Long Beach Playhouse

IN SKETCH WE TRUST
2016-02-19 20:00 - 2016-02-20 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The LBP Collaborative Season offers outside theatre companies and other performing arts organizations in our community the opportunity to produce their own productions in our Studio Theater.
Held2gether Presents: IN SKETCH WE TRUST
Tickets: $15
Where can you turn in today’s unreliable, chaotic world? To Sketch, of course! Held2gether performs a dozen deliciously original comedic sketches, guaranteed to re-instill faith in life, liberty and the pursuit of laughter.*
*Not really guaranteed.

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The Upperclassmen
2016-02-14 19:00 - 23:00, 2015-12-18, 2015-10-18, 2015-05-03
The Upperclassmen come to the Long Beach Playhouse for another year of comedy and improv!
Playing in the Studio theater.
Tickets are $5.00 presale*, $10.00 at the door.
(For online tickets, click the $5 dollar presale discount option in the process of purchasing tickets.)

YOUTH DEVISED THEATRE: SAVING HARTOPIA
2016-02-12 20:00 - 2016-02-14 17:00
Homeland Cultural Center and LBP Present: YOUTH DEVISED THEATRE
Ticket Price: $5
In association with Long Beach Playhouse and a collaboration with the Homeland Cultural Center, this devised work is an attempt to tell the stories of the youth of Long Beach using theatre, movement, poetry, and music.

Saving Hartopia

Written by Adanna Kenlow and Homeland’s Junior Drama Club
Hartopia, like any other quaint superhero town, sees one day seamlessly blend into the next. Except for today. The children of the town have awakened to find that all of their parents have gone missing! Desperate for answers, the they must join forces with an ominous figure and cultivate the powers within themselves to save the town.
Festuring:
Idris Sol Perez
Darriella Lewis
Spencer Frye
Melody Dadgar
Darrian Lewis

THE LONG BEACH PLAYHOUSE STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET
2016-02-06 20:00 - 23:00
The Long Beach Playhouse Presents: STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET
Ticket Price: $10
We like to have fun too! Just because we’re the one’s running the show doesn’t mean we don’t like getting onstage once in a while. Come have fun with us and we’ll be sure to make fools of ourselves for your amusement!

THE MOUSETRAP
2016-01-16 20:00 - 2016-02-13 23:00
Possibly Agatha Christie’s greatest play, The Mousetrap is a spine-tingling who-dunnit with all the classic earmarks you’ve come to expect from the “Queen of Mystery” – a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house, a series of murders, a mysterious (and very perceptive) policeman. Who might be the killer? The newlyweds? The spinster with the secrets untold? The odd architect? The military man? Or the odd stranger claiming to have survived his automobile accident? Everyone is a suspect and everyone is a potential victim. See if you can discover the truth before it’s too late to save anyone!

Featuring:
Mollie Ralston – Andrea Pincus
Giles Ralston – Sri Chilukuri
Christopher Wren – Lee Samuel Tanng
Mrs. Boyle – Kathleen Fabry
Major Metcalf – Doug Seagraves
Miss Casewell – Anissa Loer
Mr. Paravicini – Cort Huckabone
Detective Sergeant Trotter – Bradley Roa II

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PERFORMANCE AND PRESS PHOTO GALLERY:

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 1: Sri Chilukuri (GILES RALSTON), Andrea Pincus (MOLLIE RALSTON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 2: Lee Samuel Tanng (CHRISTOPHER WREN), Anissa Loer (MISS CASEWELL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 3: Kathleen Fabry (MRS. BOYLE), Anissa Loer (MISS CASEWELL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 4: Doug Seagraves (MAJOR METCALF)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 5: Andrea Pincus (MOLLIE RALSTON), Kathleen Fabry (MRS. BOYLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 6: Andrea Pincus (MOLLIE RALSTON), Sri Chilukuri (GILES RALSTON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 7: Anissa Loer (MISS CASEWELL), Doug Seagraves (MAJOR METCALF), Andrea Pincus (MOLLIE RALSTON), Kathleen Fabry (MRS. BOYLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 8: Andrea Pincus (MOLLIE RALSTON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 9: Bradley Roa II (DETECTIVE SERGEANT TROTTER), Cort Huckabone (MR. PARAVICINI)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 10: Lee Samuel Tanng (CHRISTOPHER WREN), Andrea Pincus (MOLLIE RALSTON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 11: Cort Huckabone (MR. PARAVICINI), Kathleen Fabry (MRS. BOYLE), Sri Chilukuri (GILES RALSTON), Andrea Pincus (MOLLIE RALSTON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 12: Bradley Roa II (DETECTIVE SERGEANT TROTTER), Cort Huckabone (MR. PARAVICINI)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE MOUSETRAP (Mainstage, January, 15th – February 13th, 2016)
PHOTO 13: BACK ROW: Kathleen Fabry (MRS. BOYLE), Sri Chilukuri (GILES RALSTON), Andrea Pincus (MOLLIE RALSTON), Cort Huckabone (MR. PARAVICINI), Doug Seagraves (MAJOR METCALF), FRONT ROW: Anissa Loer (MISS CASEWELL), Bradley Roa II (DETECTIVE SERGEANT TROTTER), Lee Samuel Tanng (CHRISTOPHER WREN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

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TALES FROM THE PLAYHOUSE
2016-01-08 20:00 - 2016-01-09 23:00
The Long Beach Playhouse Presents: TALES FROM THE PLAYHOUSE
Produced by Jane Nunn
Tickets: $20.00
Join the Staff of the Long Beach Playhouse as they explore the history of this venerable institution from its inception in 1929 to the current model. Through a Staged reading of an historical play created and adapted by the Historical Society of Long Beach you will whisked away to times long forgotten in the History of Long Beach Arts. This will be a night not to be forgotten.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2015)
2015-12-12 20:00 - 2015-12-20 22:00
Returning for its fourth incarnation at Long Beach Playhouse, this quick-paced, highly theatrical re-telling of Charles Dickens’ classic tale will delight the entire family. In 19th century England, the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future show Ebenezer Scrooge the poverty of his material wealth and the blessings that come with generosity. Can they convince him to change before 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 production will be the Christmas party needed to set you and your loved ones on the path to holiday cheer.
In order of Appearance:
Steve Shane
Leigh Hayes
Rick Reischman
Aaron Pressburg
Gary Douglas
Lisa March
Gregory Cohen
Ashley J. Woods
Hannah Rose
Carmel Artstein
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 1: Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 2: Carmel Artstein (TINY TIM), Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE), Aaron Pressburg (MR. CRATCHIT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 3: Aaron Pressburg (MR. CRATCHIT), Ashley J. Woods (BELLE), Steve Shane (MARLEY), Lisa March (MRS. CRATCHIT), Gary Douglas (SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT), Leigh Hayes (GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 4: Leigh Hayes (GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST), Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 5: BACK ROW: Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE), Leigh Hayes (GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST), MIDDLE ROW: Ashley J. Woods (BELLE), Carmel Artstein (TINY TIM), Aaron Pressburg (MR. CRATCHIT), Steve Shane (MARLEY), FRONT ROW: Gary Douglas (SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT), Rick Reischman (NARRORATOR/FRED)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 6: Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE), Gary Douglas (SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 7: BACK ROW: Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE), Gary Douglas (SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT), FRONT ROW: Lisa March (MRS. CRATCHIT), Ashley J. Woods (BELLE), Hannah Rose (BELINDA/FAN), Carmel Artstein (TINY TIM), Leigh Hayes (GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST), Aaron Pressburg (MR. CRATCHIT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 8: Hannah Rose (BELINDA/FAN), Ashley J. Woods (BELLE), Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE), Gary Douglas (SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT), Rick Reischman (NARRORATOR/FRED), Aaron Pressburg (MR. CRATCHIT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 9: Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE), Rick Reischman (NARRORATOR/FRED)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 10: Steve Shane (MARLEY), Lisa March (MRS. CRATCHIT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 11: Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 12: Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE), Jerry Barba (MUSICIAN), Steven Olear (MUSICIAN), Leigh Hayes (GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST), Steve Shane (MARLEY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 13: Jerry Barba (MUSICIAN), Carmel Artstein (TINY TIM), Ashley J. Woods (BELLE), Leigh Hayes (GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST), Aaron Pressburg (MR. CRATCHIT), Rick Reischman (NARRORATOR/FRED), Gary Douglas (SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT), Hannah Rose (BELINDA/FAN), Lisa March (MRS. CRATCHIT), Steve Shane (MARLEY), Steven Olear (MUSICIAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MAINSTAGE DEC. 12th – DEC. 20th, 2015)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Steven Olear (MUSICIAN), Jerry Barba (MUSICIAN) Steve Shane (MARLEY), Leigh Hayes (GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST), MIDDLE ROW: Rick Reischman (NARRORATOR/FRED), Gregory Cohen (SCROOGE), Aaron Pressburg (MR. CRATCHIT), Ashley J. Woods (BELLE), FRONT ROW: Hannah Rose (BELINDA/FAN), Gary Douglas (SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT), Carmel Artstein (TINY TIM), Lisa March (MRS. CRATCHIT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

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UPPERCLASSMEN HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
2015-12-12 20:00 - 23:00
The LBP Collaborative Season offers outside theatre companies and other performing arts organizations in our community the opportunity to produce their own productions in our Studio Theater.
Upperclassmen Presents: UPPERCLASSMEN HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
Ticket Price: $10
Good humor slips the bonds of good taste in the annual Upperclassmen Holiday Spectacular, a debaucherous evening of improv comedy where you provide the suggestions, and the Upperclassmen family gathers to roast a season of peace, joy, and crippling emotional pain.
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Greg Fritsche Landscape Artist
2015-12-10 08:00 - 2016-01-09 17:00
As a native of the golden state, Greg Fritsche has always been inspired by the unique variety and boundless beauty of the California landscape. His passion for painting is largely fueled by his reverence for nature and its ever changing range of colors and moods. Capturing specific moments in time when light and subject strike a perfect balance and stressing the importance of conservation and protection of our environment. Greg also enjoys gardening and landscape design. He is also an accomplished set designer with over twenty shows to his credit at the Playhouse. Most recently Hay Fever, and the upcoming The Mousetrap.
Where: Long Beach Playhouse Gallery

COLLABORATIVE: A MIRACLE ON ANAHEIM ST
2015-12-05 20:00 - 22:00
Held2gether and The Long Beach Playhouse team up to benefit the WomenShelter of Long Beach.
Join award-winning improv troupe Held2gether for an for an unscripted holiday celebration! Part variety show, part soap opera, all hilarious.
100% of proceeds go to WomenShelter of Long Beach, who assists victims and their children by providing safe shelter and supportive services.

HAY FEVER
2015-11-07 20:00 - 2015-12-05 23:00
In this farcical comedy of manners, Noel Coward displays his talent for word-play as a quiet weekend getaway turns into a battlefield of intellectual warfare. Novelist David Bliss and his actress wife, Judith, escape to the country hoping for a quiet escape from their hectic lives, only to find their grown children dashing their hopes with their arrival, along with each of the family members’ guests. The family’s last name is the only bliss this out-of-control clan can hope to experience in this hysterically witty British whirlwind. Like Coward’s Blithe Spirit and Private Lives, Hay Fever will keep you breathless from laughter.

In Order of Appearance:
Anissa Leeanna Loer
Lee Samuel Tanng
Susie McCarthy
Sarah Genevieve Green
Stephen Alan Carver
Dean Figone
Bryan Brophy
Eva Dailey
Tiffany Toner
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PERFORMANCE AND PRESS PHOTO GALLERY:

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 1: Lee Samuel Tanng (SIMON BLISS), Sarah Genevieve Green (JUDITH BLISS), Anissa Leeanna Loer (SOREL BLISS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 2: Anissa Leeanna Loer (SOREL BLISS), Sarah Genevieve Green (JUDITH BLISS), Lee Samuel Tanng (SIMON BLISS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 3: Bryan Brophy (SANDY TYRELL), Sarah Genevieve Green (JUDITH BLISS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 4: Eva Dailey (MYRA ARUNDEL), Lee Samuel Tanng (SIMON BLISS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 5: Tiffany Toner (JACKIE CORYTON), Dean Figone (RICHARD GREATHAM)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 6: Anissa Leeanna Loer (SOREL BLISS), Sarah Genevieve Green (JUDITH BLISS), Lee Samuel Tanng (SIMON BLISS), Dean Figone (RICHARD GREATHAM)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 7: Anissa Leeanna Loer (SOREL BLISS), Bryan Brophy (SANDY TYRELL), Dean Figone (RICHARD GREATHAM), Lee Samuel Tanng (SIMON BLISS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 8: Sarah Genevieve Green (JUDITH BLISS), Dean Figone (RICHARD GREATHAM), Stephen Alan Carver (DAVID BLISS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 9: Sarah Genevieve Green (JUDITH BLISS), Dean Figone (RICHARD GREATHAM)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 10: Bryan Brophy (SANDY TYRELL), Anissa Leeanna Loer (SOREL BLISS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER ( MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015) PHOTO 11: Stephen Alan Carver (DAVID BLISS), Eva Dailey (MYRA ARUNDEL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 12: Bryan Brophy (SANDY TYRELL), Tiffany Toner (JACKIE CORYTON)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 13: Tiffany Toner (JACKIE CORYTON), Bryan Brophy (SANDY TYRELL), Dean Figone (RICHARD GREATHAM), Eva Dailey (MYRA ARUNDEL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 14: Susie McCarthy (CLARA), Stephen Alan Carver (DAVID BLISS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

HAY FEVER (MAINSTAGE, NOV. 7th DEC. 5th, 2015)  PHOTO 15: BACK ROW: Eva Dailey (MYRA ARUNDEL), Susie McCarthy (CLARA), Bryan Brophy (SANDY TYRELL), Dean Figone (RICHARD GREATHAM), Stephen Alan Carver (DAVID BLISS), Tiffany Toner (JACKIE CORYTON), FRONT ROW: Anissa Leeanna Loer (SOREL BLISS), Sarah Genevieve Green (JUDITH BLISS), Lee Samuel Tanng (SIMON BLISS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

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BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
2015-10-17 20:00 - 2015-11-21 23:00
*Advisory: Adult content and language
Based on a series of tabloid reports, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is a musical comedy/horror show about a hybrid creature discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. Taken in by a local veterinarian, he is taught to act like a “normal” boy. All seems hopeful until Bat Boy falls in love with the veterinarian’s daughter and thew narrow-mindedness of his neighbors forces him and his new love to flee back to the woods. Sharp, biting social commentary and satire are matched by a thrilling score in this highly entertaining new musical, perfect for the Halloween season.
Director: Andrew Vonderschmitt
Music Director: Jonathan Kupper
Choreographer: Kysa Cohen

In order of appearance:
Russell Malang
Graham Wojcik
Brianna Beller
Halley Hardy
Austin Book
Courtney Duncan
Phie Mura
Sean Gray
Rick Reischman
LeVanna Atkinson-Williams

Official Trailer!

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BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 1: Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 2: Courtney Duncan (SHELLY PARKER), Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY), Phie Mura (MEREDITH PARKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 3: Graham Wojcik (RICK TAYLOR/DAISY), Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY), Courtney Duncan (SHELLY PARKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 4: Phie Mura (MEREDITH PARKER), Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 5: Halley Hardy (RON TAYLOR/CLEM/MAYOR MAGGIE), LeVanna Atkinson-Williams (MRS. TAYLOR/ROY/REVEREND HIGHTOWER), Graham Wojcik (RICK TAYLOR/DAISY), Austin Book (BUD/PAN), Rick Reischman (SHERIFF REYNOLDS/LORRAINE), Brianna Beller (RUTHIE TAYLOR/NED)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 6: Sean Gray (DR. THOMAS PARKER), Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 7: Sean Gray (DR. THOMAS PARKER), Phie Mura (MEREDITH PARKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 8: Graham Wojcik (RICK TAYLOR/DAISY), LeVanna Atkinson-Williams (MRS. TAYLOR/ROY/REVEREND HIGHTOWER), Halley Hardy (RON TAYLOR/CLEM/MAYOR MAGGIE), Brianna Beller (RUTHIE TAYLOR/NED)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 9: Courtney Duncan (SHELLY PARKER), Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY), Phie Mura (MEREDITH PARKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 10: Graham Wojcik (RICK TAYLOR/DAISY), Rick Reischman (SHERIFF REYNOLDS/LORRAINE), Phie Mura (MEREDITH PARKER), Courtney Duncan (SHELLY PARKER), Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY), Sean Gray (DR. THOMAS PARKER), LeVanna Atkinson-Williams (MRS. TAYLOR/ROY/REVEREND HIGHTOWER), Halley Hardy (RON TAYLOR/CLEM/MAYOR MAGGIE), Austin Book (BUD/PAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 11: Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY), Phie Mura (MEREDITH PARKER), Courtney Duncan (SHELLY PARKER), Sean Gray (DR. THOMAS PARKER), Brianna Beller (RUTHIE TAYLOR/NED), Rick Reischman (SHERIFF REYNOLDS/LORRAINE), Austin Book (BUD/PAN), LeVanna Atkinson-Williams (MRS. TAYLOR/ROY/REVEREND HIGHTOWER), Halley Hardy (RON TAYLOR/CLEM/MAYOR MAGGIE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 12: Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY), Courtney Duncan (SHELLY PARKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 13: Austin Book (BUD/PAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 14: Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY), Rick Reischman (SHERIFF REYNOLDS/LORRAINE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL (STUDIO, OCT. 17TH – NOV. 14TH, 2015)
PHOTO 15: BACK ROW: Rick Reischman (SHERIFF REYNOLDS/LORRAINE), Austin Book (BUD/PAN), LeVanna Atkinson-Williams (MRS. TAYLOR/ROY/REVEREND HIGHTOWER), Brianna Beller (RUTHIE TAYLOR/NED), Graham Wojcik (RICK TAYLOR/DAISY), Halley Hardy (RON TAYLOR/CLEM/MAYOR MAGGIE), FRONT ROW: Sean Gray (DR. THOMAS PARKER), Phie Mura (MEREDITH PARKER), Russell Malang (EDGAR/BAT BOY), Courtney Duncan (SHELLY PARKER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

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THE HOT L BALTIMORE
2015-09-26 20:00 - 2015-10-24 23:00
In this comedic drama from Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Lanford Wilson, we meet the residents of a run-down hotel facing eviction. The hotel is about to be condemned and these societal outcasts face an even more uncertain future than the one they currently awaken to on a daily basis. As we become part of the passing events of their lives and their everyday encounters, we begin to recognize that each of these individuals are searching for that missing part of their being, reflected by the incomplete and burnt-out neon sign that gives this insightful slice-of-life masterpiece its title.

In Order of Appearance:
Paul – Jonah E. Snyder
Bill – Richard Golfin III
Girl – Gabrielle Boyd
Millie – Roxanne Martinez
Mrs. Bellotti – Melinda Parker
April – Jennifer Jonassen
Mr. Morse – Doug Seagraves
Jackie – Elspeth Carden
Jamie – Zachary C. Sanchez
Katz – Joe Pridemore
Suzy – Kerri Malmgren
Suzy’s John/Cab Driver/Delivery Boy – Rob Ramon Flores
Mrs. Oxenham – Robyn Hastings

OFFICIAL TRAILER:

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THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 1: Gabrielle Boyd (GIRL), Richard Golfin III (BILL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 2: Roxanne Martinez (MILLIE), Gabrielle Boyd (GIRL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 3: Melinda Parker (MRS. BELLOTTI), Gabrielle Boyd (GIRL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 4: Elspeth Carden (JACKIE), Jennifer Jonassen (APRIL), Doug Seagraves (MR. MORSE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 5: Zachary C. Sanchez (JAMIE), Jennifer Jonassen (APRIL), Elspeth Carden (JACKIE), Roxanne Martinez (MILLIE), Gabrielle Boyd (GIRL), Richard Golfin III (BILL), Joe Pridemore (KATZ), Doug Seagraves (MR. MORSE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 6: Doug Seagraves (MR. MORSE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 7: Rob Ramon Flores (SUZY’S JOHN/CAB DRIVER/DELIVERY BOY), Kerri Malmgren (SUZY), Joe Pridemore (KATZ)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 8: Joe Pridemore (KATZ), Kerri Malmgren (SUZY), Gabrielle Boyd (GIRL), Jonah E. Snyder (PAUL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 9: Jonah E. Snyder (PAUL), Joe Pridemore (KATZ), Robyn Hastings (MRS. OXENHAM)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 10: Robyn Hastings (MRS. OXENHAM), Joe Pridemore (KATZ)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 11: Zachary C. Sanchez (JAMIE), Gabrielle Boyd (GIRL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 12: Zachary C. Sanchez (JAMIE), Jennifer Jonassen (APRIL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

THE HOT L BALTIMORE (MAINSTAGE, SEPT. 26TH – OCT. 24, 2015)
PHOTO 13: BACK ROW: Joe Pridemore (KATX), Jonah E. Snyder (PAUL), Elspeth Carden (JACKIE, Rob Ramon Flores (SUZY’S JOHN/CAB DRIVER/DELIVERY BOY), Richard Golfin III (BILL), Zachary C. Sanchez (JAMIE), Doug Seagraves (MR. MORSE) and Jennifer Jonassen (APRIL) FRONT ROW: Melinda Parker (MRS. BOLLOTTI), Roxanne Martinez (MILLIE), Robyn Hastings (MRS. OXENHAM), Kerri Malmgren (SUZY) and Gabrielle Boyd (GIRL)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

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Psycho Beach Party
2015-09-05 20:00 - 2015-10-03 23:00
*Advisory: Adult content and language
Gidget, beach blankets, and Hitchcockian psychological suspense thrillers are tossed around in the comic mind of playwright Charles Busch and they emerge as a rollickingly wild ride through split personalities, weird attacks, and the challenges of finding your true surf-buddy. Chicklet Forrest, a teenage tomboy, desperately wants to be part of the surf crowd on Malibu Beach in 1962. But the strange attacks plaguing her seaside town just might be the doing of one of her hidden personalities. Hilarity ensues as mischief, madness, and the passionate pursuit of the perfect wave and world domination come crashing over the heads of the audience.
CAST LIST:
Amara Phelps (CHICKLET)
John Conway III (MRS. FORREST)
Alyssa Garcia (PROVOLONEY)
Lena Lamer (DEE DEE)
Mario Junior Roman (NICKY)
Ebony Priddie (YO-YO)
Rem Garza (STAR CAT)
Miguel Solorio (KANAKA)
Emma Bozanich (BERDINE)
Kylie Kaye (MARVEL ANN)
Nichole Xavier (BETTINA BARNES)

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PERFORMANCE AND PRESS PHOTO GALLERY:

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 1: Rem Garza (STAR CAT), Miguel Solorio (KANAKA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 2: Kylie Kaye (MARVEL ANN), Amara Phelps (CHICKLET), Emma Bozanich (BERDINE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 3: Amara Phelps (CHICKLET), John Conway III (MRS. FORREST)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 4: Rem Garza (STAR CAT), Miguel Solorio (KANAKA), Amara Phelps (CHICKLET), Ebony Priddie (YO-YO), Alyssa Garcia (PROVOLONEY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 5: Miguel Solorio (KANAKA), Kylie Kaye (MARVEL ANN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 6: Amara Phelps (CHICKLET), Miguel Solorio (KANAKA), Ebony Priddie (YO-YO), Nichole Xavier (BETTINA BARNES), Lena Lamer (DEE DEE), Alyssa Garcia (PROVOLONEY), Mario Junior Roman (NICKY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 7: Nichole Xavier (BETTINA BARNES), Emma Bozanich (BERDINE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 8: Miguel Solorio (KANAKA), Amara Phelps (CHICKLET)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 9: Ebony Priddie (YO-YO), Alyssa Garcia (PROVOLONEY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 10: Alyssa Garcia (PROVOLONEY), Nichole Xavier (BETTINA BARNES), Emma Bozanich (BERDINE
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 11: Alyssa Garcia (PROVOLONEY), Amara Phelps (CHICKLET), Ebony Priddie (YO-YO)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 12: Amara Phelps (CHICKLET), John Conway III (MRS. FORREST), Emma Bozanich (BERDINE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 13: Amara Phelps (CHICKLET), Rem Garza (STAR CAT)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PSYCHO BEACH PARTY (STUDIO, SEPT. 5, 2015 – OCT. 3, 2015)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Mario Junior Roman (NICKY), John Conway III (MRS. FORREST), Nichole Xavier (BETTINA BARNES), Miguel Solorio (KANAKA), MIDDLE ROW: Ebony Priddie (YO-YO), Amara Phelps (CHICKLET), Rem Garza (STAR CAT), Lena Lamer (DEE DEE), FRONT ROW: Alyssa Garcia (PROVOLONEY), Emma Bozanich (BERDINE), Kylie Kaye (MARVEL ANN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

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The Upperclassman
2015-08-16, 2015-06-14

SHAKESPEARE'S R & J
2015-07-25 20:00 - 2015-08-22 23:00
*Advisory: Adult content and sexual situations
Playwright Joe Calarco says, “Just because Shakespeare understands the human condition, it doesn’t mean it can’t be a good time.” And so he takes the audience on a theatrical adventure of a lifetime, presenting a version of the well-known teen passion-fueled tragedy as an undercurrent to the emotional growth and challenges faced by four young Catholic schoolboys. In meeting clandestinely to read the classic play together, these boys are invited to examine, not only the insightful brilliance of the Bard, but also the rigidity of their lives. Perceptions and understanding are upended as play-acting turns serious and universal truths emerge.

Featuring
Michael Phillips: Student 1 (Romeo)
Brian Brennan: Student 2 (Benvolio, Juliet)
Brendan Kane: Student 3 (Mercutio, Friar Laurence, Lady Capulet)
Cody Hanify: Student 4 (Tybalt, Nurse)
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PERFORMANCE AND PRESS PHOTO GALLERY:

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 1: Michael D. H. Phillips (STUDENT 1), Cody Aaron Hanify (STUDENT 4), Brendan Kane (STUDENT 3), Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 2: Brendan Kane (STUDENT 3), Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2), Michael D. H. Phillips (STUDENT 1), Cody Aaron Hanify (STUDENT 4)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 3: Michael D. H. Phillips (STUDENT 1), Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2), Cody Aaron Hanify (STUDENT 4)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 4: Brendan Kane (STUDENT 3)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 5: Brendan Kane (STUDENT 3), Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2), Cody Aaron Hanify (STUDENT 4)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 6: Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2), Brendan Kane (STUDENT 3)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 7: Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2), Michael D. H. Phillips (STUDENT 1)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 8: Cody Aaron Hanify (STUDENT 4), BACKGROUND: Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2), Brendan Kane (STUDENT 3)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 9: Brendan Kane (STUDENT 3), Cody Aaron Hanify (STUDENT 4)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 10: Brendan Kane (STUDENT 3), Cody Aaron Hanify (STUDENT 4)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 11: Brendan Kane (STUDENT 3), Michael D. H. Phillips (STUDENT 1)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 12: Michael D. H. Phillips (STUDENT 1), Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 13: Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2), Michael D. H. Phillips (STUDENT 1)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 14: Michael D. H. Phillips (STUDENT 1), Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

SHAKESPEARE’S R & J (STUDIO, July 25, 2015 – Aug 22, 2015)
PHOTO 15: Brendan Kane (STUDENT 3), Michael D. H. Phillips (STUDENT 1), Brian Brennan (STUDENT 2), Cody Aaron Hanify (STUDENT 4)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

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Jesus Christ Superstar
2015-07-11 - 2015-08-22
Jesus Christ, the world’s first superstar! This thrilling rock-opera takes a sometimes irreverent, always impassioned, look at Jesus’ last days. As Judas begins to question the motivations and methods of his friend and mentor, emotion and true belief is put to the test. Propelled by a stirring score by the creators of Phantom of the Opera and Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar illuminates the transcendent power of the human spirit with a passion that goes straight to the heart. A true classic of modern musical theatre, you’ll never get closer to this biblical story than at the Long Beach Playhouse.
Director: Andrew Vonderschmitt
Musical Director: Andy Zacharias
Choreographer: Kysa Cohen
Asst. Director: Anna Kate Mohler
Stage Manager: Kelsey Graf
Featuring:
Lorne Stevenson, Scott Roberts, Latonya Kitchen, Matt Roberts, Stephen Alan Carver, Stan Morrow, Bob Cory, Omar Timsah, Greg Nicholas, Jon Apostol, Joshua Benitez, Christa Chastain, Kellee Elizabeth, Suzy Fauria, Samuel Goldman, Brenna Hanlen, Athrylis Sather Hodgetts, Lisa Jackert, Te’Vari Jenkins, Russell Malang, Polina Matveeva, Kari Venaas
Check out the Official Trailer

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PERFORMANCE AND PRESS PHOTO GALLERY:

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 1: BACK: Kari Venaas (ENSEMBLE), Samuel Goldman (ENSEMBLE), Kellee Elizabeth (ENSEMBLE), Te’Vari Jenkins (ENSEMBLE), Brenna Hanlen (ENSEMBLE), Omar Timsah (PETER), Athrylis Sather Hodgetts (ENSEMBLE), Russell Malang (ENSEMBLE), Stan Morrow (SIMON), FRONT: Suzy Fauria (ENSEMBLE), Christa Chastain (ENSEMBLE), Latonya Kitchen (MARY), Scott Roberts (JESUS), Lisa Jackert (ENSEMBLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 2: Matt Roberts (CAIAPHAS),
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 3: Scott Roberts (JESUS), BACKGROUND: Lisa Jackert (ENSEMBLE), Greg Nicholas (HEROD), Suzy Fauria (ENSEMBLE), Latonya Kitchen (MARY), Kari Venaas (ENSEMBLE), Athrylis Sather Hodgetts (ENSEMBLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 4: Stan Morrow (SIMON), Brenna Hanlen (ENSEMBLE), Te’Vari Jenkins (ENSEMBLE), Christa Chastain (ENSEMBLE), Kellee Elizabeth (ENSEMBLE), Omar Timsah (PETER), Russell Malang (ENSEMBLE), Polina Matveeva (ENSEMBLE), Kari Venaas (ENSEMBLE), Joshua Benitez (ENSEMBLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 5: Jon Apostol (ENSEMBLE), Omar Timsah (PETER), Suzy Fauria (ENSEMBLE), Greg Nicholas (HEROD), Samuel Goldman (ENSEMBLE), Brenna Hanlen (ENSEMBLE), Te’Vari Jenkins (ENSEMBLE), Joshua Benitez (ENSEMBLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 6: Bob Cory (PILATE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 7: Latonya Kitchen (MARY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 8: Stephen Alan Carver (ANNAS), Matt Roberts (CAIAPHAS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 9: Scott Roberts (JESUS)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 10: Greg Nicholas (HEROD), Scott Roberts (JESUS), BACKGROUND: Athrylis Sather Hodgetts (ENSEMBLE), Polina Matveeva (ENSEMBLE), Kari Venaas (ENSEMBLE), Lisa Jackert (ENSEMBLE), Suzy Fauria (ENSEMBLE), Kellee Elizabeth (ENSEMBLE), Jon Apostol (ENSEMBLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

PHOTO 11: Scott Roberts (JESUS), Jon Apostol (ENSEMBLE), BACKGROUND: Stephen Alan Carver (ANNAS), Matt Roberts (CAIAPHAS), Bob Cory (PILATE), Greg Nicholas (HEROD)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 12: Lorne Stevenson (JUDAS), Scott Roberts (JESUS), BACKGROUND: Te’Vari Jenkins (ENSEMBLE), Kellee Elizabeth (ENSEMBLE), Athrylis Sather Hodgetts (ENSEMBLE), Jon Apostol (ENSEMBLE), Joshua Benitez (ENSEMBLE), Suzy Fauria (ENSEMBLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15, 2015)
PHOTO 13: Scott Roberts (JESUS), Lorne Stevenson (JUDAS), BACKGROUND: Russell Malang (ENSEMBLE), Joshua Benitez (ENSEMBLE), Lisa Jackert (ENSEMBLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (MAINSTAGE, JULY 11 – AUG. 15 2015)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Joshua Benitez (ENSEMBLE), Stephen Alan Carver (ANNAS), Jon Apostol (ENSEMBLE), Bob Cory (PILATE), Lorne Stevenson (JUDAS), Greg Nicholas (HEROD), Kari Venaas (ENSEMBLE), Matt Roberts (CAIAPHAS), Samuel Goldman (ENSEMBLE), Kellee Elizabeth (ENSEMBLE), Te’Vari Jenkins (ENSEMBLE), Brenna Hanlen (ENSEMBLE), Omar Timsah (PETER), Athrylis Sather Hodgetts (ENSEMBLE), Russell Malang (ENSEMBLE), Stan Morrow (SIMON), FRONT ROW: Suzy Fauria (ENSEMBLE), Polina Matveeva (ENSEMBLE), Christa Chastain (ENSEMBLE), Latonya Kitchen (MARY), Scott Roberts (JESUS), Lisa Jackert (ENSEMBLE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

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Cock
2015-06-13 20:00 - 2015-07-11 23:00
*Advisory: Adult content, language, nudity, and sexual situations. Viewer Discretion Advised
Welcome to John’s life. Having taken a break from his relationship with his somewhat controlling boyfriend, John has managed to fall in love with someone else… a woman. In this edgy, raw, and witty look at a new kind of love triangle, Mike Bartlett tackles the concepts of sexual identity, commitment, self-knowledge, and family obligations in a way never before seen on stage. In this intensely gritty and naturalistic production four actors will introduce you to the pain of finding out who and what we all might be and the importance, or lack thereof, of a definition of love, lust, and need. 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Cast in Order of Appearance:
Evan Battle (M)
Leigh Hayes (JOHN)
Lexington Vanderberg (W)
Dean Figone (F)
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COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 1: Leigh Hayes (JOHN), Evan Battle (M)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 2: Leigh Hayes (JOHN), Evan Battle (M)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 3: Evan Battle (M), Leigh Hayes (JOHN)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 4: Leigh Hayes (JOHN), Evan Battle (M)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 5: Evan Battle (M), Leigh Hayes (JOHN)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 6: Lexington Vanderberg (W), Leigh Hayes (JOHN)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 7: Leigh Hayes (JOHN), Lexington Vanderberg (W)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 8: Leigh Hayes (JOHN), Lexington Vanderberg (W)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 10: Lexington Vanderberg (W), Leigh Hayes (JOHN), Evan Battle (M), Dean Figone (F)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 11: Lexington Vanderberg (W), Leigh Hayes (JOHN), Dean Figone (F)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 12: Lexington Vanderberg (W), Dean Figone (F)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

COCK (STUDIO, JUNE 13 – JULY 11, 2015)
PHOTO 13: Leigh Hayes (JOHN), Evan Battle (M)
(Jonathan David Lewis Photography)

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Political Players Radio Show
2015-06-05 17:30 - 2015-06-17 19:30
Wednesday, June 17 @ 5:30 – 7:30pm
Written by Gazette Executive Editor, Harry Saltzgaver, The Annual Long Beach Political Players Radio Show proves to have the humor, wit, and self reference that makes it a must -see evening out. Attracting the political hard-hitters is easy when it is so much fun and for such a good cause. The Long Beach Playhouse celebrates its 85th anniversary this year and intends to be here, serving Long Beach, for at least 85 more.

When: Wednesday, June 17 @ 5:30 – 7:30pm

This year’s cast (alphabetical order)

Al Austin * Victoria Bryan * Gloria Cordero * George Deukmejian * Doug Haubert * Gigi Fusco-Meese * Michelle Molina * John Morris * Stacy Mungo * Doug Otto * Rod Wilson

Event, Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres hosted by
Keesal, Young & Logan
Fourteenth Floor of the Union Bank Building • 400 Oceangate, Long Beach

Tickets: $85 per person
RSVP Here:

Benefitting the
Long Beach Playhouse
The oldest continuously operating community theater west of the Mississippi!
All proceeds benefit the Playhouse programs including its Mainstage and Studio
productions, its acclaimed adult and youth theater education programs and its
internationally recognized New Works Festival.

By supporting the Playhouse, you are helping to keep the arts alive in Long Beach!

The Long Beach Playhouse is a 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit.
Your contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
5021 East Anaheim Street, Long Beach , CA 90804
(562) 494-1014 • www.lbplayhouse.org

Death of a Salesman
2015-05-23 - 2015-06-20
*Advisory: Mature content and language
Willy Loman has become the quintessential image of the traveling salesman, forever chasing his dream of success, but always falling short of true contentment and happiness. Presented in a series of dreamlike flashbacks, we see the failing philosophy of Willy’s life, even as he stubbornly hangs onto the need to be liked. Seeing his failed dreams reflected back from his sons, his hopes and regrets are shared by everyone who has questioned life choices. This is truly a thrilling work of deep and revealing beauty by one of the true masters of American Drama.
Featuring:
Willy Loman – Karl Schott
Linda Loman – Harriet Whitmyer
Happy Loman – Zackary Salene
Biff Loman – John Conway
Bernard – Tyler Gray
The Woman – Robyn Hastings
Charley – Gary Douglas
Uncle Ben – Skip Blas
Howard Wagner – Nick Warnock
Jenny / Letta – Phie Mura
Stanley – Robert Flores
Miss Forsythe – Jennifer Whitney

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REHEARSAL PREVIEW PHOTO GALLERY:

PRESS AND PERFORMANCE PHOTO GALLERY:

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 1: Karl Schott (WILLY LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 2: Karl Schott (WILLY LOMAN), Harriet Whitmyer (LINDA LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 3: Zackary Salene (HAPPY LOMAN), John Conway (BIFF LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 4: Tyler Gray (BERNARD), Harriet Whitmyer (LINDA LOMAN), John Conway (BIFF LOMAN), Zackary Salene (HAPPY LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 5: Skip Blas (BEN), Zackary Salene (HAPPY LOMAN), John Conway (BIFF LOMAN), Harriet Whitmyer (LINDA LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 6: Karl Schott (WILLY LOMAN), Robyn Hastings (THE WOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 7: Harriet Whitmyer (LINDA LOMAN), John Conway (BIFF LOMAN), Zackary Salene (HAPPY LOMAN), Karl Schott (WILLY LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 8: Zackary Salene (HAPPY LOMAN), John Conway (BIFF LOMAN), Karl Schott (WILLY LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 9: Harriet Whitmyer (LINDA LOMAN), Karl Schott (WILLY LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 10: Karl Schott (WILLY LOMAN), Nick Warnock (HOWARD WAGNER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 11: Gary Douglas (CHARLEY), Karl Schott (WILLY LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 12: Zackary Salene (HAPPY LOMAN), Jennifer Whitney (MISS FORSYTHE), Phie Mura (JENNY / LETTA), Rob Ramon Flores (STANLEY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 13: Zackary Salene (HAPPY LOMAN), Karl Schott (WILLY LOMAN,
John Conway (BIFF LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

DEATH OF A SALESMAN (MAINSTAGE, MAY 23RD – JUNE 20TH, 2015)
PHOTO 13: BACK ROW: Nick Warnock (HOWARD WAGNER), Jennifer Whitney (MISS FORSYTHE), Skip Blas (BEN), Robyn Hastings (THE WOMAN), Rob Ramon Flores (STANLEY), Gary Douglas (CHARLEY), Phie Mura (JENNY / LETTA), Tyler Gray (BERNARD),
FRONT ROW: Zackary Salene (HAPPY LOMAN), Karl Schott (WILLY LOMAN), Harriet Whitmyer (LINDA LOMAN), John Conway (BIFF LOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

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Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
2015-05-02 20:00 - 2015-05-30 23:00
*Advisory: Adult content and language
Within war-torn Baghdad, lives a tiger – a wild, captive beast within a man-made cage. Through the power of theatrical imagination, we are allowed a peek inside the mind of this quick-witted and well-spoken “animal,” as the lives of two American Marines and an Iraqi translator are forever changed by the mayhem surrounding them in the midst of war. Violence, anger, greed, forgiveness, and redemption are examined in funny, touching, and insightful exchanges between man and beast; the living and the dead. Rajiv Joseph’s groundbreaking new American play explores both the power and the perils of human nature, the search for freedom, and the existence of the after-life.
CAST:
Noah Wagner – TIGER
Lee Samuel Tanng – TOM
Jeff Rolle Jr. – KEV
Bradley Roa II – MUSA
Angel Correa – UDAY
Caitlyn Cappadona – IRAQI TEENAGER/HADIA
Anisa Ann Marie – IRAQI WOMAN

Playground Code

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PREVIEW REHEARSAL PHOTO GALLERY:

PRESS AND PERFORMANCE PHOTO GALLERY:

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 1: Noah Wagner (TIGER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 2: Noah Wagner (TIGER), Lee Samuel Tanng (TOM), Jeff Rolle Jr. (KEV)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 3: Jeff Rolle Jr. (KEV), Noah Wagner (TIGER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 4: Bradley Roa II (MUSA), Jeff Rolle Jr. (KEV)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 5: Bradley Roa II (MUSA), Jeff Rolle Jr. (KEV), Anisa Ann Marie (IRAQI WOMAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 6: Jeff Rolle Jr. (KEV), Noah Wagner (TIGER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 7: Noah Wagner (TIGER), Jeff Rolle Jr. (KEV), Lee Samuel Tanng (TOM)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 8: Angel Correa (UDAY/IRAQI MAN), Bradley Roa II (MUSA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 9: Bradley Roa II (MUSA), Caitlyn Cappadona (HADIA/IRAQI TEENAGER), Angel Correa (UDAY/IRAQI MAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 10: Lee Samuel Tanng (TOM), Anisa Ann Marie (IRAQI WOMAN), Jeff Rolle Jr. (KEV)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 11: Bradley Roa II (MUSA), Caitlyn Cappadona (HADIA/IRAQI TEENAGER), Angel Correa (UDAY/IRAQI MAN)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 12: Noah Wagner (TIGER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (STUDIO, May 3, 2015 – May 30, 2015)
PHOTO 13: BACK ROW: Bradley Roa II (MUSA), Jeff Rolle Jr. (KEV), Noah Wagner (TIGER), Lee Samuel Tanng (TOM), Angel Correa (UDAY/IRAQI MAN), FRONT ROW: Anisa Ann Marie (IRAQI WOMAN), Caitlyn Cappadona (HADIA/IRAQI TEENAGER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)

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LBP NWF WORKSHOP PRODUCTION: CHILDREN OF CAMELOT
2015-04-17 20:00 - 2015-04-18 23:00
The Long Beach Playhouse presents: LBP NWF WORKSHOP PRODUCTION: CHILDREN OF CAMELOT
Tickets: $5.00
The Workshop Production helps to bring a winning script to the next level. One play from the preceding year’s festival is chosen for a workshop performance in which the playwright, director, and cast all work together to make this the best script possible therefore continuing the play on it’s journey to publication.
The Playhouse is pleased to announce the playwright and play chosen for this year’s New Works Festival Workshop Production: Nakisa Aschtiani’s play Children of Camelot will be produced on April 17 & 18 as part of the Studio’s Collaborative Season. Welcome aboard, Nakisa!

SYNOPSIS:
November 22, 1963: President John F Kennedy is murdered. Two days later, his alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, is also murdered. What if one of these men survived? How would the lives of those around them be effected? Children of Camelot is a character driven piece that takes an historical event and turns it on its head, questions fairness, and strives to show us how people handle pain under extraordinary circumstances.

Playwright, Nakisa Aschtiani:
Nakisa Aschtiani graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a BA in Theatre. Currently, she resides in Los Angeles, but was raised in Southern Orange County. The idea for Children of Camelot, her first full-length play, marinated in her head for a few years before she took pen to paper. Predominately working as an actor in Theatre, she also spent time stage managing and directing before trying her hand at writing. Her most recent Theatrical credits are “Roxane” in Cyrano de Bergerac at The Maverick in Fullerton and “Lydia” in Spike Heels at the Complex Theatre in Hollywood. Nakisa is writing her second play and hopes to complete it by the end of this year.

Director, Kate Woodruff:
Kate studied Psychology and Linguistics at UCLA. She seeks to create a viable home for the arts by supporting emerging playwrights. In addition to her work with the New Works Festival at the Playhouse, she is the production manager at Little Candle, a theatre company in South Pasadena dedicated to producing new work.

Producer, Anna Kate Mohler:

Anna Kate has been active at The Long Beach Playhouse for the last seven years. She is an alumni of OCHSA, trained in NYC at The Actors Center and The Naked Angels School and is a graduate of the South Coast Repertory Adult Conservatory. She currently works as a voice over producer in Los Angeles.

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By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
2015-04-11 - 2015-05-09
In a new dramatic comedy from Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright, Lynn Nottage, this funny yet thoughtful play draws upon the screwball films of the 1930s to take an insightful look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood. Based on a true story, By The Way, Meet Vera Stark is a journey through the life of an African-American maid and actress and her relationship with her boss, a white Hollywood starlet. Jumping from a low-rent apartment to a Hollywood Mansion, from 1930s show-biz to a 21st Century historical seminar, racial imagery and cinematic fame have never been more entertaining.
In order of Appearance:
Adanna Kenlow (VERA STARK – 1930s)
Sierra Marcks (GLORIA MITCHELL – 1930s)
Latonya Kitchen (LOTTIE McBRIDE / CARMEN LEVY-GREEN)
Veronica Simms (ANNA MAE SIMPKINS / AFUA ASSATA EJOBO)
Bryan Allen Taylor (LEROY BARKSDALE / HERB FORRESTER)
Skip Blas (FREDERICK SLASVICK / BRAD DONOVAN)
Robert Agiu (MAXIMILIAN VON OSTER / PETER RHYS-DAVIES)
Veronica Bryant (VERA STARK – 1970s)
Lorraine Winslow (GLORIA MITCHELL – 1970s)

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LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL: The Studio Collaborative Season
2015-04-10 20:00 - 2015-04-12 17:00
The Long Beach Playhouse presents: LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
Suggested donation: $10
The annual festival nurtures emerging and established playwrights to develop new scripts. Reading 100+ scripts a year, the New Works Literary Committee chooses three top plays to receive a staged reading with critical feedback from professional theatre critics and audience talk back.

Friday, April 10 @ 8pm
Misconduct by Nalsey Tinberg
Directed by Phyllis Nofts
A serious and topical play, where loyalties and relationships are tested, but one with humor (when appropriate) results in a tale of ultimate optimism and personal triumph.
Saturday, April, 11 @ 8pm
SHE by Marlow Wyatt
Directed by Anna Kate Mohler
A 13 year old girl in a small town uses her gift of poetry and wisdom beyond her years to rise above adversity.
Sunday, April 12 @ 2pm
City Mice by Rosemary Zibart
Directed by Jim Felton
Tensions mount as city and rural values collide and two brothers have to face the realities of their past.
*Audience Talkbacks after each Show!
Mission:
To give each winner a quality reading that focuses on the words of the playwright in order to service the objective evaluation and critique of their work.

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