Our Grand Opening production on the Kaplan Stage will be Joanna Murray-Smith’s Honour — a sharp, deeply human examination of love, betrayal, and the fragile agreements that hold marriages together. With wit and emotional precision, the play explores the personal cost of truth and the reverberations of a single, life-altering choice.

 Directed by Max Mayer, a founding member of New York Stage and Film. Max previously worked on the workshop of Honour, making this production an especially exciting homecoming for the play and a meaningful way to inaugurate the Kaplan Stage. 

The production stars Marcia Cross, Matt Letscher, Ariana Afradi, and Jude Mayer.  

L.A. Café Plays
Now at our new home at 2800 Airport Ave
L.A. Café Plays is the Ruskin’s long-running, signature theatrical experiment—now entering its 244th installment.
Founded in 2003, the series invites playwrights, directors, and actors into a high-wire creative process: five original short plays are written in the morning from a single theme, rehearsed that afternoon, and performed for an audience the very same night. Every play takes place in a café. Everything else is discovered in real time.
What normally takes weeks is compressed into hours, creating an atmosphere where instinct replaces overthinking and collaboration becomes survival. As the Los Angeles Times observed, “There’s an ingenuity that arises… everyone’s creativity is on high alert.”
For more than two decades, L.A. Café Plays has served as a proving ground for artists and a monthly ritual for audiences—celebrating risk, immediacy, and the thrill of live creation.
March's 244th is TBD- 
Twenty-plus years in, the rules remain the same. The outcomes never are.
As featured in the Los Angeles Times.

$30.00 GA 

🎶 HOT CLUB OF LOS ANGELES
Inaugurates The Audre Music Series
Saturday, March 28 8:00 PM The Audre
The Ruskin Group Theatre proudly launches its brand-new music series at The Audre with an electrifying night from Hot Club of Los Angeles, hailed by Jackson Browne as “an LA treasure.”
Made possible by a generous grant from the Audre Slate Foundation, The Audre transforms into an intimate listening room — a space designed for artists and audiences to connect through pure sound, storytelling, and musical virtuosity.
Blending the timeless swing of Django Reinhardt with a modern Los Angeles edge, Hot Club of Los Angeles delivers dazzling guitar work, soaring melodies, and irresistible rhythm. Formed by some of L.A.’s most accomplished musicians, the ensemble reimagines gypsy jazz with influences ranging from French chanson and film music to original compositions that feel both classic and fresh.
This inaugural concert sets the tone for The Audre’s vision: world-class musicianship in a room built for listening — intimate, vibrant, and unforgettable.
Come raise a glass, settle into the music, and be part of the very first night of what promises to become one of the Westside’s most exciting live music destinations.
🎟 The Audre at Ruskin Group Theatre
📅 Saturday, March 28
🕗 8:00 PM