Nubia Monks, Donna Simone Johnson, Danvir Singh and Johnny Ray Gill in Migdalia Cruz's translation of MACBETH.

​"Hero is a theatre with deep roots in the parallel traditions that run through Bocanegra’s life: community-based work and the classics. "  - American Theatre Magazine 
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RECENT PRODUCTIONS​

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We received a 2022 LA Theatre Bite Award for RISE: An Immersive Exploration of Gun Violence in Schools!
See photos from our critically acclaimed production.
We workshopped Nuestro Planeta: Colombia at New York Stage & Film this summer!
Click to learn more about the project!

FAVORITE  MEDIA

Take a look at this Broadway World article on Hero Theatre's two new commissions!
"THIS ONE HIT ALL THE RIGHT MARKS." - Shari Barrett | Culver City News

Check out our latest review of RISE: An Immersive Exploration of Gun Violence in Schools.
A  Los Angeles Times feature on our production of TEA
When World's Fall Apart, There's Nuestro Planeta. Written by Elisa Bocanegra for American Theatre magazine.
Julia Stier Interviews Elisa Bocanegra on her work in reshaping the classic American canon for This Stage LA

FEATURED VIDEOS

Hero Theatre's RISE: An Immersive Exploration of Gun Violence in Schools was featured in a segment on KTLA 5 News on Saturday, September 3rd, 2022. Click above to view!
Meet our founder Elisa Bocanegra as she speaks about her career, HERO and her time at OSF.
​Annette Bening, Charlie Day, Olympia Dukakis, Justina Machado and many more celebrity friends speak out in support of HERO!​