood to find American distribution for her award-winning film, Olympia. Only one studio head would meet with her: Walt Disney.
October 4-27
The Victory Theatre Center, Long Beach
MOVE KILL PARADISE
Presented by Odyssey Theatre Ensemble.
Written by James Ijames, directed by Gregg T. Daniel.
Four Black men, torn from the world without warning, find themselves stuck in a cosmic waiting room in the afterlife. As they attempt to make sense of their new paradise, they play, sing, tease, and uplift one another, even as they’re forced to confront how they arrived in this unearthly place. Inspired by the ever-growing list of slain Black men and women and the fear and threat of death they continue to face daily, Kill Move Paradise is an electrifying reminder of our collective humanity.
September 14-November 3
Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles
MURDER ON THE LINKS
Presented by International City Theatre.
Written by Steven Dietz. Directed by Todd Nielsen.
When Christie’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, arrives in France in response to an urgent summons from Paul Renauld, he finds he’s too late — M. Renauld now lies dead, face down in a grave on the edge of the golf course he was building. Certain facts do not add up… and when a second body is found, it’s been stabbed in a seemingly impossible way.
October 18-November 3
International City Theatre, Long Beach
ONE NIGHT STAND WITH STORMY DANIELS
Stormy strips bare the absolute truth, covering her life and career in adult entertainment, a few unabashed escapades plucked from her memoir Full Disclosure, and her most compromising position yet: caught in one of the most controversial scandals in modern history!
Sunday, October 5 (choose either 7 pm or 9:30 pm)
The Bourbon Room, Hollywood
VARLA JEAN MERMAN: THE ERRORS TOUR
Varla Jean Merman is at it again! Faster than you can say, “Ticketmaster site crash,” Varla Jean has swiftly tailored The Errors Tour for her fans. Everyone’s favorite ditzy diva will take the audience through her catalogue of hilarious hits and egregious errors in a show jam-packed with classic bits, giant wigs, over-taxed costumes, and new songs. Written by Jeffery Roberson, Ricky Graham, and Jacques LaMarre. Directed by Michael Schiralli.
Tuesday, October 8 or Wednesday, October 9 · 8:30 pm
Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood
WHITTIER BOULEVARD
Presented and written by The Latino Theater Company.
Directed by José Luis Valenzuela.
It’s Los Angeles in 2042, and years of fires, torrential rain, anarchy, and bloodshed have led to a totalitarian citystate where the elderly disappear, their stories forgotten. Authorities make a surprise visit to the home of faded Chicana starlet Veronica Del Rio on the eve of her 75th birthday…will Veronica disappear and be forgotten before she finds true love?
September 14-October 20
The Los Angeles Theatre Center