Meta Theatre

Just saw the play «Colorblind» this past weekend and it was wonderful! I loved the intimacy of this venue. It had a great grown people only vibe to it. I really enjoyed myself and I will definitely go back if they have something else playing there that I’m interested in.

Just went to Meta Theater last Sunday for the very first time to see the play, How to Love a Black Woman: Sequel to How to Love a Black Man. Had a rollicking fun time!
Parking was free on the street and oh so easy. They even had a rooftop with parking spaces, but since I went on the play’s final night, there was a «meet and greet the actors party» for all guests on the rooftop instead.
The address is 801 Melrose, but the night I went, the ticket entrance was accessible on the side at Ogden street.
I’ve been to a few other small theaters in West Hollywood and nearby. This one is definitely my favorite of the bunch.

Bf and I just saw an awesome play in this cute little theater — and we had the BEST time!
Meta Theater is very close to two of my beloveds: Sweet Lady Jane and 8oz Burger Bar (hint, hint: dinner, play, dessert!) so we were happy to make this mental note for next time. Parking was a breeze for us in the residential neighborhood, but (another mental note) we noticed that the theater actually has their own little lot on the roof!
They have acting classes in this theater, so when you walk in the front door, directions point you upstairs for the production — and a friendly face greets you as you look and walk upwards.
We got a great deal on Goldstar Events for tonight’s play — called Big Hair — but after we saw it I would have gladly paid full price!
Big Hair was a one-​woman show put on by this darling and talented actress named Amberlee Colson. This quirky petite blonde wrote and starred in this entire 1.5 hour-​ish production — and she was all the audience needed for a GREAT show!
There was laughter, music, parodies of the Hollywood «industry», poignant moments, dancing and singing! And to wrap it all up in a sweet little package, each audience member got to take home a little gift on the way out of the show.
Oh — and they were also serving FREE WINE on the rooftop before AND after the show! I don’t know if I should thank the theater or the production of Big Hair for that nice gesture, so *thank you* to those that made it possible for bf and I to have some red wine before, during, and after the show heehee :).
We definitely got on their mailing list — this is one of those little theaters we’d like to remember, and come back to!
Check out Amberlee in Big Hair if you can — it’s running July 23^rd and 24^th still — and it’s a super fun evening for all!

I’ve had 2 UCBTLA classes here, one in the upstairs theater space and one in the downstairs corner room. Both experiences were quite excellent. The upstairs theater is just that, theater style seating and a set that’s not really on a stage at all, but ground level. The downstairs corner room is always stuffy when class begins, the smell my classmates dubbed locker room odor. Nothing that the AC can’t fix, which begs the question, why didn’t the previous class use AC?