Bespoke Plays
New plays in Los Angeles and London
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“A different way to experience new writing” - London Theatre 1
"So refreshing, exciting...Staged readings obviously aren’t new, but what Bespoke are trying to do with them right now is something to be admired and cherished.“ - Everything Theatre
“London must welcome such well-produced events showcasing new writing” - A Youngish Perspective
"Absolutely beautiful writing and truly stunning performances." - Hollywood Fringe patrons
"Finely crafted theatre" - LA Hidden Gems
Now Playing: Los Angeles
Now Playing: Los Angeles
Our first ever holiday special!
Our first ever holiday special!
Come one come all! To a night of new plays celebrating… Holidays at the End of the World.
Staged readings of ten short plays, hot off the presses and written for the occasion with the actors in mind!
Writers: Christine Boylan, Ellie Pyle, Kirsten Vangsness, Geoffrey Thorne, Jake Thomas, Jack Kelly, Phinneas Kiyomura, Mimi Collins, Fiona Cumming and Odin Shafer
Actors: Dallas Liu, Charley Flyte, Eliza Hubert, Gina Garcia-Sharp, Jake Brown, Justin Chien, Linda Bisesti, Maria Zhang, Morgan Dalla Betta, Ned Thorne, Rachael Hip-Flores, Remington Moses, Sara Montgomery, Susan Louise O’Connor, Tamika Katon-Donegal, Thalia Tran, and VonDexter Montegut II
Bespoke Plays believes that making art makes community, so in that spirit, we’re making tickets for this wild (and possibly unhinged) ride pay-what-you-will.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
How We Spent our Summer...
How We Spent our Summer...
We had 2 shows at Hollywood Fringe one of them went all the way to Edinburgh!
The Broadwater SEcond Stage
The Broadwater SEcond Stage
An industry in freefall, besieged on all sides by disappearing jobs, a fickle and constantly shifting audience, and the unrelenting specter of Artificial "Intelligence." A writer and a director sit in an A-List star's waiting room and face this onslaught the only way they can: They wait...and they wait...and they wait...
A.I. has been described as an existential threat to the creative community, and so we here at Bespoke Plays have decided to meet that threat head on with a little existentialism of our own. Remixing Samuel Beckett's classic play for our current era, Waiting for Gal Gadot asks the hard hitting questions of our time: What role if any will or should A.I. play in the creative field? How long is too long to wait for your dreams to come true? Is there dignity in failure? How filthy can a monologue get before someone complains? Do two middle-aged cis-het white men have anything worth saying in the year of our increasingly absent Lord 2026? Does anyone?
Come gather for a theatrical communion. We are all facing this world alone. Why not do it together?
Written by Jake Thomas
Directed by Stephanie Sheh
Performed by Michael Sinterniklaas, Jake Thomas, Eliza Huberth, Rachael Hip-Flores, and Jack Kelly
Run Time: 90 minutes
This show contains graphic sexual descriptions—that were not in fact written by AI (which you can tell, because they are extremely funny.)
The Broadwater Studio
The Broadwater Studio
“Leave after the first lie.” That’s what everyone says, isn’t it?
It’s good advice. Because it’s a lot harder to leave after the second. Or the third. Or…
With her marriage imploding, Alix makes a final, desperate attempt to keep it all together by… posting a nude to the internet. (She doesn’t post her face, she’s not insane). Overnight, she finds herself catapulted into a world of kink, curiosity, and – unexpectedly – the support of a community she never knew existed.
Written and Performed by Mimi Collins
Directed by Ellie Pyle
Featuring the voice of David Nett
Full Production. Run Time: 80 minutes
This show contains nudity and scenes of a sexual nature.
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Like Reading Plays?
Like Reading Plays?
Four new plays with process essays by the playwright! Collects SOURCES, HERETICS, GRAVES, and BLOOD BRIDES by Ellie Pyle.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Bespoke Plays develops new plays in Los Angeles and London, creating international opportunities for writers with diverse stories and worldviews, through a process customized to the goals of the writer and needs of the play.
About Us
About Us
Bespoke Plays is a writer-driven 501c3. Our board consists of playwrights who work in genre across TV, Film, Games, Comics and Podcasts. The plays we’ve developed run the gamut of science fiction, historical romance, dark comedy, magical realism, and political drama. Our core writers all have experience not just working in multiple mediums but recognizing the strengths of a story for adaptation in one medium vs another. Actors in our company have had significant roles in shows such as Star Trek: Discovery, The Magicians, Yellowjackets, Leverage, The Affair, City on the Hill, Supergirl, Daredevil, Punisher, Madam Secretary, Supernatural, Westworld, Sailor Moon, Girls5eva and House of Cards as well on Broadway and in National Tours. All of our casts and/or creative teams have been multicultural and many have included the full gender and sexuality spectrum. The stories that we choose to tell and the artists behind the scenes also represent gender parity and this diversity of worldviews. We offer opportunities for cultivating multi-hyphenates as writers and actors frequently switch hats as well as crossing over into directing and producing. Our readings are customized to the goals of the writer and the readiness of the play and we have always paid our actors and directors union recommended stipends. We believe theater is a community first, and a vital living artform where future diverse content and talent can still be discovered.
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