Alexandria Workshops

The Alexandria Workshops serves the residents of the Alexandria Hotel and the surrounding Downtown Los Angeles community. It gives homeless, working poor, and disenfranchised people a voice to express what is happening in their lives. It is a moving, funny and often thought provoking bird's eye view into the lives of residents of an ever changing Los Angeles. The Alexandria Workshops is a Company of Angels Education and Outreach Community Theater Program. Directed and facilitated by Lui Sanchez, Art McDermott, and Pat Cochran.

SENSE US: An Evening of Monologues That Count

Friday - Saturday, 6/18-19 all tickets $10 for an 8pm show.
Sunday 6/20 is Pay what you can night!! and the show is at 7pm.
At the Alexandria Hotel Black Box, 3rd Floor

META: Mutual Education Theater Academy

Instead of the community coming to the theater, Angels spend six weeks or more in residential communities providing Los Angeles children and adults workshops in playwriting, acting, improvisation, and stagecraft. In exchange we seek to learn from course participants and gain a deeper understanding of our city and its populace. This mutual education leads to the development of talent in participants as well as professional theater productions that reflect Los Angeles.

Somewhere between the political media hype and the manipulation of public opinion lies: "Project X". The Company of Angels and the students of Wilson High School explore the historical and present significance of the vote in America.

ALEXANDRIA WORKSHOPS in collaboration with Urban Possibilities

Classes are available for residents of The Alexandria and area homeless men and women being served by URBAN POSSIBILITIES, a non-profit organization dedicated to help those in need who strive to become contributing citizens of Los Angeles. Every Wednesday, beginning February 17, 2010. Company of Angels will offer theatre games, monologue work, scene study, actor exercises, and improvisational work; all of which will culminate in a performance in the Company of Angel's Black Box Theater.

Join Instructors Pat Cochran, Art McDermott, Director Lui Sanchez and Eyvette Jones, Executive Director of Urban Possibilities.

Our goal is to provide a safe spave to foster artistic expression for those unaccustomed to having this opportunity. We will encourage personal story-telling and allow freedom to explore throughts and emotions through theater. We will create a trusting environment where this expression can thrive with integrity and compassion.

Special CPV Video Link Section:
Please view exceprts from the Alexandria Workshops previews and culminating performances with participant testimonials.

Posada is Spanish for shelter. Traditionally, the posadas represent the difficult search for housing by Mary & Joseph before the birth of Jesus.

Since 2007, Company of Angels assists in the social celebration and presentation of community members' struggle for quality, affordable housing. Camino a la Posada is a celebration of the journeys residents undertake to bring programs and services to our community. These resources help support our efforts to create healthy and happy households in hard economic times.

NINOS de La FREGADA - Posada 2009

Come & Enjoy: Theater, Music, Food, Games and take a Piñata.
Bring your favorite plate of food to share with your neighbors.

Theater Presentation: Niños de la Fregada
Written & Directed by: Mariella Saba with the colaboration of children, teens and mothers from Boyle Heights.
Produced by: Xavi Moreno for Company of Angels

In collaboration with East LA Community Corporation and the residents of Boyle Heights.

In these tough times when there’s plenty of money for prisons, more troops, new wars, and big screen TVs, low- income communities struggle with the difficult consequences of injustices. Children and youth are especially affected. “La Fregada” can refer to the current economy, oppressed peoples, and the undocumented woman working in the garment industry in Los Angeles. This is a story told by the children of “La Fregada.”

Los Peregrinos del Este - Posada 2008

Written by Xavi Moreno
Directed by Armando Molina
Produced by Ricardo A. Bracho & Xavi Moreno

Starring: Richard Azurdia, Karen Azoategui, Rudy Marquez
Pat Cochran, Xavi Moreno, Liana Arauz, Sheila Korsi

Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 6:30pm

In collaboration with East LA Community Corporation and the residents of Boyle Heights.

LA GRAN POSADA DEL PUEBLO - Posada 2007
December 15, 2007 at 5pm

Starring: Adrian Guzman, Lupe Legaspi, Ana Maria Arroyo, Janet Favela, Paola Ruvalcava, Angelica Rubio, Lidia Hernandez
Written By Evangeline Ordaz
Directed by Armando Molina

Join Mary & Joseph in a Candlelight procession as they search for shelterin Los Angeles' tight housing market.

This project is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of This project is supported, in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

The Alexandria Hotel

The Alexandria Residence, in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, has been renovated as part of an affordable housing program, and full upgrades have been made in order to provide a comfortable and charming living environment.

Wings Projects

An ongoing laboratory for the development of new work and the re-imagining of established text. Angels produce, direct, write, act in projects that are near to their hearts, developing into multi-faceted artisans within an environment which encourages us to stretch outside our boundaries. Workshop projects are given six public performances and may become future mainstage productions.