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Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival

Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival

Old LA Zoo Picnic Area 4801 Griffith Park Dr., Los Angeles

Independent Shakespeare Co. presents “Coriolanus” June 24–July 26 and “The Comedy of Errors” Aug. 5–Sept. 6 for this season’s Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival, held near the old Zoo picnic area Wednesday through Sunday evenings. Arrive early July 12 and Aug. 22 for a special pre-show family workshop with Players in the Park. Other special […]

Free
Matty Santa Monica Playhouse

MATTY: an evening with Christy Mathewson

Santa Monica Playhouse 1211 4th St., Santa Monica

Santa Monica Playhouse presents a special weekend of Eddie Frierson’s internationally acclaimed "MATTY: An evening with Christie Mathewson," for all ages. What better way to gear up for Little League World Series as the baseball season shifts into high gear for the final stretch. Written and performed by Eddie Frierson and directed by Kerrigan Mahan, […]

$20 – $25

Occidental College Theater

Chicken Little Shop of Horrors

Chicken Little Shop of Horrors
Occidental College 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles

Occidental Children's Theater presents "Chicken Little Shop of Horrors" Thursdays through Sundays, July 9 - Aug. 11, at the Remsen Bird Hillside Theater. A fearless cast of six (composed primarily of current Occidental College students) perform energetic and funny folk tales from around the world without props, sets or special costumes, relying only on their […]

Actors Gang Shakespeare

Shakespeare in the Park For Families

Shakespeare in the Park For Families
Media Park 9091 Culver Blvd., Culver City

The Actors’ Gang’s annual Bard mashup for kids returns Aug. 1–23 to Media Park in Culver City. This summer’s free, all-ages show is a sci-fi twist to “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” "The Two GentleBots of Verona," performing Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m.

640×360 Cinderella

Cinderella The Musical

Cinderella The Musical
Santa Monica Playhouse 1211 4th St., Santa Monica

The beloved Rudie-DeCarlo musical "Cinderella" returns this summer, with a multi-media makeover. It’s Cinderella like you’ve never seen her before, with new songs, hilarious special FX, a silent movie segment that will have you falling out of your seat, dazzling costumes, amazing magical prestidigitation and a story about being true to your dreams and loving […]

$15 – $17.50