Louisa May Alcott's March sisters are getting a new stage this weekend — or rather, several stages, scattered across the Victorian houses of Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles. Little Women Ballet is staging its Autumn Immersive Experience October 2 through 4, walking small groups of guests from home to home for intimate ballet vignettes inspired by the beloved novel.
The five weekend shows unfold as one Friday evening performance and two shows each on Saturday and Sunday, according to Colorado Boulevard. As NBC Los Angeles reports, the event unfolds at Heritage Square Museum in Southern California, with characters in costume leading audience members who become active participants in the story rather than passive viewers.
Guests are guided from house to house by costumed characters to watch intimate vignettes centered on the March sisters, per Little Women Ballet's own event page. The company lists the museum's address as 3800 Homer St., and notes that the full experience, including walking time between houses, runs about two hours.
What's Inside the Goodie Bag
Each ticket comes with a goodie bag holding items used throughout the night, including a colored ribbon that tells guests which route and character they'll be following, according to Dance Informa USA. Seating is limited once inside each home — Little Women Ballet says roughly five to seven chairs are available per house, so much of the experience is spent on foot moving between rooms.
The night builds toward a shared finale: fall treats and Victorian-style social dancing with the cast, open to all guests, closing out each performance. That detail, along with the seasonal sweets and drinks served throughout, comes straight from the company's own description of the event.
Conflicting Details on Price and Age
Ticket prices are listed differently depending on the source. NBC Los Angeles reports a range of $65 to $68, while Colorado Boulevard states tickets run a flat $68 per person, including processing fees. Similarly, marketing from Little Women Ballet itself calls the Autumn Immersive a family-friendly experience suitable for audiences of all ages, while Colorado Boulevard describes the same production as intended for audiences ages 10 and older — the two accounts aren't reconciled in available materials.
The age ranges refer to different productions: Colorado Boulevard puts the Autumn Immersive cast at more than 20 professional ballet dancers ranging in age from 10 to 75, while Pasadena Weekly cites dancers ranging from age 7 to 75 for the full-length ballet.
From a Six-Minute Sketch to a Seasonal Fixture
Little Women Ballet was founded in 2023 by Emma Andres as a tribute to Alcott and generations of women writers, per Dance Informa USA's reporting. Andres directs and choreographs the production, and the Los Angeles Times has described how the immersive format demands the audience's full participation rather than simple spectating. Andres first conceived the project during the pandemic, crafting a six-minute summation of the novel for Pasadena Civic Ballet back in 2021, the Times reported.
That modest start has since grown considerably. Six weeks after the concept came together, the company sold out its first three shows, according to Pointe Magazine, which also notes the project has expanded into three seasonal immersives — spring, autumn and winter — each drawing on different plotlines from Alcott's book. A 2025 spring immersive at the same Heritage Square venue featured its own seasonal theme, music, décor and refreshments, per The Dance Enthusiast, while a 2024 winter immersive there ran in late November with $60 tickets, according to the Times.
A Company Built on Women's Voices
Little Women Ballet describes its mission as amplifying women's voices through original ballets created by women, placing women in leadership and creative roles throughout the company. That mission was tested earlier this year when the Eaton Fire destroyed company props, merchandise, signage, decorations and many costumes, according to Pasadena Weekly. Community members responded with monetary donations along with fabric and material donations to help the company rebuild.
The Autumn Immersive now sits inside a broader expanded Fall Season for the company, which also includes the HER TURN choreography showcase and a new Women-Led Workshop Series planned for November, Dance Informa USA reports. The company has also staged full-length tellings of the novel elsewhere: Pasadena Weekly reports a two-hour production at Pasadena Playhouse, while the Los Angeles Times covered an earlier full-length ballet at Wilshire Ebell Theatre with tickets starting at $28.
For now, the focus is on Heritage Square, where Alcott's story — first published more than 150 years ago and still captivating readers across three different centuries — will once again spill out of the pages and into the museum's Victorian parlors for five performances over three days.
