A show to set opinions on fire

Iconic theater director Peter Sellars is staging the U.S. premiere of his provocative coupling of French theater visionary Antonin Artaud’s apocalyptic final text, “For an End to the Judgment of God,” and poet June Jordan’s “Kissing God Goodbye.” Artaud’s hallucinatory scourging of a war-worshipping America will be performed by noted L.A. theater artist John Malpede in the guise of a Pentagon official briefing the press on the government’s war on terrorism. Jordan’s epic refutation of hatred and destruction serves as a woman’s heroic, compassionate response.

“For an End to the Judgment of God” and “Kissing God Goodbye,” REDCAT at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 2nd and Hope streets, L.A. 8:30 p.m. today-Sunday; ends Sunday. $40-$44. (213) 237-2800.