Events
We are thrilled to announce the five productions and nearly 15 special events that will comprise our 2023-24 performing arts season. The line-up includes reimagined classics, campy true crime comedy, and a musical from Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown—all co-produced with local theatre companies.
The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America’s First Black Drag Queen
Co-Produced with Celebration Theatre
NOW-September 24
While under anesthetic euphoria, a Black gay artist named Les is visited by the effervescent spirit of William Dorsey Swann, AKA “The Queen”. Surviving antebellum enslavement, Swann rises from the ashes of racial oppression to become the first Queen of Drag and queer activist on record.
Queerceañera: Celebrating LAtinx Heritage Month
Friday, September 29
Get Ready, LA! This September, the Center will host its inaugural Latinx Heritage Month commemoration with Queerceañera (queer-seh for short), an inclusive take on the coming-of-age quinceañera tradition throughout Latin America and the United States.
Lottie Plachett Took A Hatchet
Co-Produced with Outside In Theatre
September 30-October 30
Justin Elizabeth Sayre, a fixture of the Downtown Cabaret Scene in New York, has written a hilarious, scintillatingly campy play full of axe murders, 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 happened that fateful day and what, if any, part she had to play in it.
Circa: Queer Histories Festival
Co-Presented with ONE Archives Foundation
October 1–31
ONE Archives Foundation & the Los Angeles LGBT Center present: Circa: Queer Histories Festival, a month-long programming series showcasing the trailblazing histories and vibrant cultural contributions of LGBTQ+ communities through the lens of present-day challenges and triumphs.
The Laramie Project
Co-Presented with The Group Rep
October 12
In October 1998, Matthew Shephard, a college student at the U of Wyoming was kidnapped, beaten, tied to a fence and left to die. His crime? Being gay. Kaufman, Fondakowski and members of the Tectonic Theater Project made six trips to Laramie over the course of a year and a half. This play is a breathtaking collage that explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable. We see a town caught in the cross-hairs of a hate crime and media frenzy.
Dylan Mulvaney Is Coming to Models of Pride!
Saturday, October 14
Our revamped Models of Pride Festival will bring us into a new world of fun—with an all-new venue, exciting and interactive activities, dancing and music from awesome DJ’s and heartwarming performances! LGBTQ+ activist and entertainer Dylan Mulvaney will deliver the event’s keynote address and accept the Model of Pride Award—an honor given each year to a positive role model for LGBTQ+ youth.
The Cowards
Co-Presented with After Hours Theatre Company
October 21
The Cowards is Ryan O’Connor’s completely fresh adaptation of Nöel Coward’s classic play “Hay Fever.” In this unapologetically queer version, the four members of a dysfunctional chosen family unit (The Cowards) have each invited a surprise guest to their Provincetown, Massachusetts home for the weekend. What ensues is a biting, wicked comedy in which a batch of wildly unpleasant people make for uproarious entertainment.
The MisMatch Game: Ghouls Night Out Edition
October 29
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the Renberg…The MisMatch Game is back to scare, shock and tickle you silly. Join host Dennis Hensley and a panel of L.A.s sickest comic minds for a spooktacular night of jump scares, fright wigs and R-rated game show insanity.
Frozen Fluid
Co-Produced with Coeurage Ensemble
November 10-December 17
Somewhere in Mythic Antarctica, three scientists at a research facility live and conduct research out on the ice, continuously becoming and unbecoming themselves as they play out the creation of the world. Through a series of fables, Frozen Fluid chronicles the arrival of phytoplankton scientist Tay and the unraveling of the fantastic Antarctic world in which they find themself. Together, the scientists construct and deconstruct notions of gender, identity, religion, climate, and time itself.
A Rainbow Navidad
Co-Presented with Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles
December 1
Enjoy the traditional holiday sounds of Mexico, Spain, and the USA with Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles. The first ever LGBTQ+ mariachi performs Christmas classics with holiday cheer and lots of sabor.
The MisMatch Game: I’ll Be Homo For Christmas Edition
December 9
Secure your spot on Santa’s Naughty List with a peppermint-scented evening of gleeful celebrity skewering and R-rated game show insanity. Join host Dennis Hensley and a panel of L.A.’s most uncorked comic minds as they bestow upon the world the gift of laughter, which is way better than frankincense and myrrh.
Holiday Harmonies
Co-Presented with Trans Chorus of Los Angeles
December 16
For most Transgender and Non-Binary individuals, coming home for the holidays is not an option. So we celebrate with our created families, friends and allies. Join TCLA for Holiday Harmonies, a night of songs bringing our community together socially, culturally and lovingly in the spirit of goodwill to all during this holiday season.
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CURRENT: [inti]mate
January 21, 2024
Curated by renowned composer inti figgis-vizueta, CURRENT: [inti]mate features a chamber program presented in collaboration with the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the Museum of Latin American Art. [inti]mate aims to create an inclusive and welcoming environment, where diverse communities come together in harmony, celebrating both queer and Latine musical cultures. Immerse yourself in boundary-pushing music from the Latin-American diaspora, including works by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tanía Leon, Anjelica Negrón, and Marcos Balter, as well as a world premiere by figgis-vizueta.
The MisMatch Game: Heartbreak Feels Good In A Place Like This Edition
February 10, 2024
Join host Dennis Hensley and a panel of L.A.s most love-starved comic minds for an evening of heart-centered celebrity skewering and R-rated game show insanity. Whether you’re pleasantly partnered, sexy and single or a throuple looking for a fourth, The MisMatch Game is guaranteed to make you swoon.
Three
February 15-March 18, 2024
THREE is a meditation on Chekov’s THREE SISTERS which explores Chekov’s themes of longing, love and the meaning of life. Through an American and Queer prism, THREE offers a snapshot of the Prozorov family and their loved ones on four different days in four different eras in a fictional army base town in the far north of the upper Midwest.
Out Loud
Co-Presented with The Braid
March 2, 2024
The LGBTQI+ community and its allies are filled with Jewish people and their unique experiences. Join us for a night of theater that explores the beauty, heartbreak, and homecoming of being queer and Jewish through a collection of powerful stories and songs you can’t miss.
Brown & Out LGBT LatinXperience Plays
Co-Presented with TNH Productions/CASA 0101
March 16, 2024
A showcase of ten short plays from the Brown & Out LGBT LatinXperience Playwriters Workshop.
Songs for a New World
Co-Produced with Celebration Theatre
April 19-May 25, 2024
A diverse, queer spin on Jason Robert Brown’s affecting musical – an anthology of vignettes that explores the complexities of intersectionality, history, fighting fear, and celebrating the power of the human spirit.
VOICES: For US by US
Co-Presented with Trans Chorus of Los Angeles
May 4, 2024
It’s TCLA’s ninth season, and the time has come to celebrate the accomplishments of Trans and Non-Binary singers and composers. Join TCLA as they present VOICES: For US By US! A celebration of musical selections written, composed and performed by Trans and Non Binary Artists. Featuring songs by artists Justin Tranter, Sam Smith, Shea Diamond, Ezra Michel and more. Let us sing our songs, with our voices. It’s for US and by US.
The MisMatch Game: Taste the Rainbow Edition
June 29, 2024
The long-running comedy hit returns with an evening of Pride-themed game show insanity and questionable wig choices. Let your freak flag fly as host Dennis Hensley and a panel of L.A.s most twisted comedy minds declare, “We’re here! We’re queer! We’ve got fresh Sharpees!”
