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Library Girl
Library Girl Presents: Meet Me at the Forgiveness Tree
17 Year Anniversary Show and Celebration!!
Featuring readings by Jane Cantillon, Cory Bess Kepp Cofer, Jeff Greenstein,
Cassandra Lane, Victoria Looseleaf, Bruce McIntosh,
Genesis Perez, and John Waldman
Featuring music by Victoria Jacobs (of I See Hawks in LA)
Sunday Night, October 11th. Tacos + Gorditas at 6pm. Show at 7pm
Library Girl, now in its 18th year,
is created, curated and produced by Susan Hayden | | Sold out |
| | L.A. Café Plays return Sunday, October 18 at Ruskin Group Theatre.
Five brand-new short plays.
Written, rehearsed, directed, and performed — all in 10½ hours.
One café. One day. No second chances.
We started this crazy experiment in 2003, and 250 installments later, apparently we still haven’t learned our lesson.
L.A. CAFÉ PLAYS #251
Sunday, October 18
Ruskin Group Theatre Arts Center
2800 Airport Ave., Santa Monica
#ruskingrouptheatre #lacafeplays #latheatre #livetheater #originalplays | BUY TICKETS | |
| | Join Chris Noth, known for Sex and the City, Law & Order, and The Good Wife, and Douglas Ray Williams for a special staged reading of Cabin 12, a one-act play by John Bishop, at Ruskin Group Theatre.
In an aging motel cabin in Virginia, a father and son share drinks, memories, and the things they struggle to say to each other. With sharp humor and uneasy tenderness, Bishop explores the complicated bond between two men navigating family, disappointment, and loss.
Come early for cheap drinks and music, then stay for a Q&A with the actors following the reading.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Bar and music: 7:30 PM Staged reading: 8:30 PM
Ruskin Group Theatre Arts Center
2800 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica
Presented as a staged reading. | BUY TICKETS | |
| | The Airport Comedy Show
Hosted by Skyler Kaplan
✈️ THE AIRPORT COMEDY SHOW — the only terminal where every flight leaves on time and nobody makes you take your shoes off.
A stacked lineup of great comics, hosted by Skyler Kaplan, live at the new Ruskin in the Audre Stage-
🍸 Book preshow and your first drink's on us — plus discounted pours the rest of the night. Walk up at the door and it's $20 with none of that.
🗓️ Thursday, October 29th · 8:30 PM · bar opens early (7:30). No TSA, no boarding pass, no baggage fees.
🎟️ $15 advance / $20 at the door — going fast.
🚗 Free parking right outside · 2800 Airport Ave, Santa Monica
Tickets → www.ruskingrouptheatre.com✈️ THE AIRPORT COMEDY SHOW — the only terminal where every flight leaves on time and nobody makes you take your shoes off. | BUY TICKETS | |
| | NACHO ATE SPIDERMAN — West Coast Premiere
In a sunny, progressive beach community where the lawns are manicured, the politics are enlightened, and the neighbors are very good people, something has gone terribly wrong.
Spiderman—an award-winning, free-range rabbit—is missing. The prime suspect? Nacho, the shaggy rescue dog next door who has recently developed a troubling interest in what lies beyond the fence.
What begins as a neighborly conversation about pets, boundaries and one suspiciously large hole quickly spirals into accusations, shifting alliances, whiskey, cashew cheese, and the uncomfortable realization that being a good neighbor is a lot easier when nobody is testing the fence.
Michelle Kholos Brooks’ NACHO ATE SPIDERMAN is a wickedly funny new comedy about good intentions, bad behavior, and what happens when civilized people stop being quite so civilized.
Ruskin Group Theatre presents the West Coast Premiere of NACHO ATE SPIDERMAN.
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What if the venue from David Lynch’s cult movie “Blue Velvet” was real? Picture a singer under a spotlight in a Blue Room backed by a stellar 7-piece band, and performing hauntingly familiar classic songs of hope and despair for an intimate audience. That’s what it feels like when Lynda Kay sings at The Blue Room. Join us as we transform the Ruskin Theater into Lynda Kay’s Blue Room for a return performance on Thursday, December 3rd, with Doors at 7:30pm and Showtime 8:00pm-9:30pm. This evening of music will feature songs Lynda Kay is previewing for two forthcoming albums.
About Lynda Kay
Song stylist and Gretsch endorsee Lynda Kay is known for her 4-octave contralto voice, big hair, and classic 1960s style. Lynda Kay Co-Starred as herself in Seasons 3 & 4 of the Golden Globe Award-winning television series Goliath on Amazon Prime starring Billy Bob Thornton. Prior to her casting on Goliath, Lynda Kay also Co-Starred as herself on FX’s Justified and several of her original songs were licensed to the series and featured on the Official Justified Soundtrack for Sony Madison Gate Records. Her latest release entitled “Black & Gold” features a duet with the late-great Lemmy Kilmister. Her previous release, “The Allure of Lynda Kay”, was recorded at the world renowned Capitol Studios.
“With her towering beehive and David Lynchian theatrics, Lynda Kay is a compelling talent.” -Variety
“Never, ever stop singing and dancing girl, you’ve got what it takes!” -QUINCY JONES
"She's like Patsy Cline, Dusty Springfield and Roy Orbison all rolled up into one!"
-BILLY BOB THORNTON
“If you were wondering if they’d ever make a fabulous, sexy, powerful, funny, lusciously talented chick singers that grown-ups could love — stop wondering. She’s here. ”
-BRUCE VILANCH (Hollywood Writer)
"Lynda Kay is the total package. She inspires my imagination and makes my spirit soar!"
-CHARLES PHOENIX (Pop-culture Humorist)
LyndaKay.com
Facebook.com/officiallyndakay
Instagram.com/lyndakayparker | BUY TICKETS | |
| | **OTHER DESERT CITIES**
**By Jon Robin Baitz**
**A Benefit Reading for Ruskin Group Theatre**
**Featuring Calista Flockhart and Dylan McDermott, with Terry Walters**
**Directed by Rob Morrow**
Please join us **Saturday, December 12** for drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and a special reading of *Other Desert Cities* to benefit Ruskin Group Theatre.
We’re thrilled that **Calista Flockhart, Dylan McDermott, Terry Walters, and Rob Morrow** are giving their time and talent to help support the theatre. With only about 80 seats in our **Kaplan Family Stage**, this will be a pretty special evening.
Jon Robin Baitz’s play follows a family gathering for Christmas in Palm Springs that gets complicated when a daughter announces she’s publishing a memoir. It’s funny, moving, and a great play to bring this group together for.
We raised more than $1.5 million to open our new performing arts center this year, and we’re proud of what we’ve built. But opening the doors is only part of it. We need your help to keep producing the plays, paying the artists and staff, and doing the work that has made Ruskin a home for so many people over the past two decades.
We’d love for you to join us. Have a drink, enjoy some food and a great play, and help us keep this place going.
**Tickets: $400 per person**
Includes drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and the benefit reading. A portion of your ticket purchase is tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
**Saturday, December 12, 2026**
**Ruskin Group Theatre Arts Center**
2800 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica
*This is a benefit reading not a fully staged production* | BUY TICKETS | |
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