The Mark Taper Forum is a small (<1000 seats) theater-in-the-round (thrust stage) at the Los Angeles Music Center. It has presented innovative plays since 1967. Recent plays are Stuff Happens by British playwright David Hare and August Wilson's 10 play series, ending with Radio Golf in August 2005. In theater, a thrust stage is one that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the back stage area by its up stage end. ... The Los Angeles Music Center (more formally the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County) is a complex of four entertainment venues located on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. ... Stuff Happens is a play by David Hare that was written in response to the Iraq War. ... David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is an English dramatist. ... August Wilson (born April 27, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright, who has achieved widespread acclaim for his stage plays, which focus primarily on the African American experience in the 20th century. ... An important Event in theatrical history is celebrated with the presentation of the final productino of the Tapers 38th season. ...