PLAY LAB
ITC PLAY LAB
Playwrights and screenwriters present new works for public readings performed by the ITC Ensemble and guest artists.
Lab Director Anita Khanzadian moderates audience discussion following the readings.
WHEN AND WHERE:
Every other Wednesday, October 22nd through December 17th.
7:30 PM
Lankershim Arts Center
5108 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Pictured: Playwright Shem Bitterman and Anita Khanzadian
Kevin Douglas (playwright) Kevin is a member of the Regional Tony Award-winning company, Lookingglass Theatre, where his play Thaddeus and Slocum: A Vaudeville Adventure (Black Theatre Alliance Award for playwrighting), and Plantation!, directed by David Schwimmer, had their world premieres. His short plays Cautiously Optimistic and Chickens Be Roostin’ were in Lower Depth Theatre’s Pandemic Play Festival and the BIPOC Voting Plays Festival, respectively. Kevin is part of the CTG 25/26 LA Writer’s Workshop, where he is developing a brand new play. He is the creator, writer, and an EP of an independent comedy series titled Messy Lola, shooting in Chicago, and will be out early 2026. Untitled Vampire Play will be produced at Lookingglass Theatre in the summer of 2026.
Interact brings top L.A. talent together at Lankershim Arts Center every other Wednesday night for the ITC Play Lab and rehearsed readings of great plays. IT’S ALL FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Find out what’s next! Email us at info@interactla.org & just say “subscribe me.”
Pictured top L to R: Tezz Yancey, Alexandra Wright, Tamika Simpkins, Amy Pietz, and Jane Carr in “Stage Fright,” a new play by Jed Seidel; Marc Valera in “Uncle Vanya” by Anton Chekhov, a new version by Annie Baker.
Many of ITC’s programs are made possible in part by grants from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs.
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