CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Due to the coronavirus concern, this weekend's performances of ​Rodney& John and The Meaning of Life are postponed. We will reach out to patrons who purchased tickets in advance. Please stay-tuned for updates regarding when we will bring this wonderful show back to The New American Theatre.  Thank you for your understanding!  


We are in the process of calling and notifying all ticket holders to see if they want us to apply their reservation when we bring the show back, donate the ticket price to The New American Theatre, or seek a refund.

RODNEY & John
​and the meaning of life

march 13, 14 & 15, 2020

​Through original acoustic music and words, longtime collaborators Rodney Eastman and John Hawkes (Academy Award-nominated actor) search for the meaning and purpose of life in an entertaining evening filled with humor and heart as they seek new answers to age-old questions.  

Running time: 90 minutes plus intermission.  


​Tickets: $15-$35
"There was also a mesmerizing performance by a duo called Rodney and John, and you know that feeling when you think you’re going to watch someone perform, I don’t know, dumb old blues, or a copycat of a Pavement song, and instead you’re confronted with something original and poignant and deep? It’s just the best feeling, to be reeled in like that, reeled and gutted and sunk on a hook of hooks. Later, I was told that one of the members of this duo was an Oscar-nominated actor, and this may well have explained the phenomenon, because their presence in that room had a radiance to it that would be harder to explain if it wasn’t coming from people who already traded successfully in the art of mesmerization. It was enchanting. I was enchanted.  "

- Gina Arnold, music writer, Fools Rush In

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John Hawkes and Rodney Eastman
"Rodney & John" John Hawkes (left), Rodney Eastman (right)
The New American Theatre
1312 N. Wilton Place 
Hollywood, CA 90028

TICKETS   or call 310.424.2980

Running time: 110 minutes