Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

The Wallis and the Holocaust Museum L.A. are offering a virtual 2 week program for students this July! Participants will interview Holocaust survivors and then write, direct and act in a theater performance inspired by their conversations. July 12 - 26, 2021 Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT... For more information, please contact Lisa Weissman at [email protected] or 323.651.3716. thewallis.org/voicesofhistory

Summer @ The Wallis is almost here! We're "play-ing" outdoors again with live performances and can't wait to celebrate the return of in-person audiences on our beautiful Promenade Terrace while maintaining a firm commitment to the health and safety of staff, artists, and patrons. #staytuned

"UNMASKED: A Theatrical Celebration of Black Women's Liberation" in this week's The New York Times "Theater to Stream!" Enjoy four powerful stories from four critically acclaimed Black female playwrights. Premiering Juneteenth, June 19. More info & tickets: TheWallis.org/Unmasked

EDUCATORS! GRoW @ The Wallis is excited to share that we will be offering in-person & online enrichment opportunities beginning in the Fall of 2021! Every arts program can be customized to fit the needs of your students. Let us know what you’re looking for! Fill out the School Partners Interest Form: https://thewallis.formstack.com//21_22schoolpartnersintere

Our friends at the California African American Museum present the new exhibition Rights and Rituals: The Making of African American Debutante Culture. See historic photographs, vintage dresses, ephemera, and videos that consider the origins of African American debutante culture and how it supported young Black women’s participation in vital, albeit sometimes understated, race work. https://caamuseum.org//rights-and-rituals-the-making-of-af

The co-directors of UNMASKED, Kimberly Hébert and Camille Jenkins, in their element! This production of four one-act plays premieres on JUNETEENTH, June 19, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. "With new interest and vigor, the country has been engaging in conversations and celebrations about this nationally forgotten moment in our collective history. The Wallis and Black Rebirth Collective have joined together to introduce to... some and celebrate with many the triumphant spirit of this day through these plays by four extraordinary Black female playwrights. Dominique Morisseau, Jocelyn Bioh, Ngozi Anyanwu, and Stacy Osei-Kuffour reclaim the Black female perspective in American Theatre, and we celebrate the liberation of their voices." - Kimberly Hébert and Camille Jenkins Get tickets and read more about this incredible project: TheWallis.org/Unmasked