Diversionary Theatre

September 2025 – June 2026
Times Vary

4545 Park Blvd #101,
San Diego, CA 92116

Diversionary Theatre 40th Anniversary Season

MANIFEST PUSSY — World Premiere Theatrical Production
Written & performed by Shakina
Directed by Sherri Eden Barber
September 17 – October 12, 2025 / Opening Night – September 20, 2025

A rock concert/standup special/ritual sacrifice that follows Shakina’s pilgrimage to Thailand for gender confirmation surgery. A journey of faith and trans liberation, Manifest Pussy combines Shakina’s raw and irreverent autobiographical storytelling with brand new songs by multiple award-winning and emerging musical theatre writers.

TO MY GIRLS — San Diego Premiere
by JC Lee
Directed by Jesse Marchese
November 13 – December 7, 2025 / Opening Night – November 22, 2025

A tight-knit group of gay men reunite in Palm Springs for a weekend of rekindling friendships, toasting the end of the pandemic, and the biggest highlight: recording a lip-synched music video. Turns out a vacation in this dreamy town is not all fun and games when there’s gossip and grudges floating in the air. To My Girls is a hysterical yet deeply moving play about chosen family and how we move forward as a community in times of change and uncertainty.

STRADDLE — World Premiere
By Harrison David Rivers
Co-conceived with Sherri Eden Barber
February 19 – March 15, 2026 / Opening Night – February 28, 2026

It’s Dodie and Vita’s anniversary again. And this year’s celebration feels an awful lot like last year’s. And the year before that. In this sexy new play from Harrison David Rivers (author of last season’s we are continuous), one couple asks: how do you keep things hot when it’s all been done before?

RENT — Legacy Revival
Book music, and lyrics by Jonathan Larson
May 21 – June 14, 2026 / Opening Night – May 30, 2026

This is RENT like you’ve never experienced it before.

Diversionary Theatre proudly presents a bold, reimagined production of the iconic musical that changed everything. Set in the heart of a community that knows firsthand the power of chosen family, love, loss, and resilience, RENT comes alive in a way that only Diversionary can deliver. With raw intimacy, electric energy, and unapologetic authenticity, this production strips the story down to its core, reminding us what it means to live, to fight, and to love—no day but today. Don’t miss this unforgettable theatrical event.

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