Tank and the Bangas explore the most tender and true parts of life’s journey. Unique and with a vibrance that could only come from New Orleans, the lead vocalist, Tank has stretched her vocals over quirky raps, poetry, and rich melodies since the release of their first album, Think Tank in 2013. Four years later, […]

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 […]

Jane Monheit is a highly acclaimed, Grammy-nominated American jazz and adult contemporary vocalist celebrated for her "flawless" technique, warm tone, and sophisticated interpretations of the Great American Songbook. She rocketed to prominence virtually overnight after placing as the runner-up in the prestigious 1998 Thelonious Monk Institute Vocal Competition at the age of 20, leading to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

STRIPPED ~ a new wave ballet is an original work created and choreographed by Kelleia Sheerin. STRIPPED is described as a heroine's journey that serves as a love letter to Los Angeles and its people. It follows the main character, Vivi, a "warrior-child" who is on a quest to find her true self in a […]

If you take the legendary music of the 80s & 90s, thunder and lightning, and a steamboat, and a sunset, and a buzz saw, and mix ‘em up and put ‘em into a young woman, that’s STRIPPED! Set to iconic new wave music, STRIPPED is not merely a ballet; it is urban mythology carved in […]

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 […]