Macha Theatre
Address
1107 Kings Rd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Active Dates
2000 - 2018
Macha Theatre, Courtesy of Odalys Nanin
Oral History Clips
About this location
The Macha Theatre was founded in 2000 in a historic theatre once home to Shakespeare productions. The non-profit produced and showed original plays, documentaries, and films with an emphasis on LGBTQ and Latina stories. Lesbian shows included: Garbo’s Cuban Lover, a play about Greta Garbo’s love affair with Mercedes de Acosta; a series of lesbian short films curated by Betsy Kalin; Lavender Love focused on the life of Alla Nazimova; and a staged reading based on Jeanne Córdova’s memoir When We Were Outlaws. The theatre closed due to rising rents and gentrification around 2018.
Categories
LGBTQ+Lesbian Owned Business
Sources
- West Hollywood History. “Venues: Globe Playhouse, Macha Theatre, The 11:11.” Accessed July 29, 2026. https://www.westhollywoodhistory.org/vanished_venues/globe-playhouse-macha-theatre-the-1111/.
- Yelp. “MACHA Theatre/Film - Los Angeles, CA.” Accessed July 29, 2026. https://www.yelp.com/biz/macha-theatre-film-los-angeles-ca.