We are so excited to close out our 23/24 Season with the stage adaptation of the 1980s movie classic—Clue! It really is the perfect way to close out summer and give one final bow to our season. Some of our friends on stage might be taking a bow from six feet under later...

If you love Clue and all things 80s, as I do (shoulder pads, leg warmers, Cyndi Lauper, JR Ewing) then I invite you to check out the story in this program dedicated to some other 80s pop culture highlights that have found their way to the stage. The article was written by Occidental College student Lily Jones, who has been participating in one of our summer internships—yet another opportunity provided by our Education & Community Partnerships department. This summer alone CTG is hosting more than 15 interns and observers on our campus.

Now, as we wrap up one season, we are thrilled to be kicking off our next one. Center Theatre Group’s 24/25 Season seeks to honor our commitment as LA theatre’s company to have something for everyone, which is why we have dubbed my first full season here as Artistic Director—One CTG. One LA.

In September, we get the season started with Duel Reality from The 7 Fingers, a circus and acrobatic showcase like none you have seen before—certainly not at the Ahmanson! In fact, if you happened to have had the good fortune to see the current Water for Elephants on Broadway, then you got just a taste of what this incredible company can bring to the stage. Then, in October, we resume season programming at the Taper with a new production of Green Day’s American Idiot, produced in collaboration with our friends at Deaf West Theatre.

This December back at the Ahmanson, we will present the direct-from-Broadway Once Upon a Mattress with Sutton Foster. You do not want to wait on purchasing those tickets. For more on our One CTG. One LA. season, and to subscribe, please visit CTGLA.org/OneCTG.

Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlett, Mrs. Peacock, and Professor Plum have already said they are so thrilled with our next season that they are becoming subscribers. In my opinion, that has yet to be seen after today’s show...but I do hope you will join us as a member or subscriber for all that CTG has to offer next season. In the meantime, you can always reach me at artisticdirector@ctgla.org. Look forward to seeing you at the theatre this fall.

Snehal Desai
Artistic Director

ABOUT CTG

Center Theatre Group (CTG), Los Angeles’ leading theatre company, is the largest producing not-for-profit theatre company outside of New York City, and is one of the nation’s preeminent arts and cultural organizations. CTG produces and presents programming at the Mark Taper Forum and the Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. CTG is one of the country’s leading producers of ambitious new works through commissions and world premiere productions and a leader in interactive community engagement and education programs that reach across generations, demographics, and circumstances to serve Los Angeles. Founded in 1967, CTG has produced more than 700 productions across its three stages, including such iconic shows as Zoot Suit; Angels in America; The Kentucky Cycle; Biloxi Blues; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; Children of a Lesser God; Curtains; The Drowsy Chaperone; 9 to 5: The Musical; and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. CTG also serves thousands of children and young adults each year through free educational and community-based programs that introduce the joy of theatre to future generations.

Pictured: Artistic Director Snehal Desai and Managing Director/CEO Meghan Pressman