Welcome to Now Playing: Los Angeles, curated by the NoPro team.

LA is the home of NoPro, and one of the most dynamic immersive creative communities on the planet.

Below you'll find the events & experiences we are keeping an eye on starting with productions that are COMING SOON, followed by time limited events that are NOW PLAYING, and long running CAN'T MISS favorites.

For even more from LA, including the absolute latest listings we haven't had a chance to check out ourselves, use the search bar above our just CLICK HERE.

COMING SOON

Second Star - ACLU Benefit Performance

Booking Through: Wednesday, March 19 2025

Wendy Darling grew up, but Neverland kept calling and she found a way back to its magical shore. Now she’s captain of the Second Star, secretly ferrying passengers to Neverland and back. First stop: Smee's Cabaret, featuring the best talent in Neverland! Equal parts pirate speakeasy, variety show, & immersive theater; Second Star is sure to satisfy your grown-up tastes and reignite your childlike wonder.

NOW PLAYING

Olafur Eliasson: OPEN

Booking Through: Sunday, July 6 2025

Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson (b. 1967, Copenhagen; lives and works in Berlin) presents a new site-specific installation made for The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. In line with Eliasson’s career-long exploration of light and color, geometry, and environmental awareness, the installation playfully engages with material and immaterial qualities of the museum’s architecture. A series of large-scale optical devices designed specifically for MOCA Geffen will respond to the building itself, as well as to the everchanging atmosphere of Los Angeles. Visitors will encounter a dazzling range of sensory experiences that harness the laws of geometric optics to address feelings and concepts of embodiment, perception, and participation.

Feast.

Booking Through: Sunday, April 6 2025

Leonix Movement Theatre in association with Immersive Art Collective present the West Coast premiere of FEAST., a vivid reimagining of the epic poem Beowulf, as a cautionary tale. True to the ancient myth, Grendel, a monstrous creature described as ‘mankind’s enemy’ is killed by Beowulf, but it is here that FEAST. diverges. In this immersive and visceral theatre experience, Grendel’s mother throws a dinner party to seek justice for her son’s murder, only to confront her own guilt and rage. Oscillating between witty banter and pointed exploration, this heightened high fantasy crashes into the contemporary political landscape, asking the audience to collectively contemplate climate change, income inequality, and the rising forces of authoritarianism.

Porn Rock: The Obscenity Trial of Jello Biafra

Booking Through: Sunday, March 23 2025

Set against the backdrop of the Reagan-era "culture wars," Porn Rock takes audiences inside the courtroom where Biafra—a central figure in the punk rock scene known for his biting social commentary—was thrust into the national spotlight when he was charged with “distributing harmful matter to minors” due to the inclusion of a sexually explicit painting in the Dead Kennedys’ Frankenchrist album. Porn Rock is also about love and resilience, examining how an existential crisis triggers challenges inside the marriage of Jello Biafra and Teresa Soder, also known as lead singer Ninotchka of the punk band The Situations.

Spies Among Us

Booking Through: Saturday, May 31 2025

Welcome, Agent.

We have a mission for you.

An undercover spy is strolling through Little Tokyo. While exploring this charming neighborhood, you will receive texts, phone calls, and clues to discover what they are wearing and what they are doing. Your goal: correctly identify this undercover spy and decide their fate. There's silly jokes, a devious story, fun puzzles, and big thrills!

FIELD

Booking Through: Sunday, March 30 2025

Immerse yourself in an awe-inspiring space where sound and color come alive like never before. Experience waves of light and sound as they power each other and start to power awareness within you. Chromasonic Field invites you into a rare space to be fully present with your senses. A space where art and technology work seamlessly as one. Embrace this invitation and walk, sit, lay, or simply be in the power of your senses when amplified by Chromasonic Field. When the time is right, venture into the Reflection Lounge as an extension of the experience. Your senses will thank you.

Astra Lumina (Los Angeles 2024)

Booking Through: Sunday, March 9 2025

Did you know there’s an extraordinary place right here on Earth that holds a special connection to the stars above? Come nightfall, mysterious observatory grounds set the stage for a phenomenal event: a visit from the stars. While here, the fallen stars release an astral energy that transforms the forest into a celestial pathway for humans to discover. As the night unfolds, the stars regenerate, rise, and reunite in the night sky, to shine brighter than ever before. Astra Lumina at the South Coast Botanic Garden is the 17th experience in the Lumina Enchanted Night Walk series. Get your tickets for Astra Lumina: An Enchanted Night Walk Amongst The Stars in Los Angeles!

The Bureau of Nooks and Crannies

Booking Through: Tuesday, August 12 2025

The Library, in partnership with the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, has established a residency program, Los Angeles Public Library Creators in Residence, designed to engage creative Angelenos from a multitude of disciplines. The program supports local interdisciplinary creators and inspires new work informed or enhanced by the Los Angeles Public Library’s collections and services, while also highlighting the impact of the library as a creative haven.

Creator Andy Crocker has created six experience kits and two audio pieces inspired by the Los Angeles Public Library’s 72 branches and infinite stories.

Squirrelor's Tavern

Booking Through: Sunday, March 30 2025

Welcome to the realm of Squirrelor's Tavern! Embrace the whimsy, savor the flavors, and mingle with fellow adventurers. Every moment here is a tale waiting to unfold, a toast waiting to be raised, and a memory waiting to be made.

Squirrelor’s Tavern is an immersive, interactive, 2.5 hour dinner and drink experience.

Guests will get to choose their own adventure with in-theme interactions with the Squirrelor’s Tavern characters; opportunities to dance, play games, solve puzzles, and find secret messages that piece together a story of intrigue.

CAN'T MISS

The Nest

Booking Through: Saturday, August 30 2025

THE AWARD WINNING EXPERIENCE HAS RETURNED!

A woman named Josie has recently passed away, leaving behind a storage room filled with decades of collected memories and cryptic secrets. Remnants of her entire life are all here in one place - left for you to discover.

As a young girl growing up in the 1960's, Josie was gifted a tape recorder and began documenting every part of her life. But in her old age, she has become almost unrecognizable, warped by the tragic events of her past.

The Nest is an intimate, live experience for up to 4 guests at a time, combining elements of immersive theater, narrative video games, serialized podcasts, and escape rooms into a new way to experience a story. You'll be equipped with a flashlight as you search through personal effects, explore your surroundings, and listen to audio cassettes to piece together the dramatic narrative of Josie's life.

Hope End

Booking Through: Wednesday, September 3 2025

RECOMMENDED

An incredibly immersive escape room, featuring a performer and set in the expansive world of The Ministry of Peculiarities.

Case Background: Hope End is the ancestral home of the Hope family, last inhabited by Mrs. Dolores Wright (née Hope) and her well-to-do family: her husband, Ulysses, her son, Percival, her mother Persephone, and her sister-in-law, Lilith. 110 years ago, tragedy struck and, except for Dolores herself, every member of the family perished under mysterious circumstances. The mansion has remained uninhabited ever since, driving away potential buyers with its reputation for otherworldly occurrences. The Ministry of Peculiarities has been tasked with investigating the disturbances within Hope End—will you join us?

Ongoing

SATELLITE ONE

Booking Through: Sunday, November 23 2025

Experience an awe-inspiring, full body-mind activation as an antidote to our fast-paced, screen-centric lives. Your one-hour session will consist of a brief introduction, a half-hour Chromasonic Immersion in light and sound, and the remaining time for your personal post-experience reflection and integration.

Imagi-Ne'er-Do-Wells

Booking Through: Tuesday, November 4 2025

The kooky concepts game for creators of experience. The immersive makers monthly meetup.

We invent new experiences that solve bizarre challenges and laugh with other creators as they attempt to do the same. Each month features a surprise creative prompt, a venerable celebrity judge and fabulous prizes for the ten top concepts.