A celebration of plays and lectures that promote democratic ideals through reflections on art and democracy.

ABOUT

Reflections on Art and Democracy is a celebration of plays and lectures in Los Angeles aimed at raising awareness about the rise of fascism, racism, and antisemitism, the power of art and design to resist them, and the confluence of visual and performative artworks to promote democracy. Participants include Los Angeles performing arts and cultural organizations presenting events between March and November to advance art and performance as a platform to confront fascism, racism, antisemitism, and other forces threatening democracy.

EVENTS

March 30

[Theatre] Dracula (Annotated): a staged reading

a theatre dybbuk production written and directed by Aaron Henne and developed with the ensemble

@ Skirball Cultural Center, 5:00PM

2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049

Get a sneak peek at theatre dybbuk’s next project! In Dracula (Annotated), the company weaves together its unique blend of historical investigation and heightened theatricality with Bram Stoker’s famous tale of a Transylvanian vampire who invades England. Full production coming in September 2025!

Information/Tickets: skirball | theatredybbuk

April 18 – May 25

[Theatre] The Totality of All Things by Erik Gernand

@ The Road Theatre Company

10747 Magnolia Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601

Friday & Saturday @ 8:00 p.m.
Sunday @ 2:00 p.m.

Information/Tickets: The Totality of All Things – The Road Theatre Company

April 24 – June 14

[Theatre] The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare in modern verse translation by Tracy Young

@ Skylight Theatre Company

1816 1/2 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027

Thursday, Friday & Saturday @ 8:00 p.m.
Sunday @ 3:00 p.m.

Information/Tickets: The Winter’s Tale – Skylight Theatre Company

April 26 – June 6, 2025

[Theatre] Tasty Little Rabbit by Tom Jacobson

@Moving Arts

3191 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90039

Friday @ 8:00 p.m. & Saturday @ 8:00 p.m.
Sunday @ 4:00 p.m.

Information/Tickets: Tasty Little Rabbit

May 15 – June 29

[Theatre] Hide & Hide by Roger Q. Mason

@ Skylight Theatre Company

1816 1/2 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027

Thursday, Friday & Saturday @ 8:00 p.m.
Sunday @ 3:00 p.m.

Information/Tickets: Hide & Hide – Skylight Theatre Company

Summer 2025

[Theatre] The Bear Republic by Tom Jacobson

@ Open Fist Theatre Company

Atwater Village Theatre
3269 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90039

Friday @ 8:00 p.m. & Saturday @ 8:00 p.m.
Sunday @ 4:00 p.m.

Information/Tickets: Open Fist Theatre Company

For more information about Reflections events, reach out to the contact for each individual event.

PARTNER BIOS (ALPHABETICAL)

Open Fist Theatre Company is dedicated to expanding social awareness through art and seeks through diverse voices and artistic visions, to celebrate difference, nurture empathy and advance social change.

Skirball Cultural Center is a place of meeting guided by the Jewish tradition of welcoming the stranger and inspired by the American democratic ideals of freedom and equality.

Skylight Theatre Company seeks, champions, develops and produces new works, welcome and empower the people who create them, introduce plays new to Los Angeles, and engage a diverse community of theatergoers.

Son of Semele produces contemporary theatre that explores progressive ideas, invests in a more connected world, and embraces the friction between emotion and intellect.

The Road Theatre Company presents plays not previously available to the Los Angeles public that introduce socially and/or politically relevant voices and thoughts to the American stage.

theatre dybbuk creates provocative performances and innovative educational encounters that explore Jewish thought to illuminate universal human experience. The company envisions a world where people challenge themselves to revel in the complexity of our shared humanity.

For more information about any Reflections event, reach out to the event producer.