HARRIET TUBMAN: Love Slave
2026-01-18 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Studio Collaborative: HARRIET TUBMAN: Love Slave
Company: Terrell M. Green, Producer
Dates: Jan. 16, 17 @ 8pm, Jan. 18 @ 2pm, 2026
Tickets:

General Admission Friday: $25
Senior/Veteran Ticket Friday: $20
General Admission Saturday & Sunday: $27
Senior/Veteran Saturday & Sunday: $25
Student/Child: $20

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED JAN. 18, 2026
This Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.
Description:
Harriet Tubman: Love Slave— by Terrell M. Green — is a bold, rap-poetic musical remix of history, reimagining the young Harriet before she became “The Moses of Her People.” Mixing hip-hop, soul, and spoken word, it dives into the untold love story between Harriet and her first husband, John Tubman — the man who ghosted her when she chose freedom over fear. Haunted by love, faith, and the ancestors who call her forward, Harriet transforms heartbreak into a revolution. Part concert, part spiritual awakening, and all power — Love Slave asks what happens when the one who leaves you behind becomes the reason you rise.
Company Statement:
267 Productions Co., LLC (founded by Terrell M. Green), is a hybrid digital-media and live-performance company committed to amplifying underrepresented stories through data-driven storytelling, digital innovation, and theatrical expression. We merge art, technology, and social impact to create transformative experiences that connect communities, inspire dialogue, and empower new narratives on stage and online.
The LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater.

MIXTAPE CONFESSIONS & WAKE (the f*ck) UP!
2026-01-24 20:00 - 2026-01-25 21:00
The Studio Collaborative: MIXTAPE CONFESSIONS & WAKE (the f*ck) UP!
Company: Long Beach Community Theater, Ann Wellman, Producer
Dates:
MIXTAPE CONFESSIONS: Jan. 23, 24 @ 8pm, 2026
WAKE (the f*ck) UP!: Jan. 25 @ 2pm, 2026
Tickets: $20
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON JAN. 25, 2026
This Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.
THIS SHOW CONTAINS:

ADULT CONTENT (not for children under 18)

Description:
The Mixtape Confessions – A Journey through the Beats that Broke & Built Us – Join us for a fun night of storytelling and music as we go on a musical tour of the soundtrack of our lives. Local artists will share true five-minute stories about how music shaped some of their most memorable moments as we hold space and laugh, cry, and rock the night away!
WAKE (the f*ck) UP! – was created from a workshop called “The PLAYground!” The artists met weekly for months and explored the Enneagram, deep inner work, performing arts, and the stories of their lives as they took a peek behind their masks at their shadows and mined for the GOLD hidden within. This experiential theatrical production is a heart-wide-open look at our lives and the stories we tell. It’s about learning to see and accept what is – as it is, stepping into our uniquely inspired shoes, and saying “THIS IS ME.”
Company Statement:
The LBCT is a small, diverse, and collaborative theater that creates opportunities for the Long Beach community to come together and participate in synergized shows that blend and blur the lines between the visual and performing arts by mixing genres. The concept for this community theater is to create a safe space where our friends and neighbors can share their stories using any form of expression they like. ALL are welcome to participate – from children to adult dreamers and senior citizens. Male, female, transgender, gay, straight, happy, sad, experienced-on-the-stage to never-been-on-the-stage-before-in-my-whole-life-but-I-always-wanted-to-get-on-the-stage – diversity is not only welcomed, but it is also encouraged! This is an opportunity to let your voice be heard and share your story.
The LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater.

ANYTHING BUT BROADWAY
2026-02-01 20:00 - 21:00
The Studio Collaborative: ANYTHING BUT BROADWAY
Company: Little Renegade Productions, Kelsey Weinstein, Producer
Dates: Jan. 30, 31 @ 8pm, Feb. 1 @ 2pm, 2026
Tickets: $20
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED FEB. 1, 2026
This Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.
Description:
Little Renegade Productions presents Anything But Broadway, a night of live music, but there’s a catch. No musical theatre allowed. Featuring a cast of performers, musicians and Long Beach talent, enjoy a variety of music spanning a multitude of any genre but the one you’d most expect. Each night will be a different set list to keep you (and us) on the edge of your seat. From country to rock, folk to pop, this show will have something for everyone. You know…except for Broadway. But don’t fret musical theater fans, these theater kids are bringing show level quality to each and every genre. Enjoy the songs you know, the songs you don’t, and maybe add some new tunes to your favorite non-Broadway playlist.
Company Statement:
Little Renegade Productions is an independent production company presenting film, theatre, original music, and stories through emotional integrity and artistic truth.
The LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater.

NODDING OFF IN CHURCH
2026-02-08 14:00 - 16:00
The Studio Collaborative: NODDING OFF IN CHURCH
Company: Landon Moss Productions, Landon Moss, Producer
Dates: Feb. 6 , 7 @ 8pm, Feb. 8 @ 2pm, 2026
Tickets: $20
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Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 at 8pm – SOLD OUT!
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 at 8pm – SOLD OUT!
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 at 2pm – SOLD OUT!

This Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.
Description:
“Nodding Off in Church” unfolds on Easter Sunday in Sherwood, Arkansas, as the Johnson family gathers under one roof. Between the morning service and Sunday dinner, old tensions and quiet grief simmer beneath the surface. Elice Johnson, the family matriarch, leans on her faith to hold everyone together, but her adult children wrestle with doubt, disappointment, and what belief means in their own lives. As memories of their late brother Emmanuel linger, conversations about love, loss, and religion push the family to confront the difference between inherited faith and lived experience.
Company Statement:
Nodding Off in Church marks the first official production under our company, and we couldn’t think of a better place to bring it to life than the Long Beach Playhouse. I had the honor of performing here last year in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, an experience I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. To now return as both creator and director is a full-circle moment I’m deeply grateful for. With this company, our goal is simple: to tell stories that spark conversation. We want to explore the uncomfortable, the honest, and the human because those conversations are what we believe bring us closer together.
The LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater.

STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET FUNDRAISER (2026)
2026-02-13 20:00 - 2026-02-14 20:00
The Studio Collaborative: STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET FUNDRAISER (2026)
Company: LBP, Madison Mooney, Carole Louise, & Serena Bottiani-Henderson, Producers
Dates: Feb. 13 & 14 @ 8pm, 2026
Tickets: $20
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Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 at 8pm
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 at 8pm

This Collaborative Show does not have assigned seating, so it is first come, first serve.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

Description:
The Staff & Friends Cabaret Fundraiser is back and better than ever! This year’s two night event will showcase beloved volunteers and staff members of the Playhouse performing songs, scenes, stand up and more! Let’s celebrate with a night of fun and raise some funds for LBP!

IT’S A BIRD… IT’S A PLANE… IT’S SUPERMAN!: The Musical
2026-03-01 14:00 - 17:00
The Studio Collaborative: IT’S A BIRD… IT’S A PLANE… IT’S SUPERMAN!: The Musical
Company: Foster Cats Productions, Harry White, Producer
Dates: Feb. 20, 21 @ 8pm, Feb. 22 @ 2pm, & Feb. 27, Feb. 28 @ 8pm, Mar. 1 @ 2pm, 2026
Tickets: $35
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MARCH 1, 2026
This Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.
Description:
In association with the Oscar-winning producer of David Lynch’s The Elephant Man and Mel Brooks’ The Producers, along with the Tony-nominated producer of Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club, IT’S A BIRD… IT’S A PLANE… IT’S SUPERMAN! THE MUSICAL is flying in to Long Beach. Written by the same team behind the Oscar-winning films Richard Donner’s Superman and Bonnie and Clyde, and with a score composed by the guys behind Annie and Bye Bye Birdie, this rarely seen musical comedy features the man of steel like you’ve never seen him before: with jazz hands!
Company Statement:
Foster Cat Productions is a Los Angeles based theatre company, founded by alumni of Atlantic Theater Company’s conservatory program in NYC. Our mission is to highlight lesser-known works in the theatre, in an effort to unearth culturally relevant pieces that might have been forgotten or overshadowed by the often over produced classics, joining audiences and artists together in enriching and broadening the horizons of the artform.
The LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater.

A NIGHT OF MOSTLY COMEDY
2026-03-08 14:00 - 16:00
The Studio Collaborative: A NIGHT OF MOSTLY COMEDY
Company: Rick Reischman Productions, Rick Reischman, Producer
Dates: Mar. 6, 7 @ 8pm, Mar. 8 @ 2pm, 2026
Tickets: $20
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MAR. 8, 2026
This Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.
PROMO VIDEO:

Description:
A series of short plays written by Rick Reischman featuring 2 dramas and 6 comedies. Each play features a different subject and style. No two plays are alike!
THE PLAYS:
“Literal West”: Comedy. A bartender in the Old West who takes everything literally is confronted by an Outlaw.
“Overly Dramatic Theater”: Comedy. A sitcom written in the 90’s is replayed, then played as an overly dramatic drama.
“There Used to be Rainbows”: A thriller/drama. A couple returns to New York City after many years and deals with some unresolved issues.
“Finding Murder”: Comedy. A detective in England with short term memory loss tries to solve a murder.
“Fanman”: Dark Comedy. A serial killer tries to break into a young woman’s house to kill her.
“Family History”: Drama. A woman and her husband return to their Great-Grandparents home in Germany and learn about their family history.
“A Few Good Auditions”: Comedy. Two friends are casting a show they are both directing, but one curses auditions by saying the wrong thing.
“Good Cop, Dad Cop”: Comedy. After a loud concert, two cops are interrogating a suspect. Things start to go wrong when one cop is asked to play a bad cop.
Company Statement:
Rick Reischman Productions is all about creating a community of artists that support and uplift one another in our craft to entertain everyone around us.
The LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater.

THE HUMORIST MARK TWAIN
2026-03-15 14:00 - 16:00
The Studio Collaborative: THE HUMORIST MARK TWAIN
Company: Haven Productions, Scott Haven, Producer
Dates: Mar. 13, 14 @ 8pm, Mar. 15 @ 2pm, 2026
Tickets: $20
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Friday, Mar. 13, 2026 at 8pm
Saturday, Mar. 14, 2026 at 8pm
Sunday, Mar. 15, 2026 at 2pm

This Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

Description:
The Humorist Mark Twain offers a mirror to human nature – one that repeats patterns throughout history. Twain’s words, written 140-165 years ago, easily apply to today’s issues of government, racism, religion, and the human condition. In this one-person performance, Haven draws from Mark Twain’s books, journals, lectures, and essays to create sharp social commentary with comedic and critical storytelling. The goal is simple: to promote deep introspection; sometimes with wit and humor, others with pathos and empathy.
Company Statement:
Haven Productions is dedicated to igniting and sustaining a deep curiosity in theater as a transformative art form. We believe the stage is more than entertainment: It is a powerful lens through which truth is revealed, and the complexities of the human condition are explored. Through bold storytelling, thought-provoking performances, and a commitment to artistic excellence, Haven Productions strives to create experiences that inspires reflection, sparks dialogue, and connects audiences to the universal themes that shape our lives.
The LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater.

PLAYS IN A DAY 2026
2026-03-21 20:00 - 23:00
The Studio Collaborative: PLAYS IN A DAY 2026
Company: LBP, Alex Shewchuk, producing
Dates: Mar. 21 @ 8pm, 2026
Tickets: $10
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MARCH 21, 2026
This Collaborative Show does not have assigned seating, so it is first come, first serve.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.
Description:
Join us for an exhilarating evening of theatre. Witness the work of exhausted writers, frantic actors, and impulsive directors as they strive to create the debut performance of a show that will never be seen again! All the shows presented will be written, rehearsed, and performed in just one day!

LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2026
2026-03-27 19:00 - 2026-03-28 19:00
The Studio Collaborative: LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2026
Company: LBP New Works Committee producing
Dates: Mar. 27 & 28 @ 7pm, 2026
Tickets: Free.
Seats need to be reserved by clicking the date below for a 50 Cent Service Fee or calling our box office at 562-494-1014 option 1
No Service Fee if reserving seats over the phone or in person.
THE WINNING SHOWS:
Non-Local Winner: AS WE LIKE IT by Oded Gross
Local Winner: WOLVES AT THE DOOR by Ali MacLean

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Non-Local Winner: AS WE LIKE IT – Friday, Mar. 27, 2026 at 7pm – Talk Back After
Local Winner: WOLVES AT THE DOOR – Saturday, Mar. 28, 2026 at 7pm – Talk Back After

This Collaborative Show does not have assigned seating, so it is first come, first serve.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

Description of the Festival:
This 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 an audience talk back.
About the Shows:
AS WE LIKE IT follows the story of a woman named Rose, who tries to motivate her family to rehearse in the serenity and privacy of the woods a production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It to be performed at the wedding of the Duke and his betrothed, the Fairy Queen. The only problem is there is no Fairy Queen. There is no Duke. They are not in a serene forest. This Midsummer Night’s / As You Like It delusion is Rose’s shield against a brutal reality she doesn’t wish to confront — she and her family are in hiding from the Nazis in the grim forests of Poland during World War 2. Her theatrical fantasy is a shield against unbearable reality, but her family fears her delusion may get them killed. The play explores the danger and necessity of self-made fictions and asks when stories protect us and when they put everything at risk.
Written Oded Gross
WOLVES AT THE DOOR follows Grace and Gavin, who lost their daughter, Lucy, to gun violence. The gunman committed a mass shooting in an ‘incel’ styled revenge plot. Lucy, at a dance class nearby, was collateral damage. While grieving, Grace is bombarded by a stream of visitors, all who seem to want to exploit her in some manner. Meanwhile, she and Gavin grapple with their own relationship woes, as one of them wants to heal and one isn’t ready to move on. The play flips back and forth from the past where we see what set the shooter on his path, and the present where Grace tries to come to terms with the aftermath.
Written by Ali MacLean
FREE TICKETS TO THE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2026 ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP FROM THE PORT OF LONG BEACH.

POTUS
2026-05-01 20:00 - 2026-05-23 20:00
POTUS, or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
April 24 – May 23, 2026
By Selina Fillinger
Directed by Kathy Paladino and David Rodriguez
One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the president unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. A broad, zany, old-school comedy that earned three 2022 Tony nominations. Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse
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Friday, April 24, 8pm – Preview
Saturday, April 25, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
Friday, May 1, 8pm
Saturday, May 2, 8pm
Sunday, May 3, 2pm
Friday, May 8, 8pm
Saturday, May 9, 8pm
Sunday, May 10, 2pm
Friday, May 15, 8pm
Saturday, May 16, 8pm
Sunday, May 17, 2pm
Friday, May 22, 8pm
Saturday, May 23, 8pm – Closing Night

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:

Extreme Adult Language and Content of a Humorous and Outrageous Nature.
Simulated Smoking

Act One is Approx. 55 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 45 mins

A Big THANK YOU to the Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!
PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 1: Stacy Castiglione (JEAN), Pagan Urich (HARRIET)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 2: Katrina D. RiChard (MARGARET), Jessalyn Waldron (STEPHANIE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 3: Victoria Serra (DUSTY), Jessalyn Waldron (STEPHANIE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 4: Stacy Castiglione (JEAN), Jessalyn Waldron (STEPHANIE), Pagan Urich (HARRIET)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 5: Victoria Serra (DUSTY), Stacy Castiglione (JEAN), Shelby Mayes (BERNADETTE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 6: Shelby Mayes (BERNADETTE), Stacy Castiglione (JEAN), Victoria Serra (DUSTY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 7: Katherine Galera (CHRIS), Katrina D. RiChard (MARGARET)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 8: Katrina D. RiChard (MARGARET), Katherine Galera (CHRIS), Shelby Mayes (BERNADETTE), Victoria Serra (DUSTY), Stacy Castiglione (JEAN), Jessalyn Waldron (STEPHANIE), Pagan Urich (HARRIET)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 9: Pagan Urich (HARRIET), Jessalyn Waldron (STEPHANIE), Stacy Castiglione (JEAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 10: Katherine Galera (CHRIS), Shelby Mayes (BERNADETTE), Jessalyn Waldron (STEPHANIE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 11: Jessalyn Waldron (STEPHANIE), Stacy Castiglione (JEAN), Pagan Urich (HARRIET)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 12: Shelby Mayes (BERNADETTE), Katrina D. RiChard (MARGARET)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 13: Jessalyn Waldron (STEPHANIE), Victoria Serra (DUSTY), Pagan Urich (HARRIET), Katherine Galera (CHRIS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

POTUS (STUDIO, April 25 – May 23, 2026)
PHOTO 14: BACK: Katherine Galera (CHRIS), Shelby Mayes (BERNADETTE), Stacy Castiglione (JEAN), Pagan Urich (HARRIET), MIDDLE: Katrina D. RiChard (MARGARET), Victoria Serra (DUSTY), FRONT: Jessalyn Waldron (STEPHANIE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

CAST:

Pagan Urich (HARRIET)
Stacy Castiglione (JEAN)
Jessalyn Waldron (STEPHANIE)
Victoria Serra (DUSTY)
Shelby Mayes (BERNADETTE)
Katherine Galera (CHRIS)
Katrina D. RiChard (MARGARET)

KIMBERLY AKIMBO
2026-06-06 20:00 - 2026-07-03 20:00
KIMBERLY AKIMBO
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
June 6 – July 3, 2026
By David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Michael Hovance
In this zany, warmhearted comedy play that inspired the recent Tony Award winning musical, Kimberly is a lonely 16-year-old girl suffering from a disease that causes her to age at more than four times the normal rate. Feeling trapped inside the frail physical body of an elderly woman, Kim meets Jeff, another young misfit at school, and an uncertain relationship develops between them. Soon her life goes “akimbo,” contending with a hypochondriac mother, a rarely sober father, a scam-artist aunt, her own mortality, and most terrifying of all, the possibility of first love. KIMBERLY AKIMBO is a shrewd and strangely affecting comedy that’s a bit of youthful happiness unlike any other.

A Big THANK YOU to the Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring the 2026 Studio Season!
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Friday, June 5, 8pm – Preview
Saturday, June 6, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
Friday, June 12, 8pm
Saturday, June 13, 8pm
Sunday, June 14, 2pm
Friday, June 19, 8pm
Saturday, June 20, 8pm
Sunday, June 21, 2pm
Friday, June 26, 8pm
Saturday, June 27, 8pm
Sunday, June 28, 2pm
Thursday, July 2, 8pm – Special Thursday Night Show
Friday, July 3, 8pm – Closing Night

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.

A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2
2026-07-18 20:00 - 2026-08-15 20:00
A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
July 18 – Aug. 15, 2026
By Lucas Hnath
Directed by Phyllis Gitlin
Fifteen years ago, Nora Helmer slammed the door on her stifling domestic life, leaving behind her husband and children for a life unknown. Now she is knocking at that same door, having returned with an urgent request for her former husband. Before Nora can get what she needs, she must reckon with the people she left, all of whom have some choice words for the former Mrs. Helmer. A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 is a funny, probing, and bold new comedy/drama that is at once a continuation of Ibsen’s play and a heartfelt meditation on how far we’ve come in the century and a quarter since.

A Big THANK YOU to the Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring the 2026 Studio Season!
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Friday, July 17, 8pm – Preview
Saturday, July 18, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
Friday, July 24, 8pm
Saturday, July 25, 8pm
Sunday, July 26, 2pm
Friday, July 31, 8pm
Saturday, August 1, 8pm
Sunday, August 2, 2pm
Friday, August 7, 8pm
Saturday, August 8, 8pm
Sunday, August 9, 2pm
Friday, August 14, 8pm
Saturday, August 15, 8pm – Closing Night

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.

HANGMEN
2026-08-28 20:00 - 2026-09-26 20:00
HANGMEN
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
Aug. 29 – Sept. 26, 2026
By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Carl DaSilva
In his small pub in Oldham, Harry is something of a local celebrity. But what’s the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters and sycophantic pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, a peculiar stranger lurks, with a very different motive for his visit. Martin McDonagh does it again in HANGMEN, a corrosively funny black comedy filled with dramatic tension in a juicy tale of capital punishment that will leave you “hanging” on the edge of your seat with suspense and devilish delight.

A Big THANK YOU to the Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring the 2026 Studio Season!
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Friday, August 28, 8pm – Preview
Saturday, August 29, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
Friday, September 4, 8pm
Saturday, September 5, 8pm
Sunday, September 6, 2pm
Friday, September 11, 8pm
Saturday, September 12, 8pm
Sunday, September 13, 2pm
Friday, September 18, 8pm
Saturday, September 19, 8pm
Sunday, September 20, 2pm
Friday, September 25, 8pm
Saturday, September 26, 8pm – Closing Night

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.

REEFER MADNESS: The Musical
2026-10-10 20:00 - 2026-11-15 14:00
REEFER MADNESS: The Musical
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
Oct. 10 – Nov. 15, 2026
Music and Book by Dan Studney, Lyrics and Book by Kevin Murphy
Directed by Rovin Jay
Choreographed by Sonya Randall
Musical Direction by Stephen Olear
An unlikely musical comedy inspired by an earnest 1936 public service film of the same name, this raucous spoof takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence. You won’t be able to resist the goofy charm of REEFER MADNESS, an addictive, hilarious, and highly stylized musical romp with a sly satirical political commentary that will leave you wanting more.

A Big THANK YOU to the Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring the 2026 Studio Season!
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Friday, October 9, 8pm – Preview
Saturday, October 10, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
Friday, October 16, 8pm
Saturday, October 17, 8pm
Sunday, October 18, 2pm
Friday, October 23, 8pm
Saturday, October 24, 8pm
Sunday, October 25, 2pm
Friday, October 30, 8pm
Saturday, October 31, 8pm
Sunday, November 1, 2pm
Friday, November 6, 8pm
Saturday, November 7, 8pm
Sunday, November 8, 2pm
Friday, November 13, 8pm
Saturday, November 14, 8pm
Sunday, November 15, 8pm – Closing

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.
