Community-Based Community Theatre
HellBender is a queer, woman-owned theatre company based in Los Angeles.
EST. 2025
✱ UPCOMING
✱ UPCOMING
3 Nights in Tonopah
A New Original Musical
Book & Lyrics by Danica Waitley
Music & Lyrics by Katie Ward
When Sam, a struggling writer, visits a famously haunted hotel in Tonopah Nevada, she is captivated by the tragic story of the infamous Lady in Red ghost. To distract herself from her flailing career and mediocre relationship, she begins piecing together the real reason behind the mysterious hauntings…
Our Mission
HellBender is dedicated to empowering and connecting theatre-lovers across Los Angeles through events and theatrical productions. We believe in our community’s ability to make great theatre and want to foster that! HellBender's mission is to build a space where creatives come together to devise something they are proud to take ownership of.
Meet Our Team
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Danica Waitley
(she/her)
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR -
Keeley Bell
(she/her)
MEDIA DIRECTOR -
Katherine Ward
(she/her)
MUSIC DIRECTOR