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08/19/2026

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Casting begins Monday.
08/15/2026

Casting begins Monday.

Join Playwrights’ Arena and UCLA's Diversifying the Classics' groundbreaking GOLDEN TONGUES series - a celebration of po...
08/12/2026

Join Playwrights’ Arena and UCLA's Diversifying the Classics' groundbreaking GOLDEN TONGUES series - a celebration of power, imagination, and diversity through new adaptations of plays from the Golden Age of Spanish Theater by contemporary Los Angeles playwrights.

This edition features three remarkable voices in American theater:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 4 PM

Donde comen dos, comen tres
by abe zapata jr.

Based on Lope de Vega’s El perro del hortelano

Performance in English

Set in Los Angeles during the 1940s, this adaptation takes Lope de Vega’s playful and mischievous Golden Age comedy and infuses it with Mexican-American tradition. Donde comen dos, comen tres shows life on a family farm turned upside down after its owner passes away.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2 PM

Beast Among Men
by Nicholas Pilapil

Based on Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s Life is a Dream

In the shadow of American politics, a s*x worker and a morally righteous politician are bound by a secret that thrives in the dark. Beast Among Men follows the fallout of hypocrisy, faith, and ambition when that secret is exposed, in a nation obsessed with power and purity. In the machinations of politics, how long can illusions cover up reality?

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 3:30 PM

The Liars: A Comedy on Tragic Realities of the Postmodern World
by Roger Q. Mason

Based on Alarcón’s La verdad sospechosa

In ever-hustling New York City, prestige-obsessed influencer Owen Raven rejects his father’s traditional career path. Facing financial ruin after his father’s death, Owen spins comedic deceptions that ultimately backfire and he finds that his internet-famous charms are no longer sufficient in sustaining both his material and inner world.

ALL PERFORMANCES AT
UCLA Macgowan Hall
245 Charles E. Young Dr. East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095

FREE READINGS, BUT RESERVATION REQUIRED
https://app.hi.events/event/9881/la-escena-2026

NOW CASTINGROSADirector: Armando MolinaPlaywright: Sophie GoldsteinProducers: Elmira Rahim for Playwrights’ Arena; T...
08/06/2026

NOW CASTING

ROSA

Director: Armando Molina

Playwright: Sophie Goldstein

Producers: Elmira Rahim for Playwrights’ Arena; Tamadhur Al-Aqeel for Company of Angels

Artistic Directors: Jon Lawrence Rivera, Playwrights’ Arena; Armando Molina, Company of Angels

Casting Director: Raul Clayton Staggs

Auditions: Beginning August 17th.

Callbacks: t.b.a.

Rehearsals: Beginning October 13th

Tentative rehearsal schedule:

Tuesday–Friday: 6:00 PM–10:00 PM

Saturday: 2:00 PM–6:00 PM;

Tech Rehearsals:

November 7th & 8th: 2:00 PM–11:00 PM

Preview: November 13th

Opening: Nov. 14th

Performance Schedule:

Saturday & Monday: 8:00 PM

Sunday: 4:00 PM

Closing: December 7th

Extension: n.a.

Venue: Company of Angels, DTLA

Pay Rate: AEA 99 Seat Theatre Agreement, $18 per hour



Playwrights’ Arena and Company of Angels are proud to co-present the world premiere of Sophie Goldstein’s ROSA. ROSA follows a woman who is slowly losing her grasp on reality. As her world descends into chaos, she is compelled to confront the people she has loved most and the choices that have shaped her life.

Playwrights' Arena is a Los Angeles based theater company dedicated to discovering, developing, and producing original works written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights. Founded by Artistic Director Jon Lawrence Rivera, and Steve Tyler, in 1992, Playwrights’ Arena has championed bold, thought-provoking new works that push creative boundaries, build a more inclusive theatrical canon, and inspire future theatre artists and audiences.

Honoring its history as the oldest non-profit professional theater in Los Angeles, Company of Angels, under the Artistic Direction of Armando Molina, reflects and responds to the richness, diversity and complexity that is our city. Its Company of diverse theater artists fosters mutual partnerships that develop emerging artists, create new work and re-envision theater to entertain new audiences and serve the City of Angels.



CASTING:

JORGE: Male, Late 30s. Mexican American. Rosa's son. A writer. Gay.



LUCY / SOPHIA: Female, Late 30s. Mexican American. The actor will por

Coming this fall.Co-produced with Company of Angels (CoA)
07/31/2026

Coming this fall.
Co-produced with Company of Angels (CoA)

It was a gorgeous, heartbreaking reading today. Thank you to all the artists and to those who came out to support. ...
06/29/2026

It was a gorgeous, heartbreaking reading today. Thank you to all the artists and to those who came out to support.

Memories of our co-productions with Skylight Theatre Company . We were too slow to capture APARTMENT LIVING.
06/15/2026

Memories of our co-productions with Skylight Theatre Company . We were too slow to capture APARTMENT LIVING.

Playwrights' Arena is searching for four homes that can host a play (Sat/Sun/Mon nights) in late October. We're hoping y...
06/09/2026

Playwrights' Arena is searching for four homes that can host a play (Sat/Sun/Mon nights) in late October. We're hoping your home can accommodate about 20-30 people. Open layout is ideal where the dining room and living room are visible. Email us at [email protected] for more information.

We join our LGBTQ+ Community in celebrating Pride Month.
06/01/2026

We join our LGBTQ+ Community in celebrating Pride Month.

Another terrific afternoon of new work.
05/31/2026

Another terrific afternoon of new work.

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