Monday Night Seminars at Theatre 40

Theatre Forty's Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars to Return This Month

February 22, 2024

Theatre Forty's popular series of Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars is resuming. Learn more about the series!

New Theater 40 Play Reading Series Starts Next Month

September 24, 2023

Theatre 40's Fall 2023 Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars feature play readings in Beverly Hills, CA. Check out the schedule of plays!

Interview: David Hunt Stafford on PLAYS IN REP & READING SERIES at Theatre 40

July 27, 2023

David Hunt Stafford (pictured) is the Artistic Director and Managing Director of Theatre 40, posts he has proudly held since 2000 at the professional theater company located on the campus of Beverly Hills High School. I decided to speak with David about the current plays running in rep during July and August: Doris and Ivy in the Home, in which he appears, and One Moment of Freedom which he produces; and the group’s ongoing Reading Series showcasing new and well-known plays read by company members.

THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE Moves To Zoom On November 7

November 04, 2022

Theatre 40 is presenting a rehearsed reading of the play The Christmas Truce by Phil Porter as the concluding event in its Fall 2022 Monday Night Seminars series. The reading was originally scheduled to take place in the theatre, but will now instead be presented virtually on Zoom on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

Theatre 40 Presents Monday Night Theatre Appreciation Seminars Now Through November 7

September 19, 2022

Theatre Forty once again presents Theatre Appreciation Seminars on Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. The series of rehearsed play-readings will be presented on Zoom, with the exception of the final play in this series, A Christmas Truce, which will be presented on stage at Theatre Forty on November 7.

Theatre 40 Presents New Season Of Virtual Seminars, Beginning January 24

January 17, 2022

The first 2022 session of Theatre 40's popular series of Monday Night Seminars will be conducted on Zoom. Each date of the series will feature the reading of a play by Theatre 40's actors, followed by a Q&A period. The theme of this session is Strange Plays for Strange Days.. The series is moderated by Melanie MacQueen and John Leslie. Each reading will be directed by either Ms. MacQueen or Mr.Leslie.

Theatre 40 Presents BEASLEY'S CHRISTMAS PARTY On December 20

December 02, 2021

For the final entry of 2021 in its popular series of Monday Night Seminars, Theatre 40 will present a rehearsed reading via Zoom of a classic holiday tale, Beasley's Christmas Party.

Theatre 40's Monday Night Seminars Resume September 13

September 08, 2021

The Fall session of Theatre 40's popular series of Monday Night Seminars will be conducted on Zoom this fall. Each date of the series will feature the reading of a play by Theatre 40's actors, followed by a Q&A period. The plays selected for this Fall include both comedies and dramas. The series is moderated by Melanie MacQueen and John Leslie.

THE CORRESPONDENT Will Be Performed on Zoom by Theatre 40 on April 26

April 20, 2021

Theatre 40 presents a Zoom reading of a play by Ken Urban, The Correspondent, on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PDT.