April 26, 2026 – BEIRUT by Alan Bowne @ STORIES: The AIDS Monument
STORIES: The AIDS Monument (West Hollywood Park)
647 N. San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
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Sunday, April 26, 2026; 7:30-9PM PT
BEIRUT by Alan Bowne @ STORIES: The AIDS Monument
Celebration Theatre and One Institute present BEIRUT @ STORIES: The AIDS Monument, Sunday, April 26, 7:30-9pm.
We are so pleased to be hosting a staged reading of Alan Bowne’s powerfully resonant 1987 play, BEIRUT, outdoors at the beautiful STORIES: The AIDS Monument. Acclaimed Broadway director Sarna Lapine helms this AIDS allegory about collective witness and intimacy as resistance.
First produced in 1987, BEIRUT is a 3-character play set entirely in a small apartment amidst a war-torn city. Although the play’s narrative focus is about war conflict, it has long been understood—particularly within queer artistic communities—as deeply resonant with the emotional realities of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Written and first staged during the height of the epidemic, BEIRUT explores themes of care under pressure, silence versus engagement, and love sustained amid institutional abandonment, making it well aligned with memorial and remembrance-focused cultural programming. The play examines intimacy, fear, withdrawal, and moral responsibility when survival is uncertain.
Sunday, April 26
7:30pm – 9pm
FREE to the public with registration, 50 first registrants are guaranteed seating.
Age Recommendation: 16+ for mature themes and language.
Look out for an exciting cast announcement in the coming week. We hope you’ll join us for a poignant night of free theatre under the stars!
Co-produced by Celebration Theatre and One Institute, with support from the City of West Hollywood.
All proceeds made through donations will benefit both organizations.
Questions? Email Jude Schoenfeld ([email protected]), Director of Public Programs.
Image credit: Linnea Torres
