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Presented by Geffen Playhouse
6/2/2027 - 7/4/2027
Set during the height of the 1964 Harlem riot, Wine in the Wilderness unfolds in the apartment of Bill Jameson, a painter determined to capture “the essence” of Black womanhood in his latest triptych.
Set during the height of the 1964 Harlem riot, Wine in the Wilderness unfolds in the apartment of Bill Jameson, a painter determined to capture “the essence” of Black womanhood in his latest triptych. As friends take shelter from the rising tensions outside, the arrival of a young woman disrupts Bill’s carefully constructed vision and exposes the assumptions, judgments, and hierarchies shaping both his art and his community.
With incisive humor and unflinching honesty, Alice Childress’s play interrogates class, colorism, gender, and the politics of representation, asking who gets to define beauty, respectability, and worth. Under the direction of Broadway legend LaChanze, this production foregrounds the play’s emotional immediacy and radical compassion, revealing a story that feels as urgent today as when it was first written.
Venue Gil Cates Theater
10886 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90024
Details Regions: LA - Hollywood / Westside
Categories: Theater > Drama Theater > Theatrical Comedy
Event Phone: 310-208-2028 Performance Dates 6/2/2027 - 7/4/2027Wednesday, 06/02/2027
Thursday, 06/03/2027
Friday, 06/04/2027
Saturday, 06/05/2027
Sunday, 06/06/2027
Wednesday, 06/09/2027
Thursday, 06/10/2027
Friday, 06/11/2027
Saturday, 06/12/2027
Sunday, 06/13/2027
Wednesday, 06/16/2027
Thursday, 06/17/2027
Friday, 06/18/2027
Saturday, 06/19/2027
Sunday, 06/20/2027
Wednesday, 06/23/2027
Thursday, 06/24/2027
Friday, 06/25/2027
Saturday, 06/26/2027
Sunday, 06/27/2027
Wednesday, 06/30/2027
Thursday, 07/01/2027
Friday, 07/02/2027
Saturday, 07/03/2027
Sunday, 07/04/2027
Performance Times Monday, Tuesday No Performances Wednesday, Thursday 7:30 PM Friday 8:00 PM Saturday 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Sunday 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM
Ticket Information Available by phone at 310.208.2028 or online at www.geffenplayhouse.org. Fees may apply. All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience children under 10 years of age will not be admitted. Rush tickets for each day’s performance are made available to the general public one hour before showtime at the box office. $40.00 General/$20.00 Student. Get TicketsWebsites & Social Media Event Information
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