Chalk Repertory Theatre

We are excited to announce the Chalk Rep Writers Group cohort for 2026. @amyrberryman @carlaching @hamletteneggs @danieljayhirsch . Led by @hannahjwolf , and hosted by @pasadenaplayhouse , this year will focus on 2nd drafts of plays by this accomplished group of writers. We’re building community while building plays. Look for the public readings of the work early next year! Let’s launch these LA plays!

CALLING ALL LOS ANGELES THEATER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. We are excited to announce the new theatre service organization, THEATRE COMMONS LA. Theatre Commons LA is by and for our Los Angeles theatre community, and we will be celebrating the launch of the new theatre listing website on October 20th at the Pasadena Playhouse.  Time: October 20th - 7pm  Address: 39 S El Molino Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101 Parking: $6 parking is conveniently located directly across from the theater in the Playhouse Plaza Parking Structure (38 S. El Molino Ave). There are also many free and paid street parking options in and around the Playhouse District. Link in bio to RSVP! #lathr #losangelestheatre @theatrecommons.la

Big shout out to this crew for making @theatrecommons.la become a reality. Stay tuned for some big announcements in October! #lathr #lathered #artsasvocacy @ctgla

Congratulations @d.yo_hankim for receiving the Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award! We are honored to be a part of David's playwriting journey producing his play PANG SPA last spring 2024 and fostering the development of his play TWO STOP in Chalk Rep's Writers Group. We look forward to the third installment of the trilogy! The Dominic Orlando Fund was created in the spirit of Orlando's life and work to support writers with an "unconventional career" who have forged their own paths by producing their own work, running their own independent companies, and/or artists who have taken artistic risks without finding significant financial or material support from large institutional theaters or philanthropic organizations. There is a special interest in recognizing writers who have made a continued commitment to smaller-budget theater companies and ensembles and helped them push the boundaries of what theater and playwriting can be. #aapi #playwrights #latheatre #lathr #chalkrep

Celebrating the amazing, incomparable, @iamtherealchanginator with some of the Chalk crew tonight at the opening of a Doll's House Part 2! Go see it! Sooo good! #lathr #womenintheatre #pasadenaplayhouse

A little field trip to the OC! So nice to connect with so many wonderful artists and theatre makers. Grateful to @southcoastrep for nurturing writers and their work. #Playwrights #theatre #scrppf

ONE MORE DAY TO GIVE TO CHALK REP IN 2024! The clock is ticking to make that tax-deductible donation to Chalk Rep for 2024. Our most steadfast support continues to come from you—our loyal and adventurous patrons who have followed us from cemeteries to museums to living rooms. Great theatre happens because you give! Your support helps develop new work, put on new plays (and musicals), find awesome locations, tell the stories of Los Angeles, enrich the lives of our art loving community, and most of all give jobs to local theatre makers. Thank you for your support over the years. It means the world to us. Help us continue the adventure in 2025 by donating today. Link in bio to donate. #chalkrep #endofyeargiving #newyearseve2024 #lathr #womenintheatre @amyellenberger @missbonebrake @imhilaryward @iamtherealchanginator

Chalk Rep has had a phenomenal year because of you! We opened our first full production since the pandemic and the largest show in our 16 year history. We won awards and critical acclaim. We strengthened our L.A. theatre community through collaborations with the likes of EST/LA, Outside In Theatre, and CTG. We presented a staged reading of a new musical. You made this happen! There are so many ways to support Chalk Rep and support LA Theatre. Whether you made a donation, volunteered, worked the box office, attended a show, shared a post, or shared your creativity as an artist you made and make all of this happen. Thank you all for being a part of our creative community and your continued support. We can't do it without you so please consider making Chalk Rep a part of your year end giving. What better day to give than today on Giving Tuesday! #givingtuesday #lathr #womenintheatre #losangelestheatre #chalkrep

A musical was born this week! Congratulations to @_tovakatz_ and @captain_lisa_dring for creating this beautiful piece called ONWARD, RUTHLESS. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the reading and process as well as an amazing creative team that brought these characters and world to life. You are all incredible! ONWARD, RUTHLESS was written as a part of Chalk Rep's Writers Group where a small cohort of writers develop a piece over the course of a year and culminate with a staged reading. Although Chalk Rep is a catalyst, it truly takes a village to support the development of a play and its creators, especially when it is a musical. This reading would not have happened without the partnership of @outsideinthtr and @jessessa . We are so grateful to you all for coming along this ride with us. We look forward to seeing how this baby grows and where it finds its place in the world! ONWARD, RUTHLESS By Tova Katz and Lisa Sanaye Dring Music and lyrics by Tova Katz Directed by Emil Weinstein, @emil.weinstein Musical Director: Jonathan Quesenberry, @jonathanq.wav (& piano!) Featuring: Zarah Mahler- @zarahmahler , Ezra Reaves- @ezrareaves , Emily Skeggs- @edskeggs and Katy Tang- @gnatytak Violinist: Marina Schon, @MarninaSchon Stage Director: Ashley Weaver, @ashley.lauren___ Assistant Director: Grace Wilkerson, @gracewilk Producer: Julia Manis, @juliamanis26 Outside In Producing Artistic Director: Jessica Hanna Outside In Technical Director: Arlo Sanders Chalk Rep Artistic Producing Director: Amy Ellenberger, @amyellenberger Chalk Rep Company: Rebecca Bonebrake- @missbonebrake , Jennifer Chang- @iamtherealchanginator , Corey Moosa- @coreymoosa , Hilary Ward- @imhilaryward #lathr #outsideintheatre #chalkrep #newmusical #womenintheatre #lgbtqpluscommunity

Congrats @ctgla , @deafwest , and @heysned for a great opening night and bringing back the Taper! #latheatre #Lathrop #theaterforall

CONGRATULATIONS to Hahn Cho for winning Best Featured Actor for his performance in PANG SPA at the LA Theatre Bites Awards! Plus, our sister production of TWO STOP won Best Show and Best Director! Congrats @traceyaleigh , @michaela.bulkley the whole TWO STOP and @estlosangeles team, the beautiful PANG SPA team and @d.yo_hankim for bringing us all together for writing these wonderful plays. Thank you @latheatrebites1 ! #latheatrebitesawards2024 #lathr #bipoctheatre #theatreawards #chalkrep

Congrats to @rogue_artists and @captain_lisa_dring on a great opening weekend! #lgbtqtheatre #stuntmen #lathr