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The perennial favorite returns for its eighth incarnation at Long Beach Playhouse. In this quick-paced, highly theatrical re-telling of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future show Ebenezer Scrooge the poverty of his material wealth and the blessings that come with generosity. Can they convince him to change before it’s … Continue reading A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2019)
Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house, only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun. But the woman’s dazed confession is anything but convincing, and the unexpected guest decides to help. Remarkably, the police suspect a man who died two years … Continue reading Agatha Christie’s THE UNEXPECTED GUEST
We found a way to do theater online! Welcome to the VIRTUAL SCENE COLLABORATION CHALLENGE: Plays in 72 hours! Like our PLAYS IN A DAY, the writers and actors had a limited amount of time to write, then learn the scripts, and then record their performances to bring you this online virtual festival of short … Continue reading VIRTUAL SCENE COLLABORATION CHALLENGE: Plays in 72 Hours!
Our production of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF was planned to be performed on our Mainstage in April 2020, but due to COVID-19 we have had to postpone our full production. So it is with great pleasure we are able to present a dynamic scene from the show with some of our cast for … Continue reading Scene From CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
September 24th 2020 City Wide Giving Day! Over 150 Long Beach focused non-profits Donate to LBP here : https://donate.longbeachgives.org/long-beach-playhouse Our 2020 'Not Quite Live All The Time-A-Thon'! 4 - 10 pm 4:15 Special Announcement from Stacy Stone 5:00 Artistic Director Sean Gray talks online programing! 5:15 & 8 Interview with Michael Hernandez-Phillips … Continue reading Long Beach Gives 2020
DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY Written by Bram Stoker, Adapted in to a Radio Play by Cruz Flores Directed by Cruz Flores DRACULA - A Radio Play is sinking its fangs into the Long Beach Playhouse for Halloween this year! Evil has come to the seaside town of Whitby. Now four men and two women must … Continue reading DRACULA – A Radio Play
UN CUENTO DE NAVIDAD se estrena en línea aquí el 18 de diciembre a las 8 p.m./ Premiering Online here on December 18 at 8 p.m. UN CUENTO DE NAVIDAD Promo 1: https://youtu.be/EYcsbQOH-UA UN CUENTO DE NAVIDAD (A Christmas Carol) Estreno en línea el 18 de diciembre de 2020 Written by Charles Dickens Original … Continue reading UN CUENTO DE NAVIDAD (A Christmas Carol)
Happy New Year! Every February we have our Annual Member Meeting, for 2021 the meeting will look very different, it will be online! Saturday February 20th at 2pm The meeting will include board elections, a breakdown of our 2020 efforts and what is planned for 2021. Board and staff members will be available to answer … Continue reading 2021 Annual Member Meeting
This Year Online! Will be streamed live, and will be available to watch after the initial live stream for two weeks. Tickets: Only $10 to help the Playhouse. Description: The LBP Staff and Friends Cabaret moves Online this Year! Watch the live stream, see the great acts, and help us to raise some much needed … Continue reading Staff And Friends Cabaret Fundraiser 2021
Description: The annual festival nurtures emerging and established playwrights to develop new scripts. Reading 100+ scripts a year, the New Works Literary Committee chooses two top plays to receive a stage reading with critical feedback from professional theatre critics and audience talk back. This year, due to the pandemic, the stage readings of the 2021 … Continue reading LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL – 2021 WINNERS!
For those who love a good British farce, imagine the joy of being able to watch the mayhem going on behind the scenes. Imagine no longer as we bring you “backstage” during the rehearsals and performances of a comedy that goes hilariously wrong over its months of production. As this troupe of actors presents an … Continue reading NOISES OFF
When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won't be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, Deloris uses her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir, breathing new life into the church and community, … Continue reading SISTER ACT: The Musical
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