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SUMMARY:August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN
DESCRIPTION:August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nFeb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026\nBy August Wilson\nDirected by Rovin Jay\nMaster playwright\, August Wilson\, blends naturalism\, mysticism\, and magical realism to explore the experience of a Black community at the turn of the 20th century. It’s 1904\, and Citizen Barlow comes seeking asylum in the Pittsburgh Hill District home of matriarch and spiritual advisor Aunt Ester. She sets him off on a spiritual journey aboard the legendary slave ship Gem of the Ocean to visit the home of the ancestors\, the City of Bones. Confronted with the plight of those who came before him\, Citizen must come to terms with his own guilt in this unsettling but compelling story filled with humor and heart that is a touchstone for everything else that Wilson has written. \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nTHIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MARCH 21ST\, 2026. \nAGE LIMIT \nAs 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. \nThis Show Contains:\n\nAdult Language\, Themes and Content\nRacially Charged Language\nFlashing & Pulsing Lights\nSmoke and Fog Effects\nSimulated Smoking\n\nAct One is Approx. 1 hr. 25 mins.\nThere will be a 15 Minute Intermission\nAct Two is Approx. 1 hr. 12 mins.\nA BIG THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our production of GEM OF THE OCEAN!!!\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW CLIP:\n \nPERFORMANCE PHOTOS:\n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 1: Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 2: Gary Gibson (ELI)\, Bob Baumsten (RUTHERFORD SELIG)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 3: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 4: Dan White (CAESAR WILKS)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 5: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Dan White (CAESAR WILKS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 6: Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 7: Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 8: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 9: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 10: Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 11: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 12: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Dan White (CAESAR WILKS)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 13: Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 14: BACK: Dan White (CAESAR WILKS)\, Bob Baumsten (RUTHERFORD SELIG)\, FRONT: Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n				\n		\n\nCAST:\n\nGary Gibson (ELI)\nAsim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\nDaphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\nChaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\nBob Baumsten (RUTHERFORD SELIG)\nMaurice G. Smith (SOLLY TWO KINGS)\nDan White (CAESAR WILKS)
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