FIT FOR SOCIETY is a compelling, unflinching, live presentation of the trials and anecdotes of the military experience during a time of war. Honest, funny, moving, poignant and awe-inspiring, FIT FOR SOCIETY is told from the perspective of actual soldiers, survivors and family members. Experience these actual stories presented without pity, apology or political agenda. .:LEARN MORE:.

Othello at West L.A. Bandshell, behind the West L.A. Library, 11338 Santa Monica Blvd., W. L.A.; Sat.-Sun., 6 p.m.; Free. (310) 559-2116; through Aug. 8

When you think Shakespeare in the Park, the first of the Bard's plays to spring to mind as one that makes sense to be staged in an outdoor setting is probably not the tale of the tragic Moor who is tricked into throttling his hapless wife as if she were a rubber chicken..: READ MORE:.

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Through personal experience I know that one of the most difficult tasks for the military veteran is the transition from “service” into civilian. For many of us, it is a life-long process. This process requires both an outlet for the veteran and an effort from the civilian community. It is in this spirit that the Veterans Center for the Performing Arts (VCPA) was born. Please join me in celebrating our veterans by attending our upcoming events at the VCPA.

Thank you for your support,
Stephan Wolfert, Founding Director

A nationally recognized arts consortium providing branded experience-based-showcases generated by military veterans to excite, challenge and involve non-veterans to share in the military experience through the performing, visual and fine arts.

The VCPA unites the military veteran and the civilian community by professionally developing and producing the veterans’ original works in the visual, fine and performing arts. .:Read More:.

is a non-profit community development, enrichment, and employment initiative that employs veterans to work their way through a Shakespeare play. Veterans are challenged and guided through a series of experiences and activities that engage their hands, hearts and imaginations in an art-making process that is designed to help them better understand themselves and each other, practice workforce skills, build academic ... .:LEARN MORE:.