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It’s not your typical love story when Doug and Kayleen meet at the nurse’s office in their elementary school; she’s got a painful stomach ache, and he’s all banged up from riding his bike off the roof. Over the next thirty years, they find each other again and again, brought together by injury, heartbreak, and their own self-destructive tendencies.
"Dreams Dyed Blue" is a genre-blending electroacoustic/hip-hop performance that immerses audiences in a poignant, multisensory journey through the pursuit of dreams, featuring cutting-edge visuals and live music.
The 2025 WOW Festival promises four exhilarating days of theatre, dance, music, puppetry, and spectacle events, featuring performances by acclaimed local, national, and international artists. With a diverse range of shows throughout the weekend, this vibrant celebration of the arts will captivate audiences of all ages. Stay tuned for the full lineup of artists and projects, to be announced soon. Presented in partnership with UC San Diego, the WOW Festival is an event not to be missed!
The San Diego International Fringe Festival returns for its 13th bold and beautiful year, celebrating creativity without boundaries and performances that push the edge. This year, we’re proud to showcase over 45 shows from an extraordinary range of artists representing Nepal, Australia, Mexico, the UK, and across the U.S.—including Los Angeles, Nevada, New York, and right here in San Diego.
Latin History for Morons is a hilarious and insightful exploration inspired by the glaring absence of Latinos in American history textbooks. In this uproarious show, Rick Najera embarks on a frenetic quest to uncover a Latin hero for his son’s school project. With his comedic flair, he delivers a whirlwind recap of the Aztec Empire […]
An immersive, time-traveling theater experience aboard San Diego’s Blue Line trolley. Haunted by the ghostly La Llorona, audiences journey through chilling vignettes set in 1920, 1946, and 1982—where memory, justice, and grief ride alongside the living.
Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire returns to the stage June 19–July 12, 2025, in a gripping new production directed by Rob Lutfy. Starring Jessica John and Francis Gercke, this timeless drama explores lust, deception, and the unraveling of identity in the sultry heat of New Orleans.
After a successful debut, the Jewish Short Play Festival returns with more laughter, drama, and thought-provoking themes! Celebrating local and beyond, this year's festival features short plays performed by San Diego's brightest actors. Directed by Debra Wanger, the event explores themes of identity and tradition in contemporary Jewish life.
Celebrate Indigenous storytelling at La Jolla Playhouse’s 31st Festival of New Plays, featuring new works by Sierra Rosetta and Dillon Chitto exploring family and identity.
Discover nine original new works at the 2025 Staged Reading Festival, celebrating bold storytelling and diverse voices. Presented by Dorris Staples Theatrical Conservatory apprentices.
Shuuluk Wechuwvi – Where Lightning Was Born is a powerful new play and comic project by the Eyaay Ahuun Foundation that blends storytelling, cultural memory, and environmental justice to confront the ecological crisis in the Otay River Valley and beyond.
Cygnet Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, opening September 10. This Tony Award-winning classic blends show-stopping spectacle with haunting nostalgia as former showgirls reunite, reliving past glories and confronting lost dreams.
