Theater

Hot Property: Writer-director Justin Tanner’s first Los Angeles premiere in four years is generally hilarious and representative of its author’s distinctive voice. Like many Tanner works, “Property” transpires in present-day Los Angeles at the Beachwood Canyon apartment of protagonist Brett (Matt Huhn). The premise pits veteran 99-seat theater actor Brett against drugs, colleagues, the heartless Industry and, above all, his visiting family, yet another dysfunctional Tanner brood. Few writers can rival Tanner’s insight into this milieu, and his skill at authentic characterizations and invective remains matchless.

-- David C. Nichols

Ends Friday at the Evidence Room, 2220 Beverly Blvd., L.A. (213) 381-7118.