The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company

09/17/2026

Abiram Brizuela doesn’t believe his organization should have to exist. In a just world, he says, no teenager’s access to serious arts training would depend on their ZIP code.

12/05/2025

Our newly devised original play ANOTHER DAY IN DENA is showcasing on Fri Dec 12 and Sat Dec 13 in Pasadena! Come see what our Neighborhood Voices crew has been cooking up ❤️‍🔥

PERFORMANCE DATES
Friday, Dec 12 at 6:30 PM 
Saturday, Dec 13 at 1 PM (there’ll be a snack social afterwards!)
📍 Villa Parke Community Center

✨RSVP link in bio

11/21/2025

The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company has entered the Gusto Impact Awards contest! We believe that winning the Western region would help us to provide more deserving young people with access to free, transformative mentoring and theatre-arts education programs 🏆✨

Listen to what our amazing participants have to say about our programs below 👀

What do students have to say about the Unusual Suspects Youth Theatre Conservatory? A lot, it turns out. Hear for yourself. Find out more at theunusualsuspec...

11/05/2025

Check out our amazing auction and raffle prizes that will be available at 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗟𝗔 on Sat, Nov 8 🎁🎁🎁

Join us for our premiere fundraising event celebrating youth voices, community resilience, and the power of the arts. All proceeds support theatre education in LA through 🙌

𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗟𝗔
🗓️Nov 8, 2025 | 5pm
📍 backlot
💥Food, drinks, live performances, auction and raffle prizes
✅Who’s Invited: YOU
🎟️Tickets on sale now ❤️‍🔥 LINK IN BIO

11/03/2025

LOOKING FOR WEEKEND PLANS?

This Sat, Nov 8, join for LIVE FROM LA, our premiere fundraising event celebrating youth voices, community resilience, and the power of the arts.

This performance—devised by young artists from across LA—tells the timely story of a community under threat of gentrification, and the teens who rise up to protect the cultural heartbeat of their neighborhood.

Hosted at , the evening features:

🎶 Cocktail Hour with special musical performance
🎭 LIVE FROM LA youth performance
🍴 LA street food favorites
🍸 Open bar
🎨 Creative storytelling stations
🔨 Live auction

✨ TICKETS ARE ON SALE—get yours at link in bio ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

10/01/2025

𝙇𝙊𝙊𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘾𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙐𝙉𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙄𝙉 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀?

Join NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES 2025 for your chance to meet your people, tell your story, and make something unforgettable for the stage.

No experience needed. All ages welcome. Free to join.

WORKSHOP DATES: Wed 5:30PM-7:30PM + Sat 9AM-11AM (Sept 27, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025)
LOCATION: Pasadena

✨ SIGN UPS STILL OPEN—link in bio ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

09/19/2025

On Nov 8, join us for LIVE FROM LA: An Immersive Hip Hop Theatre Experience, our premiere fundraising event celebrating youth voices, community resilience, and the power of the arts.

This performance—devised by young artists from across LA—tells the timely story of a community under threat of gentrification, and the teens who rise up to protect the cultural heartbeat of their neighborhood.

Hosted at , the evening features:
🎶 Cocktail Hour with special musical performance
🎭 LIVE FROM LA youth performance
🍴 LA street food favorites
🍸 Open bar
🎨 Creative storytelling stations
🔨 Live auction

Basically—you don’t want to miss it.
✨ TICKETS ARE LIVE—get yours at link in bio ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

08/01/2025

LIVE FROM LA! 🚨
More than just a theatre show. This is a call to action.
On Nov 8, the backlot at becomes the beating heart of LA: local treats, music, dance, poetry, immersive technology, and the voices of a generation that refuses to be silenced.
Written and performed by LA’s own youth, LIVE FROM LA! is raw, unapologetic, and timely. A story of a neighborhood rising up, speaking truth to power, and reclaiming its own narrative.
SAT NOV 8 - RADFORD STUDIO CENTER - ONE NIGHT ONLY.
TICKET DROP COMING SOON.
All proceeds will go to The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company to support bold, original, and youth-written theatre in Los Angeles.