Michaela
@michaelabulkley.bsky.social
Producer • LA Arts Admin • Arts Advocacy • Twin - wannabe theatre historian Michaelabulkley.com
Theatre Commons LA is by and for our Los Angeles theatre community, and we will be celebrating the launch of the new theatre listing website on Oct 20th at the Pasadena Playhouse.
This event is open to any members of the Los Angeles theatrical community. event.pasadenaplayhouse.org/tclappla
This event is open to any members of the Los Angeles theatrical community. event.pasadenaplayhouse.org/tclappla
October 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Theatre Commons LA is by and for our Los Angeles theatre community, and we will be celebrating the launch of the new theatre listing website on Oct 20th at the Pasadena Playhouse.
This event is open to any members of the Los Angeles theatrical community. event.pasadenaplayhouse.org/tclappla
This event is open to any members of the Los Angeles theatrical community. event.pasadenaplayhouse.org/tclappla
One of my favorite events of the year is back again! Now in its 4th year, the Los Angeles Immersive Invitational is an incubator for immersive art, pushing artists to innovate with less than 48 hours to build, rehearse, and present new immersive performances.
Use code "Friends10" for 10% off!
Use code "Friends10" for 10% off!
May 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
One of my favorite events of the year is back again! Now in its 4th year, the Los Angeles Immersive Invitational is an incubator for immersive art, pushing artists to innovate with less than 48 hours to build, rehearse, and present new immersive performances.
Use code "Friends10" for 10% off!
Use code "Friends10" for 10% off!
My second year at the LA city council budget meeting and this year was INSANE. I’ve been here 4 hours and haven’t spoken yet. Only 2 disruptions (that I’ve seen) and a ton of calls to defund the police instead of defunding public services or major layoffs.
April 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
My second year at the LA city council budget meeting and this year was INSANE. I’ve been here 4 hours and haven’t spoken yet. Only 2 disruptions (that I’ve seen) and a ton of calls to defund the police instead of defunding public services or major layoffs.
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If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
I bought a ticket to see a show, accidentally bought it for yesterday instead of today, I email the box office profusely apologizing and they change it no problem. The show on Wednesday started at 8, apparently the Thursday show starts at 7 so I just missed that show too….
March 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I bought a ticket to see a show, accidentally bought it for yesterday instead of today, I email the box office profusely apologizing and they change it no problem. The show on Wednesday started at 8, apparently the Thursday show starts at 7 so I just missed that show too….
Everyone is freaking out that Nick Jonas is going to embarrass himself in the Last Five Years but I need everyone to remember he postponed the entire Jonas Brothers European Tour for this, which makes it more embarrassing
March 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Everyone is freaking out that Nick Jonas is going to embarrass himself in the Last Five Years but I need everyone to remember he postponed the entire Jonas Brothers European Tour for this, which makes it more embarrassing
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I'm just as disgusted by the people who do sieg heil salutes as I am by the people standing nearby who don't immediately punch them in the face. Stand the hell up.
March 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I'm just as disgusted by the people who do sieg heil salutes as I am by the people standing nearby who don't immediately punch them in the face. Stand the hell up.
LA is the guy at the taco truck recognizing this is the second time you’ve eaten here today and being very nice about it.
February 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
LA is the guy at the taco truck recognizing this is the second time you’ve eaten here today and being very nice about it.
Kendrick Lamar will not rest until he performs “Not Like Us” at the LA 28 Olympics Opening. The whole world must know how much he hates Drake.
February 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Kendrick Lamar will not rest until he performs “Not Like Us” at the LA 28 Olympics Opening. The whole world must know how much he hates Drake.
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if ur a LA-based trans theater artist with a show (small cast, solo show... full musical) that you could produce if given a theater and a couple weeks, let me know!
January 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
if ur a LA-based trans theater artist with a show (small cast, solo show... full musical) that you could produce if given a theater and a couple weeks, let me know!
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📣 MAJOR MAJOR PSA 📣
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A PROTEST. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO "REGISTER" TO SHOW SOLIDARITY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER TO HAND OUT AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS.
YOU JUST SHOW UP.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A PROTEST. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO "REGISTER" TO SHOW SOLIDARITY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER TO HAND OUT AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS.
YOU JUST SHOW UP.
also if you see a website about a “strike” or other large-scale protest, and they ask you to “sign up” by giving your personal information, DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR INFORMATION! they are almost certainly honeypots! and any that might not be can easily be compromised!
February 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
📣 MAJOR MAJOR PSA 📣
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A PROTEST. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO "REGISTER" TO SHOW SOLIDARITY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER TO HAND OUT AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS.
YOU JUST SHOW UP.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A PROTEST. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO "REGISTER" TO SHOW SOLIDARITY. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER TO HAND OUT AND DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS.
YOU JUST SHOW UP.
What I truly don’t understand about the folks that claim the confederate flag is “heritage” and that is was just a “Roman salute” is like… you know the confederates and n*zis lost those wars right? Like the people you’re defending are actual losers on an international scale.
January 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
What I truly don’t understand about the folks that claim the confederate flag is “heritage” and that is was just a “Roman salute” is like… you know the confederates and n*zis lost those wars right? Like the people you’re defending are actual losers on an international scale.
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I used to work for an elected official as the person who answered their emails. I can tell you from personal experience, if even twenty or thirty people all call an official in a day, they start panicking. This stuff does help.
I know you hate this advice. I know you hear it all the time, but for gods sake you need to be calling your congressperson. Now. Today.
If you have a GOP representative, you need to call and ask if they approve of stripping congress of its constitutional authority. If they like being powerless.
If you have a GOP representative, you need to call and ask if they approve of stripping congress of its constitutional authority. If they like being powerless.
January 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I used to work for an elected official as the person who answered their emails. I can tell you from personal experience, if even twenty or thirty people all call an official in a day, they start panicking. This stuff does help.
This workout set is going viral on TikTok and all I can see is Hunger Games uniforms. I know I’m hitting that dystopia core so hard but like damn can we really pick some different leggings right now?
January 22, 2025 at 5:34 AM
This workout set is going viral on TikTok and all I can see is Hunger Games uniforms. I know I’m hitting that dystopia core so hard but like damn can we really pick some different leggings right now?
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TLDR: There is nothing enforceable for the immediate future. It will take months or years to implement this via rulemaking or bureaucratic changes which are then subject to legal challenge. While it's worrying, there's no immediate change yet for most trans people. Do not comply in advance.
Trump White House's first trans executive order is out. I'll be reading over it here and going through line by line to help you make sense of it.
You can find it here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
You can find it here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
TLDR: There is nothing enforceable for the immediate future. It will take months or years to implement this via rulemaking or bureaucratic changes which are then subject to legal challenge. While it's worrying, there's no immediate change yet for most trans people. Do not comply in advance.
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The way forward is the same as it’s always been - organize your neighborhood, your household, your workplace. Nobody is coming to save us except ourselves. Look out for one another.
January 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The way forward is the same as it’s always been - organize your neighborhood, your household, your workplace. Nobody is coming to save us except ourselves. Look out for one another.
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Not that anyone asked, but I am also skipping the inauguration.
January 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Not that anyone asked, but I am also skipping the inauguration.
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Proud to write this piece for my city 🏙️🫂❤️🩹
The devastation from the L.A. wildfires can be measured in acres and dollars, but for the city's theatremakers, rebuilding will be about more than buildings. Amanda L. Andrei reports. www.americantheatre.org/2025/01/16/t...
The Fires This Time
L.A.’s wildfire catastrophe can be measured in acres and dollars, but for theatre folks, rebuilding will be about more than buildings.
www.americantheatre.org
January 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Proud to write this piece for my city 🏙️🫂❤️🩹
Haven’t cried all week but just went to drop off donations and saw everyone working so hard and the line around the block of people dropping stuff off and just burst into tears.
January 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Haven’t cried all week but just went to drop off donations and saw everyone working so hard and the line around the block of people dropping stuff off and just burst into tears.
The people freaking out about Wicked losing the Golden Globes obviously don’t know about the 2004 Tony Awards.
January 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The people freaking out about Wicked losing the Golden Globes obviously don’t know about the 2004 Tony Awards.
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If you want to understand a tiny bit of what it feels like in LA right now, read the exhausted relief with which people are posting about the Sunset Fire water drop. No jokes, no snark. Just pure, tear-streaked gratitude for a smidge of good news in a nightmare.
It’s hellish here. Please be kind.
It’s hellish here. Please be kind.
January 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
If you want to understand a tiny bit of what it feels like in LA right now, read the exhausted relief with which people are posting about the Sunset Fire water drop. No jokes, no snark. Just pure, tear-streaked gratitude for a smidge of good news in a nightmare.
It’s hellish here. Please be kind.
It’s hellish here. Please be kind.
Stopped in my tracks when I realized I was listening to a smooth jazz version of “you will be found” on the Grocery Store Christmas Music playlist 😂
December 12, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Stopped in my tracks when I realized I was listening to a smooth jazz version of “you will be found” on the Grocery Store Christmas Music playlist 😂
My deep love and gratitude for travel is always tested by my deep hatred and loathing for LAX-it
December 9, 2024 at 7:20 AM
My deep love and gratitude for travel is always tested by my deep hatred and loathing for LAX-it
The last month of the year, filled with holiday shopping, existential dread, and about half a dozen versions of a Christmas Carol. There are still plenty of shows to see to help you escape, and only one version of A Christmas Carol on this newsletter
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Shows to See in Los Angeles: December 2024
The last month of the year, filled with holiday shopping, existential dread, and about half a dozen versions of a Christmas Carol.
www.latheatreguides.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:54 PM
The last month of the year, filled with holiday shopping, existential dread, and about half a dozen versions of a Christmas Carol. There are still plenty of shows to see to help you escape, and only one version of A Christmas Carol on this newsletter
www.latheatreguides.com/post/shows-t...
www.latheatreguides.com/post/shows-t...