LBP STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET FUNDRAISER 2024
2024-02-16 20:00 - 2024-02-17 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Studio Collaborative: LBP STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET FUNDRAISER
Company: LBP, Madison Mooney, Carole Louise, & Serena Bottiani-Henderson, Producers
Dates: Feb. 16, 17 @ 8pm, 2024
Tickets: $20
Different Line Up Each Night!
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Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 at 8pm

Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 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. It is only accessible by stairs; there is no elevator.
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! Coinciding with the Playhouse’s 95th Birthday on February 18th 2024, this audience favorite event will be kicking off our anniversary year. Let’s celebrate with a night of fun and raise some funds for LBP!
Friday February 16th Performers
Christina Bayer
Marilyn Bayer-Echevarria
Serena Bottiani-Henderson
Adriano Brown
Briana Gonzales-Diaz
Lawrence Ingalls
Carole Louise
Russell Malang
Anna Kate Mohler
Lindsay Palmer
Derek Rubiano
Mariam Soliman
Sam Tanng
Andrew Taylor
Quinn Vann
Amanda Webb
Kelsey Weinstein
Andy Zacharias
Additional Performers in Group Numbers
Joy Arzaga
Samuel Borrowdale
Briana Gonzales-Diaz
Sean Quinn
Mulu Skinner-White
Saturday February 17th Performers
Joy Arzaga
Christina Bayer
Marilyn Bayer-Echevarria
Samuel Borrowdale
Serena Bottiani-Henderson
Adriano Brown
Greg Cohen
Briana Gonzales-Diaz
Carole Louise
Anna Kate Mohler
Vita Mucci
Sean Quinn
Rick Reischman
Derek Rubiano
Sam Tanng
Quinn Vann
Amanda Webb
Andy Zacharias
Additional Performers in Group Numbers
Russell Malang
Mulu Skinner-White
Mariam Soliman
Andrew Taylor

BEN HUR
2024-02-23 20:00 - 2024-03-23 23:00
BEN HUR
By Patrick Barlow
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024
Directed by Gregory Cohen
From the playwright who brought us the hilarious The 39 Steps, comes BEN HUR, the epic tale based on one of the best-selling books of the nineteenth century, now told with only four actors! The story follows an amateur theatre troupe as they attempt to produce the massive tale of the fictional Jewish prince, Judah Ben-Hur, complete with chariot race, sea battle, stage combat, and actors struggling with professional rivalries and offstage romances. In a comedy event bound to be packed with intentional and unintentional laughs, can this plucky band of thespians retell one of the largest stories ever told?
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON MARCH 23, 2024.
COVID Patron Safety Protocol

At the present time, masks are not required to be worn in any of our theater spaces unless patrons are showing symptoms of illness and excessively coughing and/or sneezing.
Masks are available for any patron or volunteer who would like or need one.

AGE LIMITAs 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:

Overindulgent Fog
Dangling Dromedaries
A Light Misting of Seafoam
Dramatic Flashing and Pulsing Lights
Pirates! Being Thrown into the Audience
Historically Accurate Audience Participation
Completely Non-Blasphemous Biblical Fan Fiction

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 15 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 1 hr.
PRESS TELEGRAM/THE GRUNION REVIEW OF THE SHOW:
Theater review: Comedic production of ‘Ben Hur’ provides night of guffaws
PREVIEW CLIP:

SHOW TRAILER:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 1: Eric Schiffer (EDGAR / SARAH / QUINTUS ARRIUS), Charlie Rodriguez (ENSEMBLE / MALE UNDERSTUDY), Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR), Jackie Shearn (ENSEMBLE / FEMALE UNDERSTUDY), Amara Phelps (CRYSTAL / TIRZAH / ESTHER / MARY), Devin Ricklef (OMAR / MESSALA / JESUS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 2: Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 3: Devin Ricklef (OMAR / MESSALA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 4: Eric Schiffer (EDGAR / QUINTUS ARRIUS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 5: Amara Phelps (CRYSTAL / TIRZAH)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 6: Charlie Rodriguez (ENSEMBLE / MALE UNDERSTUDY), Jackie Shearn (ENSEMBLE / FEMALE UNDERSTUDY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 7: Eric Schiffer (EDGAR / WISEMAN), Devin Ricklef (OMAR / WISEMAN), Amara Phelps (CRYSTAL / MARY), Grant Thackray (DANIEL / WISEMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 8: Devin Ricklef (OMAR / MESSALA), Eric Schiffer (EDGAR / SARAH), Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 9: Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR), Amara Phelps (CRYSTAL / TIRZAH), Devin Ricklef (OMAR / MESSALA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 10: Devin Ricklef (OMAR / MESSALA), Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR), Amara Phelps (CRYSTAL / ESTHER), Eric Schiffer (EDGAR / SARAH)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 11: Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR), Amara Phelps (CRYSTAL / TIRZAH)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 12: Devin Ricklef (OMAR / MESSALA), Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 13: Devin Ricklef (OMAR / GALLEY CAPTAIN), Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR), Eric Schiffer (EDGAR / QUINTUS ARRIUS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BEN HUR (MAINSTAGE, Feb. 24 – Mar. 23, 2024)
PHOTO 14: (EDGAR / QUINTUS ARRIUS), Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Grant Thackray (DANIEL / JUDAH BEN HUR)
Devin Ricklef (OMAR / MESSALA / JESUS)
Amara Phelps (CRYSTAL / TIRZAH / ESTHER / MARY)
Eric Schiffer (EDGAR / SARAH / QUINTUS ARRIUS)
Jackie Shearn (ENSEMBLE / FEMALE UNDERSTUDY)
Charlie Rodriguez (ENSEMBLE / MALE UNDERSTUDY)

NINA AND TROYBOY
2024-02-23 20:00 - 2024-02-25 17:00
The Studio Collaborative: NINA AND TROYBOY
Company: Sparrow and Finch Films
Dates: Feb. 23, 24 @ 8pm, Feb. 25 @ 2pm, 2024
Tickets: $30 General Admission, $25 Student/Senior

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Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 at 8pm

Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 at 8pm

Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 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. It is only accessible by stairs; there is no elevator.

Description:
NINA & TROYBOY explores a mother and son’s complex relationship set against the emergence of the Black Lives Matter Movement. Troy has gone missing after an argument the night prior. Tempted to fear the worst, Nina must rely on her faith for the preservation and salvation of the son she’s struggled to raise in a “post-racial” America. This fictional drama based on true events explores how mental health, racism and religion collide to color the stark reality facing many young men, and their families across America.
Company Statement:
We are a production company that creates and curates inspirational content via film and stage for the awakening of America’s collective social consciousness.
“Art that elevates the conversation” characterizes our mission of utilizing heartfelt performances as an arm of activism to stimulate thought, conversation and ultimately action on issues affecting our collective well being.
We believe in the power of our stories to change lives within our community for good.
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.

NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2024 AUDITIONS
2024-02-28 19:00 - 21:00
THE 2024 LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL AUDITIONS
AUDITION NOTICE
TITLES:
Show 1: IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME
Show 2: FIRST AID
AUTHORS:
Gerry Rodriguez (If I Could Turn Back Time)
Jeff Kaufman (First Aid)
DIRECTORS:
Brandon Ferruccio (If I Could Turn Back Time)
Jason Edward Brown (First Aid)
RUN: Stage Reading of IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME on March 29, 2024 at 7pm. Stage Reading of FIRST AID on Saturday, MARCH 30, 2024 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: Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 (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 BELOW for days when rehearsals could possibly be scheduled.)
For Each Specific Show:
IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME –
The Rehearsal Schedule will consist of a total of 3-4 In Person Rehearsals at the Long Beach Playhouse with additional 2-3 remote Zoom rehearsals. (at least one per week – at director’s prerogative)
FIRST AID –
First Read-Through: Monday, March 4, 2024; 7pm – 9pm.
Regular Rehearsal: March 11, 18, 25, 27; 7pm – 9pm
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: IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME
by Gerry Rodriguez
Stage Reading March 29, 2024
Directed by Brandon Ferruccio
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
After the sudden death of their sister, Julio must return to their family home in South Texas for the funeral. Once there, Julio must grapple with the grief of losing their sister as well as confront their estranged family who do not approve of their involvement in the drag community. Encouraged by their sister, and in an effort to summon strength and confidence, Julio makes the decision to live as their drag persona, Sharona, for the remainder of their visit. Sharona is able to make connections with her family that she was unable to make before. It is in this way that Sharona is finally able to let go of people who have caused her pain and accept the death of her sister.
Genre: Drama / Dark Comedy
Themes: Latinx, LGBTQ+, Toxic Masculinity, Catholic family expectations, Grief over the loss of a loved one.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
DIRECTOR’S NOTE: Since this is a staged reading – the age brackets listed are quite broad. I am extremely flexible with this.
Julio/Sharona should be played by someone within the LGBTQ+ community, drag community or by someone who is gender-nonconforming.
We would like to highly encourage auditioners of all ethnic backgrounds, especially those of the Latin/Hispanic community.
JULIO/SHARONA (Male / Gender non-conforming, 30-40s): Grief-stricken over the loss of their sister, Angela. Feels more confident in their drag persona, Sharona. Passionate and dealing with family scars.
ANGLEA (F, 20-40s): She is dead but remains as a ghost who can only be seen by Julio/Sharona. Julio/Sharona’s sister. A balance of good advice and playfulness. Always ready to give her 2 cents, even if it stings.
ELVA (F, 50-60s): The mother ofJulio/Sharona and Angela. The wife of Luis. Devout Catholic and quiet. She doesn’t like confrontation. Keeps busy with tasks to avoid the obvious pain in her life.
LUIS (M, 50-60s): The father of Julio/Sharona and Angela. Elva’s husband. Abrasive and dominant. The “man of the house.” Ashamed and dismissive.
GABRIELA (F, 50-60s): Elva’s sister. She likes to be in control. She is
blunt, and she speaks before she thinks. Often putting her foot in her mouth.
CARMEN (F, 50-60s): Elva’s cousin. She believes she knows what
is best no matter the situation. She likes to know everybody’s business. The “town gossip”.
MATTHEW (M 20-30s): Gabriela’s son. Quiet, kind and obedient. Somewhat a disappointment to his family. Needs help finding his voice.
FATHER PHILIP (M 60-70s): The priest of the church the family attends. Gentle and kind. He always sees the silver lining and sees the best in everyone.

SHOW 2: FIRST AID
by Jeff Kaufman
Stage Reading March 30, 2024
Directed by Jason Edward Brown
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Set in the 1960s, after an impulsive decision, a polished legislator’s wife finds her life in upheaval. When her path crosses with a young, queer, black woman, the two challenge each other’s beliefs and identities.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
PAT (F, 56) A strained white woman. Politician’s wife. Prim, demure, but currently disheveled; the way she presents herself to others means everything. Even if its untrue or harmful.
CAT (F, 21) A sincere black woman. Kind and uncomplicated; she has experienced the world’s heartbreaks and has grown wise as a result. LGBTQ+ highly encouraged to audition.
PIZZA DELIVERY GUY (M, mid-20s to mid-30s) A confident, white man. Less charismatic than he believes himself to be.
BOYD (M, 30s to 40s) An attractive, white man. Political campaign manager. Calculating, effortlessly commanding; he knows how to weaponize his charm when necessary.
JESS (F, 30s to 40s) A white woman. Lawyer. Is willing to do whatever it takes.
FRANK (M, mid-40s to mid-50s) A white man. Ex-military. Regimented in the face of atrocities.
STAGE DIRECTION (Open to all) A charismatic storyteller with a strong sense of pace and timing. (This role is responsible for reading the show’s stage direction.)
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE (Shows all of the possible dates a rehearsal could take place):

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DINO, JUDY, FRANK & BABS
2024-03-01 20:00 - 2024-03-03 17:00
The Studio Collaborative: DINO, JUDY, FRANK & BABS
Company: Jade Productions, Inc.
Dates: Mar. 1, 2 @ 8pm, Mar. 3 @ 2pm, 2024
Tickets: $30 General Admission

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Friday, Mar. 1, 2024 at 8pm

Saturday, Mar. 2, 2024 at 8pm

Sunday, Mar. 3, 2024 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. It is only accessible by stairs; there is no elevator.

Description:
DINO, JUDY, FRANK & BABS–A Tribute” to Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand celebrates favorites made popular by these ICONIC Super Stars. Memories trickle through the music so we remember The Way We Were, magically, as if touched by Witchcraft. After all, Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime and Happy Days remembered make us Smile and send us Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Feeling Good we’ll be In the Mood for Love. And love will keep us warm, always knowing we can say “I Did It My Way.”
“DINO, JUDY, FRANK & BABS–A Tribute” stars Jay Joseph and Joy Demain and features a live band. The show played to sold out houses in Las Vegas. Let’s Fall In Love, The Man That Got Away, Luck Be A Lady, The Best Is Yet To Come, The Trolley Song, I Love Paris, Come Fly With Me and so many more musical gems will fill our hearts with love.
Company Statement:
Jade Productions’ mission is to promote and cultivate theatre awareness and support by offering excellence in theatrical production for our community and all the artists and technicians involved in our productions. We attempt to create a positive working atmosphere throughout the production process by giving performers and technicians in the community the chance to learn and utilize performance and theatrical technical skills in a real working situation.

AUDITIONS: MEN ON BOATS
2024-03-04 19:00 - 2024-03-06 22:00
AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: MEN ON BOATS
PRODUCERS: Produced by JD Theatricals (James Huffman, Producer) in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse
AUTHOR: Jaclyn Backhaus
DIRECTOR: Meredith Miranda
RUN: April 26th– May 25th, 2024
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 4th & Tuesday March 5th, 2024
Times: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks:
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024, 7pm – 10pm, by invitation only.
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, March 9th, Noon – 4pm.
Regular Rehearsal: Starts Monday, March 11th and continues to Thursday April 25th, 2024. 7pm – 10:30pm.
*Possible Saturday or Sunday offsite rehearsals TBD throughout these dates in Long Beach, CA.*
(Please see Beginning Rehearsal Schedule BELOW for Specific Dates and Times.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS & PREPARATION:
The characters in MEN ON BOATS were historically cisgender white males. The cast should be made up entirely of people who are not. Seeking racially diverse actors who are female-identifying, trans-identifying, genderfluid, and/or non-gender-conforming.
Bring headshot and resume. Please prepare a 1-minute monologue of a male character you wouldn’t ordinarily play, or have always wished to play. Dress comfortably for movement and give ample time to warm up physically and vocally. *Please prepare to interact, improvise and play.
**This play contains strong language, drinking, and dreaming.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. MEN ON BOATS is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when one-armed captain John Wesley Powell and his crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. An ensemble-led journey manifesting destiny through thrilling adventure, discovery, fueled by unapologetic daring, (un)wavering nerve and the deep rooted hope of being remembered.
MEN ON BOATS is a rollicking comedy that turns the American myth of man-ifest destiny on its edge and challenges conventional notions about who gets to make history.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
*Note on casting: The characters in MEN ON BOATS were historically cisgender white males. The cast should be made up entirely of people who are not. Seeking racially diverse actors who are female-identifying, trans-identifying, genderfluid, and/or non-gender-conforming.
JOHN WESLEY POWELL (18-99, Ethnicity: OPEN) one-armed leader of the expedition.
WILLIAM DUNN (18-99, Ethnicity: OPEN) hunter and trapper.
JOHN COLTON SUMNER (18-99, Ethnicity: OPEN) former soldier, current explorer.
OLD SHADY (18-99, Ethnicity: OPEN) Powell’s older brother, Civil War vet.
BRADLEY (18-99, Ethnicity: OPEN) lieutenant, manic with youth.
O.G. HOWLAND (18-99, Ethnicity: Indigenous or BIPOC) printer and hunter. (Doubles as TSAUWIAT, a Ute chief.)
SENECA HOWLAND (18-99, Ethnicity: Indigenous or BIPOC) O.G:s quiet little brother. (Doubles as THE BISHOP, Tsauwiat’s wife.)
FRANK GOODMAN (18-99, Ethnicity: OPEN) British, so excited. (Doubles as MR. ASA, a desert settler.)
HALL (18-99, Ethnicity: OPEN) mapmaker, old soul.
HAWKINS (18-99, Ethnicity: OPEN) the cook.
This true ensemble piece calls for agile, spirited, imaginative comedic/dramatic actors who will work as a whole to shape this adventure. There are no small parts. Seeking a diverse ensemble of actors with physical theatre, commedia dell’arte, dance, and movement experience.
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

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MURDER AT MODJESKA MANOR
2024-03-08 20:00 - 2024-03-10 17:00
The Studio Collaborative: MURDER AT MODJESKA MANOR: An Unscripted Murder Mystery
Company: Modjeska Unscripted Theatre
Dates: Mar. 8, 9 @ 8pm, Mar. 10 @ 2pm, 2024
Tickets: Tickets: $25

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Friday, Mar. 8, 2024 at 8pm

Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024 at 8pm

Sunday, Mar. 10, 2024 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. It is only accessible by stairs; there is no elevator.

Description:
Murder at Modjeska Manor, an Unscripted Murder Mystery, makes its return with a new venue, new guests, and new risks in storytelling that will leave you wondering…Whodunnit??? A different cast and different story each night, the Modjeska Unscripted Theatre company will improvise a full length, 90-minute play in the style of Agatha Christie Murder Mysteries and the movie CLUE. We don’t know how, when or who, but we’ll discover who gets murdered and who did it together, inspired by audience suggestions in a show that will never be seen again.
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 unscripted theater, producing full length unscripted plays in popular genres (Rom-Coms, Hallmark Holiday Films, Murder Mysteries, etc.). The company prides itself on its ability to use to create theater through character and relationship driven unscripted plays.
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.

GENERATION XYZ
2024-03-15 20:00 - 2024-03-17 17:00
The Studio Collaborative: GENERATION XYZ
Company: (un)defined arts collective
Dates: Mar. 15, 16 @ 8pm, Mar. 17 @ 2pm, 2024
Tickets: $25 General admission, $20 Student/Senior
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Friday, Mar. 15, 2024 at 8pm

Saturday, Mar. 16, 2024 at 8pm

Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024 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. It is only accessible by stairs; there is no elevator.
Description:
A devised play that debuted with CSULB’s Theatre Threshold, Generation XYZ uses the words, poems, prose, tales, and dialogue, collected from dozens of women & gender-marginalized individuals, to tell the mother-child stories of Sarah, Joanna, and Hero, a family of 3 different generations from the late 1970s to the present, as they navigate the nuances of womanhood and generational patterns in varying political climates.
Content warning: Homophobia, transphobia, foul language, and themes of sexual violence. Themes may not be suitable for children under high school age (13+).
Company Statement:
(un)defined arts collective is committed to exploring various artistic mediums, bridging the gap between the arts and the community, redefining storytelling outside of western practices, and creating a space where artists can advocate for themselves and flourish in their artistic practice.
The LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater.

PLAYS IN A DAY 2024
2024-03-23 20:00 - 22:00
The Studio Collaborative: PLAYS IN A DAY 2024
Company: LBP, Alex Shewchuk, producing
Dates: Mar. 23 @ 8pm, 2024
Tickets: $10
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Saturday, Mar. 23, 2024 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. It is only accessible by stairs; there is no elevator.
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!
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AUDITIONS: DETROIT ’67
2024-03-25 19:00 - 2024-03-28 22:00
AUDITIONS: DETROIT ’67
AUDITON NOTICE:
TITLE: DETROIT ‘67
AUTHOR: Dominique Morisseau
DIRECTOR: Robyn Hastings
RUN: May 18 – June 15, 2024
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 25 and Tuesday, March 26, 2024
(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 27, 2024
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, March 30, 2024, Noon – 4pm.
Regular Rehearsal: Starting April 1, Monday – Thurs. 7pm – 10 pm; Saturdays 10am to 2pm, and Sunday, April 28, 5:30pm – 8:30pm.
(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:
“Detroit ’67“ is a play that explores the lives of a brother and sister who run an after-hours bar in their basement during the 1967 Detroit Riots. Chelle and Lank inherit their parents’ house and each have a different dream for their inheritance. Lank wants to use their inheritance to buy a bar downtown, but Chelle wants the stability the money brings. When a mysterious woman finds her way into their lives, the siblings clash over much more than the family business. As their pent-up feelings erupt, so does their city, and they find themselves caught in the middle of the ’67 Detroit uprising. As tensions explode in the streets, will Chelle and Lank be able to hold onto their fragile family ties and their ever present dreams?
“Detroit ‘67” is originally a part of a trilogy of plays called The Detroit Project which examines the history and culture of the city of Detroit in different decades.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
CHELLE (F, late 30’s to early 40’s) Black woman. Strong, steadfast, firm and not easily impressed. A widow, mother and sister. A loving heart beneath her pride.
LANK (Langston) (M, early to late 30’s) Black man. Cool, loving and charismatic. A dreamer. He has a special effect on women – but is not a womanizer. Chelle’s younger brother.
BUNNY (Bonita) (F, 30’s to 40’s) Black woman. Sexy, spunky, fun and joyful. A friend and sometimes a lover. Never lets nothing get her down.
SLY (Sylvester) (M, late 30’s to early 40’s) Black man. Hip, slick and sweet-talking. An honest hustler and numbers man. Fiercely loyal. Lank’s best buddy.
CAROLINE (F, late 20’s to early 30’s) White woman. Beautiful, quiet strength, troubled, soft and mysterious. There is a world of danger behind her eyes.
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

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LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2024
2024-03-29 19:00 - 2024-03-30 23:00
The Studio Collaborative: LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2024
Company: LBP New Works Committee producing
Dates: March 29 & 30 @ 7pm, 2024
Tickets: Free
THE WINNING SHOWS:
Non-Local Winner: IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME by Gerry Rodriguez
Local Winner: FIRST AID By Jeff Kaufman

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IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME – Friday, Mar. 29, 2024 at 7pm

FIRST AID – Saturday, Mar. 30, 2024 at 7pm

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. It is only accessible by stairs; there is no elevator.
Description Of Festival:
This annual festival nurtures emerging and established playwrights to develop new scripts. Reading 100+ scripts a year, the New Works Literary Committee chooses two top plays (a local winner from southern California, and a non-local winner) to receive a stage reading with critical feedback from professional theatre critics and an audience talk-back.
About the Shows:
IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME – After the sudden death of their sister, Julio must return to their family home in the South Texas borderlands for the funeral. Once there, Julio must grapple with the grief of losing their sister as well as confront their estranged family who do not approve of their involvement in the drag community. Encouraged by their sister, and in an effort to summon strength and confidence, Julio makes the decision to live as their drag persona, Sharona, for the remainder of their visit.
Written by Gerry Rodriguez
CAST:

Jose Orozco (JULIO/SHARONA)
Karina Rodriguez (ANGELA)
Alli Ramirez (ELVA)
Stephen Saatjian (LUIS)
Sonia Aguirre (GABRIELA)
Marina Portillo (CARMEN)
Geo Herrera (MATTHEW)
Michael Marmont (FATHER PHILIP)
Gabriel Myers Prunty (Stage Direction Narrator)

FIRST AID – On the eve of the 1968 presidential election, Pat Nixon runs away from her husband’s campaign. Her encounter with an ambitious young Black woman in a Missouri motel leads to revelations, promises, and betrayal.
Written by Jeff Kaufman
CAST:

Alison Boole (PAT)
Phoebe Ray McHenry (CAT)
Christoper Hutchinson (PIZZA DELIVERY GUY)
Dustin Ehlrich (BOYD)
Dianna Beckman (JESS)
Jack Murphy (FRANK)
Melissa Adylia Calasanz (Stage Direction Narrator)

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HAMLET
2024-04-05 20:00 - 2024-05-04 23:00
HAMLET
By William Shakespeare, adapted by James Rice and Amanda Karr
Playing the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
April 6 – May 4, 2024
Directed by James Rice
Peer into the mind of Shakespeare’s most dynamic character, HAMLET, in a unique adaptation of the bard’s most compelling masterpiece. As Hamlet experiences the death of his father, he is visited by his father’s ghost seeking justice for his murder. Hamlet is shaken by this experience as his potential madness is made tangible when other actors start to take on the aspects of his splintering mind. The story proceeds as Shakespeare told it, but with a core Hamlet and four others playing his innocence, wisdom, justice, and vengeance. Come see the story you know and appreciate, but with an exciting twist that illuminates the play anew for those familiar and unfamiliar with this seminal tale.
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MAY 4, 2024
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LBP’s Opening Night Gala for HAMLET is sponsored by the Port of Long Beach! A BIG THANK YOU to the Port!

COVID Patron Safety Protocol

At the present time, masks are not required to be worn in any of our theater spaces unless patrons are showing symptoms of illness and excessively coughing and/or sneezing.
Masks are available for any patron or volunteer who would like or need one.

AGE LIMITAs 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
Simulated Violence and Intense Scenes
Simulated Situations of Possible Self-Harm

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 10 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 1 hr. 5 mins
PREVIEW CLIP:

SHOW TRAILER:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 1: Carmen Tunis (HAMLET – WISDOM), Roberto Williams (HAMLET – VENGEANCE), Sarah Green (CORE HAMLET), Autumn Yesterday (HAMLET – JUSTICE), Sophia Gonzales (HAMLET – INNOCENCE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 2: Jacob Caldwell (HORATIO), Aldo Valencia (MARCELLUS), Sarah Green (CORE HAMLET)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 3: Michael Hovance (POLONIUS), Tavia Williams (OPHELIA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 4: Neil Switzer (CLAUDIUS), Rose London (GERTRUDE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 5: Payton Cella (ROSENCRANTZ), Sarah Green (CORE HAMLET), Benjamin Rasmussen (GUILDENSTERN)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 6: Carmen Tunis (HAMLET – WISDOM), Sophia Gonzales (HAMLET – INNOCENCE), Elizabeth Cortez Gomez (GHOST OF HAMLET’S FATHER), Benjamin Rasmussen (GHOST), Lisa J Salas (GHOST OF HAMLET’S FATHER), Payton Cella (GHOST), Sarah Green (CORE HAMLET), Roberto Williams (HAMLET – VENGEANCE), Autumn Yesterday (HAMLET – JUSTICE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 7: Sophia Gonzales (HAMLET – INNOCENCE), Carmen Tunis (HAMLET – WISDOM), Sarah Green (CORE HAMLET), Roberto Williams (HAMLET – VENGEANCE), Autumn Yesterday (HAMLET – JUSTICE), Michael Hovance (POLONIUS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 8: Tavia Williams (OPHELIA), Roberto Williams (HAMLET – VENGEANCE), Carmen Tunis (HAMLET – WISDOM), Sophia Gonzales (HAMLET – INNOCENCE), Sarah Green (CORE HAMLET), Autumn Yesterday (HAMLET – JUSTICE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 9: Tavia Williams (OPHELIA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 10: Lisa J Salas (PLAYER KING), Elizabeth Cortez Gomez (PLAYER QUEEN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 11: Autumn Yesterday (HAMLET – JUSTICE), Sarah Green (CORE HAMLET), Roberto Williams (HAMLET – VENGEANCE), Carmen Tunis (HAMLET – WISDOM), Rose London (GERTRUDE), Sophia Gonzales (HAMLET – INNOCENCE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 12: Lee Samuel Tanng (LAERTES), Neil Switzer (CLAUDIUS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 13: FRONT: Lee Samuel Tanng (LAERTES), (HAMLET – VENGEANCE), BACK: Aldo Valencia (MARCELLUS), Benjamin Rasmussen (GUILDENSTERN), Rose London (GERTRUDE), Payton Cella (ROSENCRANTZ), Neil Switzer (CLAUDIUS), Lisa J Salas (OSRIC)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAMLET (MAINSTAGE, April 6 – May 4, 2024)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Lisa J Salas (PLAYER KING/CHORUS), Aldo Valencia (MARCELLUS), Payton Cella (ROSENCRANTZ/CHORUS), Elizabeth Cortez Gomez (PLAYER QUEEN/CHORUS), Tavia Williams (OPHELIA), Lee Samuel Tanng (LAERTES), Sophia Gonzales (HAMLET – INNOCENCE), FRONT ROW: Jacob Caldwell (HORATIO), Benjamin Rasmussen (GUILDENSTERN/CHORUS), Michael Hovance (POLONIUS), Rose London (GERTRUDE), Neil Switzer (CLAUDIUS), Autumn Yesterday (HAMLET – JUSTICE), Sarah Green (CORE HAMLET), Carmen Tunis (HAMLET – WISDOM), Roberto Williams (HAMLET – VENGEANCE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Sarah Green (HAMLET)
Roberto Williams (HAMLET – VENGEANCE)
Autumn Yesterday (HAMLET – JUSTICE)
Carmen Tunis (HAMLET – WISDOM)
Sophia Gonzales (HAMLET – INNOCENCE)
Neil Switzer (CLAUDIUS)
Rose London (GERTRUDE)
Michael Hovance (POLONIUS)
Lee Samuel Tanng (LAERTES)
Tavia Williams (OPHELIA)
Jacob Caldwell (HORATIO)
Aldo Valencia (MARCELLUS)
Payton Cella (ROSENCRANTZ/CHORUS)
Benjamin Rasmussen (GUILDENSTERN/CHORUS)
Lisa J Salas (PLAYER KING/CHORUS)
Elizabeth Cortez Gomez (PLAYER QUEEN/CHORUS)

AUDITIONS: LOOT
2024-04-15 19:00 - 2024-04-17 22:00
AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: LOOT
AUTHOR: Joe Orton
DIRECTOR: Allen Sewell
RUN: June 8 to July 6, 2024
Fridays & Saturdays at 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, April 15 and Tuesday, April 16, 2024
(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 April 17, 2024
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday April 20, 2024, Noon – 4pm
Regular Rehearsals: Beginning Monday, April 22: Monday through Thursday, 7pm – 10pm; and Saturdays, Noon – 3pm.
(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:
When Joe Orton wrote Loot, he was out to shock his audiences. One of his greatest dark farces, the play centers around two amateur thieves, Dennis and Hal. Dennis works as a hearse driver for an undertaker and the pair have robbed the bank next door to the funeral parlor. They decide to hide their ‘loot’ in the coffin of Hal’s recently deceased mother, stashing her body in a wardrobe in the meantime. However, before they can remove the coffin, the dead body is discovered by Fay McMahon, a predatory nurse who makes a habit out of marrying men who subsequently die in strange circumstances. She has now quickly engaged herself to marry Hal’s father but when she discovers the stash of cash, she demands a third of the spoils. Dennis and Hal’s tricky situation is worsened further by the arrival of Inspector Truscott, who strangely disguises himself as a man from the local Water Board. Using the conventions of standard farce, the trio attempt to keep the body and the money away from the Inspector in an increasingly tangled web of deceit and corruption.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
NOTE: Actively seeking all ethnicities for all roles
McLEAVY (Male, Mid 40s to 60s) a sanctimonious and gullible widower and father. (British accent required.)
HAL (Male, Mid 20s) A larcenous and promiscuous (with both sexes) nihilist. One of the bank robbers and son of McLeavy. (British accent required.)
DENNIS (Male, Mid 20s) Hal’s childhood friend, lover, and partner in bank robbery. He is a hearse driver and has impregnated five different women. (British accent required.)
FAY (Female, Late 20s – 30s) An attractive but murderous and avaricious nurse to the deceased woman in the casket, on the prowl for her eighth husband and a cut of the loot. (British accent required.)
TRUSCOTT (Male, 30s or 40s) A sneaky, violent, blow-hard police detective, investigating the bank robbery. He is part psychopath, part clown. (British accent required.)
MEADOWS (Male, 20s, 30s or 40s) A police bobby who carries out the Inspector’s orders for arrest. (British accent required.)
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

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MEN ON BOATS
2024-04-27 20:00 - 2024-05-25 23:00
MEN ON BOATS
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
April 27 – May 25, 2024
By Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by Meredith Miranda
MEN ON BOATS is the true(ish) history of the 1869 expedition of the Grand Canyon when ten explorers, in four boats, lead by a one-armed captain, set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. In an off the canyon-walls funny comedy, the stalwartness, the selfishness, the cockiness, and the cluelessness of this crew of insane yet loyal adventurers drips with satire as some of the roles are gender swapped. This is a rollicking adventure that turns the American myth of man-ifest destiny on end and challenges the notion of who gets to make history with respect to its bold if fallible pioneers.
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON MAY 25, 2024
LBP’s Opening Night Gala for MEN ON BOATS is sponsored by the Port of Long Beach! A BIG THANK YOU to the Port!

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.
This Show Contains:

Adult Language
Fog and Smoke Effects
Flashing and Pulsing Lights
War and Shotgun Sound Effects
Simulated Depictions of Smoking and Drinking
Gaseous Bodily Functions
Simulated dead animals (No animals were harmed in this production)

This is a Two Act Show, with one, 15 min. Intermission
• Act I is Approx. 1 hr. 20 min.
• 15 Minute Intermission
• Act II is Approx. 40 min.
PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 1: Giovanni Navarro (DUNN), Kathryn Ludlam (SUMNER), Ren Warzecha (POWELL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 2: Nina Rae (HALL), Phoebe Balson (HAWKINS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 3: Astrid Ceren (SENECA HOWLAND), Willow Mercury Ardelean (GOODMAN), Alex Lohman (O.G. HOWLAND)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 4: Serena Bottiani-Henderson (OLD SHADY), Carole Louise (BRADLEY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 5: Ren Warzecha (POWELL), Giovanni Navarro (DUNN), Kathryn Ludlam (SUMNER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 6: Phoebe Balson (HAWKINS), Nina Rae (HALL), Alex Lohman (O.G. HOWLAND)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 7: Serena Bottiani-Henderson (OLD SHADY), Carole Louise (BRADLEY), Astrid Ceren (SENECA HOWLAND)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 8: Alex Lohman (O.G. HOWLAND), Astrid Ceren (SENECA HOWLAND), Willow Mercury Ardelean (GOODMAN) (Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 9: Kathryn Ludlam (SUMNER), Carole Louise (BRADLEY), Serena Bottiani-Henderson (OLD SHADY), Phoebe Balson (HAWKINS), Ren Warzecha (POWELL), Nina Rae (HALL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 10: Nina Rae (HALL), Phoebe Balson (HAWKINS), Carole Louise (BRADLEY), Serena Bottiani-Henderson (OLD SHADY), Willow Mercury Ardelean (GOODMAN), Giovanni Navarro (DUNN), Alex Lohman (O.G. HOWLAND), Astrid Ceren (SENECA HOWLAND)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 11: Kathryn Ludlam (SUMNER), Ren Warzecha (POWELL), Carole Louise (BRADLEY), Serena Bottiani-Henderson (OLD SHADY), Phoebe Balson (HAWKINS), Nina Rae (HALL), Giovanni Navarro (DUNN), Alex Lohman (O.G. HOWLAND), Astrid Ceren (SENECA HOWLAND)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 12: Giovanni Navarro (DUNN), Ren Warzecha (POWELL), Kathryn Ludlam (SUMNER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 13: Serena Bottiani-Henderson (OLD SHADY), Carole Louise (BRADLEY), Kathryn Ludlam (SUMNER), Ren Warzecha (POWELL), Phoebe Balson (HAWKINS), Nina Rae (HALL) (Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

MEN ON BOATS (STUDIO, APRIL 27 – MAY 25, 2024) PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Carole Louise (BRADLEY), Serena Bottiani-Henderson (OLD SHADY), NEXT ROW: Phoebe Balson (HAWKINS), Willow Mercury Ardelean (GOODMAN), NEXT ROW: Astrid Ceren (SENECA HOWLAND), Alex Lohman (O.G. HOWLAND), Nina Rae (HALL), NEXT ROW: Kathryn Ludlam (SUMNER), Giovanni Navarro (DUNN), FRONT ROW: Ren Warzecha (POWELL) (Michael Hardy Photography)
Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse

CAST:

Ren Warzecha (JOHN WESLEY POWELL)
Giovanni Navarro (WILLIAM POWELL)
Kathryn Ludlam (JOHN COLTON SUMNER)
Serena Bottiani-Henderson (OLD SHADY)
Carole Louise (BRADLEY)
Alex Lohman (O.G. HOWLAND)
Astrid Ceren (SENECA HOWLAND)
Willow Mercury Ardelean (FRANK GOODMAN)
Nina Rae (HALL)
Phoebe Balson (HAWKINS)

AUDITIONS: THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical
2024-04-30 19:00 - 2024-05-02 23:00
TITLE: THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical
AUTHOR: Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice; Music and Lyrics by Andrew Pippa; Orchestrations by Larry Hochman
DIRECTOR: Gregory Cohen
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Stephen Olear
CHOREOGRAPHER: Kysa Cohen
RUN: June 29th – August 4th, 2024
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, April 30 & Wednesday, May 1, 2024
(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 2, 2024
Times: 7pm – 11pm,
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, May 4, 2024; Noon – 4:00pm
Regular Rehearsal: Starting Monday, May 6, 2024; 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.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Please bring 16 bars of a musical theatre song in style of the show (an accompanist will be provided.) You will need to bring your own sheet music for your audition song. Please no Sondheim or Jason Robert Brown songs as these are hard to sight-read in an audition setting. All auditioners will need to sing with the accompanist – no a capella or recorded tracks.
Please be prepared to dance.
Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions/callbacks.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Wednesday Addams has grown up and fallen in love with a “normal” nice young man. It’s time to introduce the families and, Gomez, Morticia, Fester and the rest of the classically dark and morbid family must alter their behaviors to keep their beloved daughter happy (and her boyfriend’s family intact).
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
All ethnicities and gender identities will be considered for all roles.
GOMEZ ADDAMS (M, 40s-60s) The patriarch of the Addams Family – a loving father, a passionate husband, and (possibly) a homicidal maniac. (Vocal Range: Bb2-G4)
MORTICIA ADDAMS (F, late 30s-60s) The mother of the brood and object of Gomez’s adoration. She is a strong matriarch and a beautiful, but potentially dangerous, presence. Strong dance skills a plus. (Vocal Range: G3-Bb5)
UNCLE FESTER (M, 30s-70s) Gomez’s oddly sexless brother. He is in love with the moon (literally). The narrator of the show. Willing to shave head a plus. (Vocal Range: C3-G4)
GRANDMA (F or M, Ancient) The Addams grandmother (unsure what side). Tiny, yet fierce, matriarchal figure, whose witchlike presence creates dire consequences for the families. (Vocal Range: G4-F5)
WEDNESDAY ADDAMS (F, 18-early 20s) The main focus of the love story within the production. She is battling her natural dark nature with the discovery of the brightness of being in love. (Vocal Range: A3-E5)
PUGSLEY ADDAMS (M or F to play Male, Pre-teen to Teenager) Wednesday’s younger brother. Fears losing the torturous relationship he has with his sister. Ideally on the chubby side. (Vocal Range: A3-F5)
LURCH (M, 20s – 80s) The Addams incredibly tall, possibly undead, mostly silent butler. Has very few lines beyond grunts and growls, but does have one solo in the finale. (Vocal Range: Eb2-E4)
LUCAS BEINEKE (M, 20s) Wednesday’s love interest. A good-looking, wealthy, seemingly normal young man who is inexplicably attracted to the dark beauty that is Wednesday. (Vocal Range: C3-C5)
MAL BEINEKE (M, 40s-60s) Lucas’ stuck-up businessman father. Must be able to bring the humor to this humorless banker-type and show the marital love buried deep within his complacency. (Vocal Range: C3-A4)
ALICE BEINEKE (F, 40s-60s) Lucas’ frustrated, yet loving mother. She longs to break the bonds of marital boredom and find passion once more. (Vocal Range: Ab3-G#5)
ADDAMS ANCESTORS (4 M, 4 F) The ensemble for the show. Must have strong vocal and dance skills.
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

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DETROIT ’67
2024-05-18 19:00 - 2024-06-15 22:00
DETROIT ’67
By Dominique Morriseau
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
May 18 – June 15, 2024
Directed by Robyn Hastings
Motown music is the soul of the party in 1967 Detroit as Chelle and her brother Lank make ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. A dreamer, Lank wants to use their inheritance to buy a bar downtown, but Chelle wants the stability the money brings. When a mysterious woman finds her way into their lives, the siblings clash over much more than the family business. As their pent-up feelings erupt, so does their city, and they find themselves caught in the middle of the ’67 Detroit uprising. As tensions explode in the streets, will Chelle and Lank be able to hold onto their fragile family ties and their ever present dreams?
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON JUNE 15, 2024
LBP’s Opening Night Gala for DETROIT ’67 is sponsored by the Port of Long Beach! A BIG THANK YOU to the Port!

COVID Patron Safety Protocol

At the present time, masks are not required to be worn in any of our theater spaces unless patrons are showing symptoms of illness and excessively coughing and/or sneezing.
Masks are available for any patron or volunteer who would like or need one.

AGE LIMITAs 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:

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

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 5 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 1 hr.
SHOW TRAILER:

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 1: Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE), Cassandra Carter-Williams (BUNNY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 14: Jonathan D. Wray (SLY), Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE), Cassandra Carter-Williams (BUNNY), Marc Morris (LANK), Allison Lynn Adams (CAROLINE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 13: Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE), Marc Morris (LANK)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 12: Cassandra Carter-Williams (BUNNY), Marc Morris (LANK), Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 11: Allison Lynn Adams (CAROLINE), Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE), Cassandra Carter-Williams (BUNNY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 10: Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE), Jonathan D. Wray (SLY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 9: Allison Lynn Adams (CAROLINE), Marc Morris (LANK)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 8: Allison Lynn Adams (CAROLINE), Marc Morris (LANK)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 7: Marc Morris (LANK)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 6: Allison Lynn Adams (CAROLINE), Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 5: Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 4: Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE), Jonathan D. Wray (SLY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 3: Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE), Allison Lynn Adams (CAROLINE), Jonathan D. Wray (SLY), Marc Morris (LANK), Cassandra Carter-Williams (BUNNY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DETROIT ’67 (MAINSTAGE, May 18 – June 15, 2024)
PHOTO 2: Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE), Jonathan D. Wray (SLY), Marc Morris (LANK)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Alisha Elaine Anderson (CHELLE)
Marc Morris (LANK)
Cassandra Carter-Williams (BUNNY)
Jonathan D. Wray (SLY)
Allison Lynn Adams (CAROLINE)

AUDITIONS: SWEAT
2024-05-28 19:00 - 2024-05-30 22:00
AUDITIONS: SWEAT
By Lynn Nottage
AUDITION DATES: May 28 – 30, 2024

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Thursday, May 30, 2024 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

PERFORMANCE DATES: July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024
AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: SWEAT
AUTHOR: Lynn Nottage
DIRECTOR: Maisha Azadi Sebastiany
RUN: July 20 – August 17, 2024
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 28th and Wednesday, May 29, 2024
(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 30, 2024
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, June 1, 2024, Noon – 4pm.
Regular Rehearsal: Starting June 3, Monday- Thursday, 7pm-10pm; Saturdays 11am-3pm and Sunday June 5:30-8:30pm.
(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:
Two time Pulitzer Prize Playwright Lynn Nottage’s SWEAT tells the story of a group of working class people in Reading, Pennsylvania who are laid off from their jobs during an upswing of deindustrialization. SWEAT explores the tension within the group portraying how the themes of identity, politics, and race surface within friends now faced with sudden job insecurity.
The play opens in 2008, where we meet Jason and Chris as they individually speak to their parole officer, Evan. A chance encounter between the two former friends brings them back to face the event that completely altered the course of their lives and the lives of those closest to them. As the play switches back to 2000, we meet best friends Tracey, Cynthia, and Jessie who all work together and love to hang out at the local watering hole.The bartender Stan, who used to work at the factory with them until he suffered an injury and the busboy Oscar with rising aspirations. Conflicts emerge as upcoming promotions and rumors of cut wages threaten the friends’ loyalty. We are left hoping that the group is able to make amends before any lasting damage is done.
NOTE TO ACTORS: This show contains many racially charged moments and language. The characters of Jason and Tracey in particular use racially charged language. Jason will have to say n****. This role in particular will require an elevated level of maturity. All moments and language will be handled with care. There will be many discussions regarding race, xenophobia, and how Lynn Nottage intended for her work to present these themes, amongst others.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
EVAN (M, 40’s) African American. The parole officer for both Jason and Chris. He is a straight, no chaser kinda guy who believes in tough love and does not back down.
JASON (M, 21/29) White American of German descent. Chris’s best friend and Tracey’s son. He is very proud of himself and his family history. He tends not to be aware of how the way he says things affects others, nor does he care until forced to reflect on himself.
CHRIS (M, 21/29) African-American. Cynthia and Brucie’s son and Jason’s best friend. Trying to navigate his way through a world not built in his favor. He is stuck between following in the footsteps of his father as a factory employee, or heeding his mother’s advice and going to school.
STAN (M, 50s) White American of German descent. Stan is a former steel worker who became a bartender after getting injured at the plant leaving him with a permanent limp. He manages the bar where everyone hangs out and does his very best to keep the collective peace. He is the glue that keeps the group together.
OSCAR (M, 22/30) Colombian-American. An employee of the bar, Oscar is a hardworking young man with aspirations to rise far above his current situation. Always considered an outsider and not afforded many job opportunities, he crosses the picket line when the plant offers more than what he makes at the bar.
TRACEY (F, 45/53) White American of German descent. Jason’s mom and best friend of Cynthia and Jessie. Tracey is a strong willed, quick tongued, no nonsense woman, also one of the hardest workers at Olstead’s. Opinionated and proud of the work her family has done, she has been working at the plant for over twenty years, following her father and grandfather.. Much like her son, she doesn’t care if what she says offends you or hurts your feelings. She feels betrayed by Cynthia after she receives a promotion.
CYNTHIA (F, 45/53) African-American. Chris’s mom and best friends with Tracey and Jessie. She is determined to not only do well for herself, but to also see her son Chris do well. She is ambitious and applies for the promotion that moves her up to a managerial position. But when management wants to cut wages, Cynthia finds herself pitted against her friends. Cynthia is compelling and full of layers and fully understands the pressure and importance of being a black woman in a white world.
JESSIE (F, 40’s) Italian-American. Good friend of Cynthia and Tracey. Jessie tries her best to remain neutral between Cynthia and Tracey, but later this neutrality is broken. She struggles with alcohol and inadvertently is often the comic relief with a glass of something always near. She’s forced to reckon with her failed dreams of wanting more for her life after landing job at the plant and never leaving.
BRUCIE (M 40’s) African-American. Chris’s father and Cynthia’s estranged husband. He has fallen on hard times and becomes involved with drugs, although he starts a rehab program. It is revealed that his addiction issues are related to his being fired from his factory job after his union was pushed out.
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

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LOOT
2024-06-08 20:00 - 2024-07-06 23:00
LOOT
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
June 8 – July 6, 2024
By Joe Orton
Directed by Allen Sewell
The bank next to the funeral parlour has been robbed! LOOT is Joe Orton’s masterpiece of dark comedy where we follow the fortunes of two young thieves – Dennis, an undertaker at the funeral parlour, and Hal, his sometime lover, whose Mum just died. When Inspector Truscott turns up, they need a place to hide the loot. But with the money in Mum’s coffin, there’s no place for Mum, whose body keeps reappearing at the most inopportune times. Aided and abetted by Mum’s former nurse, Fay, and trying to put one over on Hal’s gullible father, the duo prove that nothing is sacred in a farce that seethes with black, baleful mirth.
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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED JULY 6, 2024
LBP’s Opening Night Gala for LOOT is sponsored by the Port of Long Beach! A BIG THANK YOU to the Port!

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.
This Show Contains:

Adult Language and Content –

References to race, rape, and sex with minors meant to exaggerate the mortal deficit of the characters and offend a 1960’s British Establishment Audience.

Absolutely No Respect For The Dearly Departed!
Dubious Members Of The Water Board!
Various Schemes That Have No Chance of Success!

This is a Two Act Show, with one, 15 min. Intermission
• Act I is Approx. 1 hr.
• 15 Minute Intermission
• Act II is Approx. 35 min.
PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 1: Jack Loeprich (HAL), Ronan Walsh (DENNIS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 2: Roxy Payne (FAY), Rick Reischman (MCLEAVY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 3: Roxy Payne (FAY), Jack Loeprich (HAL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 4: Jack Loeprich (HAL), Ronan Walsh (DENNIS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 5: Roxy Payne (FAY), Noah Wagner (TRUSCOTT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 6: Noah Wagner (TRUSCOTT), Rick Reischman (MCLEAVY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 7: Noah Wagner (TRUSCOTT), Ronan Walsh (DENNIS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 8: Noah Wagner (TRUSCOTT), Rick Reischman (MCLEAVY), Jack Loeprich (HAL), Ronan Walsh (DENNIS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 9: Roxy Payne (FAY), Rick Reischman (MCLEAVY), Noah Wagner (TRUSCOTT), Jack Loeprich (HAL), Ronan Walsh (DENNIS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 10: Noah Wagner (TRUSCOTT), Jack Loeprich (HAL), Ronan Walsh (DENNIS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 11: Noah Wagner (TRUSCOTT), Rudy Perez (MEADOWS), Roxy Payne (FAY), Ronan Walsh (DENNIS), Jack Loeprich (HAL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 12: Rudy Perez (MEADOWS), Rick Reischman (MCLEAVY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 13: Jack Loeprich (HAL), Roxy Payne (FAY), Ronan Walsh (DENNIS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

LOOT (STUDIO, June 8 – July 6, 2024) PHOTO 14: Rudy Perez (MEADOWS), Rick Reischman (MCLEAVY), Jack Loeprich (HAL), Roxy Payne (FAY), Ronan Walsh (DENNIS), Noah Wagner (TRUSCOTT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Rick Reischman (MCLEAVY)
Roxy Payne (FAY)
Jack Loeprich (HAL)
Ronan Walsh (DENNIS)
Noah Wagner (TRUSCOTT)
Rudy Perez (MEADOWS)

Trashion Show: A Free All Ages Trash to Fashion Runway Show
2024-06-09 18:30 - 21:00
Artist Amy Bauer and Jewel Box Children’s Theater Present

“Trashion Show”: a Free All Ages Trash to Fashion Runway Show

Link to FREE tickets: https://bit.ly/TrashionShowLongBeach

Sunday, June 9

Doors open at 6:30pm

Show starts at 7pm

THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical
2024-06-29 20:00 - 2024-08-04 17:00
THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical

Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa, Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater

June 29 – Aug. 4, 2024

Directed by Gregory Cohen

Musical Direction by Stephen Olear

Choreographed by Kysa Cohen

In this comic musical feast about everyone’s favorite gothic family, the ultimate daughter of darkness, Wednesday Addams, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart, upstanding young man from a respectable family. But when Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the Addams Family as they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his strait-laced parents. Featuring the characters you love – Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandma, Pugsley – with darkly comic, hummable songs, this is one musical for your own dark brood you won’t want to miss!

This production of THE ADDAMS FAMILY is partially sponsored by the Port of Long Beach.

A BIG THANK YOU to the Port of Long Beach!

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED AUG. 4TH, 2024

COVID Patron Safety Protocol

At the present time, masks are not required to be worn in any of our theater spaces unless patrons are showing symptoms of illness and excessively coughing and/or sneezing.

Masks are available for any patron or volunteer who would like or need one.

AGE LIMITAs 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:

Minor, Humorous Adult Language and Content

Fog and Smoke Effects

Flashing Lights

Simulated Smoking

Act One is Approx. 1 hr. 15 mins.

There will be a 15 Minute Intermission

Act Two is Approx. 50 mins.

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

CAST:

Lawrence Ingalls (GOMEZ ADDAMS)

Amanda Webb (MORTICIA ADDAMS)

Milo Cote (UNCLE FESTER)

Lisa Meert (GRANDMA)

Isabel Van Wye (WEDNESDAY ADDAMS)

Josie Magana (PUGSLEY ADDAMS)

Christopher Hutchinson (LURCH)

Quinn Vann (LUCAS BEINEKE)

JD Rinde (MAL BEINEKE)

Serena Bottiani-Henderson (ALICE BEINEKE)

Sander Acheron (ANCESTOR)

Cassandra Angerosa (ANCESTOR)

Jennifer Harmon (ANCESTOR)

Madeline Schultz (ANCESTOR)

Daniella Steedle (ANCESTOR)

Grant Thackray (ANCESTOR)

Nathan Truong (ANCESTOR)

Kelsey Weinstein (ANCESTOR)

Jewel Box Children's Theater Summer Camp
2024-07-08 00:00 - 2024-08-02 23:59
https://www.jewelboxchildrenstheater.org/summer-camp

Experience the magic of theater in a fun and collaborative environment. Campers will create original skits and songs as well as learn some broadway show stoppers. So warm up your singing pipes, grab your dancing shoes and lets put on a show! At the end of these weeks campers will have the opportunity to perform for their friends and family at the award winning Long Beach Playhouse!!!

Location

The Long Beach Playhouse5021 E Anaheim StLong Beach, CA 90804

Dates and Times

Weeks 1 and 2 (July 8 – 12 and July 15 – 19) are half day camps 12pm – 3pm for ages 6 and up. In these weeks campers will learn a group song, learn a dance routine and play theater games.

Week 1: July 8 – 12Week 2: July 15 – 1912pm – 3pm

Weeks 3 and 4 (July 22 – 26 and July 29 – August 2) are full day camps 9am – 4pm for ages 9 and up. Campers will learn a group song and a short audition solo, learn a dance routine, play theater games and do crafts.

Week 3: July 22 – 26Week 4: July 29 – August 29am – 4pm

Cost

$140/week for weeks 1 and 2$280/week for weeks 3 and 4discounts are available for multi week signups and sibling signups choose the week or weeks that work for your schedulethere is no obligation to sign up for multiple weeks

Visit https://www.jewelboxchildrenstheater.org/summer-camp/ to register

AUDITIONS: THE PILLOWMAN
2024-07-08 19:00 - 2024-07-10 22:00
AUDITIONS: THE PILLOWMAN
AUDITION DATES: July 8 – 10, 2024

Monday, July 8, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

PERFORMANCE DATES: Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024

AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: THE PILLOWMAN
AUTHOR: Martin McDonagh
DIRECTOR: Carl daSilva
RUN: August 30 – September 28, 2024
Fridays & Saturdays at 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 8 & Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Times: 7pm – 9pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
Callbacks:
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 10, 7pm – 10pm, by invitation only.
REHEARSALS:
First Rehearsal – First Read-Through: Saturday, July 13, from Noon – 4pm.
Regular Rehearsal: Sundays from 6pm – 9pm; Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 7pm – 10pm.
(Please refer to 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.
Standard American Dialect will be used for all roles.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
A dark comedy about a writer in a totalitarian state who is interrogated about the gruesome content of the stories and their similarity to a number of child-murders happening in their town. When the writer learns that the brother has confessed to the murders and implicated him/her in the process, s/he resigns to being executed but attempts to save the stories from destruction.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
KATURIAN (M or F, 30 to 40 – Any Race): A writer of gruesome short stories often involving children, is surprised and confused as to why s/he was brought in by detectives for questioning. S/he cares deeply about the brother Michal and about saving the stories from destruction.
TUPOLSKI (M or F, 50s to 60s – Any Race): The lead detective and the “good cop” in the interrogation. Cold and uncaring, s/he self describes as ‘detached from the people s/he aims to save’. S/he supervises Ariel.
ARIEL (M or F, 30 to 40 – Any Race): A brutal and violent detective who has a vendetta against anyone who commits crimes against children because of abuse in his or her own childhood.
MICHAL (M, 30 to 40 – Any Race): Katurian’s older brother, who is “slow to get things” and often referred to as a ‘retard’ following his years of abuse at the hands of his parents. He is also taken into jail by the detectives.
MOTHER: (F, 30s to 50s – Any Race): Looking for someone to play various mothers in the reenactment scenes. Experience with physical comedy and pantomime a plus.
FATHER: (M, 30s to 50s – Any Race): Looking for someone to play various fathers and other roles in the reenactment scenes. Experience with physical comedy and pantomime a plus.
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

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THE 2024 - 2025 MAINSTAGE SEASON
2024-07-19 20:00 - 2024-08-31 20:00
THE 2024 – 2025 MAINSTAGE SEASON
We are super excited to share with you our upcoming Mainstage Season! With sensational horror tales, romantic tragedies, Agatha Christie mysteries, powerful Black dramas, Neil Simon comedies, Southern melodramas, and everyone’s favorite musical about tradition, there is something for everyone! And don’t forget our hugely popular annual Christmas show!
You can now get an affordable Season Subscription to all 7 regular Mainstage shows by calling our Box Office at 562-494-1014 option 1. Add on our Christmas Show for a low price. Or buy Passport tickets and choose only those shows you want to see. There are so many great ways and reasons to see a show in our new Mainstage Season!
CALL OUR BOX OFFICE AT 562-494-1014 option 1 TO SET UP YOUR SEASON SUBSCRIPTION!
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS TO SINGLE SHOWS WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING IN AUGUST.

THE SHOWS:
THE PASSION OF DRACULA
By Bob Hall & David Richmond
Dates Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024
In the bloodcurdling and sensational tradition of the Hammer horror films comes THE PASSION OF DRACULA! It’s 1911, and Dr. Seward presides over a mental hospital next to a quiet English village. But a new resident to the locality has caused quite a stir, the charming and seductive Count Dracula. When Seward’s ward, Wilhelmina, suffers from a strange wasting disease and grows more and more drawn to the stranger, can Professor Van Helsing, formidable Fredudian analyst Dr. Helga Van Zandt, and young reporter Jonathan Harker solve the mystery and keep the young woman from falling into an undying abyss of the Count’s alluring powers?
ROMEO & JULIET
By William Shakespeare
Nov. 2 – Nov. 30, 2024
Violent delights have violent ends in the quintessential story of star-crossed love, Shakespeare’s ROMEO & JULIET. Two clans war in the streets of Verona in a feud that threatens not only the peace of the city but the stability of their families themselves. Yet when Romeo sneaks into a party in disguise, he meets Juliet, the daughter of his enemy, and the two fall in love at first sight. Fresh in emotion, the two want to marry, and are helped by a well-meaning friar with the hope of burying ancient grudges. Good intentions lead to grave consequences in a tragedy that prevails for the ages.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Adapted from the novella by Charles Dickens
Dec. 7 – Dec. 22, 2024
Holiday favorite A CHRISTMAS CAROL returns for its annual incarnation in this quick-paced, highly theatrical retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic tale. The ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future show Ebenezer Scrooge the poverty of his miserly ways and the blessings that come with generosity. Can they convince him to change before it’s too late? Come spend time with the characters you’ve come to love – Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and of course the irascible miser himself. This yearly tradition will be the Christmas ghost story needed to set you and your loved ones on the path to holiday cheer.
Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
Adapted by Philip Grecian from the novel by Agatha Christie
Jan. 11 – Feb. 8, 2025
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.
August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON
By August Wilson
Feb. 22 – Mar. 22, 2025
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?
Neil Simon’s GOD’S FAVORITE
By Neil Simon
April 5 – May 3, 2025
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.
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
By Robert Harling
May 17 – June 14, 2025
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.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
June 28 – Aug. 3, 2025
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.

SWEAT
2024-07-20 20:00 - 2024-08-17 23:00
SWEAT
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Maisha Azadi Sebastiany
Keenly observed and filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor in the Rust Belt of Reading, Pennsylvania. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat. This Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Lynn Nottage is a masterful depiction of the forces that divide and conquer us, where there’s humor, abundant humility, and a story that never feels less than authentic.
This production of SWEAT at the Long Beach Playhouse is partially sponsored by the Port of Long Beach

A BIG THANK YOU to the Port of Long Beach!
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:
CHOOSE YOUR DATE:
THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED AUG. 17, 2024
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.
This Show Contains:

Adult Language and Content
Racially Charged Language, Situations, and Symbols
Simulated Smoking
Simulated Scenes of Violence

This is a Two Act Show, with one, 15 min. Intermission
• Act I is Approx. 1 hr. 15 mins
• 15 Minute Intermission
• Act II is Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
SHOW TRAILER:

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 1: Alli Maier (TRACEY), Natalie Venturi (JESSIE), Tara Brown (CYNTHIA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 2: Robin D. Harrison (EVAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 3: Ja’lil Nelson (CHRIS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 4: Floyd Harden (STAN), Alli Maier (TRACEY), Tara Brown (CYNTHIA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 5: Michael D. Gonzales (BRUCIE), Tara Brown (CYNTHIA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 6: Alli Maier (TRACEY), Giovanni Navarro (OSCAR)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 7: Giovanni Navarro (OSCAR), Natalie Venturi (JESSIE), Floyd Harden (STAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 8: Alli Maier (TRACEY), Chase Payne (JASON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 9: Floyd Harden (STAN), Tara Brown (CYNTHIA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 10: Floyd Harden (STAN), Giovanni Navarro (OSCAR), Michael D. Gonzales (BRUCIE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 11: Floyd Harden (STAN), Giovanni Navarro (OSCAR)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 12: Giovanni Navarro (OSCAR), Floyd Harden (STAN), Alli Maier (TRACEY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 13: Floyd Harden (STAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 14: Natalie Venturi (JESSIE), Chase Payne (JASON), Giovanni Navarro (OSCAR), Floyd Harden (STAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SWEAT (STUDIO, July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024)
PHOTO 15: BACK ROW: Floyd Harden (STAN), Giovanni Navarro (OSCAR), FRONT ROW: Robin D. Harrison (EVAN), Chase Payne (JASON), Alli Maier (TRACEY), Natalie Venturi (JESSIE), Tara Brown (CYNTHIA), Ja’lil Nelson (CHRIS), Michael D. Gonzales (BRUCIE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Robin D. Harrison (EVAN)
Chase Payne (JASON)
Ja’lil Nelson (CHRIS)
Floyd Harden (STAN)
Giovanni Navarro (OSCAR)
Alli Maier (TRACEY)
Tara Brown (CYNTHIA)
Natalie Venturi (JESSIE)
Michael D. Gonzales (BRUCIE)

AUDITIONS: THE PASSION OF DRACULA
2024-07-29 19:00 - 2024-07-31 22:00
AUDITIONS: THE PASSION OF DRACULA
Bob Hall and David Richmond, based on the novel by Bram Stoker
Directed by David Scaglione
AUDITION DATES: July 29 – 31, 2024

Monday, July. 29, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Tuesday, July. 30, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, July, 31 – 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. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024
AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: THE PASSION OF DRACULA
AUTHOR: Bob Hall and David Richmond, based on the novel by Bram Stoker
DIRECTOR: David Scaglione
RUN: Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024
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 29th and Tuesday 30th
(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 31st, 2024
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, Aug. 3rd, 2024, Noon to 4pm
Regular Rehearsal: Monday – Thursday, 7pm – 10pm; Saturdays, Noon to 4pm.
(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:
In the English countryside, a number of young women have died under curious conditions, at the same time a mysterious stranger has moved into the abandoned Carfax Abbey nearby. Meanwhile, Dr Cedric Seward, who runs the local mental institution, with his servant Jameson, receives a visit from his old friend, Professor Van Helsing, who has secretly been chasing the famous vampire, Count Dracula and Van Helsing’s journey has brought him to Seward’s sanitarium, but will he appear?
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
NOTE: Actively seeking all ethnicities for all roles.
DR. CEDRIC SEWARD (M; age range 45 – 85) A man of science and not of superstition. Runs the sanitarium, and is a crack shot with a pistol. (Upper class British accent required.)
JAMESON (M or F; age range 21 – 65) Jameson is the muscle for Seward’s sanitarium. (Lower class or Cockney British accent required.)
PROFESSOR VAN HELSING (M; age range 40 – 70) A learned doctor of letters, wise and direct, spent his life chasing Dracula. (Dutch accent required.)
DR. HELGA VAN ZANDT (F; age range 25 – 65) A Freudian analyst, she is smart, sexy, alluring, and the secret lover of Lord Godalming. (German accent required. Role will require intimate contact – kissing and passionate embracing – with Lord Godalming and Dracula.)
LORD GODALMING (M; age range 45 – 70) Proper Englishman of gentry; blustering, devoted to Mother England. (Upper British accent required. Role will require intimate contact – kissing and passionate embracing – with Dr. Helga Van Zandt.)
MR. RENFIELD (M or F; age range 21 – 40) Dedicated to Count Dracula, feeds on living spiders, flies, and mice because the key is the life’s blood. A patient at Seward’s sanitarium. (A very physical role. No accent required.)
WILHELMINA MURRAY (F; age range 18 – 35) A young woman. Painfully prim and proper, with hidden passion underneath. Love interest of Jonathan Harker. (An upper-class British accent required. Role will require intimate contact – kissing and passionate embracing – with Jonathan Harker and Dracula.)
JONATHAN HARKER (M; age range 18 – 35) young reporter, who is adventurous and keen for a story. Love interest of Wilhelmina Murray. (An upper-class British accent is required. Role will require intimate contact – kissing and passionate embracing – with Wilhelmina Murray.)
COUNT DRACULA (M; age range 25 – 65) A noble count of Transylvania; passionate and powerful. (A Romania/Transylvanian Accent required. Role will require intimate contact – kissing and passionate embracing – with Dr. Helga Van Zandt and Wilhelmina Murray.)
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

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AUDITIONS: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
2024-08-13 19:00 - 2024-08-15 23:00
AUDITIONS: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Text by John Cameron Mitchell, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask
Directed by Angela I. Cruz
AUDITION DATES: Aug. 13 – 15, 2024

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.

PERFORMANCE DATES: Oct. 12 – Nov. 16, 2024

AUDITION NOTICE:
TITLE: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
AUTHOR: Text by John Cameron Mitchell
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask
DIRECTOR: Angela Cruz
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Stephen Olear
CHOREOGRAPHER:
RUN: October 12, 2024 – November 16, 2024
Fridays & Saturdays 8pm, Sundays 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, Aug. 13 & Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.
(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, Aug. 15, 2024
Times: 7pm – 11pm
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Aug. 17, 2024, Sat. Noon – 4pm.
Regular Rehearsal: Starting Aug. 19: Mon. – Thurs. 7pm – 10pm,
Sat. 11am – 5pm. (Possible Sunday, 5pm – 9pm if needed and will be advised in advance notice.) Schedule is subject to change with advance notice.
(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Please bring 16 bars of a musical theatre or rock song in style of the show (an accompanist will be provided.) Please do not sing from the show. You will need to bring your own sheet music for your audition song. All auditioners will need to sing with the accompanist – no a capella or recorded tracks.
Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions/callbacks.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Hedwig is an “internationally ignored song stylist”, a fourth-wall smashing East German rock ‘n’ roll goddess who also happens to be the victim of a botched sex-change operation, which has left her with just “an angry inch.” This outrageous and unexpectedly hilarious story is dazzlingly performed by Hedwig in the form of a rock gig/stand-up comedy routine backed by a hard-rocking band.”
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
GENERAL NOTE: Both characters must have the stamina to carry the show from start to finish while rarely leaving the stage.
This show contains graphic language and adult themes.
We will be casting two sets of casts for this show, which will alternate on different weekends of the run. The dates of which cast will perform when will be TBD.
HEDWIG (Lead. Transfemme or non-binary performers, 18-40 to play late 20s-Early 40s. Ethnicity open). Hedwig is a struggling, queer nightlife performer who is on a journey to find her other half. She is grunge; a dreamer who has been disillusioned by broken relationships. Seeking a captivating and energetic performer who is comfortable in their body and who can dexterously shift from persona to persona (Hedwig’s mother, husband, rock icon ex-lover, Tommy Gnosis.) (Role requires a German/Eastern European Accent. Very strong rock/pop/soul/R&B tenor. Vocal range: A2 to B4)
PLEASE NOTE: the role of Hedwig deals with references to sexual abuse, the body, and genital-centered discussions of gender. Performs outside the gender binary.
There is partial nudity and intimacy that can be adjusted to the comfort level of the performer.
YITZHAK (Supporting. Female or non-binary performers, 18-30, to play late 20s-30s. Ethnicity open.) Hedwig’s partner in crime. Yitzhak is a phenomenal entertainer on their own and is currently Hedwig’s backup singer. They are punk, grunge, with a hint of queer glamor. Bound by the constraints of traditional masculinity but longs to explore a more feminine side. Seeking adventurous and uninhibited performers with strong comedic timing. Ability to play basic percussion instruments (tambourine, maracas, etc,) is a plus. (Role requires a Balkan/Eastern European Accent. Any body type. Strong rock/pop/soul/R&B vocalist. Vocal range: high belt, D4 to A5)
BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

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THE PILLOWMAN
2024-08-31 20:00 - 2024-09-28 23:00
THE PILLOWMAN
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024
By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Carl daSilva
A serial killer is on the loose, and several children have gone missing. But when a writer in this unnamed totalitarian state is interrogated, the police think the gruesome content of their short stories and the similarities to the murders are too close to be a coincidence. Is art a crime, and can story-telling be dangerous? In this extremely dark horror thriller by Martin McDonagh, you may just think so! Exhilarating and thoroughly startling, THE PILLOWMAN is a gripping and unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art itself.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:
CHOOSE YOUR DATE:
THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED SEPT. 28, 2024.
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.
This Show Contains:

Intense and Offensive Adult Language and Content including discussions of violence against children.
Intense Dark Themes and Subject Matter.
Discussions of Self Harm.
Simulated Scenes of Violence.
A Very Loud Blank Firing Gun Shot.

This is a Two Act Show, with one, 15 min. Intermission
• Act I is Approx. 1 hr. 30 mins
• 15 Minute Intermission
• Act II is Approx. 50 min.
PREVIEW CLIPS:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 1: Paul Vroom (TUPOLSKI), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN), Patrick Peterson (ARIEL)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 2: Brian Brennan (KATURIAN), Patrick Peterson (ARIEL)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 3: Paul Vroom (TUPOLSKI), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN), Patrick Peterson (ARIEL)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 4: Paul Vroom (TUPOLSKI), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN), Patrick Peterson (ARIEL)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 5: Patrick McLoy (FATHER), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN), Peggy Free (MOTHER)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 6: Jeff Cheezum (MICHAL), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 7: Jeff Cheezum (MICHAL), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 7: Jeff Cheezum (MICHAL), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 9: Jeff Cheezum (MICHAL), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 10: Patrick McLoy (FATHER), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN), Peggy Free (MOTHER)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 11: Brian Brennan (KATURIAN), Patrick Peterson (ARIEL), Paul Vroom (TUPOLSKI)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 12: Paul Vroom (TUPOLSKI), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 13: Paul Vroom (TUPOLSKI), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

THE PILLOWMAN (STUDIO, Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Paul Vroom (TUPOLSKI), Paul Vroom (TUPOLSKI), Patrick Peterson (ARIEL), FRONT ROW: Patrick McLoy (FATHER), Brian Brennan (KATURIAN), Peggy Free (MOTHER)
(Jonathan Lewis Photography)

CAST:

Paul Vroom (TUPOLSKI)
Brian Brennan (KATURIAN)
Patrick Peterson (ARIEL)
Jeff Cheezum (MICHAL)
Peggy Free (MOTHER)
Patrick McLoy (FATHER)

AUDITIONS: ROMEO & JULIET
2024-09-09 19:00 - 2024-09-11 19:00
AUDITIONS: ROMEO AND JULIET
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Lauren Velasco
AUDITION DATES: Sept. 9 – 11, 2024

Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call
Wednesday, September, 11 – 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: Nov. 2 – Nov. 30, 2024
AUDTION NOTICE:
TITLE: ROMEO & JULIET
AUTHOR: William Shakespeare
DIRECTOR: Lauren Velasco
RUN: Nov. 2 – Nov. 30, 2024
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, September 9th, 2024 and Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
(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, September 11th, 2024
Times: 7pm – 10pm
REHEARSALS:
First Read-Through: Saturday, September 14th, Noon – 4pm
Regular Rehearsal: Starts Sunday, September 15th (Sundays not regular rehearsal days.) Mondays – Thursdays: 7pm – 10pm; Saturdays: 9am – 1pm.
Possible rehearsal Friday, October 25th: 7pm-10pm
(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)
Location: Long Beach Playhouse
NOTE: Open to working with some conflicts except for tech dates and performances.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bring headshot and resume.
Memorize a Shakespeare monologue no longer than 1 minute (Either dramatic or comedic) or cold read from a side. Sides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.
(We are only seeing in-person auditioners during audition times – no video submissions.)
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Once upon a time there were two households both alike in dignity… Told in the style of Grimm’s fairytales, this classic tragedy is the story two young teenagers falling in love and losing their lives due to their family’s ancient grudge. This timeless story explores themes of love, vengeance, and what our youth is owed.
CASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
PLEASE NOTE: Some actors may be asked to move set pieces. Many roles are double-cast. Actors of all ethnicities and genders are encouraged to audition.

ROMEO (M, 18+ to play 16-17): Son of the Montagues. He is intelligent, sensitive, passionate, rash, and idealistic. He loves with all his heart, but not wisely. Will be required to sword fight.

MONTAGUE (M or F, 40’s-70’s): Romeo’s father or mother and head of the Montagues. A distant parental figure. Will also play Friar John, Storyteller, and Lord/Lady.

BENVOLIO (M or F, 18+ to play 16-20’s): A Montague and Romeo’s cousin. He attempts to foster peace rather than violence. Will be required to sword fight.

BALTHASAR (M or F, 18+ to play 16-20’s): Romeo’s serving man. He’s a dedicated servant and friend. Will be required to sword fight.

JULIET (F, 18+ to look 16 – 17): The 13-year-old daughter of the Capulet’s. A funny, naïve, romantic, impatient, and playful young girl. She is discovering the world around her.

CAPULET (M, 40’s – 70’s): Juliet’s father and head of the Capulets. He has a polite public demeanor and an abusive private demeanor. He is decisive, stubborn, and easily enraged.

LADY CAPULET (F, 30’s – 40’s): Juliet’s mother. Married very young and a distant parental figure. She lost many children before Juliet and doesn’t know how to show her love for Juliet.

NURSE (F, 30’s – 60’s): Nurse to Juliet. A talkative, dirty-minded, and caring woman that is very practical. She is like a mother to Juliet.

TYBALT (M or F, 20’s – 30’s): Nephew to the Capulets. Juliet’s cousin on her mother’s side. Aggressive, hotheaded, prideful, and stubborn. He’s/She’s fueled by vengeance. Will be required to sword fight.

PARIS (M, 18-20’s): The Prince’s kinsman and Juliet’s suitor. Presumptuous, emotional, and has noble manners. Will also play Sampson. Will be required to sword fight.

PRINCE ESCALUS (M or F, 16-20’s): Prince of Verona. Young and thrust into a position of power. Seeks to keep the peace and swift in judgement. Will also play Peter.

MERCUTIO (M or F, 18+ to play 16-20’s): The Prince’s kinsman and Romeo’s friend. Irreverent, bitingly witty, and bold. In this telling he/she can harness minor magical powers. Will also play Gregory. Will be required to sword fight.

FRIAR LAWRENCE (M, 40’s – 70’s): A Franciscan friar. He is a civic-minded man that is often the voice of reason. As good intentioned as he is, there is also a self-serving side to this man.

BEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

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Long Beach Gives "Sirens: A Film Noir" A Live Radio Play
2024-09-19 16:00 - 17:00
It’s Long Beach Gives Y’all!

We will be presenting a fantastic brand new radio play “Sirens: A Film Noir” written by friend of the Playhouse Terra Taylor Knudson

Our show will begin at 4pm on the Mainstage. It will also be Live Streamed to our YouTube channel!

Tickets are FREE! Reserve your seats by emailing Madison@LBPlayhouse.org

We will be streaming the show on our YouTube page HERE

Long Beach Gives is a citywide, online fundraising campaign to raise awareness and inspire community giving for Long Beach nonprofits. The goal of Long Beach Gives is to inspire individuals and businesses in our community to support the exemplary work of nonprofits making a difference in Long Beach.

Last year, Long Beach Gives raised $2,071,589 million for 244 local nonprofit organizations. Show your support of LB Playhouse by donating during Long Beach Gives at the link below!

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THE PASSION OF DRACULA
2024-09-21 20:00 - 2024-10-19 22:00
THE PASSION OF DRACULA
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater
Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024
By Bob Hall & David Richmond
Directed by David Scaglione
In the bloodcurdling and sensational tradition of the Hammer horror films comes THE PASSION OF DRACULA! It’s 1911, and Dr. Seward presides over a mental hospital next to a quiet English village. But a new resident to the locality has caused quite a stir, the charming and seductive Count Dracula. When Seward’s ward, Wilhelmina, suffers from a strange wasting disease and grows more and more drawn to the stranger, can Professor Van Helsing, formidable Freudian analyst Dr. Helga Van Zandt, and young reporter Jonathan Harker solve the mystery and keep the young woman from falling into an undying abyss of the Count’s alluring powers?
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:
CHOOSE YOUR DATE:
THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED OCT. 19, 2024
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:

Adult Themes
Fog and Smoke Effects
Flashing Lights
Simulated Smoking
Simulated Violence and Depictions of Self Harm
Loud Gun Shots
The Undead!

Act One is Approx. 45 mins.
There will be a 15 Minute Intermission
Act Two is Approx. 1hr. 15 mins.
PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 1: Andrea Stradling (DR. HELGA VAN ZANDT), Trevor Hart (MR. RENFIELD), Michael Hovance (DR. CEDRIC SEWARD), Guy C. van Empel (LORD GODALMING), Alan Bornemann (JAMESON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 2: Caitlin Zinn (WILHELMINA MURRAY), Jay Miramontes (JONATHAN HARKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 3: Trevor Hart (MR. RENFIELD), Andrea Stradling (DR. HELGA VAN ZANDT), Guy C. van Empel (LORD GODALMING)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 4: Caitlin Zinn (WILHELMINA MURRAY), Andrea Stradling (DR. HELGA VAN ZANDT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 5: Caitlin Zinn (WILHELMINA MURRAY), Ben Trotter (COUNT DRACULA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 6: Ben Trotter (COUNT DRACULA), Caitlin Zinn (WILHELMINA MURRAY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 7: Ben Trotter (COUNT DRACULA), Caitlin Zinn (WILHELMINA MURRAY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 8: Andrea Stradling (DR. HELGA VAN ZANDT), Ben Trotter (COUNT DRACULA), Guy C. van Empel (LORD GODALMING)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 9: Alan Bornemann (JAMESON), Andrea Stradling (DR. HELGA VAN ZANDT), Jay Miramontes (JONATHAN HARKER), James Matthis (PROF. VAN HELSING), Michael Hovance (DR. CEDRIC SEWARD), Guy C. van Empel (LORD GODALMING), Trevor Hart (MR. RENFIELD), Ben Trotter (COUNT DRACULA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 10: Alan Bornemann (JAMESON), Trevor Hart (MR. RENFIELD)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 11: Caitlin Zinn (WILHELMINA MURRAY), Michael Hovance (DR. CEDRIC SEWARD), James Matthis (PROF. VAN HELSING), Jay Miramontes (JONATHAN HARKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 12: Jay Miramontes (JONATHAN HARKER), Guy C. van Empel (LORD GODALMING), James Matthis (PROF. VAN HELSING), Caitlin Zinn (WILHELMINA MURRAY), Michael Hovance (DR. CEDRIC SEWARD)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 13: James Matthis (PROF. VAN HELSING), Caitlin Zinn (WILHELMINA MURRAY), Ben Trotter (COUNT DRACULA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE PASSION OF DRACULA (MAINSTAGE, Sept. 21 – Oct. 19, 2024)
PHOTO 14: BACK: Jay Miramontes (JONATHAN HARKER), Alan Bornemann (JAMESON), Trevor Hart (MR. RENFIELD), James Matthis (PROF. VAN HELSING), Michael Hovance (DR. CEDRIC SEWARD), Guy C. van Empel (LORD GODALMING), FRONT: Caitlin Zinn (WILHELMINA MURRAY), Andrea Stradling (DR. HELGA VAN ZANDT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

CAST:

Michael Hovance (DR. CEDRIC SEWARD)
Alan Bornemann (JAMESON)
James Matthis (PROF. VAN HELSING)
Andrea Stradling (DR. HELGA VAN ZANDT)
Guy C. van Empel (LORD GODALMING)
Trevor Hart (MR. RENFIELD)
Caitlin Zinn (WILHELMINA MURRAY)
Jay Miramontes (JONATHAN HARKER)
Ben Trotter (COUNT DRACULA)
