Under the Oaks Performance Series
Thursdays at 7:30 in September
Spend those balmy summer nights enjoying unique entertainments Under the Oaks. Theatricum’s ongoing special performance series takes place Thursday evenings in September.
9/03 - Currents: Composers in Concert
Curated/Produced by Emersion Music
Experience the creative currents shaping contemporary music at this intimate composers showcase. Featuring original works by LA’s innovative film, media, and concert composers, Currents celebrates the diverse voices and narratives that move through our community. With world premieres and selections from recent scores, this is a rare chance to hear new music performed live and connect with the artists behind the sound.
Book by Jennifer Chang, Music by Inara George
Two knights, a priest, and a farmer gather at an alehouse to plot the theft of a highly coveted recipe in this new musical-in-development by singer-songwriter Inara George (The Bird and the Bee, The Living Sisters) and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award–winning writer/director Jennifer Chang.
The musical was initially developed as part of the Geffen Playhouse’s Writers’ Room. Its second iteration took shape as part of a UCLA new play development class, culminating in a staged reading last spring. On September 10th, 2026, Theatricum Botanicum’s “Under the Oaks” series will host another staged reading of BEER!, performed by a cast of current and recent graduates of UCLA’s Department of Theater.
9/17 - Cabaret Theatricum Sings Marvin Gaye
Under the Oaks Company Members
Under the Oaks, Company Members gather to honor not only one of music’s most iconic voices, but one of its bravest. Marvin Gaye used soul as a language of love and resistance, daring to ask hard questions, challenge injustice, and insist on our shared humanity through song. His music calls us to listen, to feel, and to connect across difference at a time when division and violence too often drown out compassion. This evening is a celebration of joy, truth, and collective healing, a reminder that music can still move hearts, spark courage, and help us imagine a better world together.
9/24 - The Voice of Dr. King
With Gerald C. Rivers
Experience the power of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through lesser-known speeches and hidden gems of his historic life and work. Longtime Theatricum Company Member Gerald C. Rivers weaves his own inspiring journey from Compton to Hollywood, to Morehouse College, and his dedication to the words, works, and wisdom of MLK throughout an intimate evening of history, music, and the enduring legacy of Dr. King.
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