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Theatre, musicals, cabaret, drag, standup comedy, poetry, spoken word, storytelling, and books & lit for LA & OC
Welcome to the latest TV or Not TV newsletter spotlighting live theater, cabaret, standup comedy, etc. on stages all around Southern California this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for arts & entertainment at the Los Angeles Times.
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Opening this week…
‘Mourning Song’ The Group Rep stages Brent Beerman’s new drama about a 70-something Irish immigrant who suffers a stroke that resurrects long-buried memories of her lost childhood. Lonny Chapman Theatre, Upstairs (2nd floor), 10900 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood. 7 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, 4 p.m. Saturdays, Aug. 15 thru Sept. 15. $25-$30. (818) 763-5990. thegrouprep.com
‘Another Nail in the Coffin’ An all-female cult operating out of a nail salon seeks to bring about the demise of the male of the species in this campy new queer-themed horror fable from Jacksyn Ivy Jayne; for ages 17 and up. Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood. 8:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Aug. 16-18 only. $20, $25. zombiejoes.com
‘Patient 13’ After being diagnosed with cancer, a single woman participates in an FDA study of the efficacy of psychedelic drugs for treating anxiety and depression in this dark, autobiographical solo comedy from writer-performer Gail Thomas; for ages 16 and up. Rogue Machine at the Matrix Theatre, Henry Murray Stage (upstairs), 7657 Melrose Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 16 thru Sept. 1. $25-$45. (855) 585-5185. roguemachinetheatre.org
‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ A woman looks back on her teenage years taking part in debate competitions all over the country in Ensemble Theatre Company’s staging of Heidi Schreck’s acclaimed autobiographical comedy-drama. The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St., Santa Barbara. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15-18 only. $30; age 17 and under, free. (805) 965-5400. etcsb.org
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