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“Audition Sides”


Two actors whose disastrous relationship blew up both their lives are trapped together in an uncomfortably romantic callback–forcing them to say the things they never said and figure out what to do with the love left over.

Here’s what audiences had to say:

“Heart breaking and balanced…I laughed and I hurt.”

“Amazing script, light and funny exactly when we need it to be.”

“I ached for them…they made me laugh and cry.”

“Audition Sides” by Sarah Alida LeClair is a critically acclaimed, award-winning short play originally premiering at San Diego International Fringe festival in 2024 where it won the Outstanding World Premiere Award. Sarah Alida LeClair is the recipient of the William Male Foundation Fellowship for 2024 and 2025 for playwriting and producing.


Previous Shows this Season


“Love Loss and What I Wore”

“Love, Loss and What I Wore”, the play by Nora and Delia Ephron, based on the book by Ilene Beckman, is a hilarious and touching collection of monologues and scenes about the experience of being a woman, in failures, flops, triumphs, and joys, with each memory connected to an article of clothing.

“Funny, compelling, but not a comedy: a story about cowboy boots becomes a tale of beig underappreciated in a relationship; a tale of two women shopping for their wedding outfits ends bittersweetly; and the recollection of a new bra is a quiet testament to a woman’s search for dignity while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. “The New York Times.

Starring Portia Gregory, Denise Lopez, Megan Tafolla, Rhiannon McAfee, and Cinda Lucas; directed by Mary Smith. October 19-20, 7:00 p.m.

All Riot performances are in residence at the MOXIE theatre venue this season thanks to generous support from the Conrad Prebys Foundation.

We are proud to have partnred with the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer research and the Helen Knoll Foundation for Breast Cancer education, as well as creating a Riot team for the More Than Pink Walk in Balboa park, November 2nd.