We have been to the Santa Monica Playhouse now at least 20 times. We take our special needs…read moregrandson and he loves it. He is 19 now and loves the kid's play as much as he did when he was 3. The Playhouse is located in a great area in Santa Monica and there are a lot of eateries and places to walk. The 3rfd St. Promenade is just a block away. Parking is easy in the public parking lot right across the street, it is for a small fee. All of the kid's plays are great and our grandson has not missed one yet. They also do holiday themed plays. The prices are great, this is one of the last places you can take a kid and not spend more than 18$ a ticket and often less. The staff is the nicest. It is not for profit and the entire staff and actors work for free. They also have Birthday parties. The place is small and adorable you will love it.

A wonderful iconic and vintage Playhouse run by two veteran actors. I have attended and performed…read moretheir many times and highly recommend!

This review is about my recent experience with attempting to see Sex, Lies and Harold Pinter. I…read morearrived to the theatre only to find out that the director had decided to cancel the show and turn it into a dress rehersel. This is information you need to let people know earlier in the day not wait until they waste their time and gas money and arrive at the box office. The girl running the box office was apoigetic and nice. Someone associated from the production was trying to have the people that did buy tickets be able to sit through the rehersal since it would be a full run-through. He later told me that he was overruled and it was a no go. I did receive a refund, but even the refund doesn't cover the price of gas that was spent and sitting in traffic driving there and driving back. Not to mention there are different things I could have done with my day if i wasn't going to attend this show. Astronomical unprofessionalism and zero regard for the audience's time and frankly money. If you have already purchased tickets to one of their performances I highly recommend that you confirm if the show is still going on so your time isn't wasted. I have to say out of all of the plays I have seen in LA this is one of the worst experiences I've ever had. I won't be going to any future plays put on by this production company. Do better. This is pretty disgusting.

Odyssey is such a wonderful local theater. I have enjoyed attending many events there and have seen…read morenumerous plays in both English and Farsi. The Iranian-American playwright Houshang Touzie and his production company, Work Shop 79, are presenting his latest play at Odyssey this weekend, and I attended their rehearsal last night to be part of it. What I love most about Odyssey is that every seat is a "good seat." The lighting director and the sound engineer were busy setting everything up, and I sat silently in the darkness, watching everything come together in preparation for what was to come this weekend. Thank you, Odyssey, for welcoming plays from other cultures and languages into your theater.

There's something very special about the feeling you get when you drop your child off somewhere…read moretruly incredible. The people at The Actors' Gang are Amazing -- creative, kind, and full of heart. We're forever grateful for the joy, confidence, and imagination you bring to our children. Thank you so much.

If you are in Los Angeles you must put The Actor's Gang Theater on your must do list. The Actor's…read moreGang puts on the best shows and all at a reasonable price. Tim Robbins is on the Board of Directors and even directs and acts in some of the performances. They have a large range of shows there, from serious drama, comedy and other things. We were lucky enough to see "Shambles." It was a sort of holiday free for all and some of the best acting and performing I have ever seen. It has a loose story, but you will not care. You see, a cat named Musk comes to take over the earth and all the planets and have people perform for him. Maybe it is a dream, but we don't care. There are songs, tap dancing, a great band, amazing singers and performers, there are acrobats and jugglers and it had special guests every night. It was simply amazing. The staff is so kind and sweet, all performers I think and this night there was even free pizza and meet the characters after the show. My grandson is on the Spectrum and very shy. This is the first after party he has ever agreed to attend. That is not my great skills, but that of the staff and performers, who could see right away he was different and approached carefully, as if they had been trained. By the end of the party he was talking to people, giving hugs and telling them how much he loved the show. He just does not do this, but he did this night. He was so happy. The theater is build in an old sub station for trains we had in LA for years, before I was born and I am old. It was going to be torn down, but it was saved. The Actor's Gang redid all of it and it looks like it did in its hay day. It also has a big park right outside. It is a small theater and there is not a bad seat in the house. The seat rows are not flat but each up a stair so no one has to worry about the women with the wrong hat on or someone taller than anyone you have ever seen. This is a not for profit and they make sure all can come. I love this place and will be back again and again.

This place is actually pretty cool! Very safe and secure. Reservations online required for entry…read more They do not take walk ins. There's parking directly next door to this place. It's very easy to mess but if you drive slowly, it is literally right next to the building. You turn in and there should be a wellness center on your left. Continue to go forward and turn left and the parking garage is there. It has multiple levels going down. It's typically about $1 for an hour and no they do not validate. There is free parking nearby in another garage but for a dollar to be able to walk up and be right there is much better in my opinion. When you arrive, you call the phone number on the front door and they come unlock the door to let you in the inside. Has multiple VR experiences aside from VR room itself. There are multiple spaces so more than one group could have an experience at the same time. Once you sign the waivers, they take you back to your space that is reserved and put the headsets on for you. After putting on the headset to your timer starts and you start your gaming experience. Pretty easy to understand instructions from the game guide. Just try your best not to walk into any walls and respect the boundaries. It's a lot of fun. Sometimes the airflow is not great so you definitely feel sweaty on your face but other times they'll turn on the fans and it feels good the whole time you're there. Definitely great for less active activity but still very engaging. They don't really explain the game to you and kind of leave you to figure it out on your own, but the games are not super complicated to understand. The game guides are pretty nice and quick to help out with technical issues. You cannot hear other games that are happening at the same time as you. They are there and the space is open, but VR headset quickly muffles out any other sound so it's very easy to focus on your own game. Great place if you don't have anything to do for an hour in the afternoon. And it's so close to the 3rd St Promenade that you can walk over and experience that when you're done. We typically like to walk over to Go Greek on Ocean Avenue afterward for a fun FroYo snack.

Cool experience for my kids…read more Parking plentiful nearby. Nice people. ---------------

We attend each show Creating Arts puts on. My daughter loves every performance and takes pictures…read morewith the cast members after the show. I HIGHLY recommend The Creating Arts Company to everyone. We arrive on time and always get amazing seats. The cast sings,dances and interacts with the kids. We love it!!!

Soon after I wrote my first review, I learned that Creating Arts has an outreach program. My…read moredaughter attends a local elementary school and they came out for free! For our upper grades they performed Beauty and the Beast, and lower grades they performed Pinocchio. A great opportunity for students who've never been to the theater. And hopefully, great exposure for the dedicated workers this company has to offer. Thank you!!

Artist Accountability has allowed me to get back to work and focus on the writings that needed to…read moreget done. It is a refreshing jumpstart to my system that might allow myself a couple of days of rest to recreate a work habit. Since my writing is a business I needed a program that would allow me to focus on creating a work habit. Artist Accountability did that for me. It allows you to focus on the projects you have to do while protecting your psyche at the same time. By aiming for an achievable goal the group allows and helps you focus on the things you need to do to leave from the world of "one day". By taking Artist Accountability you bring your hopes and wants to fruition. You leave the group thinking you're a doer; that you're not like everyone else.

Noisy Nest is an actors/writers/directors/humans HAVEN!…read more Got something written and want to hear it out loud and get honest, professional, genuinely helpful notes? Noisy Nest got you. Want to be exposed to more classic plays/playwrights? Noisy Nest says "every Wednesday night baby". Looking to sharpen your cold reading skills? Noisy Nest'll throw you into the ring. Down to go see theatre around Los Angeles? Noisy Nest will be your plus one. Have an audition that you need another set of eyes, and a camera, on? Noisy Nest is hip to the jive. I came to NN through a film writer friend who had a table read for her new film and I fell in love with the group, led by the incomparable Amanda, that calls Noisy Nest home. So for real, come for all the perks you get out of it (wine and cookies amiright), but stay for the amazing artists that will truly inspire you.

TL:DR - An emotionally moving experience that immersed the senses…read more Located South of Ktown and in the same building as Lab Rat Escape Room. There is street parking on the adjacent streets. Before I begin to gush about how much I love this experience, I think its important to note that this is not an escape room. There are puzzle elements but it is first and foremost a story. And that story is fucking good! I had done the Lab Rat escape room the previous year and it is still the best escape room I have ever done. I wanted to see what else Hatch Escapes offered and the Nest sounded great, so I went with that. My wife and I showed up on a cool Sunday morning and we're unsure of what to expect. We were lead to the 5th floor of the building and down a row of storage units. We were handed a flashlight, a tape deck, and then were guided into one. What would ensue for the next 2 hours was a beautiful story of promise, romance, dreams, heartbreak, and the memories of a world that might have existed. I was honestly not ready for this. I am not a crier in the slightest and found myself tearing up as I progressed through the rooms. The final room took all my will to not just break down bawling. When we walked back out into the sun, I felt a renewed sense of appreciation for the people in my life. If you're on the fence about going, just do it. You will have a great time and a moving experience.

The Nest was a very unique and cool experience incorporating elements of an escape room with…read morestorytelling and meaning. The story is quite sad, and I left the experience feeling that it was missing something at the end. If you're looking for something new and really creative, would recommend! The staff also really adds to the ambiance and experience as they lead you in.

I loved the Taboo Tales Workshop! What a great way to spend a day. I'm so thankful I took the time…read moreto encourage my inner artist. It would have been easy to fill up another Saturday with a to-do list related to everyone else in my life, instead I experienced a day I will never forget. Writing and laughing with a room full of like minded individuals gave me the courage to push myself in ways I hadn't previously explored. A huge thanks to all the Taboo Tales team for creating an amazing environment for writers to grow.

I recently took the Taboo Tales writing workshop and had one of the most enriching experiences of…read moremy life! As a writer, I'm always looking to expand my skills and go deeper. Laurenne and Corey were wonderful instructors and their writing prompts were inspiring and helpful. I got to spend the day with eight other writers. We laughed. We cried. We wrote. I highly recommend this workshop for anyone who is looking to explore deeper writing and further develop their storytelling skills. Also great for anyone who is thinking about telling their story on stage. Oh, and the food was great too!