Rogue Machine <\/strong><\/em>Season 18 Offerings Include 4 Plays New to Los Angeles, a Festival of New Plays in Development, and Hollywood Fringe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Rogue Machine invites you to witness an extraordinary new lineup for SEASON 18, and a continued commitment to daring storytelling, innovative voices and unforgettable performances. This bold new season of never-before-seen in Los Angeles productions, debuts on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at the Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhat runs through all of the plays in this season is the theme of perception,\u201d says Artistic Director Guillermo Cienfuegos. \u201cHow the characters that populate these plays are perceived by the world, as well as those close to them. And how that external perception affects and colors the way they perceive themselves.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The North American Premiere of Lauren Gunderson\u2019s ANTHROPOLOGY<\/strong>, directed by John Perrin Flynn, launches Rogue Machine\u2019s new season from their mainstage. This high-stakes AI thriller is wrapped in emotional urgency while questioning just how far we\u2019ll go to uncover truth and what technology can and can\u2019t help us resolve in our relationships. Merril is one of Silicon Valley\u2019s leading software engineers, but her life disintegrates when her younger sister Angie vanishes on her way home from college. A year later, when the police have long abandoned their search, Merril assembles all the digital material Angie has left behind and sets about building herself a digital simulation of her sister. The resultant \u2018virtual Angie\u2019 offers her some solace \u2013 until, that is, it starts to reveal new details about the real Angie\u2019s disappearance. The title of this play is deliberately styled and published as anthropology<\/strong>, in all lower case. Playwright Lauren Gunderson has received the Dramatists Guild Lanford Wilson Award and two Steinberg\/ATCA New Play Awards. She was recognized by American Theatre magazine as America\u2019s most produced living playwright at Theatre Communications Group (TCG, the magazine\u2019s publisher) member theaters in 2017, and again in 2019\u201320. <\/p>\n The World Premiere of Justin Tanner\u2019s MY SON THE PLAYWRIGHT<\/strong>, directed by Lisa James, will be staged on the hyper intimate Henry Murray Stage at the Matrix Theatre. Performed by the author, this is an immersive and autobiographical journey into the beating heart of a fractious father\/son relationship, as they dig through endless layers of ego, jealousy (and mutual annoyance), in order to find the kernel of love at the core. Alone in his meticulous apartment in Salinas, CA, Douglas awaits the arrival of his son, throwing back shots of gin and spewing comically bitter stories of a father\u2019s thwarted hopes, while somehow maintaining the faintest possibility of redemption. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, James delays his departure, refusing to get on the road until he\u2019s located a missing bag of weed. As he unleashes forty years\u2019 worth of acrimony about his dad\u2019s egregious shortcomings, he cautiously begins to set aside his resentments and recognize his part in the slow-motion car crash of his career. Peppered with live songs of love and anger, Tanner performs both the roles of his father and his younger self with equal amounts of lacerating humor and pathos. <\/p>\n Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Jackie Sibblies Drury\u2019s FAIRVIEW <\/strong>will make its Los Angeles Premiere on Rogue Machine\u2019s mainstage. At the Frasier household, preparations for Grandma\u2019s birthday party are underway. Beverly is holding on to her sanity by a thread to make sure this party is perfect, but her sister can\u2019t be bothered to help, her husband doesn\u2019t seem to listen, her brother is MIA, her daughter is a teenager, and maybe nothing is what it seems in the first place. \u201cA vehement, searching, fourth-wall-demolishing [play] under a playful surface\u201d \u2013 New York Magazine<\/em>. \u201cOutstanding, frustrating, hilarious, and sui generis play\u201d \u2013 The New Yorker<\/em>. <\/p>\n L.A.\u2019s largest celebration of performing arts, at the Matrix Theatre. HFF has been successful in their goal of \u201cproviding a platform for emerging and experimental artists to build community with one another. Through that platform, it makes live performances more accessible to artists and audiences alike.\u201d This synergy coincides with Rogue Machine\u2019s mission. HFF \u201cpresents an annual, open-access festival which celebrates freedom of expression and collaboration in the performing arts, hosting thousands of artists from Los Angeles and around the world.\u201d Rogue Machine is proud to be a part of this event. June 5 \u2013 June 28, 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rogue Machine\u2019s 3rd<\/sup> Annual PLAYWRIGHT\u2019S ROUNDTABLE FESTIVAL<\/strong>, founded by Rogue Machine\u2019s Executive Director Justin Okin, <\/strong>presents world premiere readings in July. This is a week-long festival of never before produced plays. Featured playwrights will be selected and announced in October of 2025. For six months each year, Playwright\u2019s Roundtable brings together early to mid-career playwrights, some of whom are returning to\u00a0theater after finding success in film and television. Writers meet twice a month in a welcoming and creative environment, culminating in public\u00a0or private presentations of bold new works for the stage. Tickets are available for a suggested donation of $20 per ticket, but patrons will not be turned away for lack of funds. All proceeds support the Playwright\u2019s Roundtable. The event is a peek behind the curtain to witness a work-in-progress and to become a vital part of the process, giving these writers what they need at\u00a0this stage: a living, breathing audience to show them what\u00a0may be adjusted as they head towards a finished script. July 15 \u2013 19, 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nine of their productions have been published by Samuel French, Dramatists Play Service or Broadway Play Publishing, and six of the productions have had subsequent stagings at significant theatres, including Off Broadway, major regional houses and the Donmar Warehouse in London. Four world premieres,\u00a0Razorback, Small Engine Repair,\u00a0Lone-Anon,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0One Night in Miami\u2026<\/em>\u00a0were made into feature films, and playwright Kemp Powers was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of \u201cBest Adapted Screenplay<\/strong>.\u201d In recognition of its artistic achievement, administrative strength, development of new work and other significant contributions to the field of professional theatre in the United States, Rogue Machine is supported by the Perenchio Foundation, Shubert Foundation, Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, David Lee Foundation, the City and County of Los Angeles, The Ahmanson Foundation, and the Richenthal Foundation.\u00a0Rogue Machine is a recipient of the\u00a0American Theatre Wing\u2019s National Theatre Company Grant.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Since its founding in 2008, Rogue Machine Theatre\u00a0has become a cornerstone of Los Angeles\u2019 vibrant theater scene through its commitment to producing new and significant contemporary plays. With its bold programming, the company has earned critical acclaim and has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards. Notably, Rogue Machine has earned more than 30 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awards including the unique distinction of being the only theater company to receive the Polly Warfield Award for Best Season by a Small to Midsized Theater<\/strong>\u00a0three times\u20142023, 2016, 2011. Additionally, the company has received three Ovation Awards for Outstanding Production of the Year. In 2017, Rogue Machine took home the Ovation Award for Best Season, standing out among major institutions like the Geffen Playhouse, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and Center Theatre Group.<\/p>\n In residency at the historic Matrix Theatre, Rogue Machine remains at the forefront of American contemporary theater by continuing its mission of supporting playwrights and artists and focusing on thought-provoking work that grapples with the issues of today\u00a0such as Sophie Swithinbank\u2019s\u00a0Bacon<\/em><\/strong>, Will Arbery\u2019s\u00a0Heroes of the Fourth Turning<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Evanston Salt Costs Climbing.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n The first show of the new season, anthropology<\/em>, opens at 8pm on Saturday, October 4th at the Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Reservations: https:\/\/www.roguemachinetheatre.org\/<\/a> or for more information 855-585-5185.<\/p>\n Website<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.roguemachinetheatre.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RogueMachineTheatre<\/a><\/p>\n IG<\/strong>: @RogueMachineTheatre https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/roguemachinetheatre\/<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n![\"\u00a92009](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/giaonthemove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Gia_GOTM_570x191.png?resize=570%2C191&ssl=1\")
Tickets for ANTHROPOLOGY<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>start at $45, with seniors and student discounts. October 4 \u2013 November 9, 2025<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/h6>\n
\nTickets for MY SON THE PLAYWRIGHT<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>start at $45, with seniors and student discounts. January 24 \u2013 March 1, 2026<\/strong>.<\/h6>\n
\nTickets for FAIRVIEW<\/strong><\/a> start at $45, discounts available for seniors and students. March 14 \u2013 April 19, 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/h6>\n
\nRogue Machine will be a participating in the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival (or HFF26),<\/h6>\n
\nRogue Machine Season 18 Continues with\u2026<\/h6>\n
Rogue Machine Season 18 will conclude with a 4th play by a female playwright, to be announced later, opening on the Henry Murray Stage and running August \u2013 September 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/h6>\n
\nRogue Machine produces new plays and important contemporary plays not yet seen in Los Angeles.<\/h6>\n
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