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 )