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Fresh off a wildly successful stop in Venice Beach, the touring showcase heads to the Valley with an updated lineup, including a thrilling new musical addition!
HOLLYWOOD, CA — The Los Angeles Freeway Circuit is back on the road. Following a triumphant first stop at The Electric Lodge in Venice, The StageCrafts are bringing their touring showcase of standout independent theatre to Theatre 68 Arts Complex in North Hollywood on Saturday, September 19th, 2026. The stop features four productions returning from the circuit’s Venice debut, plus one electrifying new addition to the lineup.
This stop also marks a lineup shift: Another Distraction From the Epstein Files is stepping off the circuit after Venice, making room for a new production to join the road trip. In its place, the Freeway Circuit welcomes Straitjacket Sirens, a 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival nominee for Best Cabaret presented by The Unknown Artists closing out the night at 9:30pm.
From North Hollywood the Circuit heads to the new Outside In Theater in Highland Park in November.
Meanwhile, the back half of the circuit is starting to take shape, with a freshly added stop at Parson’s Nose Theater in Pasadena on March 6th, 2027. Dates for January and April/May are still being finalized.
The lineup for September 19th at Theatre 68 Arts Complex is as follows:
Homecoming
Written & performed by Dara Kosberg
September 19th at 3:30pm (60 min)
NOMINEE – The 2026 Fringe Award for Comedy
“There’s a mystical and ever-moving line that solo shows sometimes cross into the realm of other worldliness and soul changing. I have seen probably thousands of solo shows and very few cross that line… Homecoming did, almost as soon as the show began.“
When Dara gets the call that her mother is dying while she’s studying abroad in Australia, an already complicated mother-daughter relationship gets a lot more complicated. A winding, funny, and deeply human path toward an impossible question: how do you make amends with a dead mom?
Tickets are $20. Learn more at https://events.thestagecrafts.com/projects/14991
Hold That Thought While I Scream
Nicole Ohara and Benjamin J. Young in “Hold That Thought While I Scream”, written and directed by Barrett DeYoung
Written & directed by Barrett DeYoung
September 19th at 5:00pm (60 min)
RECOMMENDED “…the best thing I’ve seen at the Fringe.” – LA Theatre Bites
Set in a 1940s therapist’s office, a therapist tries to hold her composure through patient after patient after patient — while quietly unraveling herself. Because even your therapist needs someone to talk to.
Tickets are $15. Learn more at https://events.thestagecrafts.com/projects/14652
GLOSSOLALIA: An American Gothic Drama
Written & directed by Christina Tinde Jesenski
September 19th at 6:30pm (65 min)
RECOMMENDED “Not without some sly humor, it is both disturbing and enlightening, most notably at the gripping finale. Delivered with fervor… these final moments epitomize the clash between good and evil that churns within many of us.” – Stage Raw
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED “…a powerful evening of theater…” – Gia On the Move
RECOMMENDED – LA Theatre Bites
Amid a cacophony of cicadas, a preacher’s daughter and her father’s protégé give in to a secret, tender intimacy outside an abandoned church — until guilt takes hold of one, but not the other.
Tickets are $24. Learn more at https://events.thestagecrafts.com/projects/14997
MY ONE-WOMAN SHOW (The Search for a Truthful Moment)
Stefan Marks in “My One Woman Show (The Search for a Truthful Moment)”
Written & performed by Stefan Marks
September 19th at 8:00pm (60 min)
WINNER – The 2026 StageCrafts LA Freeway Circuit Invitation Award
NOMINEE – 2026 Hollywood Fringe Award for Solo Theatre
NOMINEE – 2026 SOHO Playhouse International Fringe Encore Series
“…one of the funniest, cleverest, and most shocking plays I have seen… ever… ” – NoHoArtsDistrict.com
PICK OF THE WEEK “…a multi-layered and dynamic performance that will subvert your expectations and tug your heartstrings.” – Larchmont Buzz
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED “The dialog is raw, real, relatable and meaningfully profound. Marks opens his heart and very soul to the audience and most importantly to himself in a hilarious and compassionate telling.” – Gia On The Move
WOW! “As quirkily entertaining as the first three-quarters of an hour have been, it’s the turn My One Woman Show takes at about the 45-minute mark that turn it into something extraordinary and extraordinarily moving.” – StageSceneLA
“…a fascinating and often exhilarating piece of theater, showcasing an extraordinary performer at the top of his game and a concept that’s as inventive as it is deeply personal.” – StageAndCinema.com
Kicked out of a Develop-Your-Own-One-Person-Show workshop, an older man searches for one truthful moment to finish his “one woman show.” Written by and starring Stefan Marks (OPHELIA, Odyssey Theatre; LA Ovation Award winner for HELLO).
Tickets are $15. Learn more at https://events.thestagecrafts.com/projects/14955
Straitjacket Sirens
Straitjacket Sirens, presented by The Unknown Aritsts
Written by Pamela Eberhardt and directed by Parissa Koo
Presented by The Unknown Artists
September 19th at 9:30pm (60 min)
NOMINEE – The 2026 Fringe Award for Cabaret & Musicals
Audiences describe Straitjacket Sirens as “a high-energy romp featuring a great cast of singers that gives you some oh-so-satisfying comeuppance to top it all off” and “An absolute blast of a show!”
This 90s-jukebox cabaret is a darkly funny, razor-sharp exploration of a group of women confined to a mental hospital. Each one is dismissed by their misogynistic therapist as they attempt to reclaim their voices with the help of a passionate activist… and through music! Grunge, pop, R&B, and alt-rock anthems collide channeling iconic 90s hits into acts of rebellion, survival, and hard-won solidarity.
Tickets are $15. Learn more at https://events.thestagecrafts.com/projects/15151
UPCOMING LA FREEWAY CIRCUIT DATES & LOCATIONS:
- Saturday, September 19, 2026 — Theatre 68 Arts Complex, 5112 N. Lankershim Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91601
- Saturday, November 14, 2026 — Outside In Theater, 5319 York Blvd., Highland Park, CA 90042
- JUST ADDED: Saturday, March 6, 2027 – Parson’s Nose Theater, 95 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
More dates to be announced.
GET ON BOARD
Tickets and full showtimes for the first three stops are available now. Head to LAFreewayCircuit.com for the complete schedule, venue details, and tickets, and follow @TheStageCrafts on social media for lineup updates, behind-the-scenes looks, and the announcement of future stops.
About The LA Freeway Circuit
Launched in 2025 by The StageCrafts, the LA Freeway Circuit helps standout independent productions travel beyond Hollywood while staying close to home. By partnering with small venues throughout the Southland, the Circuit allows artists to grow audiences and gives local communities access to some of the most exciting new theatrical work being created today. LAFreewayCircuit.com
About The StageCrafts
The StageCrafts are Los Angeles-based producers and theater operators led by co-owners Jenn and Greg Crafts, longtime fixtures of the LA theatre scene. As presenters, they are committed to providing artists with affordable, low-barrier production opportunities in clean, well-equipped, and welcoming venues—while strengthening the region’s independent theatre ecosystem. TheStageCrafts.com • @TheStageCrafts on all major social platforms.
About Theatre 68 Arts Complex
Ronnie Marmo (Theatre 68) and Racquel Lehrman (Theatre Planners), two powerhouses in LA Theatre, have partnered to bring you a new and improved state-of-the-art theatrical complex! Marmo, Actor/Writer/Director/Producer and proud Artistic Director of Theatre 68 since February 14th 2001, has partnered with Lehrman of Theatre Planners. Lehrman previously owned The Lounge Theatres for 15 years, currently owns the Lounge on Melrose studios and manages the Zephyr Theatre in West Hollywood. Both highly respected theatre professionals couldn’t be more excited about their joint venture bringing the ARTS back to NoHo Arts District! Theatre68ArtsComplex.com
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