Close friends enjoy a magic night out. Fun and freedom suddenly take a dark turn when an unforeseen circumstance invokes a mystic force. Water kills. Water heals. Water remembers. Following our recent sold-out immersive Highland Park Theatrical Tour, LUMINOUS STREETS, The Roots and Wings Project returns to the stage for two weeks only with the world premiere of REALM OF THE RIVER, written and directed by Jesse Bliss. The show lights up the beloved Rosenthal Theater at Inner-City Arts, an exquisite venue that has hosted previous Roots and Wings Project productions. Close friends enjoy a magic night out. Fun and freedom suddenly take a dark turn when an unforeseen and insurmountable circumstance invokes a mystic force, bringing everyone face to face with the true work of healing. Moving between the charged environments of a nightclub and a sacred river, REALM OF THE RIVER explores female friendship, collective healing, women’s freedom, joy, self-determination, romantic love, and our relationship to the divine. An excerpt from REALM OF THE RIVER will also appear in Jesse Bliss’s forthcoming memoir, A Record of Light: A Memoir in Plays, Poems, and Prose, coming January 2027 from Riot of Roses Publishing House. VENUE Rosenthal Theater at Inner-City Arts 720 Kohler Street Los Angeles, CA 90021 DATES + TIMES September 18–20 and September 25–27, 2026 Friday and Saturday performances at 8:00 PM Sunday performances at 2:00 PM On closing, Sunday, September 27, doors open at 1:00 PM for a special pre-show DJ set by The Artform Studio featuring Jazmin Hicks + Patchouli Nomad. STARRING Morgan Danielle Day Sawyer Shine Sarah Ann Sulewski Krystle Tugadi Corina Vela Brandon Ramon Williams PRODUCTION TEAM Jesse Bliss – Executive Producer Nastassia Cordeiro – Producer / Media Director Gabriela López de Dennis – Producer / Development Director Angelica Robinson – Producer CREATIVE / DESIGN TEAM Abel Alvarado – Costume Designer Boogie Frantick – Choreographer Hessed Porras – Projection Art Designer Raisa Donato – Fight Coordinator Joy DeMichelle – Intimacy Coordinator Romanowski – Music
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The Rosenthal Theater at Inner-City Arts
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Immersive TheatreTag
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September 25th, 2026
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September 27th, 2026
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Spectators
Ages: 18 +
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About The Roots and Wings Project
The Roots and Wings Project is a politically charged, socially transformative, project-based theatre company that brings attention to truth and provides stage and space for voices of the unnamed, unknown and misunderstood. Going strong for 20 years, the work is intersectional, uniting artists and audiences inside and outside of prison, across race, class, background, and artistic discipline. We create plays in traditional and site-specific spaces, disrupting biased narratives. The rehearsal and performance process is collaborative, incorporating the perspective of our world-class artists engaged in the work. We go deep into critical subject matter, written by globally renown, female-identified, BIPOC writers, collectively discovering the roots of story, conveying dramatically impactful work for both the artists and audiences alike. We offer arts education programming to people of all ages in schools, shelters, jails, arts institutes, and colleges, among other spaces.