Bespoke Plays
New plays in Los Angeles and London
New plays in Los Angeles and London
“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
Staged Reading
Friday, April 16 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 17 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 18 at 8:00 PM
Run Time: 2 hours
Full Production
1516 N Gardner St, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 PM PST
Saturday, May 2 at 3:30 PM PST (live stream available!)
Sunday, May 3 at 8:00 PM PST
Run Time: 50 minutes
And coming soon to Hollywood Fringe...
Full Production
Fri 6/5 @ 8pm
Wed 6/17 @ 7:30pm
Sat 6/20 @ 2pm
Tue 6/23 @ 10:30pm
Sun 6/28 @ 3:30pm
Run Time: 90 minutes
Tickets on sale May 1!
Full Production
Sat 6/6 @ 9:30pm
Sat 6/13 @ 8:30pm
Fri 6/26 @ 11:30pm
Run Time: 90 minutes
Tickets on sale May 1!
All donations to Bespoke Plays are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. If you prefer to donate through work to receive a corporate match, you can also find us on Benevity or search any 501c3 database for Bespoke Plays, INC.
Bespoke Plays is made possible by generous support from Laurie Goulding, the Jeff Hunter Charitable Trust, Paul Thomas, Raquelle de la Rocha, Kirsten Vangsness, John J Sharkey Jr, Mac and Bob Pyle, Hannah Moshontz de la Rocha, Angela LaManna, Meg Murphy, Alison Pavlis, Andrea Ruth, Elizabeth L York, Niceole Levy, Geary and Kathy Johns, Josh Savis, Stephen Leach, Conor Dowling, Tiffany Smith, Eric Pratt, Thomas Brennan, William Roedel, Miss Kerry Young, JJ C, Elizabeth Thurmond, Allison L Matthews, Lewis Reece-Jone, Laura Darrell, Tracy DeGroat, Anthony Manna, Nancy Frazen, Anna Koukouli, Krystal Lynn Rains, M F Hynes, Paul Kalburgi, Megan A SassThomas AntonellisQ Alexander Huntesmith, Katie Lynch, Sammie Liebman, Eric Heisserer, Jayna Sweet, and Molly Mahan; in honor of Rachael Hip-Flores and Tiffany Smith;
in memory of William White and Gail Byrd
Four new plays with process essays by the playwright! Collects SOURCES, HERETICS, GRAVES, and BLOOD BRIDES by Ellie Pyle.
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.
A staged reading is a performance of a new play that gets as close as it can to the feel of a production with 25 hours or less of rehearsal and the actors keeping their scripts in their hands. Not having to memorize lines frees up the actors to focus on their characters and the writer to make changes to the script during the rehearsal process once they start to hear it out loud. All you NEED for a staged reading is actors and scripts, but we're a bit extra, so we like to throw in a bit of blocking, lights, sound, or costumes when we can.
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.