Cock Sparrer is a highly influential English punk rock band, formed in 1972 in the East End of London, making them one of the longest-running bands in the history of the genre. Despite never achieving significant commercial success, they are widely considered foundational pioneers of the Oi! (or street punk) subgenre, paving the way for […]
Arthur and Cassie, two young adults, share musings about what they want to do with the rest of their bedbound life in their nursing home. "Do you believe in Life before Death?" is an original play discussing trauma, chronic conditions, friendship, love, life and death. Arthur, a writer who only has a few years left […]
1500 or Nothin' is a highly successful, Grammy-nominated American musical ensemble based in Los Angeles, composed of an all-star collective of record producers, songwriters, and studio/touring musicians who have been a major force in Hip-Hop, R&B, and Pop music since their founding in 2006. The collective includes core members such as producer/CEO Larrance "Rance" Dopson, […]
This unique combination of artists—Chris Dave, Marcus King, Cory Henry, and DJ Ginyard—represents an exciting, genre-blending super-collective, known primarily for their intimate live performances rather than studio albums. The group brings together four masters from distinct musical realms to create a raw, improvisational fusion. Chris Dave, often hailed as "the most dangerous drummer alive," provides […]
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM BOOK BY JAMES LAPINE MUSICAL DIRECTION BY JOSH BARTLEY DIRECTED BY JAMES ESPOSITO Passion is a one act musical adapted from Ettore Scola’s film Passione d’Amore, itself adapted from the novel Fosca by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti. Set in Risorgimento-era Italy, the plot concerns a young soldier and the changes in him brought about by his obsessive love […]
Your Smith is the current stage name and musical project of American singer-songwriter Caroline Smith, who transitioned from her roots in Minnesota indie-folk to a sleek, genre-blending sound after relocating to Los Angeles. Having started her career fronting the indie-folk band Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, she adopted the moniker Your Smith in […]
The event ARTUR ZAKIYAN: SOLO PIANO is a highly anticipated concert featuring the acclaimed Armenian piano virtuoso and composer, Artur Zakiyan, scheduled for Friday, November 21 and Saturday 22, 2025, at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. Zakiyan is renowned for his technically brilliant and emotionally profound performances, blending the rich tradition of classical […]
This play was suggested by a true incident. A professor accuses a student of cheating. Suddenly, the professor finds himself being investigated for discrimination. His reputation and livelihood are on the line. What will the investigation’s findings be? The cast includes: Nina Bell, Rasha Elabaji, Andree Mulia, Morry Schorr, Aziz Tazi, Sammie Wayne IV, and […]
Xaviersobased (born Xavier Lopez) is an influential American rapper and record producer from New York City, known as a key figure in the underground hip-hop scene and a pioneer of internet microgenres. His musical style is highly distinctive and eccentric, blending the introspective lyricism of cloud rap with the driving energy of trap, plugg, and […]
WRITTEN BY ZACHARY BONES DIRECTED BY CARLY DW BONES The Aaron Play picks up right where Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy, Titus Andronicus, leaves off: with its self-proclaimed villain, Aaron the Moor, buried up to his chest in earth, sentenced to death by starvation. Watched by two Roman guards and visited by spirits of the wronged dead, Aaron plots […]
Open Fist Theatre Company is thrilled to present the world premiere of a new stage adaptation of Franz Kafka's first novel. The story begins with 17-year-old Karl Rossmann's arrival in New York City on a steamer, only to immediately be plunged into a sequence of increasingly strange and bewildering experiences that shatter his reality as […]
The play Bias, written and directed by Art Shulman, is a contemporary drama inspired by a true incident. The story focuses on a professor who accuses one of his students of cheating. Immediately following this accusation, the professor finds himself under investigation for discrimination. The plot revolves around his desperate struggle to defend his professional […]
