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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

If you're in Los Angeles, there's a FREE reading of my new play Oakwood High School Presents Thornton Wilder's Our Town this Thursday, October 15, at the Santa Monica Playhouse as part of their Binge Fringe Theater Festival. Come on out! yourdailywritingprompt.substack.com/p/the-shinin...

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The Shining (writing prompts!)

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Leave trans people alone. They're not hurting anyone. All they want to do is live their lives in peace. If you have a problem with that, YOU'RE a harmful weirdo freak.

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Only 4 more shows! F**king Strangers is funny, poignant, surprising, dirty, silly, human. You really don't want to be saying, "Shit, I heard amazing things and I meant to see it." If cost is an issue use the code STRANGERS. See you at the theater. www.echotheatercompany.com #theatersky #theatresky

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Only a few shows left! Monday is sold out this weekend, come on out tonight (Saturday at 8pm) or tomorrow (Sunday at 4pm)!! #theatre #losangelestheatre #lathtr oh and use the code STRANGERS for $20 tickets. www.echotheatercompany.com

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Jessica Scott 🎃🎃🎃 @jessicascott.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Go see this play, L.A. You’ve got this weekend and next to catch it. Do it!

Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

LOS ANGELES. Watcha doing tonight at 8pm? Come see F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theater Company. Use the discount code STRANGERS for $20 tickets. We must close next weekend. If you aren’t in LA, share with your friends out here. www.echotheatercompany.com

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Los Ángeles! I have a discount code for my play this weekend. Use the code STRANGERS to get $20 tickets — the code works for Friday night (tomorrow) Aug 14 and Sat night Aug 15. Show starts at 8pm. www.echotheatercompany.com

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Tonight at 8pm. Pay what you can. Xx www.echotheatercompany.com

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Any friends (or strangers!) in Los Angeles want two free tickets to my play F**king Strangers at Echo Theater for today's 4pm show? I have a friend who can't use her tickets and said I could give them away.

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If you haven't seen F**king Strangers yet, all I want for my birthday (tomorrow) is a packed theater. We have four shows this weekend: Friday (tonight) at 8, Saturday at 8, Sunday at 4, and Monday at 8. Come on out to the theater! echotheatercompany.ludus.com/show_page.ph...

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

See you at the Echo Theater Company tonight? F**king Strangers is at 8pm, Monday nights are always pay-what-you-can. FUCKING STRANGERS a new play now running at Echo Theater Company Written by Erik Patterson Directed by Chris Fields Starring Tasha Ames, Sean Rogers, David Shofner, Michael Sturgis

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

LOS ANGELES -- use the code STRANGERS for half-offf tix ($20) to F**KING STRANGERS matinee today -- it's at 4pm at Atwater Village Theater Complex. Come out to the theater! www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/...

Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company

Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Who’s coming to the Echo Theater Company this weekend? We have shows tonight at 8, Saturday at 8, Sunday at 4, and Monday at 8! Come see F**king Strangers. These strangers like being watched! www.echotheatercompany.com

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Overwhelmed by all the love for F##KING STRANGERS. Here’s some more love from @broadwayworld.com: www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/... We have shows Fri@8, Sat@8, Sun@4, Mon@8. Mondays are pay what you can. Only four more weekends, don’t miss it Los Angeles!

Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company

Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.

Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Review: F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theatre Company

Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.

Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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Los Angeles, I have been told my play called F**king Strangers has TOO MUCH SEX and I’ve also been told it DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH SEX. Come decide for yourself! www.echotheatercompany.com

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Jessica Scott 🎃🎃🎃 @jessicascott.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

For all my L.A. peeps, go see this show! I promise you won't regret it! You'll be talking about this play for days, weeks, months after. As with all of Erik Patterson's plays, you'll be obsessed with what you just experienced, and you'll want to experience it again. Trust me.

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Where are my Los Angeles theater lovers?

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

“STUNNING world premiere [from] one of LA's most vital theatrical voices… a deeply contemporary exploration into the intertwined nature of connection, deception, and our species’ universal craving to be seen and loved… theatre at its most riveting.” — TICKET HOLDERS LA

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

“GLORIOUSLY SMART, THOUGHTFUL AND CREATIVE… funny, deeply lonely and, yes, very dark… BRAVO, ECHO THEATER” — DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD

Contemporary works by emerging & established playwrights, presented in a 99-seat theater.

Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“GLORIOUSLY SMART, THOUGHTFUL AND CREATIVE… funny, deeply lonely and, yes, very dark… BRAVO, ECHO THEATER” — DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD

Contemporary works by emerging & established playwrights, presented in a 99-seat theater.

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“F**king brave…FUNNY AND UNCOMFORTABLE AND SEXY AND TOUCHING… YOU MUST GO! Highly recommended.” — ON STAGE LOS ANGELES

Contemporary works by emerging & established playwrights, presented in a 99-seat theater.

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“A bizarre, hilarious tale…HILARIOUS… What begins as a role-playing fantasy spirals into a wildly unpredictable collision of sex, secrecy, family, and redemption.” — SPLASH MAGAZINE

Contemporary works by emerging & established playwrights, presented in a 99-seat theater.

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

“Tense, FUNNY, and unexpectedly tender…Terrific comic moments…Sharp and knowing…Simultaneously ridiculous and PAINFULLY REVEALING…A first-rate production.” – STAGE AND CINEMA

Contemporary works by emerging & established playwrights, presented in a 99-seat theater.

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

“A bizarre, hilarious tale…HILARIOUS… What begins as a role-playing fantasy spirals into a wildly unpredictable collision of sex, secrecy, family, and redemption.” — SPLASH MAGAZINE

Contemporary works by emerging & established playwrights, presented in a 99-seat theater.

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Los Angeles, I have been told my play called F**king Strangers has TOO MUCH SEX and I’ve also been told it DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH SEX. Come decide for yourself! www.echotheatercompany.com

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This is the day of the show, y’all! F**KING STRANGERS opens tonight. We run through the end of August but don’t wait, tickets are selling fast. #theater #theatre www.echotheatercompany.com

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Whatcha doing this weekend, Los Angeles. These strangers like being watched. Come check it out. Echo Theater in Atwater! Tonight at 8, Friday at 8, Sat is sold out, Sunday at 4, Monday at 8 (pay what you can). www.echotheatercompany.com

Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

First preview is tonight! Come on out, Los Angeles. #gay #sexy #funny #drama #newplay

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

First preview of F**KING STRANGERS at the Echo Theater Company in LA is *tomorrow* and we open on Saturday. Come on out, Los Angeles. These strangers like being watched…. www.echotheatercompany.com

Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

You know that feeling... Where you're not living the life you want but you're afraid to make the changes you know you need to make? Comes see F**KING STRANGERS at Echo Theater Company. It's moving, sexy, funny, and gay. $15 previews Weds/Thurs/Fri! echotheatercompany.ludus.com/show_page.ph...

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Pay-what-u-can previews of F**KING STRANGERS! Weds-Fri July 15-17. Take advantage of that discount & see funny, gay, sexy, moving theater. I promise a good time. www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/... These strangers like being watched! TICKETS HERE: echotheatercompany.ludus.com/index.php

Interview: Playwright Erik Patterson of F**KING STRANGERS produced by The Echo Theater Company

I spoke with playwright Erik Patterson about his twisted, hilarious and unexpectedly moving story about loneliness, desire, family secrets and the strange ways people try to save one another.They are ...

Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I stepped in for one of the actors for a few minutes during tech cue to cue today and got an eyeful. Come see F**KING STRANGERS! We open next week. PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN previews on weds/thurs/Friday next week. www.echotheatercompany.com

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I stepped in for one of the actors for a few minutes during tech cue to cue today and got an eyeful. Come see FUCKING STRANGERS! We open next week. PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN previews on weds/thurs/Friday next week. www.echotheatercompany.com

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Los Angeles they’re offering $10 tickets to my play if you get them today or tomorrow. Use the code JULY4 and come see this funny dark sexy moving gay play. That’s what the 4th of July is about!! Funny dark sexy moving gay plays!! echotheatercompany.ludus.com/show_page.ph... #theater #theatersky

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Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com · 04/07/2026

"Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learning" Sometimes, good policymaking is incredibly simple. www.reuters.com/technology/n...

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Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school

Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learni...

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thank you for the shoutout, American Theatre Magazine! Los Angeles, come on out -- these Strangers like being watched. F**king Strangers opens at Echo Theater Company in two weeks. www.echotheatercompany.com

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Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

You only have a few more days to get early bird $20 tix for my play F**king Strangers at Echo Theater Company in Los Angeles (Atwater Village Theater Complex). It's a human comedy exploring love, loss, and how hard it is to connect when you're out of practice. Tix here: www.echotheatercompany.com

Erik Patterson @erikpatterson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

We are about a hundred Watergates deep into this presidency. We need to remove the criminal-in-chief.