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THE UPPERCLASSMEN

The Upperclassmen come to the Long Beach Playhouse for another year of comedy and improv! Playing in the Studio theater. Tickets are $5.00 presale*, $10.00 at the door. (For online … Continue reading THE UPPERCLASSMEN →

VIRTUAL SCENE COLLABORATION CHALLENGE: Plays in 72 Hours!

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! →

SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUE CHALLENGE

Starting in June, as way to engage our community of actors and performers to participate in theater and perform again during the quarantine, we started the SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUE CHALLENGE.  We asked participants to submit their performances of Puck's closing monologue from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5, Scene 1. We had many great submissions, … Continue reading SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUE CHALLENGE →

Long Beach Gives 2020

  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

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 →

AUDITIONS: UN CUENTO DE NAVIDAD

TITLE: Un Cuento de Navidad or A Christmas Carol - An Online Production AUTHOR: Charles Dickens; Original English adaption by Gregory Cohen, Spanish Translation by Mariana Herrera. DIRECTOR: Juan Parada RUN: The video of the show will be shown online near Christmas. This is a community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.    AUDITION … Continue reading AUDITIONS: UN CUENTO DE NAVIDAD →

2021 Annual Member Meeting

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 →

AUDITIONS: THE CLIPPER – NWF 2020 Winner

TITLE: THE CLIPPER AUTHOR: Maryanne Melloan Woods DIRECTOR: Austin James RUN: Showing of the recorded reading on Saturday, March 27, 2021 with live Online Talkback afterward with the cast and director. This is a community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.  AUDITION DATES: Open Call: Video Submissions Dates: Open Now till March 1st REHEARSALS: … Continue reading AUDITIONS: THE CLIPPER – NWF 2020 Winner →

AUDITIONS: 2021 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL WINNERS

THE LBP NEW WORKS 2021 WINNERS FESTIVAL AUDITION NOTICE: TITLES: “BOOK CLUB” “LEON’S WARNING” AUTHORS: Suzie Heaton, “Book Club” Marc Littman, “Leon’s Warning” DIRECTORS: Angela Kozik, “Book Club” Gregory Cohen, “Leon’s Warning” RUN: Showings of the recorded readings on Friday, June 4, 2021 for “Book Club” and Saturday, June 5, 2021 for “Leon’s Warning” with … Continue reading AUDITIONS: 2021 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL WINNERS →