The Engagement Party at Geffen Playhouse

The Engagement Party

Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Avenue Los Angeles

The champagne is on ice, the hors d'oeuvres are perfectly arranged, and the table is exquisitely set. At a swank Park Avenue apartment, a young couple is celebrating their engagement with an intimate gathering of family and friends. When a glass of wine is spilled, the night takes an unexpected turn, unleashing a spiraling sequence of events and revelations that will irrevocably change their lives.

Thru - Nov 5, 2023

Wednesdays: 8:00pm

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 3:00pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm & 7:00pm

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 310-208-5454

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The Engagement Party Reviews

Average Rating based on 5 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...A Park Avenue duplex, brought to Instagram-able life by scenic designer Alexander Dodge, is the true star of "The Engagement Party," Samuel Baum's mildly amusing comedy about the secrets and deceptions lurking just below the surface of the most enviable, high-achieving lives."

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- Charles McNulty

LA Splash - Highly Recommended

"...THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY is a fascinating mix of drama, mystery, whodunit, and soul-searching questions, a tale of lies, half-truths, misunderstandings, and possible treachery. As tension very slowly and inexorably builds up, unavoidable questions begin to surface. Whom can you trust and depend upon? Whom can you believe? Parents? Close friends? Lovers? Baum’s script is tight and carefully drawn, with each event inevitably tied to every other event with an invisible but unalterable cord – even if some of the connections escape notice until the final moments. Director Tresnjak helms the production with a sure hand as long-held secrets begin to creep into the light. In no small part, he is amply assisted by excellent performances from each of the people in that doomed party."

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- Elaine Mura

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...There’s probably never been an engagement party anywhere near as drama-packed as the one now occurring nightly in Westwood as the Geffen Playhouse treats Angelinos to the West Coast Premiere of Samuel Baum’s gasp-aloud, plot-twisty The Engagement Party."

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- Steven Stanley

Stage Raw - Recommended

"...Heathcote is believable as the kind Katherine, who simply can't conceive that anyone would pilfer her ring, while Platt is credibly conflicted as Josh, who finds he can very easily suspect his friends to be thieves. Malick brings low-key Southern charm to the role of Gail, and Bekins is quite good as the patrician Conrad. Huynh displays the most energy as the perpetually frustrated and angry Kai; Worsham is good but has the least to do in the play. Jacobsen excels as the defensive Alan, and Murphy is convincingly compassionate and concerned as the working-class Johnny."

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- Terry Morgan

The Hollywood Times - Highly Recommended

"...It's a beautifully mounted production with terrific technical values, as you would expect from the ever-professional Geffen Playhouse, and it moves at a breezy pace. Tony Award-winning director Darko Tresnjak makes elegant use of the elegant set (I mentioned I want to live it in, yes?) and beautiful lighting."

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- Ethlie Ann Vare

The Engagement Party at Geffen Playhouse