Diversionary Theatre

06/17/2026

06/15/2026

Join us for our Pride Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, June 26, 2026, at 8 a.m. at the County Administration Center – East Plaza (1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego).

Together, we will celebrate Pride Month and honor the LGBTQ+ community, recognizing the resilience, achievements, and contributions of LGBTQ+ individuals, reaffirming our commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all.

Join Supervisor Paloma Aguirre and me as we raise the Pride flag and celebrate the diversity, culture, and strength that enrich our region.

We hope you'll join us for this meaningful morning of celebration, reflection, and community. RSVP through the link in our Linktree (located in our bio).

Diversionary Theatre
Proyecto Trans Latinas

06/13/2026

The added performance has sold out!

06/12/2026

Our protest artist diva, Michael Amira Temple will be taking over the gram! Temple plays Maureen, and you gotta see her werk. We're over the moon for this baddie. 🌙

06/12/2026

RENT lovers, this one's for you 🎤✨ You asked, we listened: a BONUS performance of RENT has been added on June 21 at 7 PM! Tickets go on sale June 13 at 10 AM. If you've been waiting for your chance to see the show that's got everyone talking, singing, and crying in the best way, this is it. 🕯️❤️ Set your alarms. Tell your friends.

06/10/2026

Wanna donate and get something back? Your 18K donation will get you this sweet Lexus and help LGBTQIA+ theatre at Diversionary. Email or call us today!

06/10/2026

July's installment of our Spotlight on Community Voices program features I BLAME THE MOON by Alisha Solan! Alisha takes you on a visceral, spoken-word poetry journey of self discovery and sexual reawakening after the death of her partner of 30 years. Sometimes sexy, sometimes humorous, always intimate and insightful. Join us on Tuesday, July 14 at 7PM for this next Community Voices experience! RSVP here: https://loom.ly/N4svYZM

06/10/2026

Critics: raving. Audiences: obsessed. Tickets: gone.

RENT is currently SOLD OUT, but there's still hope! Add your name to the standby list and cross your fingers harder than Mark trying to finish his film.

06/08/2026

I remember a seasoned theatre critic saying, “How many more times can I see a production of blank?” At the time, that statement did not resonate with me. These, dear reader, are different times as I am taking a brief hiatus, or well, super spreading out the theatre reviewing because…life. With...

06/04/2026

✨ Purpose. Family. Identity. Legacy. Baseball. Abortion parties. Gloria Estefan. Cher. ✨

Yeah, Season 41 is bringing all of that.

Our 2026–2027 season is officially here, and we're diving headfirst into stories that ask one big question: What gives our lives purpose?

From an Obie Award-winning one-person comedy to a wildly chaotic lake-house weekend, a mother determined to keep her family on script, and a groundbreaking play that changed the conversation around sports and identity, this season is funny, fearless, heartfelt, and unforgettable.

West Coast Premiere
NI MI MADRE
written & performed by Arturo Luíz Soria
August 13 – September 6, 2026 / Opening Night: August 22, 2026
This riotous, Obie Award-winning one-person show follows an over-the-top Brazilian matriarch scrambling to raise her q***r son within a confusing American culture.

San Diego Premiere
ARROWHEAD
by Catya McMullen
November 12 – December 6, 2026 / Opening Night: November 21, 2026

When an accidentally pregnant le***an hosts a secret abortion party at a lake house, the weekend quickly spirals into a chaotic, hilarious collision of crashing friends and imploding identities. This fearless, laugh-out-loud comedy tackles bodily autonomy and community expectations with humor instead of hopelessness.

West Coast Premiere
MOTHER PLAY
by Paula Vogel
February 18 – March 14, 2027 / Opening Night: February 27, 2027

In the turbulence of 1962 America, matriarch Phyllis maintains a rigid blueprint for her family's success—but her fiercely independent children, Carl and Martha, are prepared to tear up her script.

Legacy Revival
TAKE ME OUT
by Richard Greenberg
May 20 – June 20, 2027 / Opening Night: May 29, 2027
Winner! Three 2003 Tony Awards, including Best Play!
Winner! Two 2022 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play!
This Tony Award-winning masterwork explores the high-stakes world of professional baseball when a star player dares to come out as gay. Razor-sharp and wickedly funny, the story exposes the fractures of masculinity, race, and class hidden beneath a culture built on silence.
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