Underground Theatre

Awesome theater spaces. Nice people. They put on a variety of different shows. Im putting on a play there now for literally the best price you can get in LA. Ive been very happy with the opportunity provided by the underground. And Im intending to put on more shows there in the future.

Went to an «audition» there. Extremely unprofessional! don’t waste your time!

What is this place? About the size of a large storage unit, this «theatre» had an act of trained cats putting on a circus here. Yes, you read that right.
. Sat at the back of the theatre, and could not see half of the show. Why? Because half of the show was happening on the floor, and the other seats and patrons were blocking the view. This led to everyone in the back two rows standing up, craning their necks to try and get a glimpse. So, every seat is not front row. In fact, the seats at the back are terrible.

Plus’s
Great staff
Close seating, every seat is front row
Small intimate setting, very unpretentious
The production we saw was good, and I’ve heard others are as well so they must pick wisely
The place is charming the seats were actually taken from a theater from the 1930 (the owner told me this)
They have light snacks, candy, and common beverages (I happened to sit next to the owner and his guest, both awesome guys who shared their lemon heads and skittles with me and the girls I was with)
Con’s
1 co-​ed bathroom (some men haven’t discovered that urine goes IN the shiny white thing)
The seats are soooo close together, and if you’re tall (I’m 5’9) you’d do better standing in a corner (this was a pro and a con, it gave the place its charm but big folks beware)
Parking: this is more of a caution than a Con, parking sux on this side of town so you may not want to wear heels, I lucked out and got parking right in front of the theater but some in my group had to walk a block or more

FEELS LIKE NYC!!! This is the type of thing I SHOULD be checking out since I live in LA. There’s such an abundance of talent in LA that everyone should take advantage of low budget productions and support struggling actors! Came here to see Veronica’s Room. It was Okay, I mean I paid like $ 15 or something for the ticket on Goldstar… Cheaper than a movie — so no complaints there! The actual theatre is cool — felt kinda creepy (which was perfect setting for the play).
MAJOR CON: One shared sex bathroom — the guy in line before me was taking this huge poop and everyone in line (5 of us) could hear every sound and had to wait for the guy to finish his business! that’s pretty embarrassing! I tried not to look him in the eye when he came out — poor guy and poor me that had to use the toilet after him!
I will probably be returning to catch some other shows! :)

I came to the Underground Theatre for the first time to watch Veronica’s Room. I did not know much about this production aside from the fact that it was written by the same person who wrote Rosemary’s Baby.
Parking in the area was pretty easy to find which of course is always a plus. As we walked into the Underground Theatre we waited in this tight little foyer/​waiting area with 1 bench and picked up our programs. My friends and I saw a coffee menu up at the bar area but we weren’t sure if they were actually selling coffee or not. I am assuming not for this production since I saw a sign that there was no intermission. Also there is only 1 restroom here so be prepared to wait in a line.
The theatre itself was VERY cozy probably seating somewhere between 30 — 40 people? My friends and I sat in the front row and we were so close to the stage that my legs and feet were literally in the show. The seats are a bit uncomfortable and close to one another but it wasn’t much of an issue for me since the performance was only about 70 min. I enjoyed the fact that during the whole performance since the theatre is so small we were able to see and hear the actors clearly. Literally so close I felt like I was having uninterrupted eye contact with the actors. Haha. My friends and I enjoyed the performance and I probably wouldn’t mind watching another show here in the future. Reading the other Unilocal review I assume they must post a lot of discounted tickets on Goldstar since we also bought out tickets on that as well. After the performance the theatre offered us a free pass to watch the following show later that night. All in all a good first time experience and would recommend others to come here.

Came here with my bf to watch The Turn of the Screw (got discount tickets through Goldstar), and we both enjoyed the production. It was a two person play that performed the story very well without many props. The lighting effects helped bring out the eeriness of the story.
Since it’s a very small theater, the seats were small and close to each other. The seats were not very comfortable, and I had no room to move because I sat next to a rather large woman who took up the armrest. However, the view from any seat is good, and you can be up close to the actors and hear every line.
We were 5 minutes late (but managed to make it on time before the play started), so I didn’t get much of a chance to check out the front waiting area. It didn’t seem like there was anything out there, so plan to eat/​drink before or after the show.
Parking wasn’t hard to find. We found free parking on the street the theater is located.