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Kirk Douglas Theatre
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9820 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
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Box Office Phone:
(213) 628-2772
Box Office Hours:
Tue-Sun, 12pm-6pm, 2 hours before curtain.
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Neva
Open:
Jun-11 2013
Close:
Jun-16 2013
In 1905 St. Petersburg, Anton Chekhov’s widow, the actress Olga Knipper, is huddled with fellow actors in a dimly lit rehearsal room, while in the streets outside striking workers are being gunned down by the tsarist regime. |
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The Royale
Open:
Apr-28 2013
Close:
Jun-02 2013
The powerful, intense new play delivers a knock-out punch with its vivid depiction of a man fighting for his place in history. Set in the boxing world of the early 1900s and loosely inspired by the story of Jack Johnson, the first black pop culture icon, and whose reign as the world heavyweight champion lasted from 1908 to 1915. Jay “The Sport” Jackson has talent and confidence and wants what he feels is owed to him: a shot at the championship. Even though blacks were not offered bouts with... |
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The Nether
Open:
Mar-19 2013
Close:
Apr-14 2013
A new virtual wonderland provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose any identity, vanish into a dizzying array of online realms and indulge your every whim. The Nether promises complete freedom. But when a young detective uncovers a disturbing brand of entertainment that blurs the boundaries between personal liberty and moral chaos, she triggers a dark battle over technology and human desire. Winner of the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, The Nether is both serpentine crime drama and... |
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A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens
Open:
Nov-24 2012
Close:
Dec-30 2012
With its trademark humor, irreverence and originality, The Second City, in a creative collaboration with Center Theatre Group, is taking the classic Charles Dickens holiday tale of hope and redemption and giving it a hearty twist. Scrooge, Tiny Tim, a plucked goose and cheeky ghosts spring to life in this Victorian village. Mix together a cast of Second City veterans, a dash of hilarious improv and an ever-changing stable of drop-in special guests, and this is a holiday recipe chock full of non-secular,... |
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Krapp's Last Tape
Open:
Oct-09 2012
Close:
Nov-04 2012
t’s the rarest of opportunities: to witness an actor of this caliber give his definitive performance on the intimate Douglas stage. Two-time Academy Award-nominee John Hurt (The Elephant Man, Alien, Harry Potter) makes his Los Angeles stage debut in a role he has crafted on London, Dublin and New York stages over the past decade. As Krapp takes stock of his life unspooling on a battered old tape recorder, we become privy to a lifetime of wisdom. |
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Elephant Room
Open:
Aug-22 2012
Close:
Sep-16 2012
If you think magic is weird, you’re right. When Dennis Diamond, Louie Magic and Daryl Hannah unleash their dudely powers of illusion, your mind will be blown (sorry, that’s just what they do). The oddball duo that charmed Douglas audiences with all wear bowlers, Trey Lyford and Geoff Sobelle, have teamed up with the shaman-like powers of Steve Cuiffo to set the world of magic on fire (if they don’t burn down the house). Prepare to be confounded with a show The New York Times calls “one of... |
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Radiate
Open:
Aug-03 2012
Close:
Aug-04 2012
The sold-out, off-Broadway hit show Jomama Jones: Radiate is coming to Los Angeles for two nights only in a workshop presentation as part of the DouglasPlus programmng, August 3 and 4, 2012. Conceived by Daniel Alexander Jones with Bobby Halvorson, Jomama Jones: Radiate is an intimate concert – part happening, part revival – in which the writer and performance artist Jones embodies a legendary soul singer on her American comeback tour. |
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The Convert
Open:
Apr-17 2012
Close:
May-19 2012
SALVATION COMES AT AN UNHOLY PRICE when colonialism threatens a Southern African boomtown. It’s 1895 when the convert, a teenager named Jekesai, is thrust into strange new circumstances that pit Ancient African traditions against Western culture and Christianity. When conflict erupts, she must follow her heart and make the ultimate sacrifice. |
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American Night: Juan José
Open:
Mar-09 2012
Close:
Apr-01 2012
A fractured American history lesson bends the truth, boosts the laughs, breaks your heart and cleverly buries its social commentary amidst the comedic chaos. Mexican national Juan José wants to become a U.S. citizen. But first he must discover the true American identify by examining the underbelly of American history with teachers like Teddy Roosevelt, Sacagawea, Jackie Robinson and Bob Dylan. |
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A Raisin in the Sun
Open:
Jan-19 2012
Close:
Feb-19 2012
Now —some 50 years later— A Raisin in the Sun is every bit as potent, poignant and intrepid in this triumphant revival directed by Phylicia Rashad. A life insurance policy becomes a catalyst that will forever transform the lives of an African-American family living on the south side of Chicago, as they consider buying a house in Clybourne Park. Their shared dream of a better life collides with conflicting aspirations, betrayal, and racism. This classic shines an unflinching spotlight on America's... |
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The Night Watcher
Open:
Nov-17 2011
Close:
Dec-18 2011
Two-time Obie award-winner and Tony Award® nominee Charlayne Woodard makes the stage her stomping grounds. In this luminous romp, the subject is motherhood. And no matter how many times she says “no,” Woodard’s maternal instincts keep getting called into action. “Charlayne, go get your baby boy!” A surprise call from a friend with a last-minute adoption opportunity sends this self-described “blue collar actor” into a hilarious litany on the joys of second-hand parenthood. “But if... |
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I've Never Been So Happy
Open:
Oct-06 2011
Close:
Oct-23 2011
When a mother ties her son to a mountain lion to make him strong and a father won’t allow his daughter out of the house to protect her virtue, it’s gonna take a Texas-sized, foot stompin’, genre rompin’ sensory assault to bring these star-crossed lovers together. |
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The Behavior of Broadus
Open:
Sep-17 2011
Close:
Sep-18 2011
The incredible sort-of-true story of John Broadus Watson, father of behaviorism and modern advertising. He has the power to control your brain. Indeed, he’s probably making you read this very blurb. |
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This
Open:
Jul-30 2011
Close:
Aug-28 2011
A new American comedy every bit as poetic as it is honest and revelatory. This captures forty-something life at its most vulnerable in a narrative that charms, shocks and resonates. There is your first adult life full of hope and promise, and then there is your second adult life when an unexpected twist or turn drastically diverts your course. In This, five friends navigate unforeseen circumstances without a road map. Fortunately, they have the insights and words of Melissa James Gibson, who imbues... |
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The Method Gun
Open:
Jun-14 2011
Close:
Jun-26 2011
Fresh from the Humana Festival of New American Plays, the celebrated collective known as Rude Mechs from Austin, Texas bring their inimitable theatrical ethos to the Douglas with a fresh spin on a classic tale. In The Method Gun, the troupe attempts to perform A Streetcar Named Desire MINUS the four leading characters of Stanley, Stella, Mitch and Blanche. The Rude Mechs’ signature physicality, irreverent humor and visually arresting style of performance are sure to keep an audience on its toes. |
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