Wednesday, June 2, 2027 · Theater

The Monsters

On view · Wed, Jun 2 – Mon, Jun 28

La Jolla Playhouse · 2910 La Jolla Village Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92039

A West Coast premiere play by Ngozi Anyanwu, co-produced with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, telling the story of estranged siblings BIG and LIL through the propulsive lens of mixed martial arts. Playwright Anyanwu stars alongside Sullivan Jones in this humorous and heart-mending love letter to family, running June 2 through June 28, 2027 at the Mandell Weiss Forum.

west coast premiere, play, drama, family, mma, siblings

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