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THANK YOU FOR OUR AWARDS:
"Rogue Machine has had the strongest theater season of any other local company, large or small." - The Los Angeles Times (2022)
EXTRAORDINARY• BOLD • AMBITIOUS
"One of the most ambitious and accomplished theatre companies in LA." - Variety (2008)
“Rogue Machine Theatre’s production of Oppenheimer is simply one of the best plays I’ve ever seen. A dramatic tour-de-force. The cast is all-around great…don’t dare miss this production that epitomizes the stage at its very best. Run – don’t walk."
HOLLYWOOD PROGRESSIVE
LAST
16 YEARS
IN NUMBERS:
• 30+ world premieres
• 35 west coast premieres
• 4 LADCC Awards
• 3 Ovation Awards
• 60+ other awards
• 3 films from our world premieres
• 1 Academy Award Nominee
Rogue Machine has been serving the Greater Los Angeles community for 16 years and has gained a national and international reputation for developing and producing new plays and plays new to Los Angeles.
Since 2008, we have produced more than 30 world premieres, primarily by local playwrights and 35 West Coast or Southern California premieres. 9 of the world premieres have had significant subsequent productions elsewhere or have been published, including 2 Off-Broadway Productions, 2 major regional theatre productions and a production in London at the prestigious Donmar Warehouse. We received the Ovation Award for Best Season (2017). Our fellow nominees included The Geffen, The Wallace and The Center Theatre Group. That year we were nominated for 11 other Ovation Awards. We have been nominated for the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and Ovation Award for Best Production of the Year in six of the last ten years and have won the LADCC Award 4 times and The Ovation Award 3 times. In addition, Rogue Machine has been recognized with more than 60 other awards including playwriting, directing, design and acting awards. In 2017, we were awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle 2016 Polly Warfield Award for outstanding season (2016). We are one of only 2 companies to win this award twice in the last 15 years.
Three of the world premiere plays we developed in house have gone on to be motion pictures including Kemp Powers’ Academy Award nominated One Night in Miami… and John Pollono's Small Engine Repair and soon to come Riff Raff, starring Dustin Hoffman and Brian Cox.
In December of 2021 we took residence in Los Angeles historic Matrix Theatre. This extraordinary opportunity for Rogue Machine promises us a permanent new home and a long and strong future.
In 2022 and 2023 we have so far produced 7 productions including 4 world premieres by California based writers, an NNPN rolling world premiere and the US premiere of Daf James’ On the Other Hand, We’re Happy which was honored by the Los Angeles Drama Critics with an outstanding production of the year award. Charles McNulty, of the LA Times, said RM had the strongest season of any theatre, large or small, in 2022.
EXPLORE OUR PAST SEASONS
SEASON 15
(2023)
• Scenies: Best Intimate Theatre of 2022-2023
World Premiere of a New Musical
COME GET MAGGIE
by Diane Frolov
• 2021-2022 Scenies
Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Michael Pressman
Outstanding choreography: Brooke Wendell
Outstanding Production Design
Outstanding Musical Direction: Michelle Do
Outstanding Ensamble in a Musical
• LADCC Awards
Outstanding Production
• Stage Raw
Supporting Actor: Alexandra Hellquist
World Premiere of
BLUE
by June Carryl
• Scenies
Outstanding Performance in a Two Hander: Julianne Chili Hill, John Collela
SEASON 14
(2022)
American Premiere of
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'RE HAPPY
by Dan James
• 2021-2022 Scenies
Outstanding Lead Performance: Rori Flynn, Alexandra Hellquist, Christian Telesmar
• LADCC Awards
Outstanding Production
• Stage Raw
Supporting Actor: Alexandra Hellquist
Los Angeles Premiere of
A GREAT WILDERNESS
by Samuel D. Hunter
• Scenies
Outstanding Production of a Drama
Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama: John Perrin Flynn
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Drama:
Jacqueline Lorraine Schofield, Rachel Sorsa
Outstanding direction of a drama: Elina de Santos
World Premiere of
THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
by Tim Venable
• Scenies
Outstanding Production of a Two Hander
Outstanding Performance in a Two Hander: Alex Neher, Justin Preston
World Premiere of
LITTLE THEATRE
by Justin Tanner
• Stage Raw
Lead Performance: Jenny O'Hara
• Scenies
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy: Ryan Brophy
Zachary Grant and Jenny O'Hara
Outstanding Director of a Comedy: Lisa James
13 SEASON
(ONLINE)
SEASON 12
(2019)
COMING SOON
SEASON 11
(2018)
World Premiere of
FINKS
by Joe Gilford
• Stage Raw TOP TEN
American Premiere of
OPPENHEIMER
by Tom Morton-Smith
• Stage Raw TOP TEN
American Premiere of
AMERICAN SAGA: GUNSHOT MEDLEY - PART 1
by Dionna Michelle Daniel
• Stage Raw Recommended
World Premiere of
MEXICAN DAY
by Tom Jacobson
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
World Premiere of
El Nino
by Justin Tanner
• Stage Raw TOP TEN
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
• Stage Raw Awards Nominated: Set Design
. • Stage Raw Awards: Comedy Ensemble
SEASON 10
(2017)
Rogue Machine was the winner of the 2017 Ovation Award for Best Season. Fellow nominees included The Mark Taper Forum, The Geffen and The Wallis.
Los Angeles Premiere of
LES BLANCS
by Lorraine Hansberry
. • Stage Raw Awards: Revival of the Year, Ensemble, Costume Design (Wendell C. Carmichael), Original Music (Jeff Gardner), Leading Male Performance (Desean Kevin Terry)
• Ovation Nominated: Best Production of a Play, Direction, Choreography, Featured Actress, Lighting Design, Scenic Design, Sound Design, Costume Design
• Stage Raw Awards Nominated: Direction, Original Music, Choreography, Set Design
American Premiere of
DAYTONA
by Oliver Cotton
• Stage Raw Recommended
World Premiere of
BLED FOR THE HOUSEHOLD TRUTH
by Ruth Fowler
• Stage Raw Awards Nominated: Set Design, Leading Male Performance
SEASON 9
(2016)
Rogue Machine was awarded the Polly Warfield Award for Outstanding Season by the LA Drama Critics Circle as one of only two theatres to be given this award twice in the past sixteen years.
World Premiere of
THE SUPER VARIETY MATCH BONUS ROUND!
by Deb Hiett
• LADCC Awards Nomination for Featured Performance (Victoria Ortiz)
• Ovation Recommended
• Stage Raw TOP TEN
• Stage Raw Awards Nominated (Set Design, 2x Female Comedy Performance,
Production Design, Comedy Ensemble,)
West Coast Premiere of
DUTCH MASTERS
by Greg Keller
• Stage Raw TOP TEN
• LA Times' Critic's Choice
• Ovation Recommended
• Stage Raw Awards Nominated (Two Person Performance, Set Design)
Los Angeles Premiere of
HONKY
by Greg Keller
• LA Times Critic's Choice
• LA Weekly Critic's Pick
• Ovation Recommended
• Stage Raw Recommended
• Stage Raw Awards Nominated (Sound Design,Lighting Design, Costume Design, Male Comedy Performance, Female Comedy Performance, Leading Male Performance, Playwrighting, Comedy Ensemble, Comedy Direction)
West Coast Premiere of
POCATELLO
by Samuel D. Hunter
• LA Times Critic's Choice
• Stage Raw Recommended
• "Extraordinary! Don’t ignore this play!" – KCRW
• Ovation Recommended
• Stage Raw Awards Nominated (Production of the Year, Direction, Ensemble,
Supporting Male Performance, Set Design, Costume Design)
West Coast Premiere of
SMOKE
by Kim Davies
• LA Weekly Critic's Pick
• Stage Raw Awards Nominated
SEASON 8
(2015)
West Coast Premiere of
A Permanent Image
by Samuel D. Hunter
• LA Times Critic’s Choice “One of the best shows of 2015” - LA Times
• Ovation Recommended
• Stage Raw Recommended
• LADCC Awards: Featured Performance (Tracie Lockwood) and CGI/Video Design (Nicholas Santiago)
• LA Ovation Award Nominations: Best Production, Best Playwright, Best Direction (John Perrin Flynn),
Best Actress (Anne Gee Byrd), Best Ensemble, Best Projections (Nicholas Santiago)
• Stage Raw Award Nominations: Leading Female Performance (Anne Gee Byrd), Supporting Female
Performance (Tracie Lockwood), Fight Choreography (Ned Mochel), Video/Projection Design (Nicholas
Santiago)
World Premiere of
LUKA’S ROOM
by Rob Mersola
• Stage Raw Recommended
• Stage Raw Award nominations: Comedy Direction (Joshua Bitton) & Male Comedy Performance (Alex Fernandez)
• "World Premiere Play of the Year” - StageSceneLA
• “One of the theatre highlights of 2015” - Don Shirley / LA Observed
World Premiere of
NEED TO KNOW
by Jonathan Caren
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
• Ovation Recommended
• Stage Raw Recommended
• Stage Raw Award nominations: Playwriting, Comedy Direction (Bart DeLorenzo), Male Comedy Performance (Tim Cummings), Female Comedy Performance (Corryn Cummins), Comedy Ensemble, Production Design and Set Design (Stephanie Kerley Schwartz)
SEASON 7
(2014)
The American Theatre Wing honored Rogue Machine with their 2014 National Theatre Company Grant, which was given only to 12 theatre companies in the country.
Los Angeles Premiere of
COCK
by Mike Bartlett
• Ovation Recommended
• LADCC Awards: Best Lead Performance (Patrick Stafford), Best Ensemble
• Stage Raw Theater Award Nominations: Best Direction (Cameron Watson), Leading Female Performance (Rebecca Mozo), Lighting Design (Jared A. Sayeg)
• LA Ovation Award: Featured Actress in a Play (Rebecca Mozo)
Los Angeles Premiere of
PENELOPE
by Enda Walsh
• LA Weekly “GO!”
• Stage Raw: Top 10 Recommended
• Stage Raw Theater Awards: Best Sound Design (Christopher Moscatiello). Nominated for Production of
the Year, Production Design, Costume Design (Lauren Tyler).
Los Angeles Premiere of
GRUSOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES
by Rajiv Joseph
• Ovation Recommended
SEASON 6
(2013)
• The LADCC honored Rogue Machine Co-Artistic Director Elina de Santos with the Career Achievement in Directing Award
• KCRW: Anthony Byrnes’ The Year's Best
• The Bitter Lemons’ Top Rated Los Angeles Theater
• Most LA Ovation Award nominations for an intimate theatre
West Coast Premiere of
DYING CITY
by Christopher Shinn
• LA Times Critic’s Choice, Charles McNulty’s Best of 2013
• LA Weekly “GO!”, Pick of the Week
• Ovation Recommended
• LA Ovation Award: Winner for Best Production. Nominated for Best Director, Lead Actor in a Play,
Lighting Design, Scenic Design.
• LA Weekly Nominations: Two Person Performance (Burt Grinstead and Laurie Okin)
World Premiere of
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…
by Kemp Powers
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
• LA Weekly “GO!”, Steven Leigh Morris' 10 Best L.A. Plays of 2013
• Ovation Recommended
• LA Ovation Award Nominations: Best Production, Cast, Playwriting for an Original Play, Costume Design
(Naila Aladdin Sanders)
• LADCC Awards: Best Production, Best Ensemble Performance, The Ted Schmitt Award for the World
Premiere of an Outstanding New Play
• LA Weekly Award: Best Playwriting (Kemp Powers). Nominated for Best Director (Carl Cofield),
Ensemble, Costume Design (Naila Aladdin Sanders), Set Design (Stephanie Kerley Schwartz).
• NAACP Awards: Best Production, Best Playwright (Kemp Powers), Best Director (Carl Cofield), Ensemble
• Bitter Lemons’ Top Rated Los Angeles Theater Productions of 2013 - 100% Sweet
West Coast Premiere of
FALLING
by Deanna Jent
• Ovation Recommended
• LA Stage Times: Don Shirley’s Highlights of 2013 Theater
• Bitter Lemons’ Top Rated Los Angeles Theater Productions of 2013 - 100% Sweet
World Premiere of
LONE-ANON
by Neil McGowan
• LA Weekly: Steven Leigh Morris' 10 Best L.A. Plays of 2013
SEASON 5
(2012)
LA Weekly “Best Theatre 2012”
LA Weekly Theatre Awards honored Rogue Machine Artistic Director John Perrin Flynn with the Career Achievement Award
World Premiere of
TOMORROW
by Donald Freed
Presented by Skylight Theatre Company, Rogue Machine, and York Theatre Royal
• LA Weekly “GO!”
• Backstage Critic’s Score: A+
• Ovation Recommended!
World Premiere of
DIRTY FILTHY LOVE STORY
by Rob Mersola
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
• LADCC Award Nomination: Best Set Design
• LA Weekly Award: Best Set Design (David Mauer & Hazel Kuang); Nominated for Production of the Year and Best Lead Male Performance.
• LA Ovation Award Nomination: Playwriting for an Original Play
West Coast Premiere of
A BRIGHT NEW BOISE
by Samuel D. Hunter
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
• LA Weekly “GO!”
• Backstage Critic’s Pick
• Ovation Recommended
• LA Weekly Award Nominations: Best Lead Male Performance, 2 for Best Supporting Male Performance,
Best Video/Projection Design
• LA Ovation Award Nomination: Featured Actress in a Play
World Premiere of
THREE VIEWS OF THE SAME OBJECT
by Henry Murray
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
• LA Weekly “GO!”, Pick of the Week
THE NEW ELECTRIC BALLROOM
by Enda Walsh
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
• LA Weekly “GO!”, Pick of the Week
• LADCC Award Winner: Best Ensemble Performance
• LA Weekly Award Winner: Best Supporting Male Performance. Nominated for Best Revival Production
and Best Leading Female Performance
SEASON 4
(2011)
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awarded Rogue Machine the 2011 Polly Warfield Award for an excellent season in a small to mid-size theater. Award is accompanied by an honorarium funded by the Nederlander Organization.
World Premiere of
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR
by John Pollono
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
• LA Weekly “GO!”, Top Ten LA Theatre Experiences of 2011
• Backstage Critic’s Pick
• Ovation Recommended
• LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards: Winner Best Production, Director and Ensemble. Nominated for Best Playwriting and Lead Performance (John Bernthal).
• Backstage Garland Awards: Winner Best Production, Playwriting, Ensemble
• LADCC Awards: Winner Best Production, Direction and Playwriting
• LA Weekly Awards: Production of the Year, Direction, Ensemble and Playwriting
Los Angeles Premiere of
BLACKBIRD
by David Harrower
• LA Times Critic’s Choice, One of the Best of 2011 (Charles McNulty)
• LA Weekly “GO!”, Top Ten LA Theatre Experiences of 2011
• Backstage Critic’s Pick
• Ovation Recommended
• LADCC Awards: Playwriting and Lead Performance (Sam Anderson). Nominated for Best Production
• LA Weekly Award Nominations: Production of the Year, Direction, Two-Person Performance, Set Design
• Backstage Garland Award: Best Performance in a Play
• Huffington Post: Named one of the Top LA Productions of 2011 (Brad Schreiber)
• LA Stage Times: Don Shirley’s Highlights of 2011 Theater
West Coast Premiere of
The WORD BEGINS
by Sekou Andrews and Steve Connell
(Co-Produced with Hip-Hop Theater Festival and Prana Theatre Group)
• LA Weekly “GO!”
• Backstage Critic’s Pick
• Ovation Recommended
• LA Weekly Award Nomination: Two-Person Performance
Los Angeles Premiere of
VIVIEN
by Rick Foster
(Co-Produced Judith Chapman and the Troubadours of Daytime)
• LA Times: Best performance by an actor or actress I’d never seen on stage before.
• Backstage Critics Pick
World Premiere of
MONKEY ADORED
by Henry Murray
• LA Weekly “GO!”
• Backstage Critics Pick
• LADCC Award Nomination: Puppet Design (David Combs & Linda Hoag)
• LA Weekly Award Nomination: Puppet Design (David Combs & Linda Hoag)
SEASON 3
(2010)
West Coast Premiere of
FOUR PLACES
by Joel Drake Johnson
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
• LA Weekly “GO!”
• Backstage Critic’s Pick
• Ovation Recommended
• LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards: Best Production of a Play. Nominated for Direction, Lead Actress (Anne Gee Byrd), Lead Actress (Roxanne Hart), Featured Actress (Lisa Rothschiller)
• LADCC Awards: Production of the Year, Lead Performance (Anne Gee Byrd), Ensemble
• Backstage Garland Awards: Best Production, Playwriting, Direction, Performance (Anne Gee Byrd), Ensemble
Los Angeles Premiere of
SUNSET LIMITED
by Cormac McCarthy
• LA Times Critic’s Choice
• LA Weekly “GO!”
• Backstage Critic’s Pick
• Ovation Recommended
• LA Weekly Award Nomination: Two-Person Performance
• Huffington Post: One of the Top LA Theatre Productions in 2011 (Brad Schreiber)
SEASON 2
(2009)
World Premiere of
TREEFALL
by Henry Murray
• LA Weekly Awards: Lighting Design, Set Design, Sound Design
• Backstage Garland Award: Set Design (Stephanie Kerley Schwartz)
• LADCC Award Nomination: Set Design (Stephanie Kerley Schwartz)
• LA Weekly: Named one of the 10 Best Plays of 2009
• Backstage Critic’s Pick
• Published by Dramatists Play Service
Los Angeles Premiere of
BINGO WITH THE INDIANS
by Adam Rapp
• GLAAD Media Awards Nomination: Outstanding LA Theater Production
SEASON 1
(2008)
Los Angeles Premiere of
COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY
by Jeffrey Hatcher
• Backstage Garland Award Winner: Costume Design
• LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award Nomination: Costume Design
West Coast Premiere of
AMERICAN DEAD
by Brett Neveu
• Backstage Garland Award Winner: Performance by a Lead Actor (Mark St. Amant)
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