FRANKENSTEIN 1930 By Fred Carmichael Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Sept. 23 - Oct. 21, 2023 Directed by David Scaglione Just in time for the Halloween season, FRANKENSTEIN 1930 harkens back to the Universal monster movies of the 1930s in a stage homage that features all the elements we love and remember … Continue reading FRANKENSTEIN 1930 →

Jane Austen’s EMMA Adapted by Michael Bloom Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Nov. 4 - Dec. 2, 2023 Directed by: Lauren Velasco In this highly theatrical adaptation of one of Jane Austen's greatest novels, Emma Woodhouse, the notorious “matchmaker of Highbury,” pledges to never marry.  As she plans to have her newest … Continue reading Jane Austen’s EMMA →

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted from the novella by Charles Dickens Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Dec. 9 - 23, 2023 Directed by Philip Brickey The perennial favorite returns for its twelfth incarnation at the Long Beach Playhouse. In this quick-paced, highly theatrical retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, the ghosts of Christmases … Continue reading A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2023) →

Agatha Christie’s THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES Adapted by T. James Belich from the novel by Agatha Christie Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Jan. 13 - Feb. 10, 2024 In this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s debut novel, it’s 1917, and with the Great War raging on the Continent, philanthropist Emily Inglethorp helps … Continue reading Agatha Christie’s THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES →

BEN HUR By Patrick Barlow Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater Feb. 24 - Mar. 23, 2023 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 … Continue reading BEN HUR →