Long Beach Playhouse

2025 STUDIO COLLABORATIVE SEASON
2025-01-04 08:00 - 2025-01-06 08:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for the 2025 Studio Collaborative Season where we offer outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater. We have a diverse and unique line up planned, so check out the description of the shows below!
1. TED TURNER AND THE LAST ROUND UP
Company: Noah Wagner, Producer
Dates: Jan. 10, 11 @ 8pm, Jan. 12 @ 2pm, Jan. 17, 18 @ 8pm, Jan. 19 @ 2pm 2025
Tickets: $20
Ticket Link: https://lbplayhouse.org/event/ted-turner-and-the-last-round-up/
Description:
The man who brought satellite television and 24-hour cable news to the world, and who devoted his late life to environmental causes, spends his waning days in Montana, trying to remember it all and wondering what it meant, all while dealing with a degenerative mental condition. His interlocutor guides him along.
2. ELEANOR’S STORY: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany
Company: Ingrid Garner, Producer
Dates: Jan. 24, 25 @ 8pm, Jan. 26 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25
Ticket Link: https://lbplayhouse.org/event/eleanors-story-an-american-girl-in-hitlers-germany/
Description:
TELEGRAPH’S #1 Theatre Pick, Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Based on Eleanor Ramrath Garner’s best-selling memoir, this internationally acclaimed adaptation—performed by her granddaughter, Ingrid Garner—details Eleanor’s youth as an American caught in WWII Berlin.
During the Great Depression, 9-year-old Eleanor’s family moves from the U.S. to Germany in pursuit of work. But when war breaks out as they are crossing the Atlantic, return to America becomes impossible. While desperate for Allied victory, the family faces bombings, Gestapo threats, the final battle for Berlin, and the perils of Russian occupation.
Punctuated with humor and accompanied by cinematic sound and video, Garner embodies her ancestors in this coming-of-age odyssey, delivering an account of war more relevant than ever.
Company Statement:
Ingrid Garner is an award-winning playwright/actor based in Los Angeles. Her work highlights exceptional stories of tenacious women in fierce circumstances.
3. 9/10ths
Company: Greg Atkins, Producer
Dates: Jan. 31, Feb. 1 @ 8pm, Feb. 2 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25 General Admission, $20 Student/Senior
Ticket Link: https://lbplayhouse.org/event/9-10ths/
Description:
9/10ths is an award-winning anthology of nine 10-minute scenes that take the
audience into the brain of playwright Greg Atkins. In Tempus Fugit, a time-travel comedy, Gary wants to propose, until his girlfriend–from the future—arrives to try and stop him. A corporate team building outing goes horribly wrong in Loanly Ladies. Then there is Bunnies, where two friends meet in a hotel room, one on the run and the other there to arrest him in a sweet and humorous look at friends facing the inevitable. Swipe is a fast and funny look at the modern world of dating. These, plus five other playlets take the audience on a wild ride through a variety of styles, characters and worlds.
Producer Statement:
Greg Atkins is the creative force behind Atkins Ink, an international entertainment company that has written/directed shows for: South Coast Repertory, Laguna Playhouse, Costa Mesa Playhouse, Elton John AIDS Foundation, National Hispanic Media Coalition, State Farm Gamerhood, Activision, Facebook and the Disney Company to name a few. Atkinsink.com
4. ICON’S ONLY
Company: Green Light Group Productions, Danielle Moore, Producer
Dates: Feb. 7 , 8 @ 8pm, Feb. 9 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25 General Admission, $20 group rate for groups of 10+
Ticket Link: https://lbplayhouse.org/event/icons-only/
Description:
Icons Only is a new cabaret tribute to multiple extraordinary women of the 20th century and beyond, through the lens of original musical theater songwriting. The piece explores cultural influencers ranging from the queen of jazz Ella Fitzgerald to Audrey Hepburn, who served as a spy in the Dutch resistance before becoming an award-winning actress and humanitarian; record-breaking pilot Grace Huntington; boundary-pushing painter and Disney concept artist Mary Blair; and multiple icons of pop, R&B, and country music. Featuring music & lyrics by Danielle E. Moore (Audrey; Ink & Paint; BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop), Icons Only reveals untold stories of trailblazers both revered and unknown, with the goal of putting audience members in their (often fabulous) shoes.
Company statement:
Green Light Group Productions (GLG) was founded to close the gender gap in musical theater authorship as the first (and only) U.S.-based producing organization dedicated to developing and producing musical theater written and composed by women and nonbinary artists. Its inaugural development opportunity for new work, Sound Balance, opened in Fall 2024 with support from NYSCA/A.R.T. New York and The Pride Network’s Transformational Leadership Initiative. www.greenlightgroupproductions.com
5. LBP STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET FUNDRAISER 2025
Company: LBP, Madison Mooney, Carole Louise, & Serena Bottiani-Henderson, Producers
Dates: Feb. 14 &15 @ 8pm, 2025
Tickets: $20
Ticket Link: https://lbplayhouse.org/event/lbp-staff-and-friends-cabaret-fundraiser-2025/
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!
6. WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE . . .
Company: VanderHart Productions, Bruce Hart, Producer
Dates: Feb. 21, 22 @ 8pm, Feb. 23 @ 2pm, & Feb. 28, Mar. 1 @ 8pm, Mar. 2 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25 General Admission, $22 Senior, $15 Student
Ticket Link: https://lbplayhouse.org/event/with-friends-like-these/
Description:
Dive into the campy world of “With Friends Like These…,” an LGBTQ+ stage show that humorously reimagines the classic film The Women. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Los Angeles, the story follows Kyle Freeman, a successful lawyer whose life takes a nosedive when he discovers his husband, Conrad, is cheating with Trevor, a charming waiter. In his quest for support, Kyle turns to his fabulous friends: Donna, a bold gossip reporter; Adam, a dramatic TV writer; Rodney, a steady schoolteacher; and Sidney, the frenemy who stirs the pot. As secrets unravel in Beverly Hills and Bel Air, the show explores love, betrayal, and self-discovery, celebrating friendship and the fabulousness of LA life—A VERY Gay Farce: Muscles, Mayhem, and Cocktails!
Company Statement:
VanderHart Productions is an independent production company dedicated to the creation of LGBTQ+ content for stage and screen. We have produced seven successful stage productions in Southern California including “Honey I’m Home” and “With Friends Like These…” and several feature films including the cult favorite “Homewrecker” and the romantic comedy “Open: breaking the rules”. Our goal is to create entertaining, inclusive, and positive LGBTQ+ entertainment.
7. UNSCREWED: An Unscripted Screwball Comedy
Company: Modjeska Unscripted Theatre, Nick Slimmer, Producer
Dates: Mar. 7, 8 @ 8pm, Mar. 9 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25
Ticket Link: https://lbplayhouse.org/event/unscrewed-an-unscripted-screwball-comedy/
Description:
“Unscrewed: An Unscripted Screwball Comedy” takes spontaneity to the next level, delivering a fresh experience every night. Each performance is a completely improvised, full-length play with a whirlwind of zany characters, unexpected twists, and hilarious misunderstandings, all tailored by the audience’s suggestions. Think of it as a love letter to the chaotic charm of classic screwball comedies like “Bringing Up Baby” and “His Girl Friday,” where quick wit and slapstick reign supreme. As the cast dives into offbeat scenarios and playful banter, no two nights will ever be the same. Whether it’s a mistaken heirloom or a wild chase for a missing pet, expect the unexpected in this delightfully unpredictable romp!
Company Statement:
Modjeska Unscripted Theater (MUT) is an improvisational theater group founded in 2016 as the in-house improvisation ensemble of Modjeska Playhouse. MUT performs full improvised or “unscripted” theatre, producing full-length unscripted plays. MUT prides itself on its ability to use to create theater through character and relationship driven unscripted plays.
The MUT motto: “Serve your partner, serve the scene, serve the story”
8. BLACK DECEMBER
Company: Black Girls Productions, Shaneisha Dodson, Producer
Dates: Mar. 14, 15 @ 8pm, Mar. 16 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25
Ticket Link: https://lbplayhouse.org/event/black-december/
Description:
Black December is a drama set in the South at the Odessa plantation and spans across four decades (1940, 1970, 1990, and present day). The story follows the lives of three Odessa women, each grappling with a mysterious generational curse that strikes every December causing them to lose something or someone that they love. As the Odessa women struggle with love and loss, they must figure out a way to break the curse to experience genuine happiness. The show explores themes of resilience, faith, trauma and family.
Company Statement:
Black Girlz Productions was founded by Shaneisha Dodson. Our goal is to bring awareness to social issues through performance art, film and cultural events. Our motto is Dream BIG or Go Home!
9. PLAYS IN A DAY 2025
Company: LBP, Alex Shewchuk, producing
Dates: Mar. 22 @ 8pm, 2025
Tickets: $10
Ticket Link: https://lbplayhouse.org/event/plays-in-a-day-2025/
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!
10. LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2025
Company: LBP New Works Committee producing
Dates: Mar. 28 & 29 @ 7pm, 2025
Tickets: Free
Ticket Link: https://lbplayhouse.org/event/lbp-new-works-festival-2025/
Description:
The 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.

TED TURNER AND THE LAST ROUND UP
2025-01-19 14:00 - 15:30
The Studio Collaborative:
TED TURNER AND THE LAST ROUND UP
Company: Noah Wagner, Producer
Dates: Jan. 10, 11 @ 8pm, Jan. 12 @ 2pm, and Jan. 17, 18 @ 8pm, Jan. 19 @ 2pm 2025
Tickets: $20 over the phone or in person at our Box Office, $23 online including a service fee
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ADDED DATES!

Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 at 8pm
Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at 8pm
Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025 at 2pm

All Collaborative Shows do 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 man who brought satellite television and 24-hour cable news to the world, and who devoted his late life to environmental causes, spends his waning days in Montana, trying to remember it all and wondering what it meant, all while dealing with a degenerative mental condition. His interlocutor guides him along.
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.

ELEANOR’S STORY: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany
2025-01-26 14:00 - 15:30
The Studio Collaborative:
ELEANOR’S STORY: An American Girl In Hitler’s Germany
Company: Ingrid Garner, Producer
Dates: Jan. 24, 25 @ 8pm, Jan. 26 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25 when buying tickets over the phone or in person at the Box Office, $28 when buying online due to a $3 service fee
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Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 at 8pm
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 at 8pm
Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 at 2pm

All Collaborative Shows do 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:
TELEGRAPH’S #1 Theatre Pick, Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Based on Eleanor Ramrath Garner’s best-selling memoir, this internationally acclaimed adaptation—performed by her granddaughter, Ingrid Garner—details Eleanor’s youth as an American caught in WWII Berlin.
During the Great Depression, 9-year-old Eleanor’s family moves from the U.S. to Germany in pursuit of work. But when war breaks out as they are crossing the Atlantic, return to America becomes impossible. While desperate for Allied victory, the family faces bombings, Gestapo threats, the final battle for Berlin, and the perils of Russian occupation.
Punctuated with humor and accompanied by cinematic sound and video, Garner embodies her ancestors in this coming-of-age odyssey, delivering an account of war more relevant than ever.
Company Statement:
Ingrid Garner is an award-winning playwright/actor based in Los Angeles. Her work highlights exceptional stories of tenacious women in fierce circumstances.
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.
PREVEIW TRAILER:

9/10ths
2025-02-02 14:00 - 16:00
The Studio Collaborative:
9/10ths
Company: Greg Atkins, Producer
Dates: Jan. 31, Feb. 1 @ 8pm, Feb. 2 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25 General Admission, $20 Student/Senior, when buying tickets over the phone or in person at the Box Office, $28 General Admission and $23 Student/Senior when buying online due to a $3 service fee

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Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 at 8pm
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 at 8pm
Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 at 2pm

All Collaborative Shows do 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:
9/10ths is an award-winning anthology of nine 10-minute scenes that take the audience into the brain of playwright Greg Atkins. In Tempus Fugit, a time-travel comedy, Gary wants to propose, until his girlfriend–from the future—arrives to try and stop him. A corporate team building outing goes horribly wrong in Loanly Ladies. Then there is Bunnies, where two friends meet in a hotel room, one on the run and the other there to arrest him in a sweet and humorous look at friends facing the inevitable. Swipe is a fast and funny look at the modern world of dating. These, plus five other playlets take the audience on a wild ride through a variety of styles, characters and worlds.
Producer Statement:
Greg Atkins is the creative force behind Atkins Ink, an international entertainment company that has written/directed shows for: South Coast Repertory, Laguna Playhouse, Costa Mesa Playhouse, Elton John AIDS Foundation, National Hispanic Media Coalition, State Farm Gamerhood, Activision, Facebook and the Disney Company to name a few. Atkinsink.com
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.

AUDITIONS: HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
2025-02-04 18:00 - 2025-02-06 18:00
AUDITIONS: HADESTOWN: Teen Edition
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
Book by Book, Music & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell
Directed by Anna Kate Mohler
Musical Direction by Andy Zacharias
Choreography by Lea Mano

AUDITION DATES: Feb. 4 – Feb. 6, 2025

Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 – 6pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 – 6pm – 9pm: Open Call
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 – 6pm – 9pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions. We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
Please register for an audition time slot by visiting jewelboxct.org/hadestown
Audition Registration opens on January 21st
LINK TO AUDITION TIME SLOT REGISTRATION
PLEASE NOTE: In compliance with Concord Theatrical’s rules, all actors must be 19 or younger for the entire production. All minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

PERFORMANCE DATES: April 25th – May 24th, 2025

AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: HADESTOWN: Teen Edition
PRODUCERS: The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse
AUTHOR: Book, Music & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell
DIRECTOR: Anna Kate Mohler
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Andy Zacharias
CHOREOGRAPHER: Lea Mano
RUN: April 25th – May 24th
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
This is a volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.
AUDITION DATES:
Open Call:
Dates: Tuesday February 4th & Wednesday February 5th, 2025
(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions. We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
Times: 6pm – 9pm
In compliance with Concord Theatrical’s rules all actors must be 19 or younger for the entire production.
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Please register for an audition time slot by visiting jewelboxct.org/hadestown
Audition Registration opens on January 21st
LINK TO AUDITION TIME SLOT REGISTRATION

Callbacks: By Invitation Only.
Date: Thursday February 6th
Times: 6pm – 9pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday February 8th from 12 – 3pm
Regular Rehearsal: Monday through Thursday from 6pm – 9pm Starting February 10th
(Please see beginning rehearsal BELOW schedule for specific dates and times.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse *please note, some rehearsals may take place at the Jewel Box Studio at 2050 Santa Fe Ave, Long Beach, CA 90810
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
In compliance with Concord Theatrical’s rules, all actors must be 19 or younger for the entire production. All minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Bring headshot and resume if possible. We will also have a short form for you to fill out when you arrive.
AT THE OPEN CALL: Please bring a headshot and resume if possible. Please prepare 16 bars of a contemporary musical theater or folk/pop song in the style of the show but not from the show – please no Jason Robert Brown or Sondheim songs. Bring printed sheet music for live accompanist. Karaoke or recorded tracks will not be permitted. Be prepared to take direction and answer questions.
*Please note, all first time or newer auditioners are encouraged to attend one of the free audition workshops that will be taking place at the Long Beach Playhouse on Saturday January 18th from 9am to 12 noon Saturday February 1st from 9am to 12 noon.
To register for an audition workshop, visit jewelboxct.org/hadestown
LINK TO AUDITION WORKSHOP

SHORT SYNOPSIS:
This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and Lady Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.

CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
PLEASE NOTE: This production will be double cast. The two sets of casts will alternate on different performances of the run. The dates of which cast will perform when will be determined after casting.
ORPHEUS: Tenor with strong falsetto, D3-C5. Lyre-playing poet, gifted and naïve. Ability to play guitar or learn is a plus.
EURYDICE: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, F#3-D5. A runaway, tough and vulnerable
HADES: Bass, F2-C#4. Compulsive industrialist, boss-king of Hadestown
PERSEPHONE: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto, F3-C5. Queen of nature and the season, a lush
HERMES: Tenor/Baritone, C3-B4. Charismatic guide and storyteller, mentor to Orpheus.
FATES (3): Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, E3-D5 (Fate 1 up to Eb5). Three Sisters, vicious and delicious, voices in the head
WORKERS (6-8): SATB. Spirits of labor and community, a physical choral presence
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

Hadestown Rehearsal Schedule v.4Download

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
2025-02-07 20:00 - 2025-02-08 20:00
Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025
Adapted by Philip Grecian from the novel by Agatha Christie
Directed by Mitchell Nunn
From Agatha Christie’s highly-praised novel comes this thrilling adaptation of THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD. Famed Detective Hercule Poirot has retired from sleuthing to garden near the small village of King’s Abbot. But when his friend and local patrician Roger Ackroyd is murdered in his country manor, Poirot is pressed to investigate. To discover the killer, he enlists the aid of the local doctor to be his “Watson,” and the new detecting duo uncover a web of deceit in which every member of the household has something to hide. No one will foresee the shocking twist as the murderer finds there is no secret they can keep from Hercule Poirot.
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED FEB. 8, 2025
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.
Our opening night gala is sponsored by The Port of Long Beach!

This Show Contains:

Very Loud Blank Firing Gun Shot
References to Suicide and Self-Harm
MURDER!

This is a Two Act Show, with one, 15 min. Intermission
•Act One is Approx. 1 Hr. 15 mins.
•There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
•Act Two is Approx. 1 Hr. 10 mins.
PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 1: Harriet Whitmyer (CAROLINE SHEPPARD), Ace Christensen (DR. JAMES SHEPPARD)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 2: Ace Christensen (DR. JAMES SHEPPARD), Michael Marmont (JOHN PARKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 3: Robert J. Fetes (HERCULE POIROT), Ace Christensen (DR. JAMES SHEPPARD)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 4: Jack Murphy (INSPECTOR RAGLAN), Michael Marmont (JOHN PARKER), Hope Abel (FLORA ACKROYD), Harris Banneck (GEOFFREY RAYMOND), Aaron Izbicki (MAJOR HECTOR BLUNT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 5: Aaron Izbicki (MAJOR HECTOR BLUNT), Carmen Tunis (MRS. ACKROYD), Ace Christensen (DR. JAMES SHEPPARD), Hope Abel (FLORA ACKROYD), Harris Banneck (GEOFFREY RAYMOND), Robert J. Fetes (HERCULE POIROT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 6: Alyssa Blaise Kammerer (URSULA BOURNE), Jack Murphy (INSPECTOR RAGLAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 7: Harriet Whitmyer (CAROLINE SHEPPARD), Ace Christensen (DR. JAMES SHEPPARD)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 8: Lee Samuel Tanng (CHARLES KENT), Jack Murphy (INSPECTOR RAGLAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 9: Hope Abel (FLORA ACKROYD), Ace Christensen (DR. JAMES SHEPPARD), Carmen Tunis (MRS. ACKROYD), Robert J. Fetes (HERCULE POIROT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 10: Robert J. Fetes (HERCULE POIROT), Jack Murphy (INSPECTOR RAGLAN), Aaron Izbicki (MAJOR HECTOR BLUNT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 11: Robert J. Fetes (HERCULE POIROT), Tracy Wilkes (ELIZABETH RUSSELL), Ace Christensen (DR. JAMES SHEPPARD)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 12: Ace Christensen (DR. JAMES SHEPPARD), Robert J. Fetes (HERCULE POIROT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 13: Carmen Tunis (MRS. ACKROYD), Hope Abel (FLORA ACKROYD), Alyssa Blaise Kammerer (URSULA BOURNE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD (MAINSTAGE, Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Lee Samuel Tanng (CHARLES KENT/RALPH PATON), Aaron Izbicki (MAJOR HECTOR BLUNT), Ace Christensen (DR. JAMES SHEPPARD), Robert J. Fetes (HERCULE POIROT), Jack Murphy (INSPECTOR RAGLAN), Michael Marmont (JOHN PARKER); FRONT ROW: Alyssa Blaise Kammerer (URSULA BOURNE), Carmen Tunis (MRS. ACKROYD), Hope Abel (FLORA ACKROYD), Tracy Wilkes (ELIZABETH RUSSELL), Harriet Whitmyer (CAROLINE SHEPPARD)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Ace Christensen (DR. JAMES SHEPPARD)
Harriet Whitmyer (CAROLINE SHEPPARD)
Robert J. Fetes (HERCULE POIROT)
Jack Murphy (INSPECTOR RAGLAN)
Hope Abel (FLORA ACKROYD)
Carmen Tunis (MRS. ACKROYD)
Harris Banneck (GEOFFREY RAYMOND)
Michael Marmont (JOHN PARKER)
Aaron Izbicki (MAJOR HECTOR BLUNT)
Tracy Wilkes (ELIZABETH RUSSELL)
Alyssa Blaise Kammerer (URSULA BOURNE)
Lee Samuel Tanng (CHARLES KENT/RALPH PATON)

ICONS ONLY
2025-02-07 20:00 - 2025-02-09 14:00
The Studio Collaborative:
ICON’S ONLY
Company: Green Light Group Productions
Dates: Feb. 7 , 8 @ 8pm, Feb. 9 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25 General Admission, $20 group rate for groups of 10+ (To arrange group tickets, please call our Box office at 562-494-1014 option 1) when buying tickets over the phone or in person at the Box Office, $28 General Admission when buying online due to a $3 service fee
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Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 at 8pm
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 at 8pm
Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 at 2pm

All Collaborative Shows do 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:
Icons Only is a new cabaret tribute to multiple extraordinary women of the 20th century and beyond, through the lens of original musical theater songwriting. The piece explores cultural influencers ranging from the queen of jazz Ella Fitzgerald to Audrey Hepburn, who served as a spy in the Dutch resistance before becoming an award-winning actress and humanitarian; record-breaking pilot Grace Huntington; boundary-pushing painter and Disney concept artist Mary Blair; and multiple icons of pop, R&B, and country music. Featuring music & lyrics by Danielle E. Moore (Audrey; Ink & Paint; BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop), Icons Only reveals untold stories of trailblazers both revered and unknown, with the goal of putting audience members in their (often fabulous) shoes.
Company Statement:
Green Light Group Productions (GLG) was founded to close the gender gap in musical theater authorship as the first (and only) U.S.-based producing organization dedicated to developing and producing musical theater written and composed by women and nonbinary artists. Its inaugural development opportunity for new work, Sound Balance, opened in Fall 2024 with support from NYSCA/A.R.T. New York and The Pride Network’s Transformational Leadership Initiative. www.greenlightgroupproductions.com
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.

AUDITIONS: Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE
2025-02-10 19:00 - 2025-02-12 19:00
AUDITIONS: Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
By Neil Simon
Directed by James Rice

AUDITION DATES: Feb. 10 – 12, 2025

Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions. We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
PERFORMANCE DATES: April 5 – May 3, 2025

AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: GOD’S FAVORITE
AUTHOR: Neil Simon
DIRECTOR: James Rice
RUN: April 4, 2025 – May 3, 2025
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 volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.
AUDITION DATES:
Open Call:
Dates: Monday, Feb. 10 & Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025
(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)
Times: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks: By Invitation Only.
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 Noon – 4pm
Regular Rehearsal: Starting Feb. 17, 2025: Mon – Thur., 7pm – 10pm; Sat. 10am – 2pm
(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
NOTE: Open to working with some minor conflicts except for tech dates and performances.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
The setting of the play is a Long Island mansion. The household consists of a pious, God-fearing tycoon named Joe Benjamin and his family: a long-suffering wife, Rose, a prodigal son, David, a pair of unique and quirky twins, Ben and Sarah, and the maid and butler, Mady and Morris. One night a messenger from God, Sidney Lipton (with a big G on their sweatshirt) arrives, and, as in the biblical story, goes through all manner of temptations to get Joe Benjamin to renounce God. When he refuses, he is visited by all the afflictions imaginable. He stands firm and the messenger has to admit defeat.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
JOE BENJAMIN (M, 45-55). Joe is the patriarch of the family, whose faith in God in tested.
SIDNEY LIPTON (Gender Open, but must present as Male, 40-55). Quirky messenger from God. Sent to test Joe’s faith.
ROSE BENJAMIN (F 45-55). Joe’s wife. A pampered Log Island housewife.
DAVID BENJAMIN (M, or Male Presenting, late 20’s). Eldest child of Joe and Rose. Intelligent, sarcastic and pessimistic. David is the family ”disappointment” who never reached his potential.
BEN BENJAMIN (M, mid-twenties). Twin of Sarah, youngest children of Joe and Rose. The twins have an IQ of 160 – between them.
SARAH BENJAMIN (F mid-twenties). Twin of Ben, youngest children of Joe and Rose. The twins have an IQ of 160 – between them.
MADY (F, age open). Housekeeper.
MORRIS (M, age open). Butler.

BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

God’s Favorite Beg. Reh. Schedule V.2Download

LBP STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET FUNDRAISER 2025
2025-02-14 20:00 - 2025-02-15 20:00
The Studio Collaborative:
LBP STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET FUNDRAISER 2025
Company: LBP, Madison Mooney, Carole Louise, & Serena Bottiani-Henderson, Producers
Dates: Feb. 14 &15 @ 8pm, 2025
Tickets: $20 when buying tickets over the phone or in person at the Box Office, $23 when buying online due to a $3 service fee
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Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 at 8pm
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 at 8pm

Our performers on Friday February 14th include:Adriano BrownAllison McGuireJack MurphyLeena FritzAnna Kate MohlerAndy ZachariasLea ManoJoy ArzagaTrina EstanislaoSam HardyAlex ShewchukCarole LouiseMilo CoteChristopher HutchinsonWillow Mercury ArdeleanJennifer HarmonKelsey TimsahKelsey Weinstein

Our performers on Saturday February 15th include:Andrew TaylorDanielle SteedleKatherine WhiteJoy DemainChristopher HutchinsonChristina BayerMarilyn Bayer-EchevarriaSerena Bottiani-HendersonMichael HovanceRick ReischmanVita MucciaSam TanngGary WilliamsEric SchifferCassie Marie AngerosaJoy Arzaga Trina EstanislaoJennifer HarmonJa’lil NelsonQuinn VannKelsey Weinstein
All Collaborative Shows do 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.
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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!
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.

AUDITIONS: LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2025
2025-02-25 19:00 - 21:00
AUDITION NOTICE:
THE 2025 LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
TITLES: Show 1: THE ONE GOOD THING or “Are Ya Patrick Swayze?”
Show 2: JUDGEMENT OF THE EYE
AUTHORS: Joe Bravaco (The One Good Thing)
Simon Bowler (Judgement of the Eye)
DIRECTORS: Katherine White (The One Good Thing)
Michael Hovance (Judgement of the Eye)
RUN: Stage Reading of THE ONE GOOD THING on March 28, 2025 at 7pm. Stage Reading of JUDGEMENT OF THE EYE on Saturday, MARCH 29, 2025 at 7pm. There will be a talk-back after each reading.
This is a volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.
AUDITION DATES:
Open Call:
Dates: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 (One night only for both plays.)
Times: 7 pm – 9 pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
REHEARSALS:
There will be 3-4 rehearsals (usually one per week) before the stage reading arranged between the directors and the actors cast. Rehearsals will start immediately.
(Please see Beginning Rehearsal Schedule for days when rehearsals could possibly be scheduled.)
For Each Specific Show:
THE ONE GOOD THING
First Read-Through: March 1st, 2025 1-4pm
Regular Rehearsal: Mondays ONLY; March 3 – March 24, 7pm-10pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
JUDGEMENT OF THE EYE
Regular Rehearsals: Tuesdays in March, 7pm – 10pm; with the possibility of some Zoom rehearsals if needed.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume. Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.
NEW WORKS FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
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 (one local to southern California, one non-local) to receive a stage reading with critical feedback from professional theatre critics and an audience talk back.
As it is a stage reading, there will only be 3-4 rehearsals, and actors will not need to memorize their scripts. The stage reading of their show will only happen one night, and there will be a talk back with the audience after the reading.
SHOW 1: THE ONE GOOD THING
By Joe Bravaco
Stage Reading on Friday, March 28, 2025
Directed by Katherine White
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Two brothers in Enniskeel, a small coastal town on the Irish Sea in Fingal County, Ireland have deep heartfelt chats about life and loss, in the way that Irish men do; with sarcasm, teasing, and brotherly love. Sometimes we wait to long to tell people how we feel and these brothers go on that journey together.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
JAMIE (M, Early 30’s) a primary school teacher, gay, on the thin side, maybe losing some hair. An open, honest face. (Irish accent.)
TOMMY (M, Late 20’s) Jamie’s brother, an artist, married, handsome, more robust, a ruddy complexion. (Irish accent.)

SHOW 2: JUDGEMENT OF THE EYE
By Simon Bowler
Stage Saturday, March 29, 2025
Directed by Michael Hovance
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Han Van Meegeren, a struggling Dutch artist, realizes his skill is forgeries and sell millions of dollars of fake art. When Germany invades, the SS compel him to sell paintings to Goering, and he makes millions more. At the end of the war, he is accused of selling national treasure to the enemy and is to be executed. He claims the paintings are fakes and to prove it he will paint another. His story exposes the contradictions of how we perceive and value art, in a tale so absurd, and with a character so flawed, it can only be true.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
HAN VAN MEEGEREN (M, 40s – 50s) Artist and Forger with a morphia addiction who wants to be remembered for their own art (Mee-Gur-en)
JO VAN MEEGEREN (F, 40s) Han’s wife who may or may not know about Han’s illicit activities.
THEO VAN WIJNGAARDEN (M, 30s – 40s) Art Dealer of questionable morals. (Vin-Garden) (Doubles with Lt. Hess)
ABRAHAM BREDIUS (M, 60s) Art Expert, Considered the preeminent authority on Vermeer (Bree-dee-us) (Doubles with Wooning)
INSPECTOR HENRICH WOONING (M, 30s-40s) Post-War Dutch Government Investigator of potential Wartime crimes. (Woo-ning) (Doubles with Bredius)
LOTTE (F, 30s) a prostitute who develops a keen interest in art. (Doubles with Emma Laan)
LT. HESS (M, 40s) Nazi officer with a demanding boss. (German Accent required) (doubles with Theo Van Wijngaarden)
JUDGE (F, 40s) Head of the court in Meegeren’s trial (Also will read stage directions.)
EMMA LAAN (F, 20s) – Bredius’ ambitious secretary (Doubles with Lotte)
GENERAL REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

NWF 2025 General Rehearsal Schedule V.2Download

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE . . .
2025-02-28 20:00 - 2025-03-02 21:00
The Studio Collaborative:
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE . . .
Company: VanderHart Productions, Bruce Hart, Producer
Dates: Feb. 21, 22 @ 8pm, Feb. 23 @ 2pm, & Feb. 28, Mar. 1 @ 8pm, Mar. 2 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25 General Admission, $22 Senior, $15 Student, when buying tickets over the phone or in person at the Box Office, $28 General Admission, $25 Senior, $18 Student, when buying online due to a $3 service fee
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Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 at 8pm
Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025 at 8pm
Sunday, Mar. 2, 2025 at 2pm

All Collaborative Shows do 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:
Dive into the campy world of “With Friends Like These…,” an LGBTQ+ stage show that humorously reimagines the classic film The Women. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Los Angeles, the story follows Kyle Freeman, a successful lawyer whose life takes a nosedive when he discovers his husband, Conrad, is cheating with Trevor, a charming waiter. In his quest for support, Kyle turns to his fabulous friends: Donna, a bold gossip reporter; Adam, a dramatic TV writer; Rodney, a steady schoolteacher; and Sidney, the frenemy who stirs the pot. As secrets unravel in Beverly Hills and Bel Air, the show explores love, betrayal, and self-discovery, celebrating friendship and the fabulousness of LA life—A VERY Gay Farce: Muscles, Mayhem, and Cocktails!
Company Statement:
VanderHart Productions is an independent production company dedicated to the creation of LGBTQ+ content for stage and screen. We have produced seven successful stage productions in Southern California including “Honey I’m Home” and “With Friends Like These…” and several feature films including the cult favorite “Homewrecker” and the romantic comedy “Open: breaking the rules”. Our goal is to create entertaining, inclusive, and positive LGBTQ+ entertainment.
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.

UNSCREWED: An Unscripted Screwball Comedy
2025-03-09 14:00 - 16:00
The Studio Collaborative:
UNSCREWED: An Unscripted Screwball Comedy
Company: Modjeska Unscripted Theatre, Nick Slimmer, Producer
Dates: Mar. 7, 8 @ 8pm, Mar. 9 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25
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Sunday, Mar. 9, 2025 at 2pm

All Collaborative Shows do 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:
“UNSCREWED: An Unscripted Screwball Comedy” takes spontaneity to the next level, delivering a fresh experience every night. Each performance is a completely improvised, full-length play with a whirlwind of zany characters, unexpected twists, and hilarious misunderstandings, all tailored by the audience’s suggestions. Think of it as a love letter to the chaotic charm of classic screwball comedies like “Bringing Up Baby” and “His Girl Friday,” where quick wit and slapstick reign supreme. As the cast dives into offbeat scenarios and playful banter, no two nights will ever be the same. Whether it’s a mistaken heirloom or a wild chase for a missing pet, expect the unexpected in this delightfully unpredictable romp!
Company Statement:
Modjeska Unscripted Theater (MUT) is an improvisational theater group founded in 2016 as the in-house improvisation ensemble of Modjeska Playhouse. MUT performs full improvised or “unscripted” theatre, producing full-length unscripted plays. MUT prides itself on its ability to use to create theater through character and relationship driven unscripted plays.
The MUT motto: “Serve your partner, serve the scene, serve the 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.

BLACK DECEMBER
2025-03-16 14:00 - 16:00
The Studio Collaborative:
BLACK DECEMBER
Company: Black Girls Productions, Shaneisha Dodson, Producer
Dates: Mar. 14, 15 @ 8pm, Mar. 16 @ 2pm, 2025
Tickets: $25 when buying tickets over the phone or in person at the Box Office, $28 when buying online due to a $3 service fee
BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE
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Friday, Mar. 14, 2025 at 8pm
Saturday, Mar. 15, 2025 at 8pm
Sunday, Mar. 16, 2025 at 2pm

All Collaborative Shows do 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:
BLACK DECEMBER is a drama set in the South at the Odessa plantation and spans across four decades (1940, 1970, 1990, and present day). The story follows the lives of three Odessa women, each grappling with a mysterious generational curse that strikes every December causing them to lose something or someone that they love. As the Odessa women struggle with love and loss, they must figure out a way to break the curse to experience genuine happiness. The show explores themes of resilience, faith, trauma and family.
Company Statement:
Black Girlz Productions was founded by Shaneisha Dodson. Our goal is to bring awareness to social issues through performance art, film and cultural events. Our motto is Dream BIG or Go Home!
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.

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON
2025-03-22 20:00 - 23:00
August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025
By August Wilson
Directed by Rovin Jay
Can you transcend the past? In August Wilson’s masterpiece, THE PIANO LESSON, the past is a ghost that haunts a Black family’s dreams of a better life. It’s the Great Depression, and Boy Willie has come north to Pittsburgh to see his sister, Bernice, with an opportunity to buy some land down home in Mississippi. He wants her to sell the family’s antique piano. But it is more than just a musical instrument; it’s a testament to the family’s rise from slavery, carved with the images of their ancestors. As the siblings contend with each other, can they escape the lives of their forefathers and put to rest the ghosts that still haunt them?
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MARCH 22, 2025.
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.
*Preview night is $10 for those purchasing tickets over the phone or in person, there is a $3 service fee for those purchasing online.

This Production is Sponsored by the Port of Long Beach!
This Show Contains:

Adult Language and Content
Racially Charged Language
Loud Sounds & Flashing Lights

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 15 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 1 hr. 20mins
SHOW TRAILER:

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 1: Ben Pettis (LYMON), Landon Moss (BOY WILLIE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 2: Rhyver White (BERNIECE), Landon Moss (BOY WILLIE), Keven Benbow (DOAKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 3: Kalia Johnson (MARETHA), Ben Pettis (LYMON), Landon Moss (BOY WILLIE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 4: Rhyver White (BERNIECE), Kalia Johnson (MARETHA), Keenan Carver (AVERY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 5: Ben Pettis (LYMON), Maurice G. Smith (WINING BOY), Landon Moss (BOY WILLIE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 6: Keven Benbow (DOAKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 7: Ben Pettis (LYMON), Maurice G. Smith (WINING BOY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 8: Keenan Carver (AVERY), Rhyver White (BERNIECE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 9: Landon Moss (BOY WILLIE), Danielle Davis (GRACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 10: Keven Benbow (DOAKER), Landon Moss (BOY WILLIE), Kalia Johnson (MARETHA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 11: Landon Moss (BOY WILLIE), Keven Benbow (DOAKER), Rhyver White (BERNIECE), Kalia Johnson (MARETHA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 12: Danielle Davis (GRACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 13: Rhyver White (BERNIECE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Keven Benbow (DOAKER), Landon Moss (BOY WILLIE), Danielle Davis (GRACE), Keenan Carver (AVERY), Maurice G. Smith (WINING BOY), Ben Pettis (LYMON), FRONT ROW: Kalia Johnson (MARETHA), Rhyver White (BERNIECE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Keven Benbow (DOAKER)
Landon Moss (BOY WILLIE)
Ben Pettis (LYMON)
Rhyver White (BERNIECE)
Kalia Johnson (MARETHA)
Keenan Carver (AVERY)
Maurice G. Smith (WINING BOY)
Danielle Davis (GRACE)

PLAYS IN A DAY 2025
2025-03-22 20:00 - 22:00
The Studio Collaborative:
PLAYS IN A DAY 2025
Company: LBP, Alex Shewchuk, producing
Dates: Mar. 22 @ 8pm, 2025
Tickets: $10 when buying tickets over the phone or in person at the Box Office, $13 when buying online due to a $3 service fee
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Saturday, Mar. 22, 2025 at 8pm

All Collaborative Shows do 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!
Company Statement:
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.

AUDITIONS: STEEL MAGNOLIAS
2025-03-24 19:00 - 2025-03-26 19:00
AUDITIONS: STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
By Robert Harling
Directed by Phyllis B. Gitlin
AUDITION DATES: Mar. 24 – 26, 2025

Monday, Mar. 24, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions. We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
PERFORMANCE DATES: May 17 – June 14, 2025

AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: STEEL MAGNOLIAS
AUTHOR: Robert Harling
DIRECTOR: Phyllis B. Gitlin
RUN: May 16th – June 14th, 2025
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 volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.

AUDITION DATES:
Open Call:
Dates: Monday, March 24 & Tuesday, March 25, 2025
(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)
Times: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks: By Invitation Only.
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, March 29, Noon – 4pm
Regular Rehearsal: Starting March 31st, Monday-Thursday, 7pm – 10pm; Saturdays, 9am – Noon.
(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times. Specifics of each regular rehearsal’s daily call will be determined after casting.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
NOTE: Open to working with some minor conflicts except for tech dates and performances.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Please have a prepared monologue (60-90 seconds) of the genre.
If you do not have a monologue prepared, sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.
All characters have a basic, Southern stage accent.
Be sure to have your calendar to list all of your conflicts.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
The play takes place in Truvy’s beauty salon in a small town in Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to get their hair done. The women are part of their town’s southern oligarchy.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
NOTE: All ethnicities and types are encouraged to audition.
All characters have a basic, Southern stage accent.
TRUVY JONES (F, 35-55). Owner of the beauty shop. She is feisty, wisecracking, and outspoken. Heart of gold, but has been dealt some hard knocks. She offers hairspray with a lot of teasing. (Ability to style hair a plus.)
ANNELLE DUPUY-DESOTO (F, 18-25). Beauty shop assistant. She is unsure and timid at the beginning of the play. Throughout the story she goes from awkward and timid to wild to very religious. Awkward. (Ability to do hair a plus.)
CLAIREE BELCHER (F, 60-70). Widow of former mayor. Grande dame. Elegant, sophisticated, intelligent and very witty with a definite sweet tooth.
SHELBY EATENTON-LATCHERIE (F, 19-28). M’Lynn’s daughter. She is strong willed, pretty and passionate. She loves her mother and the other women but has a stubborn streak.
M’LYNN EATENTON (F, 40-60). Shelby’s mother. Socially prominent career woman. Practical, intelligent, and loving. She is passionate and stubborn about her daughter.
OUISER BOUDREAX (F, 55-70). Wealthy curmudgeon. Acerbic but loveable. Southern to the core. She is eccentric and quick witted.
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

Steel Magnolias Beg. Reh. Schedule V.2Download

LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2025
2025-03-28 20:00 - 2025-03-29 20:00
The Studio Collaborative:
LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2025
Company: LBP New Works Committee producing
Dates: Mar. 28 & 29 @ 7pm, 2025
Tickets: Free.
Seats need to be reserved by clicking the date below for a 50 Cents 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: THE ONE GOOD THING OR “ARE YOU PATRICK SWAYZE?” by Joe Bravaco
Local Winner: JUDGEMENT OF THE EYE by Simon Bowler

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THE ONE GOOD THING – Friday, Mar. 28, 2025 at 7pm – Non-Local Winner
JUDGEMENT OF THE EYE – Saturday, Mar. 29, 2025 at 7pm – Local Winner

All Collaborative Shows do 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:
The 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:
THE ONE GOOD THING OR “ARE YOU PATRICK SWAYZE?” – Brothers Jamie and Tommy share a remote farmhouse on the cliffs of the Irish Sea. One morning Jamie makes an astonishing declaration. He announces that he is dead – and now a ghost. Tommy, naturally, is unconvinced, maintaining that his brother’s delusion is caused by the grief Jamie has suffered since their mother’s death. Through humor and pathos, the play explores themes of love, loss, and redemption, culminating in the discovery that the eternal exists in their fraternal bond. The One Good Thing… should fuel speculation about what is real and what is imaginary. However, ultimately, it should touch the heart.
Written by Joe Bravaco
JUDGEMENT OF THE EYE – Han Van Meegeren, a struggling Dutch artist, realizes his skill is forgeries and sell millions of dollars of fake art. When Germany invades, the SS compel him to sell paintings to Goering, and he makes millions more. At the end of the war, he is accused of selling national treasure to the enemy and is to be executed. He claims the paintings are fakes and to prove it he will paint another. His story exposes the contradictions of how we perceive and value art, in a tale so absurd, and with a character so flawed, it can only be true.
Written by Simon Bowler
FREE TICKETS TO THE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2025 ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP FROM THE PORT OF LONG BEACH.

AUDITIONS: ADA AND THE ENGINE
2025-04-14 19:00 - 2025-04-16 19:00
AUDITIONS: ADA AND THE ENGINE
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Kelsey Weinstein
AUDITION DATES: April 14 – 16, 2025

Monday, April 14 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions. We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
PERFORMANCE DATES: June 7 – July 5, 2025
AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: ADA AND THE ENGINE
AUTHOR: Lauren Gunderson
DIRECTOR: Kelsey Weinstein
RUN: June 7- July 5, 2025
Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. There will be a Special Thursday performance July 3rd, and no performance on July 4th.
This is a volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.
AUDITION DATES:
Open Call:
Dates: Monday, April 14 and Tuesday, April 15, 2025
(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)
Times: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks: By Invitation Only.
Date: April 16, 2025
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: April 19, 2025, Noon – 4pm
Regular Rehearsal: Starting April 21, 2025, Mondays – Thursdays 7pm – 10pm, Saturdays 10am – 2pm.
(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.
LINK TO OPEN CALL MONOLOGUE SIDES
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
As the British Industrial Revolution dawns, young Ada Byron Lovelace (daughter of the flamboyant and notorious Lord Byron) sees the boundless creative potential in the “analytic engines” of her friend and soulmate Charles Babbage, inventor of the first mechanical computer. Ada envisions a whole new world where art and information converge- a world she might not live to see. A music-laced story of love, friendship, and the edgiest dreams of the future. Jane Austen meets Steve Jobs in this poignant pre-tech romance heralding the computer age.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
NOTE: All Ethnicities are encouraged to audition for any role.
ADA BYRON LOVELACE (Female-Identifying, 18-35) Curious, funny, brilliant, aware of her brilliance, storied, aware of her story. Never met her famous father. Tries to be a “good girl” but just cannot help her curiosity and love of all things impossible. A woman of our time stuck in hers . (English accent required, ability to sing comfortably preferred.)
LADY ANABELLA BYRON (Female-Identifying, 35-55): Ada’s mother, harsh, strict, jealous? Yes. But, realistic. She has had a hard life largely due to Ada’s father. Projects his sins on her. Doubles As: MARY SOMERVILLE: Charles’ friend and colleague and Ada’s mentor. There are no women as successful and respected in science and math as her. Pragmatic, sharply friendly, someone who will tell you when you’re wrong. (English accent required.)
CHARLES BABBAGE (Male-Identifying, 40-60) Ada’s soulmate, friend, mentor. Lauded genius of London. A holder of famous salons, an inventor, a mathematical scholar, a dreamer who just cannot seem to make his dreams into the metal they require to be real. Almost perfect for Ada. Almost. (English accent required)
LORD LOVELACE (Male-Identifying, 25-45): A gentleman who becomes Ada’s husband. He’d rather that he was more rich and more lordly, but he’ll manage with his lot. A proud man. A wanting man. A serious man. Is not madly in love with Ada, but she’ll do just fine. Doubles as: LORD BYRON: Ada’s father, a charming man, darkly funny, unpredictable, brooding but self-aware. A poet. (English accent required)
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

Ada and the Engine Beg. Reh. Schedule v.3Download

OPEN CALL MONOLOGUE SIDES:

Ada and the Engine Audition SidesDownload

AUDITIONS: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
2025-04-29 19:00 - 2025-05-01 19:00
AUDITIONS: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Gregory Cohen
Musical Direction by Stephen Olear
Choreography by Kysa Cohen

AUDITION DATES: April 29 – May 1, 2025

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Thursday, May 1, 2025 – 7pm – 11pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions. We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
PERFORMANCE DATES: June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025

AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
AUTHOR: Book by Joseph Stein; Lyrics by Jerry Bock; Music by Sheldon Harnick
DIRECTOR: Gregory Cohen
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Stephen Olear
CHOREOGRAPHER: Kysa Cohen
RUN: June 28th – August 3rd, 2025
Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. There will be a Special Thursday Performance July 3rd, and no performance on July 4th.
This is a volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.
AUDITION DATES:
Open Call:
Dates: Tuesday, April 29th & Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)
Times: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks: By Invitation Only.
Date: Thursday, May 1st, 2025
Times: 7pm – 11pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, May 3, 2025; Noon – 4:00pm
Regular Rehearsal: Starting Monday, May 5, 2025; Monday – Thursdays (7pm – 10pm); Saturdays (9am – 1pm); and some possible rehearsals Sundays (6pm – 9pm)
(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)
(NOTE: There are no understudies, so we will not cast actors with conflicts on Performance or Tech Dates.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Bring 16 bars of a classic musical theatre song (no Sondheim or Jason Robert Brown, please.) An accompanist will be provided, so please bring sheet music that is in your key, clearly prepared, indicating where you start and stop. No tracks or a cappella.
Be prepared to dance.
Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions/callbacks.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
The heart warming, Tony Award winning musical about the milkman, Tevye and his family in the Jewish community of Anatevka in Tsarist Russian. Tevye strives to keep up the traditions of his faith and culture against the backdrop of discrimination and prejudice.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
NOTE: All ethnicities and gender identities will be considered for all roles.
TEVYE (M 40-60): A lovable, hard working man with a sense of humor and a connection to his Jewish roots. He is a loving father to 5 daughters. Strong actor who can connect with the audience. Baritone.
GOLDE: (F, 35-50): Tevye’s wife and a strong matriarch. Her passion in life is her family and helping them to have a promising future. Good comic timing. Mezzo.
YENTE (F, 50-70): the matchmaker. She is the village busybody. Alto.
LAZAR WOLF (M, 40-70): The butcher. He is the wealthiest man in town. He wants to marry Tevye’s daughter, Tzeitel. Large presence. Baritone.
TZEITEL (F, 18-25): Eldest daughter. Strong willed. Strong actress. Mezzo.
MOTEL (M, 18-30) The tailor. He is meek, nervous and sensitive. A loveable mensch in love with Tzeitel. Tenor.
HODEL (F, 18-25): Tevye’s second daughter. In love with Perchick. Strong actress, feisty. Mezzo.
PERCHIK (M 20-30): The tutor and a radical. A visitor to the town. Charismatic, in love with Hodel. Tenor.
CHAVA (F 18-23): Tevye’s third daughter. The scholar of the family who falls in love and runs off with Fyedka, a Russian soldier. She breaks her father’s heart. Mezzo.
FYEDKA (M 21-30): The Russian soldier who falls in love with Chava. Dance skills a plus. High tenor to A.
SHPRINTZE and BIELKE (F, 10-14): Tevye’s two youngest daughters.
BAR MITZVAH BOYS (M, 12-16): Two counterparts to the youngest daughters.
CONSTABLE (M, 30-55): The Russian military official. A good man trapped in his military responsibilities.
THE RABBI (M, 45-85): The religious leader of the village. Baritone.
MENDEL (M, 18-25): The rabbi’s son. Baritone.
MORDCHA (M, 30-70): The innkeeper. Tevye’s friend.
AVRAM (M, 20-50): The bookseller. Baritone.
GRANDMA TZEITEL (M/F 55-70): She is a ghost figure in Tevye’s dream with a very strong solo. The person playing this role will double as ensemble. Mezzo.
FRUMA SARAH: (F, 30-45): Is a ghost figure in Tevye’s dream. Requires a strong singer actress with a challenging solo. The person playing this role will double as ensemble. Mezzo.
NACHUM (M, 20-65): the beggar. Ensemble.
YUSSEL (M, 20-65): the hatter. Ensemble.
SHAINDEL (F, 40-60): Motel’s mother. Ensemble.
SASHA (M, 18-30): Russian soldier. Ensemble.
PRIEST (M 30-60): Christian spiritual leader. Ensemble.
VILLAGERS, RUSSIANS, DANCERS: Ensemble members for featured dance, singing and acting roles. Russian dancers and bottle dancers.
NOTE: Most named characters will double as villagers and Russian soldiers.
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

Fiddler on the Roof Beg. Rehearsal Schedule V.3Download

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE
2025-05-02 20:00 - 2025-05-03 20:00
Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
April 5 – May 3, 2025
By Neil Simon
Directed by James Rice
Neil Simon is at it again in the awesomely funny comedy GOD’S FAVORITE! Successful businessman Joe Benjamin is a modern day ‘Job’ with a loving wife, two clueless but supportive younger children, and a household staff. But he is exasperated with his wise-cracking and seemingly apathetic oldest son. Just when it seems things couldn’t get any worse, he is visited by Sidney Lipton, a.k.a. A Messenger from God (and compulsive film buff), with a mission: test Joe’s faith and report back to “the Boss.” The jokes and tests of faith fly fast and furious as Simon spins a comedy like no other in this hilarious contemporary morality tale.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:
CHOOSE YOUR DATE:
THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON MAY 3, 2025
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.
*Preview night is $10 for those purchasing tickets over the phone or in person, there is a $3 service fee for those purchasing online.
This Show Contains:

Flashing Lights and Loud Sounds
Celestial Wagers
Divine Wrath
Prodigal Sons Returning
The Heartbreak of Psoriasis
The Aftermath of a House Fire

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 20 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 30 mins.
Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!

PREVIEW CLIP:

SHOW TRAILER:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 1: Samantha Cristol (SARAH BENJAMIN), Jessica Plotin (ROSE BENJAMIN), Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN), Charlie Rodriguez (BEN BENJAMIN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 2: Samantha Cristol (SARAH BENJAMIN), Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN), Charlie Rodriguez (BEN BENJAMIN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 3: Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN), Charlie Rodriguez (BEN BENJAMIN), Jessica Plotin (ROSE BENJAMIN), Samantha Cristol (SARAH BENJAMIN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 4: Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN), Geraldine D. Fuentes (MADY), Stephen Saatjian (MORRIS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 5: Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN), Sean Farrell (DAVID BENJAMIN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 6: Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN), Amanda Karr (SIDNEY LIPTON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 7: Amanda Karr (SIDNEY LIPTON), Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 8: Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN), Jessica Plotin (ROSE BENJAMIN), Sean Farrell (DAVID BENJAMIN), Samantha Cristol (SARAH BENJAMIN), Stephen Saatjian (MORRIS), Charlie Rodriguez (BEN BENJAMIN), Geraldine D. Fuentes (MADY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 9: Samantha Cristol (SARAH BENJAMIN), Stephen Saatjian (MORRIS), Charlie Rodriguez (BEN BENJAMIN), Geraldine D. Fuentes (MADY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 10: Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN), Sean Farrell (DAVID BENJAMIN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 11: Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN), Amanda Karr (SIDNEY LIPTON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 12: Jessica Plotin (ROSE BENJAMIN), Charlie Rodriguez (BEN BENJAMIN), Samantha Cristol (SARAH BENJAMIN), Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 13: Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE (MAINSTAGE, April 5 – May 3, 2025)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN), Jessica Plotin (ROSE BENJAMIN), Stephen Saatjian (MORRIS), Geraldine D. Fuentes (MADY), MIDDLE ROW: Samantha Cristol (SARAH BENJAMIN), Sean Farrell (DAVID BENJAMIN), Charlie Rodriguez (BEN BENJAMIN), FRONT: Amanda Karr (SIDNEY LIPTON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Lee Samuel Tanng (JOE BENJAMIN)
Charlie Rodriguez (BEN BENJAMIN)
Samantha Cristol (SARAH BENJAMIN)
Jessica Plotin (ROSE BENJAMIN)
Sean Farrell (DAVID BENJAMIN)
Geraldine D. Fuentes (MADY)
Stephen Saatjian (MORRIS)
Amanda Karr (SIDNEY LIPTON)

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition
2025-05-23 14:00 - 2025-05-24 21:00
HADESTOWN: Teen Edition
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
April 26 – May 24, 2025
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell
Directed by Anne Kate Mohler
Musical Direction by Andy Zacharias
Choreography by Lea Mano
Winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical, HADESTOWN: Teen Edition is an intriguing and beautiful folk musical that explores the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with a young cast of actors 13-19. Following two intertwining love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and Lady Persephone, this beautiful and beguiling sung-through show pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love with music inspired by classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz. Thought-provoking, powerful and prophetic, HADESTOWN is cause for celebration in this transporting musical hit! Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:
CHOOSE YOUR DATE:
THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MAY 24, 2025
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.
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.
Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Production & Opening Night Gala!

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 1: BACK: Ali Valenzuela (FATE), Phyre Romero (FATE), Tessa Holder (FATE), MIDDLE: Lola Ivie-Valle (WORKER), Belle Gomer (WORKER), Saroj Romero (WORKER), Natalie Wu (WORKER), AJ Buechler (WORKER), Lorelei Dumas (WORKER), FRONT: Oliver Chang (ORPHEUS), Nava Tate (HERMES), Audrey Cymone (EURYDICE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 2: FRONT: Nava Tate (HERMES), BACK: Madeline Kim (WORKER), Saroj Romero (WORKER), Michael Akhetuamen Jr. (WORKER), Lorelei Dumas (WORKER), Lola Ivie-Valle (WORKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 3: BACK: Madeline Kim (WORKER), Saroj Romero (WORKER), Natalie Wu (WORKER), Belle Gomer (WORKER), Ali Valenzuela (FATE), Lola Ivie-Valle (WORKER), Michael Akhetuamen Jr. (WORKER), AJ Buechler (WORKER), FRONT: Audrey Cymone (EURYDICE), Nava Tate (HERMES), Phoebe Castellanos (PERSEPHONE), Oliver Chang (ORPHEUS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 4: Audrey Cymone (EURYDICE), Oliver Chang (ORPHEUS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 5: Tessa Holder (FATE), Audrey Cymone (EURYDICE), Phyre Romero (FATE), Ali Valenzuela (FATE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 6: Phoebe Castellanos (PERSEPHONE), Timm Junge (HADES)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 7: FRONT: Oliver Chang (ORPHEUS), BACK: WORKERS AND FATES
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 8: BACK ROW: Ali Valenzuela (FATE), Natalie Wu (WORKER), Lorelei Dumas (WORKER), Phyre Romero (FATE), Belle Gomer (WORKER), Tessa Holder (FATE): NEXT ROW: Madeline Kim (WORKER), Lola Ivie-Valle (WORKER), Michael Akhetuamen Jr. (WORKER), Saroj Romero (WORKER), AJ Buechler (WORKER), NEXT ROW: Timm Junge (HADES), Oliver Chang (ORPHEUS), Audrey Cymone (EURYDICE), Phoebe Castellanos (PERSEPHONE), FRONT: Nava Tate (HERMES)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 9: FRONT: S’Naii Lapierre (EURYDICE), Ezion Garcia (ORPHEUS), BACK: Michael Akhetuamen Jr. (WORKER), Abby Sowers (WORKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 10: Vanessa Yataco (HERMES)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 11: BACK: Annalise Aitken (WORKER), Sariah Rodriguez (WORKER), Brooklyn Williams (WORKER), Abby Sowers (WORKER), Michael Akhetuamen Jr. (WORKER), Liberty Lucero (WORKER), Daniella Steedle (WORKER), FRONT: Ash Frost (PERSEPHONE), Vanessa Yataco (HERMES), Zachary Veeh (WORKER), Rose Blatchley (WORKER), S’Naii Lapierre (EURYDICE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 12: S’Naii Lapierre (EURYDICE), Ezion Garcia (ORPHEUS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 13: FRONT: Brandon Reyes (FATE), Meredith Dahl (FATE), Jessica Gurule (FATE), S’Naii Lapierre (EURYDICE), BACK: WORKERS
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 14: Vanessa Yataco (HERMES), Ash Frost (PERSEPHONE), Timm Junge (HADES), Brooklyn Williams (WORKER), Abby Sowers (WORKER), Zachary Veeh (WORKER), S’Naii Lapierre (EURYDICE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 15: Ezion Garcia (ORPHEUS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition (STUDIO, April 26 – May 24, 2025)
PHOTO 16: BACK ROW: Brandon Reyes (FATE), Annalise Aitken (WORKER), Sariah Rodriguez (WORKER), Rose Blatchley (WORKER), Meredith Dahl (FATE), Liberty Lucero (WORKER), Brooklyn Williams (WORKER), Jessica Gurule (FATE), MIDDLE ROW: Abby Sowers (WORKER), Daniella Steedle (WORKER), Zachary Veeh (WORKER), Michael Akhetuamen Jr. (WORKER), FRONT ROW: Timm Junge (HADES), Ezion Garcia (ORPHEUS), Vanessa Yataco (HERMES), S’Naii Lapierre (EURYDICE), Phoebe Castellanos (PERSEPHONE),
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by The Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

CAST:

Oliver Chang (ORPHEUS)
Ezion Garcia (ORPHEUS)
Audrey Cymone (EURYDICE)
S’Naii Lapierre (EURYDICE)
Ash Frost (PERSEPHONE)
Phoebe Castellanos (PERSEPHONE)
Nathan Andreas (HADES)
Timm Junge (HADES)
Jessica Gurule (FATE)
Ali Valenzuela (FATE)
Tessa Holder (FATE)
Meredith Dahl (FATE)
Brandon Reyes (FATE)
Phyre Romero (FATE)
Nava Tate (HERMES)
Vanessa Yataco (HERMES)
Lola Ivie-Valle (WORKER)
Abby Sowers (WORKER)
Bennet Fillmore (WORKER)
Saroj Romero (WORKER)
Belle Gomer (WORKER)
Brooklyn Williams (WORKER)
Lorelei Dumas (WORKER)
AJ Buechler (WORKER)
Liberty Lucero (WORKER)
Daniella Steedle (WORKER)
Annalise Aitken (WORKER)
Rose Blatchley (WORKER)
Michael Akhetuamen Jr. (WORKER)
Natalie Wu (WORKER)
Sara Ford (WORKER)
Madeline Kim (WORKER)
Sariah Rodriguez (WORKER)
Zachary Veeh (WORKER)

AUDITIONS: LOBBY HERO
2025-05-27 19:00 - 2025-05-29 19:00
AUDITIONS: LOBBY HERO
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
By Kenneth Lonergan
Directed by Carl DaSilva

AUDITION DATES: May 27 – 29, 2025

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Thursday, May 29, 2025 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions. We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
PERFORMANCE DATES: July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025

AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: LOBBY HERO
AUTHOR: Kenneth Lonergan
DIRECTOR: Carl DaSilva
RUN: July 18th – August 16th
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 volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.
AUDITION DATES:
Open Call:
Dates: Tuesday, May 27 & Wednesday, May 28, 2025
(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)
Times: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks: By Invitation Only.
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, May 31, Noon – 4pm
Regular Rehearsal: Starting June 1st, Monday – Thursday 7pm – 10pm; Sundays 6pm – 9pm.
(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.
New York accent a plus, but not required.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
A slacker security guard, his strict supervisor, a local hero cop, and his attractive, rookie partner interact in a mid-tier New York apartment lobby. Part drama, part comedy, and a little bit of romance, as loyalties are strained to the breaking point.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
JEFF (M, Late Twenties) White American. A goof-off security guard in the middle of the graveyard shift. He wants to make a better life for himself, he just doesn’t know where or how.
WILLIAM (M, Late Twenties) Black American. The youngest captain in the history of his security firm and looking to grow. Struggles with his brother’s recent trouble with the law.
BILL (M, Around Thirty) White American Beloved local hero cop who believes his own hype and has happily allowed it to corrupt him. Only really here to “visit” the woman in apartment 22-J. Imagine the typical image of a cop: that’s Bill.
DAWN (F, Early Twenties) Any ethnicity, American. A naive, cute rookie cop, torn between admiration for her partner and her firm morals. In over her head, but aspires to be a great cop.
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

Lobby Hero Beg. Rehearsal Schedue V.3Download

STEEL MAGNOLIAS
2025-06-14 20:00 - 22:30
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
May 17 – June 14, 2025
By Robert Harling
Directed by Phyllis B. Gitlin
See the beloved play the popular movie is based on – STEEL MAGNOLIAS. Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana is the place where the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s queen bees: local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby, is about to get married; eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, who’s been in a bad mood for forty years; all helped out by Truvy’s eager new assistant, Annelle. Filled with hilarious repartee, this lovingly evoked picture of eccentricity in the small-town South will have your heart aching with laughter and heartbreak.
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Saturday, June 14, 2025, 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.
*Preview night is $10 for those purchasing tickets over the phone or in person, there is a $3 service fee for those purchasing online.
This Show Contains:

Adult Language and Themes
Simulated Smoking

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 10 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 55 mins
Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Production!!

SHOW TRAILER:

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 1: Katrina D. RiChard (TRUVY), Roxy Payne (ANNELLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 2: Katrina D. RiChard (TRUVY), Gioia Moen (SHELBY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 3: Roxy Payne (ANNELLE), Katrina D. RiChard (TRUVY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 4: Sarah Green (M’LYNN), Katrina D. RiChard (TRUVY), Roxy Payne (ANNELLE), Gioia Moen (SHELBY), Phyllis M. Nofts (OUISER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 5: Sarah Green (M’LYNN), Gioia Moen (SHELBY), Andrea Stradling (CLARIEE), Katrina D. RiChard (TRUVY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 6: Phyllis M. Nofts (OUISER), Andrea Stradling (CLARIEE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 7: Sarah Green (M’LYNN), Phyllis M. Nofts (OUISER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 8: Katrina D. RiChard (TRUVY), Andrea Stradling (CLARIEE), Gioia Moen (SHELBY), Sarah Green (M’LYNN), Roxy Payne (ANNELLE), Phyllis M. Nofts (OUISER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 9: Andrea Stradling (CLARIEE), Roxy Payne (ANNELLE), Gioia Moen (SHELBY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 10: Roxy Payne (ANNELLE), Phyllis M. Nofts (OUISER), Andrea Stradling (CLARIEE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 11: Gioia Moen (SHELBY), Sarah Green (M’LYNN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 12: Andrea Stradling (CLARIEE), Sarah Green (M’LYNN), Katrina D. RiChard (TRUVY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 13: Sarah Green (M’LYNN), Katrina D. RiChard (TRUVY), Roxy Payne (ANNELLE), Andrea Stradling (CLARIEE), Phyllis M. Nofts (OUISER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

STEEL MAGNOLIAS (MAINSTAGE, May 17 – June 14, 2025)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Andrea Stradling (CLARIEE), Katrina D. RiChard (TRUVY), Roxy Payne (ANNELLE), FRONT ROW: Sarah Green (M’LYNN), Gioia Moen (SHELBY), Phyllis M. Nofts (OUISER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Katrina D. RiChard (TRUVY)
Roxy Payne (ANNELLE)
Andrea Stradling (CLARIEE)
Gioia Moen (SHELBY)
Sarah Green (M’LYNN)
Phyllis M. Nofts (OUISER)

ADA AND THE ENGINE
2025-07-03 20:00 - 2025-07-05 20:00
ADA AND THE ENGINE
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
June 7 – July 5, 2025
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Kelsey Weinstein
The Industrial Revolution dawns as young Ada Byron Lovelace (daughter of the flamboyant and notorious romantic poet, Lord Byron) sees the boundless creative potential in the “analytic engines” of the genius of the age, Charles Babbage. A precocious intellect herself, Ada and Charles form a romance of the mind as she envisions a whole new world where art and information converge. Their ideas lead to the first mechanical computer in Lauren Gunderson’s music-laced story of love, friendship, and the edgiest dreams of the future as Jane Austen meets Steve Jobs in this poignant pre-tech romance heralding the computer age.
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Thursday, July 3, 8pm – Special Thursday Night Show
Friday, July 4th, 8pm – NO SHOW DUE TO THE HOLIDAY
Saturday, July 5, 8pm – Closing Night

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.
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.
Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!
This Show Contains:

Pulsing and Flashing Lights
Excitement About the New Wonders of the Age
Scientific Discoveries of the First Order
Machines That Can Think
Anticipation of the Future

Act One is Approx. 1 hr.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 55 mins.

PREVIEW CLIP:

PREVIEW PHOTOS:

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 1: Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 2: Holly Jones (LADY ANABELLA BYRON), (ADA BYRON LOVELACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 3: Brian Pirnat (CHARLES BABBAGE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 4: Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 5: Giovanni Navarro (LORD LOVELACE), Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE), Brian Pirnat (CHARLES BABBAGE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 6: Giovanni Navarro (LORD LOVELACE), Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE), Brian Pirnat (CHARLES BABBAGE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 7: Holly Jones (LADY ANABELLA BYRON), Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 8: Holly Jones (LADY ANABELLA BYRON), Giovanni Navarro (LORD LOVELACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 9: Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE), Giovanni Navarro (LORD LOVELACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 10: Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE), Brian Pirnat (CHARLES BABBAGE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 11: Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE), Brian Pirnat (CHARLES BABBAGE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 12: Giovanni Navarro (LORD LOVELACE), Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 13: Giovanni Navarro (LORD BYRON), Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

ADA AND THE ENGINE (STUDIO, June 7 – July 5, 2025)
PHOTO 14:BACK: Brian Pirnat (CHARLES BABBAGE), Holly Jones (LADY ANABELLA BYRON / MARY SOMMERVILLE), Giovanni Navarro (LORD LOVELACE / LORD BYRON), FRONT: Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Jenna Palermo French (ADA BYRON LOVELACE)
Holly Jones (LADY ANABELLA BYRON / MARY SOMMERVILLE)
Brian Pirnat (CHARLES BABBAGE)
Giovanni Navarro (LORD LOVELACE / LORD BYRON)

AUDITIONS: VERONICA'S ROOM
2025-07-07 19:00 - 2025-07-09 19:00
AUDITIONS: VERONICA’S ROOM
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
By Ira Levin
Directed by Gregory Cohen

AUDITION DATES: July 7 – July 9, 2025

Monday, July 7, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Tuesday, July, 8, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions. We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
PERFORMANCE DATES: Aug. 30 – Sept. 27, 2025

AUDITON NOTICE:
TITLE: VERONICA’S ROOM
AUTHOR: Ira Levin
DIRECTOR: Gregory Cohen
RUN: August 30 – September 27, 2025
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 volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.
AUDITION DATES:
Open Call
Dates: Monday, July 7 & Tuesday, July 8, 2025
(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)
Times: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks: By Invitation Only.
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, July 12, 2025, Noon – 4:00pm
Regular Rehearsal: Starting Monday, July 14: Monday through Thursdays (7:00pm – 10:00pm) with an occasional possible Saturday morning rehearsal, (9am – Noon) if needed.
(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
A young couple are enticed to visit an attic room in the Brabissant Mansion by the family’s caretakers because of an uncanny resemblance of the young woman to the late daughter of their employers. This invitation begins the blurring of lines between reality and madness, guilt and murder. This is a roller-coaster ride for the audience where all lines of conduct are crossed.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
PLEASE NOTE: Uncomfortable themes such as child abuse, incest, and necrophilia are dealt with in this production. If involved, you must be comfortable presenting these aspects. There is also some staged violence which will be thoroughly choreographed.
No nudity will be required.
WOMAN (F, Late 30s – Early 60s) Able to play a sweet, elderly Irish-American housekeeper and a strong, yet embittered Bostonian socialite. (Irish and Bostonian accents are required.)
MAN (M, Late 30s – Early 60s) Able to play a sweet, elderly Irish-American groundskeeper and a loving, yet emotionally wounded Bostonian socialite. (Irish and Bostonian accents are required.)
GIRL (F, Early 20s) An innocent, intelligent young college student (An attempted Bostonian accent is required.)
YOUNG MAN (M, 20s – Early 30s) Able to play a good-hearted, but somewhat sheltered young lawyer and a very straight-laced, old school Bostonian doctor. (Bostonian accent is required.)
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

Veronica’s Room Beg. Reh. Calender v.2Download

AUDITIONS: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
2025-07-28 19:00 - 2025-07-30 22:00
AUDITIONS: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, from the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson
Directed by David Scaglione
AUDITION DATES: July 28 – 30, 2025

Monday, July 28, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, July 30 2025 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions. We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
PERFORMANCE DATES: Sept. 20 – Oct. 18, 2025
AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
AUTHOR: Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, from the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson
DIRECTOR: David Scaglione
RUN: Sept. 20 – Oct. 18, 2025
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 volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.
AUDITION DATES:
Open Call: Monday, July 28 and Tuesday, July 29, 2025
(Anyone auditioning will only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)
Times: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks: By Invitation Only.
Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, Aug. 2, Noon – 4pm.
Regular Rehearsal: Starting Aug. 4, Monday – Thursday, 7pm – 10pm; Saturdays, Noon – 4pm, unless otherwise listed.
(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times. We will accept minor, limited conflicts with the rehearsal schedule, but will not be casting anyone missing tech dates or performances.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.
NOTE: This is an ensemble show – most performers, other than Elizabeth and Jekyll, will be needed to play multiple roles with multiple accents, as well as to play HYDE.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Adapted from the novella ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll has been performing strange experiments, on himself, at the same moment multiple murders have befallen the city. Can the two situations be related? Simultaneously, a mysterious and sinister Mr. Hyde has appeared in the darkness of the city’s underbelly, but who is this man and what relationship is he to Dr. Henry Jekyll?
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
NOTE: All roles are open to any ethnicity.
DR. HENRY JEKYLL (M, 21 – 40, Upper-class British Accent): A kind Doctor of anatomical science, and a soft-spoken humanitarian, yet with a dark side he keeps hidden. Henry tries not to allow his temper to get away with him, but what secret is he hiding?
ELIZABETH JELKES (F, 18 – 40, Working-class British Accent): a very loving soul, but is drawn to the darkness, and falls in love with the wrong man.
The following actors perform many roles in the play and at certain points will perform as HYDE:
GABRIEL UTTERSON AND HYDE (M/F, 18 – 60, Upper-class British Accent): Utterson is a good friend of Jekyll’s, and a lawyer who is in the middle of several cases of murder.
SIR DANVERS CAREW, RICHARD ENFIELD, O.F. SANDERSON, AND INSPECTOR, AND HYDE (M, 21 – 60, Upper/lower class British Accent): Sir Carew is an egotistic doctor and nemesis of Dr Jekyll’s. Enfield is a colleague of Jekyll’s.
DR. H.K. LANYON, POLICE DOCTOR, SURGICAL STUDENT, AND HYDE (M/F 18 – 60, Lower/upper-class British Accent): Lanyon is a doctor and a colleague of Jekyll. This actor also plays assorted medical personnel.
POOLE, SURGICAL STUDENT, POLICE DOCTOR, & HYDE (M/F 18 – 60, Lower/upper class British Accent): Poole is Jekyll’s butler and is a witness to many of Hyde’s crimes.
ORDERLIES (M/F, 18 – 60) They are part of the ensemble, and, at points, a body double for Hyde.
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

Jekyll & Hyde Beg. Reh. Schedule v.2Download

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
2025-08-02 20:00 - 2025-08-03 14:00
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025
Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Gregory Cohen
Musical Direction by Stephen Olear
Choreography by Kysa Cohen
Winner of nine Tony Awards, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has touched audiences worldwide with its message of humor, warmth, and honesty. Set in the tight-knit, traditional Jewish community of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor milkman, his wife Golde, and their five daughters face the changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of 1905 Czarist Russia. Filled with iconic and beloved songs such as “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” this universal musical will leave you and your family crying tears of sadness, laughter, and joy.
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED AUG. 3, 2025
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:

Fog and Smoke Effects
Quick Shifting and Pulsing Lights
Bright Lights in the Audience Aisle-ways
Actors Staged in the Audience Aisle-ways

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 35 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 50mins
Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Production!

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 1: Eric M. Schiffer (TEVYE), Iggi El Kouatli (FIDDLER)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 2: Iggi El Kouatli (FIDDLER), Eric M. Schiffer (TEVYE), CAST
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 3: Robert Baumsten (RABBI), Ethan Trejo (NACHUM), Noah Raleigh (MENDEL), Charlie Massey (MORDCHA), Karl Schott (LAZAR WOLF), Karl Schott (LAZAR WOLF)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 4: Sherry Domerego (YENTE), Leena Fritz (FRUMA-SARAH/VILLAGER), Lisa Meert (GOLDE), Alexis Chisholm (VILLAGER), Dora Sheade (SHAINDEL), Jennifer Harmon (GRANDMA TZEITEL/VILLAGER), Lea Mano (VILLAGER), Haylee Karpman (VILLAGER)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 5: Lisa Meert (GOLDE), Sherry Domerego (YENTE)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 6: Lorelei Dumas (CHAVA), Cassie Angerosa-Korrie (TZEITEL), Rachel Girardet (HODEL)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 7: Adriano Brown (PERCHIK), Josie Magaña (SHPRINTZE), Lily Layne (BIELKE)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 8: Lisa Meert (GOLDE), Eric M. Schiffer (TEVYE)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 9: Cassie Angerosa-Korrie (TZEITEL), Grant Thackray (MOTEL)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 10: Jack Murphy (CONSTABLE), Eric M. Schiffer (TEVYE)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 11: Ben Applegate (FYEDKA), Lorelei Dumas (CHAVA)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 12: Ethan Trejo (GHOST), Leena Fritz (FRUMA-SARAH) Charlie Massey (GHOST), Lisa Meert (GOLDE), Eric M. Schiffer (TEVYE)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 13: Charlie Massey (MORDCHA), Grant Thackray (MOTEL), Seth Weiner (AVRAM)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (MAINSTAGE, June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Ethan Trejo (NACHUM), Karl Schott (LAZAR WOLF), Graham Wojcik (BAND), Jack Murphy (CONSTABLE), NEXT ROW: Jerry Barba (BAND), Iggi El Kouatli (FIDDLER), Sofia Estes (BAND), Stephen Olear (MUSICAL DIRECTOR/BAND), Nick Estes (BAND), Nick Shewchuk (BAND), NEXT ROW: Charlie Massey (MORDCHA), Seth Weiner (AVRAM), Lea Mano (VILLAGER), Sherry Domerego (YENTE), Robert Baumsten (RABBI), Noah Raleigh (MENDEL), NEXT ROW: Jennifer Harmon (GRANDMA TZEITEL), Haylee Karpman (VILLAGER), Alexis Chisholm (VILLAGER), Leena Fritz (FRUMA-SARAH), Dora Sheade (SHAINDEL), NEXT ROW: Josie Magaña (SHPRINTZE), Cassie Angerosa-Korrie (TZEITEL), Grant Thackray (MOTEL), Ben Applegate (FYEDKA), Lorelei Dumas (CHAVA), Adriano Brown (PERCHIK), Rachel Girardet (HODEL), Lily Layne (BIELKE), FRONT: Eric M. Schiffer (TEVYE), Lisa Meert (GOLDE)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

CAST:

Eric M. Schiffer (TEVYE)
Lisa Meert (GOLDE)
Cassie Angerosa-Korrie (TZEITEL)
Rachel Girardet (HODEL)
Lorelei Dumas (CHAVA)
Josie Magaña (SHPRINTZE)
Lily Layne (BIELKE)
Sherry Domerego (YENTE)
Grant Thackray (MOTEL)
Adriano Brown (PERCHIK)
Karl Schott (LAZAR WOLF)
Charlie Massey (MORDCHA)
Robert Baumsten (RABBI)
Noah Raleigh (MENDEL)
Seth Weiner (AVRAM)
Ethan Trejo (NACHUM)
Jennifer Harmon (GRANDMA TZEITEL)
Leena Fritz (FRUMA-SARAH)
Jack Murphy (CONSTABLE)
Ben Applegate (FYEDKA)
Dora Sheade (SHAINDEL)
Alexis Chisholm (VILLAGER)
Haylee Karpman (VILLAGER)
Lea Mano (VILLAGER)
Iggi El Kouatli (FIDDLER)

AUDITIONS: HEATHERS: The Musical
2025-08-04 19:00 - 2025-08-06 19:00
AUDITIONS: HEATHERS: The Musical
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kevin Murphy & Laurence O’Keefe
Directed by Sean Gray
Musical Direction by Stephen Olear
Choreography and Assistant Direction by Sonya Randall

AUDITION DATES: Aug. 4 – 6, 2025

Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 – 7pm – 11pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

(Auditioners only need to come to one night of open call auditions. We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the adult subject matter and intense themes of the show, we will only be casting actors 18 years of age and over at the time of the auditions.
PERFORMANCE DATES: Oct. 11 – Nov. 16, 2025

AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: HEATHERS: The Musical
AUTHOR: Book, Music, & Lyrics by Kevin Murphy & Laurence O’Keefe
DIRECTOR: Sean F. Gray
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Stephen Olear
ASSIST. DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER: Sonya Randell
RUN: Oct. 11 – Nov. 16, 2025
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 volunteer community theater production. Non-Equity. There is no pay.
AUDITION DATES:
Open Call:
Dates: Monday, Aug. 4 and Tues. Aug. 5, 2025
(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.)
Times: 7pm – 9pm (Sign-in Times)
(Auditioners will be seen on a first come, first serve basis based on when they signed in.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks: By Invitation Only.
Date: Wed., Aug. 6, 2025
Times: 7pm – 11pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, Aug. 9, Noon – 4pm
Regular Rehearsal: Starting Aug. 10: Mon. – Thurs., 7pm – 10:30pm; Sundays: 6pm – 9:30pm
(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.
LINK TO BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Conflicts with the Rehearsal Schedule will play a major part in casting. Limited, minor conflicts will be accepted, but we will not cast anyone with a conflict on a tech day or a performance.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring printed out current Head Shot and Resume. Please be familiar with the show. Have a good knowledge of any minimal conflicts you have with the rehearsal schedule. People with conflicts on Tech Dates or Performances will not be cast.
AT THE OPEN CALL: Please prepare one of the Song Excerpts from the Show (Available HERE or BELOW) to sing. Be prepared to act and present a character with your song. Also be prepared to move for the dance portion of the auditions. A change of clothes is suggested for movement.
LINK TO AUDITION SONG EXCERPTS
AT THE CALLBACKS: – Scene sides will be read, songs from the show will be learned and sung, and a dance callback may be seen. If possible, roles will be offered at the end of the evening in person.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
HEATHERS: The Musical is the darkly delicious satire based on the iconic teen-comedy movie of the 80s. Veronica Sawyer, a brainy teenage misfit, hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. Once there, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid, J.D. But before she can get comfortable atop the food chain, she runs afoul of Heather Chandler, the almighty queen of the school. Veronica decides to bite the bullet and kiss Heather’s aerobicized ass…but J.D. has other plans, as a series of murders of Westerberg’s most popular students reveals the real-cut throat nature of teenage popularity.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
NOTE: All roles are open to any ethnicity. All roles are singing roles. Due the mature nature of this show, we are only considering adult actors who are 18+ at the time of the auditions.
WARNING: HEATHERS is a dark comedy satire that deals frankly and sometimes comically with subjects such as murder, suicide, bullying, teen sexuality, and drug use. Please seriously, and honestly, consider your ability and comfort dealing with these issues before committing to your involvement in the show.
In particular, you should note the following:

Veronica and JD are required to kiss multiple times and be involved a simulated sex scene.
Some of the other Westerberg High Students are required to “make-out” at the party.
Kurt, Ram, JD and Veronica are required to appear on stage in their underwear.
Martha and Heather McNamara attempt suicide in the show.
Veronica fakes her own suicide.
Veronica, Kurt, and Ram are involved in a scene where a drunken assault is implied.
Heather Chandler, Kurt, and Ram are murdered in the show.
Martha is verbally bullied about her weight.
Many characters sing about topics of a sexual nature.
Some scenes depict the use of alcohol and drugs.
Some scenes and songs include coarse language and adult themes.

We have included this information not to put you off from auditioning but rather to be honest about what the show includes. To avoid difficulties later, we encourage all auditioners to read the script of the show and consider watching the movie prior to auditioning to know what kind of show they getting themselves into.
VERONICA SAWYER: (F, 18 – 28 to play 17) Vocal Range: G3-F#5. Voice: High belting required, Must have dynamic and stylistic range. Burns to be both cool and kind, but doesn’t yet know how to be both at the same time. Fierce sense of right and wrong, keen sense of ironic humor. Thinks she’s an old soul, but she’s still innocent enough to be blindsided by love or shocked by cruelty. (Role requires Intimate Moments with other actors: kissing, touching, embracing, simulated sex scene. Actor will be required to be Seen in Underwear: bra and panties.)
JASON “J.D.” DEAN: (M, 18 – 28 to play 17) Vocal Range: C3-Bb4. Voice: Strong, confident belt with a wide emotional range. Darkly charismatic, compelling, attractive. Charming on the outside, damaged on the inside. Keen smarts, savage wit. (Role requires Intimate Moments with other actors: kissing, touching, embracing, simulated sex scene. Actor will be required to be Seen in Underwear: tighty-whities.)
HEATHER CHANDLER: (F, 18 – 28 to play 17) Vocal Range: A3-E5. Voice: Strong belt, Mezzo for chorus. The richest, hottest, cruelest girl in town. Relishes power and wields it without fear, patience, or mercy. (Role requires Intimate Moments with other actors: kissing, touching, embracing.)
HEATHER MCNAMARA: (F, 18 – 28 to play 17) Vocal Range: G3-F5. Voice: Strong belt, Soprano for chorus. Beautiful, innocent, stupid. Can be mean on command if Heather Chandler orders it, but actually quite vulnerable and fearful. (Role requires Intimate Moments with other actors: kissing, touching, embracing.)
HEATHER DUKE: (F, 18 – 28 to play 17) Vocal Range: A3-G5. Voice: Strong belt, Alto for chorus. The whipped beta dog of the three Heathers. Deeply insecure. When she finally becomes Queen Bee, she wields power like a bulldozer. (Role requires Intimate Moments with other actors: kissing, touching, embracing.)
MARTHA DUNNSTOCK: (F, 18 – 28 to play 17) Vocal Range: G3-Eb5. Voice: Strong belt, wide vocal expression. Nicknamed “Martha Dumptruck,” the opposite of confident and popular. Huge and beautiful soul, optimistic even in the face of rejection.
RAM SWEENEY: (M, 18 – 28 to play 17) Vocal Range: B2-F#4. Voice: Strong baritone, some falsetto useful. Linebacker. Big, insensitive to the feelings of others, ruled by appetites. (Role requires Intimate Moments with other actors: kissing, touching, embracing. Actor will be required to be Seen in Underwear: tighty-whities.)
KURT KELLY: (M, 18 – 28 to play 17) Vocal Range: Bb2-A4. Voice: tenor, strong belt, some falsetto. Quarterback and captain. Chiseled, rude, entitled, cocky. He’s the brains in the friendship with Ram. (Role requires Intimate Moments with other actors: kissing, touching, embracing. Actor will be required to be Seen in Underwear: tighty-whities.)
FACULTY/PARENTS:
MS. FLEMING: (F, 40 – 50) Vocal Range: Ab3-F5. Voice: Great belt. Aging hippie teacher, still yearning for the day the Age of Aquarius reaches Ohio. Resentful of today’s entitled youth, protective of the underdogs. Despite a penchant for self-promotion, genuinely cares about the students in her charge. Also Plays VERONICA’S MOM.
RAMS’ DAD: (M, 35 – 45) Vocal Range: C3-A4. Voice: tenor – power belt. Former football player turned suburban dad, has never outgrown his high school glory days. Hates weakness, but capable of soul-searching when tragedy strikes. Also Plays: BIG BUD DEAN & COACH RIPPER.
KURTS’ DAD: (M, 35 – 45) Vocal Range: F#3-A4. Voice: Strong baritone/tenor – power belt. Straight-laced, very conservative, also former football player: A simple guy, not book smart, you’d’ be happy to share a beer with him. Also Plays: VERONICA’S DAD & PRINCIPAL GOWAN
OTHER WESTERBERG HIGH STUDENTS:
RODNEY (BELEAGURED GEEK): (M, 18 – 28 to play 16 -18) Vocal Range: Ab3-F#4. Voice: Tenor. An embittered social outcast.
KEITH (PREPPY STUD): (M, 18 – 28 to play 16 -18) Vocal Range: Eb3-F#4. Voice: Baritone/Tenor. Straightlaced, ambitious, blow-dried. Dreams of being even richer than his parents. Also Plays: OFFICER MILNER. (Role requires Intimate Moments with other actors: kissing, touching, embracing.)
DWIGHT (HIPSTER DORK): (M, 18 – 28 to play 16 -18) Vocal Range: Bb2-F4. Voice: Bass/Baritone. Thinks he’s Ducky from Pretty in Pink. Also Plays: OFFICER MCCORD.
DEBBIE (NEW WAVE GIRL): (F, 18 – 28 to play 16 -18) Vocal Range: Bb3-A4. She wants her MTV and dresses accordingly.
TRACY (STONER CHICK): (F, 18 – 28 to play 16 -18) Vocal Range: Ab3-Eb5. Smokes outside with the freaks in between classes. Her future’s so bright she’s gotta wear shades to hide her bloodshot eyes.
COURTNEY (YOUNG REPUBLICANETTE): (F, 18 – 28 to play 16 -18) Vocal Range: Ab3-Bb4. A tennis-playing, perky Student Council type. (Role requires Intimate Moments with other actors: kissing, touching, embracing.)
AUDITION SONG EXCERPT PACKET AND INSTRUCTIONS:

Heathers Audition Song Packet and InstructionsDownload

BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

Heathers The Musical Beg. Rehearsal Schedule V.1Download

The SpongeBob Musical Produced by JewelBox Childrens Theatre
2025-08-10 14:00 - 16:30
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Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world!

The SpongeBob Musical is based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg and features a book by Kyle Jarrow, with original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Additional lyrics are by Jonathan Coulton, with additional music by Tom Kitt. The musical production was conceived by Tina Landau.

An exciting new musical featuring irresistible characters and magical music, this deep-sea pearl of a show is set to make a splash with audiences young and old. The future is bright, the future is bold, the future is The SpongeBob Musical.

LOBBY HERO
2025-08-15 20:00 - 2025-08-16 20:00
LOBBY HERO
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025
By Kenneth Lonergan
Directed by Carl DaSilva
In Kenneth Lonergan’s brilliant comedic drama, LOBBY HERO, we met Jeff, the luckless young security guard in the lobby of a New York apartment building. Berated by his tightly wound supervisor William, clueless in the presence of local hero cop Bill, and hopeless in the presence of Bill’s attractive rookie partner, Dawn, Jeff can’t help but say the wrong thing at the wrong time. But when everyone is drawn into a local murder investigation, truth becomes elusive and justice proves costly in this irrepressible show that demonstrates the unintended consequences of good intentions.
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED AUGUST 16, 2025
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.
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.
Thank You to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our Opening Night Gala!
This Show Contains:

Adult Language and Content

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 10 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 1 hr.

PREVIEW CLIPS:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 1: Nate Memba (WILLIAM), Trevor Hart (JEFF)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 2: Brandon Prado (BILL), Ashley O’Connor (DAWN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 3: Brandon Prado (BILL), Trevor Hart (JEFF)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 4: Ashley O’Connor (DAWN), Trevor Hart (JEFF)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 5: Ashley O’Connor (DAWN), Brandon Prado (BILL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 6: Nate Memba (WILLIAM), Trevor Hart (JEFF)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 7: Brandon Prado (BILL), Nate Memba (WILLIAM)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 8: Nate Memba (WILLIAM), Ashley O’Connor (DAWN), Brandon Prado (BILL), Trevor Hart (JEFF)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 9: Ashley O’Connor (DAWN), Brandon Prado (BILL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 10: Trevor Hart (JEFF)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 11: Nate Memba (WILLIAM)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 12: Ashley O’Connor (DAWN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 13: Brandon Prado (BILL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOBBY HERO (STUDIO, July 19 – Aug. 16, 2025)
PHOTO 14: BACK: Ashley O’Connor (DAWN), Brandon Prado (BILL), FRONT: Nate Memba (WILLIAM), Trevor Hart (JEFF)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Trevor Hart (JEFF)
Nate Memba (WILLIAM)
Brandon Prado (BILL)
Ashley O’Connor (DAWN)
