Due to the Corona Virus and the uncertainly of any plans in the near future, we will be postponing the auditions for INTIMATE APPAREL to a later date.  We will let people know the new dates when events are more certain, but right now, it will likely be later in the year. Thank you for your understanding! AUDITION NOTICE TITLE: INTIMATE APPAREL AUTHOR: Lynn Nottage DIRECTOR: Brooke Aston RUN:  May 16th – June 13th, 2020 Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays…

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AUDITION NOTICE: TITLE: THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT AUTHOR: Stephen Adly Guirgis DIRECTOR: James Rice RUN: June 6, 2020 through July 3, 2020. Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. This is a community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.  AUDITION DATES: Open Call: Dates: Monday, April 13 & Tuesday, 14, 2020 Times: 7pm – 9pm Location: Long Beach Playhouse   Callbacks: Date…

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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 scenes! On Day One of the 72 hours, writers were given an audience suggested theme: Deep, Dark Secrets.  They then had 8 hours to write…

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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 you to enjoy! With special permission from Dramatists Play Service we are offering a chance to see the scene on the online video show platform,…

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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, and we put our favorites together into a beautiful Puck Megamix.  Here is the Megamix, and the full length submissions of our favorites.  Please enjoy!…

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  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 6 & 8:45 Performances from Stephen Olear, Jerry Barba, & Serena Bottiani-Henderson 6:30 & 9:15 Interview with Aurora J. Culver Messages from LBP Volunteers, Throwback…

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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 come together to stop it.   Adapted, Directed, and Produced by Cruz Flores, this radio play adaption attempts to counteract a century of pop culture…

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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 DATES: Video Submissions: Dates: We are taking video submissions starting Mon. Nov. 9 – Wed. Nov. 11, 2020 Callbacks Via Zoom:   Date and Time:…

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MIRACLE Company: Held2Gether, WomenShelter of Long Beach, & LBP Dates: Dec. 5, @ 7pm, 2020 Tickets starting at $5, higher levels for those that can give more Featuring live comedy from award-winning improv troupe Held2gether, musical performances by Long Beach Playhouse, the opportunity to win raffle prizes, and spotlights on each of these important Long Beach community staples. 100% of proceeds go to benefit these organizations that have been deeply affected by the 2020 pandemic.  Tickets start at $5.  Feel free to…

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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: UN CUENTO DE NAVIDAD (A Christmas Carol) Estreno en línea el 18 de diciembre de 2020 Written by Charles Dickens Original English adaption by Gregory Cohen Traducción al español de Mariana Herrera Adaptación al español de Juan Parada Dirigido por Juan Parada El favorito cuento eterno regresa…

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