The schoolteacher looks down at the empty desks around her and teaches her imaginary students about Jesus Christ. She then sits down at one of the desks and transforms into a schoolgirl thinking that Jesus wasn’t so different from her after all. Read more...

Photo: Karen Anzoategui’s “Catholic School Daze” is a one-woman theatrical performance and interactive workshop that depicts Anzoategui’s experiences as a lesbian Latina at a time before she realized she was gay. The performance will take place in the Chicano Studies Research Center Library.

A month is hardly enough time to invent and build an airplane, but bringing its invention to the stage is a whole other story. Read more...

Photo: An ensemble cast of improv actors perform “Hammer Down Reprise,” a story of a sofa maker’s transformation into an aerospace innovator.

It is difficult to imagine that violence, conspiracy and the potential loss of a dear friendship are consequences of the pursuit of ... a nickel. Read more...

Photo: Writer David Mamet’s “American Buffalo,” performed at the Geffen Playhouse, focuses on three men named Don (Bill Smitrovich), Teach (Ron Eldard) and Bob (Freddy Rodriguez) who are on the hunt for a Buffalo Head nickel.