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| | An SAT tutoring session takes a shocking turn when the teacher realizes that his new student has an agenda of her
own. BLUE KISS takes place in the present day in a major city, as a routine encounter between teacher and student
spirals into something far more unsettling as the instructor realizes his new student is not who she claims to be — and
that they share a hidden emotional history. An explosive and deeply personal confrontation unfolds. This gripping
drama explores trauma, accountability, and the far-reaching impact of gun violence.
“The play may run under 80 minutes, but its creation has been a journey of several years,” explains playwright
Stephen Fife. “Director Mike Reilly’s understanding of the characters has helped me through this process and to
better understand the importance of exploring the difficult emotional terrain of the story. Every day we hear about
terrible events - murders, suicides, car crashes - that will change people's lives forever. But change them into what?
That is the question that both Susan and Todd have had to confront, and the painful answers for each will be tested
when they come together here for the first time.” | BUY TICKETS | |
| | Library Girl Presents: All That's Left -- A Tribute to Jack Hirschman
Curated with Matt Sedillo and Michael C Ford.
Part of the Jack Kerouac Festival
Featuring Derrick C. Brown, Lorna Dee Cervantes,
Allison Hedge Coke, Agneta Falk, Michael C Ford, S.A. Griffin,
Celia Hirschman, David James, Luis J. Rodriguez,
David A. Romero, Bonnie Tamblyn, and Matt Sedillo.
Discussion to follow, moderated by Richard Modiano.
With Surprise Guests!!
Sunday Night, April 12th at 7pm.
Library Girl is now in its 17th year.
Created, curated + produced by Susan Hayden. | | Sold out |
| | 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 245th 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 245th is TBD-
Twenty-plus years in, the rules remain the same. The outcomes never are.
As featured in the Los Angeles Times. | BUY TICKETS | |