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Based on the true story of two actors who hired themselves out to the Long Beach Police Department in 1914 to entrap “social vagrants” in public restrooms, this highly theatrical tour-de-force brings to life a little known episode in Long Beach history and the history of LGBTQ rights. As these two actors become absorbed within … Continue reading THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY WAY
TITLE: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUICIDE CLUB AUTHOR: Jeffrey Hatcher DIRECTOR: Mitchell Nunn RUN: Sept. 22 - Oct. 20, 2018 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 … Continue reading AUDITIONS: SHERLOCK HOMLES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUICIDE CLUB
TITLE: Stephen Sondheim’s ASSSASSINS AUTHOR: Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by John Weidman DIRECTOR: Sean F. Gray MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Stephen Olear CHOREOGRAPHER: Halley Hardy RUN: Oct. 13th - Nov. 17, 2018 Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special … Continue reading AUDITIONS: ASSASSINS
Trickery, romance, and revenge set the stage for one of Shakespeare’s late masterpieces, in which sprites, goddesses, monsters, and fools hold court. In this fanciful classic that is often described as the darker twin to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a deposed noble turned sorcerer uses powerful magic to raise a great storm, shipwrecking the vessel … Continue reading THE TEMPEST
TITLE: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AUTHOR: Adapted by Jon Jory from the novel by Jane Austen DIRECTOR: Aurora Culver RUN: Nov. 3rd - Dec. 1st, 2018 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. … Continue reading AUDITIONS: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
What if Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective found himself in a plot inspired by Robert Louis Stephenson? Enter The Suicide Club and find out. In the heart of London, there stands a windowless house where Europe's most powerful men gather to play a murderous game. On this particular night, the club welcomes a new member, … Continue reading SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SUICIDE CLUB
What’s the outcome when The American Dream of success, celebrity, and free speech becomes warped in a madman’s mind? In this highly thought-provoking musical, musical genius Stephen Sondheim and playwright John Weidman bend time and space to allow the nation’s nine successful and would-be assassins to meet, interact, and inspire each other to try to … Continue reading Stephen Sondheim’s ASSASSINS
All of the wit and romance of Jane Austen's classic novel come to life in this fast-paced, humorous, and engaging new adaptation. Finding a husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet's most urgent priority. But with an overzealous match-making mother it's difficult to escape the subject. When the independent-minded Elizabeth meets the handsome but enigmatic Mr. Darcy, … Continue reading PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
TITLE: SPIDER’S WEB AUTHOR: Agatha Christie DIRECTOR: Ryan Holihan RUN: January 12th - February 9th, 2019 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: All … Continue reading AUDITIONS: Agatha Christie’s SPIDER’S WEB
The Studio Collaborative: MIRACLE ON ANAHEIM STREET Company: Held2Gether & LBP Dec. 1 @ 8pm, 2018. Tickets: $20 Description: Long Beach Playhouse and Held2gether, Improv for Life are teaming up for the 4th Annual "Miracle on Anaheim Street", a holiday variety to show to benefit the WomenShelter of Long Beach. Long Beach's premiere comedy troupe, … Continue reading MIRACLE ON ANAHEIM STREET
The Studio Collaborative: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE Company: Alethia Theater Dec. 6, 7, 8, 13 @ 8pm, Dec. 9 @ 2pm 2018. Tickets: $15 Description: One Christmas Eve, an angel desiring to earn her wings stops George Bailey before he jumps off a bridge and walks with him from childhood to this moment in time. Together, they … Continue reading IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
The perennial favorite returns for its seventh incarnation at the 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 … Continue reading A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2018)
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