American Hellenic Council of California

AMERICAN HELLENIC COUNCIL * ANNUAL AWARDS GALA
2026-04-18 | CA
http://www.americanhellenic.org

Backgammon Night
2026-04-24 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | UCLA Campus
Backgammon Night
Friday, April 24, 2026
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
2117 Rolfe Hall, UCLA Campus
RSVP here
This event is free, but space is limited.

AHC - Hellenic Lyceum: The Reality of Ancient Hellenic Philosophy
2026-04-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Loyola Marymount University, Mcintosh Room
Join us for an Introduction to ancient philosophical thoughts of Plato and Aristotle and through them of Socrates· presentation will include excerpts of the Republic, Nicomachean Ethics and the City State of the Athenians.
Sunday, April 26, 2026 – 4:00PM
LMU McIntosh Center – University Hall 3999, 3rd floor
Free parking in P1, Loyola Marymount University
Event organized by the American Hellenic Council
In collaboration with: LMU Basil P. Caloyeras CEnter for Modern Greek Studies, Hellenic Library of SoCal, Chapman University

GLENDI! A Community Dance Celebration
2026-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | 2117 Rolfe Hall, UCLA Campus
May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Rolfe Courtyard, 345 PORTOLA PLAZA
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States + Google Map

20th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
2026-05-26 - 2026-05-31 | Egyptian Theater
May 26 – 31, 2026
www.lagff.org
Schedule of screenings:

ANTIGONE | Theatrical Performance
2026-05-30 14:00 - 17:00 | CA
ANTIGONE by Sophokles
A live theatrical performance
Translated and Adapted by Kenneth Cavander
Directed by Andy Wolk
May 30, 2026
2:00 P.M.
Antaeus Theatre Company
Glendale, California
A post-performance talkback with Artistic Director Nike Doukas and Professor Kathryn Morgan (Department of Classics, UCLA) will follow the show. A reception will take place afterward.
Tickets will be on sale soon!
“And if I die
I will die happy.”
Antigone’s decision to oppose her uncle Kreon’s edict and bury her brother’s body sets into motion a series of events that will challenge the bonds of family, law, and justice. Kenneth Cavander (The Curse of Oedipus) returns to Antaeus in a powerful new adaptation of Sophokles’ Antigone.
Directed by Andy Wolk, this Greek tragedy delves deep into the clash between duty to the state and loyalty to one’s kin.

More info: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/antigone/
Antaeus Theatre Company, 110 East Broadway
Glendale, CA 91205 United States + Google Map

Punish Me. A cinematic stage play
2026-06-07 - 2026-06-21 | CA
PUNISH ME
A CINEMATIC PLAY ABOUT NARCISSISM AND OBSESSION
BY MICHAEL DUKAKIS
DIRECTED BY MONIQUE SORGEN
SUNDAYS, JUNE 7–14–21, AT 7:30PM
HUDSON BACKSTAGE THEATRE

Punish Me, a cinematic play by Michael Dukakis, will have three performances only in the 2026 Hollywood Fringe at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood on Sundays, June 7, 14, and 21 at 7:30pm. Directed by Monique Sorgen, the cast features (in alphabetical order) Brianna Bell, Jaiden Blessing, Tina D’Marco, Michael Dukakis, Jose Eduardo Moreno, Peter Nikkos, and Anuradha Senevi. Tickets are only $25 this week and available online at www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/13911. Hudson Backstage Theatre is located at 6539 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, 90038.
Punish Me is a cinematic, funny, sexy, thrilling play inspired by true events. After falling for a seductive photographer, a screenwriter must outsmart his partner’s escalating narcissism before a web of manipulation costs him his career and his right to stay in the USA. The play explores the complexity of toxic relationships, narcissists, pathological liars, and con artists. Adult themes and simulated sex. Parental discretion advised. Running time is 85 minutes with no intermission.
Lighting design is by Steve Pope, sound design and original music is by Paul Yorke, intimacy coordinator is Annie Reznik, and visual artist is Nick Lambrou. Stage manager and assistant director is Diego Salazar Lira. Punish Me is produced by Michael Dukakis with associate producers Yiota Pampalou and Katerina Dimakopoulou.
Monique Sorgen is a French American writer-director with a degree in theater from UCLA. She is a fellow in the Sony Directors Program, BlackMagic Collective, and in the Alliance of Women Directors’ Directing the Actor Lab. She directed award-winning comedy films Sorry, Not Sorry; Rock A Bye Baby; and Lying is Complicated, as well as the award-winning drama Random Check and the award-winning web-series Codependent Socks! — most of which she also wrote. She has worked as a screenwriter on both studio and independent projects and is currently in post-production on the feature film One Day in Sedona, and on her Vertical Microdrama debut My Hot Ex-Boyfriend Moved Next Door.
Michael Dukakis is a highly trained and versatile actor-writer with 15 years of experience across film, television, and theatre. A graduate of the Greek Art Theatre with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, he further honed his craft at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, where he was admitted on scholarship. He later expanded his creative skills by earning a writing certificate from UCLA. As a writer he has developed a distinctive voice, crafting plays and screenplays that confront significant societal issues. His work has earned notable acclaim, garnering 27 nominations and 15 wins at various annual writing competitions.

Review from NoHo Arts District
https://nohoartsdistrict.com/punish-me-review/

Tickets:
https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/13911
