NOTEworthy

April of 2025 saw the return of one of NOTE’s most popular programs. NOTEworthy! And now…the next installment is here!!!

Joy & The Whale by Claire Bernstein

Joy has an important choice to make. When she finds safety in the oasis that is The Whale Diner, she begins to build a sense of self. 
A riff off of the story of Jonah & The Whale, this play examines generations of women as they explore choice, morals, learned behavior, and unrealistic expectations.
 
Join us August 23rd at 5:00 p.m. for a free reading and talk back with playwright Claire Bernstein.

NOTEworthy is Theatre of NOTE’s script development program, established to foster relationships with playwrights as they develop new works (with the hopes of producing these pieces on our stage).

 

Just Closed: Origins

7 Acclaimed Playwrights
7 World Premiere One-Acts
2 Weekends Only!

Theatre of NOTE was honored to present one of our most exciting fundraisers this July. For two weekends only, we presented new, One-Act plays written by some of NOTE’s and LA’s favorite playwrights; June Carryl, Phinny Kiyomura, Erik Patterson, Adam Szymkowicz, Jacqueline Wright, Kirsten Vangsness and Steve Yockey.

We’re also thrilled that the pieces were directed by some of our favorite directors; Tom DeTrinis, Shayne Eastin, Tom Lenk, Alina Phelan, Dana Schwartz, and Neil Weiss.

Hollywood Fringe

The Fringe at NOTE!!

On June 10th the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival offically opened and we were honored to be host to SEVEN different productions. Our thanks to all the artists and audience members who came to NOTE and got their Fringe on with us! Check out our Fringe page to get more info on each show that we hosted. 

June BITS !!!

BITS is back and live at Theatre of NOTE!

This month’s BITS benefitted Theatre of NOTE.

People came on down to Theatre of NOTE on June 27th and experienced some of Los Angeles’s finest storytellers and muscians all reading and playing 10 minutes (or less) of brand-spanking-new art with the June 2026 edition of BITS!

Created by our very own Kirsten Vangsness and featuring past artists such as Tom Lenk, Joel Scher, Tamara Zook, Alex Hogy, Greenberry Lucas, Stephen Moffitt, Moira Rogers, and Phinny Kiyomura.

Doors opened at 7:55 PM and then the show launched at 8:00PM!

On a regular basis, it’s standing room only for BITS!

YWP 2026! 25 YEARS!

The Young Writers Project is BACK!

This year’s YWP performance dates were  May 9, 10, 16, 17 and it was standing room only for another rousing success celebrating young writing artists.

Thank you for coming down and supporting our student writers, company members, teaching artists, guest artists in our most popular program at NOTE which makes for truly exciting and innovative theatre coming from young SoCal writing artists. 

It’s YWP’s 25th anniversary and we were so happy to celebrate it with you!!

Productions

Nominations

Awards

Ongoing Live Event

BITS

 That’s right, you’ve never seen bits like this before–because no one has!

Come to NOTE and join us to see some of Los Angeles’ finest storytellers and musicians, all reading and playing 10 minutes (or less) of brand-spanking-new art.

Feel the electricity in the air as new music and stories are born!

Created by our very own Kirsten Vangsness and featuring past artists such as Tom Lenk, Joel Scher, Tamara Zook, Alex Hogy, Asha Noel Iyer, Greenberry Lucas, Stephen Moffitt,
LaMarr Randle, and Phinny Kyomura.

Young Writers Project

The Young Writers Project is NOTE’s 25-year-old outreach program featuring original work from young LA playwrights. Each year, five writers from five high schools are chosen to participate in a workshop-based writing experiment that culminates in the staged production of five short plays, one play representing each school.

This year’s YWP performance dates were 
May 9, 10, 16, 17 @ 2pm.
Tickets are always by donation only – both cash and card will be accepted at the door. We hope you join us in supporting these young artists!

Ongoing Live Event

NOTESlam

NOTESlam is Theatre of NOTE’s live poetry slam event, where we bring poets from all over Los Angeles to perform and compete while you laugh, cry, snap and imbibe.

Past poets at the Slam include Joseph Bricker, Piper Gourley, Amberlee Clark, Pastiche Queen, Alex Hogy, Nomad the Poet, Edward Moravscik, Jordan Stanley, Nicole Gabriella Scipione, and Tevin Simpson!  

Keep your eyes peeled for the next exciting Slam coming soon to the NOTE stage!

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