THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII (OPENING NIGHT)

(VARIOUS DATES THROUGH OCT. 4) Rounding out the season is The People of Pompeii, a sharp, funny and uncomfortably timely new comedy by award-winning playwright and Topanga resident Bernardo Cubría (The Hispanic, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latiné Vote; Crabs in a Bucket). In the aftermath of a devastating wildfire, a dinner party meant to celebrate survival and restore a sense of normalcy quickly becomes an uneasy reckoning. How can we engage meaningfully and honestly in community, even as the smoke lingers and everything we rely on is in flux? (August 1–October 4)