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BEN HUR

BEN HUR
By Patrick Barlow
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024
Directed by Gregory Cohen

From the playwright who brought us the hilarious The 39 Steps, comes BEN HUR, the epic tale based on one of the best-selling books of the nineteenth century, now told with only four actors! The story follows an amateur theatre troupe as they attempt to produce the massive tale of the fictional Jewish prince, Judah Ben-Hur, complete with chariot race, sea battle, stage combat, and actors struggling with professional rivalries and offstage romances.  In a comedy event bound to be packed with intentional and unintentional laughs, can this plucky band of thespians retell one of the largest stories ever told?

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON MARCH 23, 2024.

COVID Patron Safety Protocol
  • At the present time, masks are not required to be worn in any of our theater spaces unless patrons  are showing symptoms of illness and excessively coughing and/or sneezing.
  • Masks are available for any patron or volunteer who would like or need one.

AGE LIMIT
As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content.

This Show Contains:
  • Overindulgent Fog
  • Dangling Dromedaries
  • A Light Misting of Seafoam
  • Dramatic Flashing and Pulsing Lights
  • Pirates! Being Thrown into the Audience
  • Historically Accurate Audience Participation
  • Completely Non-Blasphemous Biblical Fan Fiction
Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 15 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 1 hr.
PRESS TELEGRAM/THE GRUNION REVIEW OF THE SHOW:

Theater review: Comedic production of ‘Ben Hur’ provides night of guffaws

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CAST:
  • Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR)
  • Devin Ricklef (OMAR / MESSALA / JESUS)
  • Amara Phelps (CRYSTAL / TIRZAH / ESTHER / MARY)
  • Eric Schiffer (EDGAR / SARAH / QUINTUS ARRIUS)
  • Jackie Shearn (ENSEMBLE / FEMALE UNDERSTUDY)
  • Charlie Rodriguez (ENSEMBLE / MALE UNDERSTUDY)

February 23 @ 8:00 pm March 23 @ 11:00 pm