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Season 2024-25

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Upcoming Mainstage Shows & Staged Readings


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The Comedy Smackdown Playoffs!


A new TRTC tradition! A combination of different comedic actors come together each night to read never-before-seen scripts. Chaos ensues, and you decide the outcome!


January 17 & 18, 2025

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Mainstage Show

True West

By Sam Shepard


A wild, funny, and brooding classic story of conflict, TRUE WEST has been called Sam Shephard’s “masterwork” and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1983.


“A tour de force of dramatic tension and psychological depth.” - Variety


“A searing, intense exploration of brotherhood, identity, and the American Dream” - The New York Times


March 27 - April 13, 2025

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Celebration of San Diego Writers


The wave of tomorrow! A San Diego tradition expanded to a local network of new writers and beyond, nationally. The evening includes readings of short, new pieces by emerging artists, with a discussion afterward.


May 12, 2025

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San Diego Center for Jewish Culture presents JPlays with the Roustabouts: The Great Jewish American Playwright Series

All My Sons

By Arthur Miller


Set against the backdrop of wartime moral dilemmas and hidden family truths, join us for an emotionally charged theatrical masterpiece by the most famous playwright helping create Great American Theater of the 20th Century. The Keller family’s past decisions unravel in a powerful tale of love, integrity, and consequence.


June 15, 2025

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