Welcome to the White Family Next Stage, where creativity and community come together!
Explore our vibrant lineup of recurring events—Dad Skeleton’s incredibly popular improv troupe provides a hilarious evening, Opera À La Carte offers a fun and unique musical escape, Improv Comedy delivers spontaneous entertainment, and so much more! Whether you’re here to enjoy or have a show idea of your own, fill out our interest form below to join our exciting lineup!
Variety Shows
Dad Skeleton’s Comedy Variety Hour
Co-Production with Dad Skeleton
$15 Tickets ONLINE* | $20 Tickets AT THE DOOR*
Dad Skeleton is a comedy collective based in San Diego from the minds of Jacob Rozansky and Paige Chadwick. With a carousel of incredible local actors and performers, they bring fresh, hilarious theatricality to the White Family Next Stage. From giant cigarettes to spitting up blood, they use every element of the theater to deliver a memorable performance.
Rush & Roulette: An Improv Drag Show
Hosted by the Pinoy Playboy of San Diego, Sam Paguita
$15 Tickets ONLINE* | $20 Tickets AT THE DOOR*
Drag and improv comedy collide as our fabulous cast of drag performers spin a wheel and creatively incorporate whatever prompt it lands on into their number. This time, YOU can join the fun and play “Rush and Roulette” with a song of your choice. Sign ups will be open throughout the show and randomly selected audience members will perform at intermission.
Students can use code “STUDENT10” at checkout for $10 off!
SERVING LAUGHS: A Queer Variety Show!
$15 Tickets ONLINE* | $20 Tickets AT THE DOOR*
Get ready for a night of fierce and fabulous fun at Serving Laughs: A Queer Comedy Variety Show! This high-energy showcase brings together some of San Diego’s most hilarious and talented queer performers for an unforgettable evening of drag, standup, sketch, and improv.
BROS-FERATU: A HAUNTED HALLOWEEN DRAG SHOW!
$15 Tickets ONLINE* | $20 Tickets AT THE DOOR*
This frightfully fabulous evening brings together local drag kings, queens, and creatures in between for a night of spooky spectacle, theatrical tricks, and devilish delights. Expect vampiric vibes, bone-chilling beauty, and ghoulish glamour as performers rise from their coffins to slay the stage.
Get ready for an unforgettable evening that’s equal parts haunted and hilarious – perfect for Halloween lovers, drag fans, and anyone looking for a wickedly good time. Costumes encouraged. Fangs optional.
Galentine’s Motel
A Drag Show By The House Of St. James
Co-Production with The House of St. James
$15 Tickets ONLINE* | $20 Tickets AT THE DOOR*
Celebrate love, friendship, and fabulousness at Galentine’s Motel, a dazzling drag show featuring some of the fiercest queens around! Bring your besties, your boo, or your fabulous self and join us for a night of laughs, love, and unforgettable performances! Their first performance on the Next Stage was a major SOLD OUT success, and we can’t wait to host the next unforgettable evening of glamour, humor, and jaw-dropping performances!
Music Events
Opera À La Carte
Co-Production with Opera À La Carte
$15 Tickets ONLINE* | $20 Tickets AT THE DOOR*
Through this partnership, we present exciting and engaging performances with fabulous local performers that will delight your musical palate. Our goal is for everyone to have the opportunity to experience the beauty and magic of opera and classical singing. We will enrich and educate our community through storytelling, accessible performances, and by aspiring to artistic excellence.
Get to know Opera À La Carte!
Don’t miss this extraordinary musical experience! 🎶✨
Comedy Events
Improv Comedy Show
with Patrick McInnis & our Weekly Improv Class
$15 Online and At The Door*
$10 for Minors (18 years and below)*
Our weekly improv class students led by Patrick McInnis, showcase their hilarious talents for this Improv Comedy Show! Co-hosted by Patrick McInnis, our upcoming improv comedy show is a can’t-miss event, blending the best of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” and “SNL”-style humor for a night of non-stop entertainment. Join us for an unforgettable evening packed with quick wit, hilarious sketches, and on-the-spot improvisation that will have you rolling in the aisles.
If you like what you see and want to join in on the fun, consider joining Patrick’s weekly Drop-in Improv Class! Click here for more information!
Night of Comedy
Co-Production with Cosmic Comedy
$15 Online* | $20 At The Door*
Get ready to laugh your way into another dimension with Cosmic Comedy, a stellar new stand-up showcase featuring top comedic talent from San Diego, LA, Temecula, and Orange County!
Expect a night of sharp, relatable, and refreshingly positive comedy…no cheap shots, no punching down, just pure fun. With a variety of comedic styles on display, Cosmic Comedypromises something for everyone, blending clever wit, high-energy performances, and laugh-out-loud moments.
RE-VAMP: NONFICTION STORYTELLING SHOWCASE
Co-Production with So Say We All Literacy Arts Community
$15 Online and At The Door*
Join us for a collection of true stories from the VAMP nonfiction showcase! It’s a night of bold truths and heartfelt comedy from local storytellers from the So Say We All literary arts community.
Featuring stories by: Dallas McLaughlin | Allison Gauss | Brent Hannify | Jaime Barker | Jordan Coburn
Improv Jam
Co-Production with Patrick McInnis & our Weekly Improv Class
$10 Online and At The Door*
Join us for an unforgettable night of laughter, creativity, and community connection at our Improv Jam & Student Showcase! The evening kicks off with a showcase performance featuring the talented students of Patrick McInnis, fresh from completing Levels I through III of his improv curriculum here at New Village Arts. Come cheer them on as they take the stage with bold characters, quick thinking, and hilarious scenes.
After the showcase, the fun continues with our Improv Jam—a welcoming, no-pressure space where anyone can jump in and play! Whether you’re a seasoned performer or just improv-curious, you can sign up to join short form games, long form scenes, or simply sit back and enjoy the organized chaos.
Dance Events
McCann Dance Presents: Dance at NVA!
Co-Production with McCann Dance
$15 Tickets Online and At the Door*
Join us for a fun-filled evening of dancing at New Village Arts! The night kicks off with a 45-minute beginner-friendly lesson taught by our experienced instructors, followed by open dancing where you can practice your moves and enjoy the music. No partner or experience needed—just bring your energy and your dancing shoes!
See you on the dance floor!
Boo-gie Night: An Improvised Dance Performance
Presented by Negative Space Dance Collective
$15 Tickets Online and $20 at the Door*
Get ready for a frightfully fun evening of movement, mischief, and mayhem! Boo-gie Night is a one-night-only, fully improvised contemporary dance performance that invites the audience to become part of the creative process. Through dynamic movement scores, interactive prompts, and Halloween-inspired surprises, this spooky and spectacular show evolves in real time — shaped by you. Expect the unexpected as dancers bring eerie elegance and ghostly groove to the stage, all without a script.
About Negative Space Dance Collective:
Negative Space Dance Collective (NSDC) is an emerging contemporary dance ensemble based in San Diego, California, committed to pushing the boundaries of movement and performance. NSDC is rooted in collaboration and experimentation, the collective crafts immersive, unconventional works that invite audiences into dynamic, and ever-evolving experiences. Centering improvisation as both a creative and performative tool, the collective embraces spontaneity not only in the choreographic process, but also within the final performance itself, allowing each piece to remain alive and responsive in the moment.
Salsa & Bachata Dance Party
Led by the incredible Hernan Perez!
$10 Tickets Online & at the Door*
The evening kicks off with a 45-minute beginner-friendly salsa lesson led by the incredible Hernan Perez. No partner or experience needed—just bring your energy and join the salsa dance extravaganza!
Then, get ready to hit the floor for a full-blown Salsa & Bachata dance party where the music won’t stop and neither will your feet!
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Do you have a performance idea for the White Family Next Stage?
We’d love to hear about it!
NVA White Family Next Stage Interest Form
Please complete this form if you are interested in holding a performance on our White Family Next Stage at the Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center
Contact Events & Engagement Manager, PAIGE CHADWICK for more information.
If you attended one of our Next Stage Shows, and want to provide us with feedback from your experience, please click here.