Last to Leave theater company
POTENT
THEATER

Los Angeles

This is
a flag

planted in
the real

Potent
Theater

  • Aims for the nervous system
  • Designs for deep attention
  • Builds environments, not sets
  • Pushes beyond entertainment
Our debut production will be
A detail of the wrecked classroom: an American flag draped over a toppled chair, with textbooks and papers scattered across the floor.

ASSASSINS

A community assembly on grievance in America

NOVEMBER 6–29, 2026

The Other Space • West Hollywood

See the show
...and then obviously

FOLLOW &

Last to Leave is a new Los Angeles theater company founded by co-artistic directors Matthew Latkiewicz and Paul Luoma

Matthew Latkiewicz

Matthew's last LA show, Life Plan: or, how to live your best life in a collapsing world! premiered at the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival. He created and hosted truTV's You Can Do Better, based on his book You Suck at Drinking. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, Wired, Details, and other small zines and academic journals you'd be hard pressed to find nowadays.

Paul Luoma

Paul is a professional stage performer (AEA) whose recent favorite roles include the Baker in Into the Woods and Giorgio in Passion. He earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from Western Michigan University and studied TV writing at NYU. On the other side of the camera, he's worked in creative development at NBCUniversal, Netflix, Center Theatre Group, and currently, Endemol Shine North America.

You are invited to LtL's

PLAYREADINGCLUB

Once a month, we get on a call with theater friends from across the country and read a play out loud, top to bottom. Low stakes way to read new plays, meet new folks.

The group picks what we read. Everyone who wants a part gets one.

Some of the plays we've read: The Dumb Waiter, The Pillowman, and The Aliens

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