Two companies come together for the 2021/2022 Season.
Offering a Season of award-winning talent, Skylight Theatre Company and Playwrights’ Arena realize a simpatico focus on nurturing and developing playwrights and their new works. [page updated Jan. 5, 2020]
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Lead support for the 2021/2022 Ticket Initiative is provided by the William H. & Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation
WORLD PREMIERE PLAY
Nov 6, 2021 - Dec 12, 2021
Skylight Theatre
A social media influencer and a boots-on-the-ground activist form a complex bond of friendship to help each other survive as American racism manifests as a physical form.
Developed in workshop with the Humanitas Prize.
WORLD PREMIERE PLAY
Mar 12 - April 24, 2022 [new date]
Skylight Theatre
What we think about ourselves and others is seldom the truth.
Shared walls. Shared experiences. Neighbors in a Los Angeles apartment building are forced into tighter quarters and the walls of their comfort begin to close in. What happens when these relationships get too close?
Commissioned by David Román.
A play by Boni B. Alvarez was set to premiere in the fall of 2020 at Skylight Theatre, we are pleased to bring this timely new work to the stage in 2022
WORLD PREMIERE PLAY
August, 2022
Skylight Theatre
Enter the historical fantasia of Taffeta, a self-proclaimed "fabulous queer creation of color,” as she invades the private world of Abraham Lincoln to confront issues of LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility that still challenge us today.
Originally set to premiere in the spring of 2020 at Skylight Theatre, we are pleased to announce new dates for Lavender Men, An Emancipation Play.
We are committed to providing and maintaining a gathering place that is free of known hazards. To safeguard the health of our entire community, we require proof of Covid-19 vaccinations for all employees and audiences and for masks must be worn at all times at the theater.
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*The 2021/2022 Ticket Initiative is support in part by the William H. & Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation
