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24th Street Theatre and Theatre Movement Bazaar (TMB) present the world premiere of Model Behavior; i.e., The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. TMB brings together a collaborative ensemble of eleven performers to shred Robert Louis Stevenson's iconic story of Jekyll and Hyde into a collage of movement, theater and song that careens through cultural obsessions with mesmerism. Learn more...

Looking to establish a home base in Southern California, internationally-renowned physical theater ensemble The Dell'Arte Company brings its critically acclaimed production of The Golden State to 24th Street Theatre. This play is a 21st century adaptation of Molière's comic gem, The Miser. Learn more...

24th Street Theatre's resident Latino theatre company, Apolo Theatre Company, once again dives into laboratory work, in search of its own style, one that will identify them within the Los Angeles theatre culture. El Jardin de Los Reyes (The Garden of the Kings) is a journey in time, an adventure to another dimension. Show performed in Spanish. Learn more...

Emily Dickinson re-creates the life and the intimacy of the outstanding North American poet who transformed the poetic sensibility of the 19th century. With this play, Olin Theatre Presenters pays tribute to women's successes, taking Emily Elizabeth Dickinson's legacy as a model. All shows will be performed in Spanish. Learn more...

Monster of Happiness is a new performance piece combining theatre, dance, and video that is based on the myth of Adam and Eve and examines a cornerstone of the American Dream: the pursuit of happiness. Theatre Movement Bazaar created this production in multiple stages over several years, incorporating the public's personal views on happiness. Learn more...

In this world of political correctness, and the fanatical determination not to step on anybody's toes, two brave souls offer an alternative. Karen Benjamin and Alan Chapman present a cabaret show that is determined to stomp on as many feet as possible. It'll make you obscenely happy. Learn more...

Retro vaudeville duo Ten West present a comedy show that's moody, quirky, and thoughtful. The duo has performed with LA's iconic Velvet Hammer Burlesque Revue and at LA's Sacred Fools Theatre. In Night's Errand: A Fool's Nocturne the two quixotic gadabouts hit the road to Dreamland: what bizarre adventures will they have along the way? Learn more...

Freelance journalist and former New York Philharmonic musician Blair Tindall presents a reading and discussion of her provocative, deeply controversial book Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music. The book exposes the scandalous rock-and-roll lifestyles of the musicians, conductors, and administrators who inhabit the insular world of classical music. The reading will be followed by a Q&A session, book signing, and reception. Learn more...

Acclaimed playwright Constance Congdon's daring No Mercy is the winner of the Actors Theater of Louisville Great American Play Contest. It's the story of how a man who witnessed the first testing of the atom bomb struggles to find faith and meaning in the modern world. Learn more...

24th Street Theatre's annual Saturday Explorer Series is designed to bring cutting-edge performance artists to kids ages 8-18, in addition to more traditional fare for younger audiences. It is an opportunity for parents to share first-class art with their kids. Sometimes whimsical. Sometimes provocative. Always fun. Learn more...

The Father of the Modern Monologue, legendary writer and comedian Shelley Berman, comes to 24th Street Theatre to perform a selection of his original classic monologues. Best known to modern audiences as Larry David's father, Nat, in HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Shelley Berman invented the modern comedic stage monologue in the 1950s with his classic phone improvs, still available on his Grammy-winning recordings. Learn more...

In Mother on Fire, writer-performer Sandra Tsing Loh tells the story of how she went from being a "sane person" to becoming a mother in Los Angeles. It's a show for hysterical Los Angeles parents and those who must put up with them. Tsing Loh has written several novels and is a regular comentator on NPR's "Morning Edition" and "This American Life," in addition to hosting a weekly show, "The Loh Life," on KPCC. Learn more...

24th Street Theatre, Sandra Tsing Loh and Frier McCollister welcome the Father of the Modern Monologue, Shelley Berman, to 24th Street Theatre to deliver his signature lesson "Comedy and Its Reflections in History" for Los Angeles' next generation of humorists. Best known to modern audiences as Larry David's father, Nat, in HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Shelley Berman invented the modern comedic stage monologue in the 1950's with his classic phone improvs, still available on his Grammy-winning recordings. Learn more...

Chatter, from the award-winning playwrights group Dog Ear, is an evening of staged readings of short plays on the theme of Intrigue, Lies, Secrets and Spies. Learn more...

24th Street Theatre and Theatre Movement Bazaar present this intriguing tale of lies, secrets & spies: Dry Cleaning, a contemporary reinterpretation of classic myth. Learn more...

Commedus Interruptus, USC's official improv and sketch comedy troupe, presents an evening of hilarity at the 24th Street Theatre. Learn more...

This is no ordinary fairy tale. Mirror Mirror is the final piece of 24th Street Theatre's "Season of Classic Fairy Tales" re-imagined with sophistication and wit. LA Downtown News calls it "a fantastical new work...with a veritable who's who of local theater talent on board." Learn more...

The New Whaling Play, adapted from Jacques Miroir's 18th-century play "Cachalot," is a delightful new play that "soars with sheets, rope and irrepressible whimsy." Learn more...