The extraordinary tale of the illustrious Mr. Kristoff’s last and most eccentric production featuring the William Desmond Taylor Players, a hostage audience, and his singular interpretation of theatrical history replete with digressions both ribald and remarkable.

Written by Michael Van Duzer

A theatre is about to be torn down and Mr. Kristoff is determined to produce his very personal hommage to the plays and players who shaped his life, all for a single clandestine performance. Mr. Kristoff's unabashedly gay lens starts with the Greeks and blows open every theatrical closet door, poking affectionate fun at  Shakespeare, Sheridan, Noel Coward, Tennessee Williams, Mart Crowley, and Terrence McNally, among others.

with 
Paul Cady ? Liv Denevi ? Cecil Jennings 
? Christopher Landis ? Anne Leyden ? Bill Sehres ?
Amelia Vargas ? Ari Wojciech ? Michael Van Duzer
Stage Manager: David Mingrino

Tuesday, March 7 at 7:30pm
No Reservations Required

Yes longer than The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (aka Marat/Sade) by Peter Weiss....and certainly funnier.

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Playing Now thru June 3, 2023
March 18 - ASL Show 
Saturdays at 1pm

"Lloyd J. Schwartz wrote the book (he also directed) and the music and lyrics for eight songs were provided by Hope and Laurence Juber. They are very aware of the age of their audience but don’t write down to them, instead they provide easy to understand dialogue and lyrics....The show runs a brisk hour.... The cast is animated and the creators have included a lot of audience participation moments for their energetic and excited young audience."

-- Rob Stevens, LA Drama Critics Circle

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A comedy about an Italian family and a Canadian moose.

"I cannot tell a lie... Moose On The Loose is really funny and surprisingly moving! - Mel Brooks

When a loose moose wanders into town holding a Molson Canadian beer and gets stuck in the Polish neighbor’s camper trailer, four generations of an Italian/Canadian immigrant family from Calabria in Southern Italy soon realize the moose isn’t the only one who is stuck, displaced, and confused.

April 14, 2023 – May 21, 2023
Fridays and Saturdays 8pm
Sundays 2pm

April 21: ASL Interpreted Show
April 23: Sensory Friendly Show
April 16, 30: Talkbacks following the show.

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Theatre West’s programs on stage and in the community are supported in part by The Ahmanson Foundation, James and Deborah Burrows Foundation, California Arts Council, California Nonprofit Performing Grant Program,
California Venue Operators Grant Program, Comcast NBC Universal, Peter Glenville Foundation, The Green Foundation, Kaplan-Loring Foundation, Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs,Los Angeles Unified School District, National Endowment for the Arts, SBA Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, Sidney Stern Memorial Trust.
and
by the Friends of Theatre West. 

Official Media Sponsor for Hansel and Gretel:
L.A. Parent