Presented by UCLA Nimoy Theater
Pussy, King of the Pirates
Performances
2
Show Days
2
Run Length
2 days
Synopsis
A punk operetta starring Kathleen Hanna, Alice Bag and Adele Bertei.
Pussy, King of the Pirates, the punk operetta, features a group of girls dreaming of a buried treasure and becoming pirates as they escape oppressive social structures and conventional femininity.
Written by Kathy Acker and The Mekons as both a novel and a musical album, it was performed only once shortly before Acker’s death in 1997. The operetta evokes a revolution on stage, unleashing the visceral power of live punk with fearless experimental theater to create a transgressive, provocative, genre-obliterating experience. Starring Kathleen Hanna, Alice Bag, and Adele Bertei.
Support provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Endowment Fund.
January 2027
01/27January 2027
01/27Plan Your Visit
UCLA Nimoy TheaterParking instructions
ViewThe parking structure entrance is on Glendon Avenue, directly to the left (north) of the Los Angeles Public Library, Westwood Branch. For GPS, use 10866 Wilshire Blvd. Enter through either of the two entrances marked VISITOR, take a ticket from the automated booth, and park anywhere not marked RESERVED. It is a short walk to the venue along Wilshire Blvd or Wellworth Avenue.
Parking is $4 — for evening performances, $4 parking begins at 5 pm; for matinees, $4 parking begins at 12 pm. Arriving earlier incurs the $30 day rate. Pay at the pay station before leaving the structure to save time after the performance.
Two accessible spaces are located on each level of the parking structure.
The surface lot immediately behind The Nimoy is not operated by CAP UCLA and is not available for event parking evenings/weekends.
Box Office
ViewThe Nimoy Box Office opens one hour before performance time; cashless (all major credit cards accepted).
Monday–Friday: 10 am–4 pm
Show nights: opens one hour before showtime (unless otherwise noted)
Day-of phone (during show-night hours): 310-206-8655
310-825-4401 (CAP UCLA)
310-825-2101 (UCLA Central Ticket Office)