CalArts is a breeding ground for artists just north of L.A. in Valencia. It's a commune of sorts, on a hill in the middle of an otherwise conservative suburban [more...]

Some of your favorite comedians started at Improv Olympics.

Vine & Hollywood
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Santa Monica, Hollwood
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The Laemmle Theater is a great movie theater to take your date to if you are both into independent or low-budget films. It always plays the best, harder-to-find movies. Check periodically to see what it's showing. It's a refreshing [more...]

The Sight Unseen Theatre Group is a young but experienced organization, which always produces the most brilliantly written performances. If you want to give a stage company a chance, this is one to try. They also produce independent [more...]

The Boston Court in Pasadena has only been open a few years, but it is a wonderful combination of a small company theater and a larger, more classy performing arts [more...]

A great place to see actors you know and love from small parts in film and television up close, in a small space, doing what they love (not for money, but because they love it). This is a wonderful theater company of truly accomplished [more...]

There are so many 99 seat equity waiver theaters in L.A., it's hard to tell who is professional and artistic and who is just trying to land an agent by putting a crappy sitcom-esque show on a theater stage. The Open Fist presents [more...]