A message from

PRODUCING DIRECTOR, GILBERT CATES:

Welcome! This is going to be a great year at the Geffen Playhouse.

As part of our 08/09 season, we have two world premieres – one a new musical by Jonathan Brielle, which I’m thrilled to be directing, and the other a commission from Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies. We have the West Coast premiere of the recent Tony nominee The Seafarer by Conor McPherson (and directed by our own Randall Arney), not to mention a Tony Award winning director, an Emmy Award winning director and a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Schenkkan. And we’re kicking off the season by welcoming back Ovation Award winner Hershey Felder with the conclusion of his trilogy. Like I said, it's going to be a good year!

I encourage you to spend some time on our site to learn more about each of the productions, and ultimately, I hope you decide to come on board for the whole fantastic season.

When we program our seasons, we carefully choose playwrights, subjects and styles that enhance, enrich and engage each other. We encourage all our ticket buyers to become season subscribers because that allows you to see each play not only as an individual work, but also as part of a larger picture. It allows you to become part of the dialogue, part of a vision and part of our family.

But, I'm jumping ahead for some of you … If you’ve never been to the Geffen Playhouse before, I can only hope this stop at our virtual home compels you to come experience our world-class productions and spectacular setting firsthand. We'll be waiting for you …

See you at the theater,