BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Long Beach Playhouse - ECPv6.8.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Long Beach Playhouse X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lbplayhouse.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Long Beach Playhouse REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260111T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260111T160000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251113T000110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T205606Z UID:10283-1768140000-1768147200@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:THE CLUB OF BROKEN FASTS DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: THE CLUB OF BROKEN FASTS\nCompany: ADDSSP Inc.\, Dina Cataldi\, Producer\nDates: Jan. 9\, 10 @ 8pm\, Jan. 11 @ 2pm\, 2026\nTickets: $30\, Students $20\n(All online ticket purchases are subject to a $4 service charge.  No service charge is applied to tickets purchased in-person or by phone through our Box Office.) \nBUY YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nTHIS PRODUCTION CLOSED JAN. 11\, 2026 \nThis Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets. \nPLEASE 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. \n \nDescription: \n\n\n\n\nThe Club of Broken Fasts is a madcap take on the 1985 John Hughes classic\, rendered in Shakespearian verse. You know the story: Brian the Brain\, Claire the Princess\, Andrew the Jock\, Allison the Madwoman\, and Bender the Wretch are all stuck in Saturday detention under the not-entirely-benign watch of Vice Principal Vernon. Together\, they spend the day joking\, musing\, fighting\, kissing\, flouting authority\, and\, hopefully\, growing up. Through elevated language and spectacular design melding iconic ’80s looks with Elizabethan sensibilities\, The Club of Broken Fasts transforms this classic coming-of-age tale into a dramatic stage comedy fit for the Globe itself! \n\nOr if you prefer\, in verse: \nIt’s forty years since first we came to see \nThe work of teen movie auteur John Hughes. \nSee it re-writ in verse\, with endless glee! \nYou know the story\, though the words are new: \nBrain\, princess\, jock\, madwoman\, and a wretch\, \nOne Saturday\, sit in their school detain’d; \nAnd\, ere the strike of four\, all rules reject\, \nTheir secrets\, nay\, their very souls laid plain. \nBut one day’s liv’d within our humble show\, \nYet in that day\, such marvels come to pass \nThat something more of life you’ll come to know \nWhen you behold the Club of Broken Fasts! \n\n\n\nThe LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside\, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/the-club-of-broken-fasts/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/The-Club-of-Broken-Fasts-Studio-Collaborative-Banner-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260118T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260118T210000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251111T221409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T205744Z UID:10260-1768766400-1768770000@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:HARRIET TUBMAN: Love Slave DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: HARRIET TUBMAN: Love Slave\nCompany: Terrell M. Green\, Producer\nDates: Jan. 16\, 17 @ 8pm\, Jan. 18 @ 2pm\, 2026 \nTickets: \n\nGeneral Admission Friday: $25\n Senior/Veteran Ticket Friday: $20\nGeneral Admission Saturday & Sunday: $27\nSenior/Veteran Saturday & Sunday: $25\nStudent/Child: $20\n\n(All online ticket purchases are subject to a $4 service charge.  No service charge is applied to tickets purchased in-person or by phone through our Box Office.) \nBUY YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nTHIS PRODUCTION CLOSED JAN. 18\, 2026 \nThis Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets. \nPLEASE 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. \nDescription: \nHarriet Tubman: Love Slave— by Terrell M. Green — is a bold\, rap-poetic musical remix of history\, reimagining the young Harriet before she became “The Moses of Her People.” Mixing hip-hop\, soul\, and spoken word\, it dives into the untold love story between Harriet and her first husband\, John Tubman — the man who ghosted her when she chose freedom over fear. Haunted by love\, faith\, and the ancestors who call her forward\, Harriet transforms heartbreak into a revolution. Part concert\, part spiritual awakening\, and all power — Love Slave asks what happens when the one who leaves you behind becomes the reason you rise. \nCompany Statement:\n267 Productions Co.\, LLC (founded by Terrell M. Green)\, is a hybrid digital-media and live-performance company committed to amplifying underrepresented stories through data-driven storytelling\, digital innovation\, and theatrical expression. We merge art\, technology\, and social impact to create transformative experiences that connect communities\, inspire dialogue\, and empower new narratives on stage and online. \nThe LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside\, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/harriet-tubman-love-slave/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Harriet-Tubmam-Love-Slave-Studio-Collaborative-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260124T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260125T210000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251111T222628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T215039Z UID:10262-1769284800-1769374800@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:MIXTAPE CONFESSIONS & WAKE (the f*ck) UP! DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: MIXTAPE CONFESSIONS & WAKE (the f*ck) UP!\nCompany: Long Beach Community Theater\, Ann Wellman\, Producer\nDates: \nMIXTAPE CONFESSIONS: Jan. 23\, 24 @ 8pm\, 2026\nWAKE (the f*ck) UP!: Jan. 25 @ 2pm\, 2026\nTickets: $20\n(All online ticket purchases are subject to a $4 service charge.  No service charge is applied to tickets purchased in-person or by phone through our Box Office.) \nBUY YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nTHIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON JAN. 25\, 2026 \nThis Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets. \nPLEASE 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. \nTHIS SHOW CONTAINS:\n\nADULT CONTENT (not for children under 18)\n\nDescription: \nThe Mixtape Confessions – A Journey through the Beats that Broke & Built Us – Join us for a fun night of storytelling and music as we go on a musical tour of the soundtrack of our lives. Local artists will share true five-minute stories about how music shaped some of their most memorable moments as we hold space and laugh\, cry\, and rock the night away! \nWAKE (the f*ck) UP! – was created from a workshop called “The PLAYground!” The artists met weekly for months and explored the Enneagram\, deep inner work\, performing arts\, and the stories of their lives as they took a peek behind their masks at their shadows and mined for the GOLD hidden within. This experiential theatrical production is a heart-wide-open look at our lives and the stories we tell. It’s about learning to see and accept what is – as it is\, stepping into our uniquely inspired shoes\, and saying “THIS IS ME.” \nCompany Statement:\nThe LBCT is a small\, diverse\, and collaborative theater that creates opportunities for the Long Beach community to come together and participate in synergized shows that blend and blur the lines between the visual and performing arts by mixing genres. The concept for this community theater is to create a safe space where our friends and neighbors can share their stories using any form of expression they like. ALL are welcome to participate – from children to adult dreamers and senior citizens. Male\, female\, transgender\, gay\, straight\, happy\, sad\, experienced-on-the-stage to never-been-on-the-stage-before-in-my-whole-life-but-I-always-wanted-to-get-on-the-stage – diversity is not only welcomed\, but it is also encouraged! This is an opportunity to let your voice be heard and share your story. \nThe LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside\, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/mixtape-confessions-wake-the-fck-up/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mixtape-Up-Studio-Collaborative-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260201T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260201T210000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251207T033626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T203424Z UID:10322-1769976000-1769979600@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:ANYTHING BUT BROADWAY DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: ANYTHING BUT BROADWAY\nCompany: Little Renegade Productions\, Kelsey Weinstein\, Producer\nDates: Jan. 30\, 31 @ 8pm\, Feb. 1 @ 2pm\, 2026 \nTickets: $20\n(All online ticket purchases are subject to a $4 service charge.  No service charge is applied to tickets purchased in-person or by phone through our Box Office.) \nBUY YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nTHIS PRODUCTION CLOSED FEB. 1\, 2026 \nThis Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets. \nPLEASE 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. \nDescription: \nLittle Renegade Productions presents Anything But Broadway\, a night of live music\, but there’s a catch. No musical theatre allowed. Featuring a cast of performers\, musicians and Long Beach talent\, enjoy a variety of music spanning a multitude of any genre but the one you’d most expect. Each night will be a different set list to keep you (and us) on the edge of your seat. From country to rock\, folk to pop\, this show will have something for everyone. You know…except for Broadway. But don’t fret musical theater fans\, these theater kids are bringing show level quality to each and every genre. Enjoy the songs you know\, the songs you don’t\, and maybe add some new tunes to your favorite non-Broadway playlist. \nCompany Statement:\nLittle Renegade Productions is an independent production company presenting film\, theatre\, original music\, and stories through emotional integrity and artistic truth.  \nThe LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside\, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/anything-but-broadway/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Anything-But-Broadway-Studio-Collaborative-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260207T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20250731T224343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T235426Z UID:10089-1770494400-1770494400@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER DESCRIPTION:Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nJan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026\nBy Agatha Christie\nDirected by Philip Brickey\nThe Queen of Mystery does it again in this ingenious detective story about a devastating event in a family’s past. Carla Crale believes her mother was wrongly convicted of her father’s murder. In an attempt to clear her mother’s name\, she persuades those present on the day of her father’s death to return to the scene of the crime and ‘go back’ 16 years to recount their version of events. The play thrillingly slips from past to present\, as Carla takes on the role of her mother to see how others’ stories of what happened are warped by time\, prejudice\, and perception.  Can Carla find the real murderer\, or will the truth always be clouded by mystery? \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nTHIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON FEB. 7\, 2026 \nAGE LIMIT \nAs 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. \nA big THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for sponsoring our Opening Night Gala! \n \nThis Show Contains:\n\nAdult Themes and Language\nSimulated Smoking\n\nAct One is Approx. 1 hr. 5 mins.\nThere will be a 15 Minute Intermission\nAct Two is Approx. 1 hr.\nPREVIEW CLIP:\n \nPERFORMANCE  PHOTOS:\n\n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 1: Nina Rae (CARLA CRALE)\, Lee Samuel Tanng (JUSTIN FOGG)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 2: Sarah Green (MISS WILLIAMS)\, Nina Rae (CARLA CRALE)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 3: Nina Rae (CAROLINE CRALE)\, Sarah Green (MISS WILLIAMS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 4: Nina Rae (CARLA CRALE)\, Amber Toomey (ANGELA WARREN)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 5: Amber Toomey (ANGELA WARREN)\, Taylor Goss (AMYAS CRALE)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 6: Nina Rae (CARLA CRALE)\, Sarah Green (MISS WILLIAMS)\, Amber Toomey (ANGELA WARREN)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 7: Aaron Izbicki (PHILIP BLAKE)\, Nina Rae (CARLA CRALE)\, Lee Samuel Tanng (JUSTIN FOGG)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 8: Aaron Izbicki (PHILIP BLAKE)\, Michael Hovance (MEREDITH BLAKE)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 9: Nina Rae (CAROLINE CRALE)\, Aaron Izbicki (PHILIP BLAKE)\, Michael Hovance (MEREDITH BLAKE)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 10: Talitha Barkow (ELSA GREER)\, Nina Rae (CAROLINE CRALE)\, Michael Hovance (MEREDITH BLAKE)\, Taylor Goss (AMYAS CRALE)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 11: Taylor Goss (AMYAS CRALE)\, Talitha Barkow (ELSA GREER)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 12: Taylor Goss (AMYAS CRALE)\, Aaron Izbicki (PHILIP BLAKE)\, Talitha Barkow (ELSA GREER)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 13: Aaron Izbicki (PHILIP BLAKE)\, Nina Rae (CAROLINE CRALE)\, Sarah Green (MISS WILLIAMS)\, Talitha Barkow (ELSA GREER)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Agatha Christie’s GO BACK FOR MURDER (MAINSTAGE\, Jan. 10 – Feb. 7\, 2026)\nPHOTO 14: Aaron Izbicki (PHILIP BLAKE)\, Sarah Green (MISS WILLIAMS)\, Michael Hovance (MEREDITH BLAKE / TURNBALL)\, Lee Samuel Tanng (JUSTIN FOGG)\, Talitha Barkow (ELSA GREER)\, Nina Rae (CARLA / CAROLINE CRALE)\, Taylor Goss (AMYAS CRALE / JEFF ROGERS)\, Amber Toomey (ANGELA WARREN)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n\nCAST:\n\nNina Rae (CARLA / CAROLINE CRALE)\nLee Samuel Tanng (JUSTIN FOGG)\nTaylor Goss (AMYAS CRALE / JEFF ROGERS)\nAaron Izbicki (PHILIP BLAKE)\nTalitha Barkow (ELSA GREER)\nMichael Hovance (MEREDITH BLAKE / TURNBALL)\nSarah Green (MISS WILLIAMS)\nAmber Toomey (ANGELA WARREN) URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/agatha-christies-go-back-for-murder/ CATEGORIES:Mainstage Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Go-Back-for-Murder-Event-Banner-2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260208T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260208T160000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251111T224543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260208T100629Z UID:10265-1770559200-1770566400@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:NODDING OFF IN CHURCH DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: NODDING OFF IN CHURCH\nCompany: Landon Moss Productions\, Landon Moss\, Producer\nDates: Feb. 6 \, 7 @ 8pm\, Feb. 8 @ 2pm\, 2026\nTickets: $20\n(All online ticket purchases are subject to a $4 service charge.  No service charge is applied to tickets purchased in-person or by phone through our Box Office.) \nBUY YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, Feb. 6\, 2026 at 8pm – SOLD OUT!\nSaturday\, Feb. 7\, 2026 at 8pm – SOLD OUT!\nSunday\, Feb. 8\, 2026 at 2pm – SOLD OUT!\n\nThis Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets. \nPLEASE 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. \nDescription: \n“Nodding Off in Church” unfolds on Easter Sunday in Sherwood\, Arkansas\, as the Johnson family gathers under one roof. Between the morning service and Sunday dinner\, old tensions and quiet grief simmer beneath the surface. Elice Johnson\, the family matriarch\, leans on her faith to hold everyone together\, but her adult children wrestle with doubt\, disappointment\, and what belief means in their own lives. As memories of their late brother Emmanuel linger\, conversations about love\, loss\, and religion push the family to confront the difference between inherited faith and lived experience. \nCompany Statement:\nNodding Off in Church marks the first official production under our company\, and we couldn’t think of a better place to bring it to life than the Long Beach Playhouse. I had the honor of performing here last year in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson\, an experience I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. To now return as both creator and director is a full-circle moment I’m deeply grateful for. With this company\, our goal is simple: to tell stories that spark conversation. We want to explore the uncomfortable\, the honest\, and the human because those conversations are what we believe bring us closer together. \nThe LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside\, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/nodding-off-in-church/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Nodding-Church-Studio-Collaborative-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260209T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260211T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251210T012632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T211256Z UID:10325-1770663600-1770836400@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: HARVEY DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: HARVEY\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nBy Mary Chase\nDirected by Bob Fetes\nAUDITION DATES:  Feb. 9 – 11\, 2026\n\nMonday\, February 9\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nTuesday\,  February 10\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nWednesday\,  February 11\, 2026 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.\n\n(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.) \nPERFORMANCE DATES:  April 4 – May 2\, 2026\nAUDITION NOTICE:\nTITLE: HARVEY\nAUTHOR: Mary Chase \nDIRECTOR: Bob Fetes \nRUN: April 4 – May 2\, 2026 \nFridays & Saturdays at 8:00 pm\, Sundays at 2:00 pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. \nThis is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.  \nAUDITION DATES:\nOpen Call: \nDates: Monday\, Feb. 9 & Tuesday\, Feb. 10\, 2026 \n(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.) \nTimes: 7 pm – 9 pm \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse   \nCallbacks: By Invitation Only. \nDate: Wednesday\, Feb. 11\,  \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nREHEARSALS:\nFirst Read-Through: Saturday\, Feb. 14\, Noon – 4:00pm \nRegular Rehearsal: Starting Monday\, Feb. 16; Monday through Thursday 7:00pm – 10:00pm and Saturdays 11:00am – 2:00pm.  \n(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.) \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse \nNOTE: Open to working with some limited minor conflicts\, but we will not be casting people with conflicts on tech dates and performances. \nAUDITION REQUIREMENTS:\nBring a headshot and resume.  \nSides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions. \nSHORT SYNOPSIS:  \nHarvey is a warm\, whimsical comedy centered on Elwood P. Dowd\, a charming and gentle man whose constant companion is an invisible 6’3″ rabbit—Harvey\, a “pooka.” Through a series of comedic misunderstandings\, the play explores whether a little kindness and imagination might be more valuable than conformity. The play blends warm humor with magical whimsy\, ultimately celebrating compassion and individuality. \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nNOTE:  All roles are open to anyone of any ethnicity.  \nELWOOD P. DOWD (M\, 40s–60s): A genial\, gentle\, eccentric man who wholeheartedly believes in his invisible friend\, Harvey.Actor qualities: Warmth\, sincerity\, comedic subtlety\, strong timing.Notes: Elwood is never played as “crazy”—his kindness is genuine and grounded. \nVETA LOUISE SIMMONS (F\, 40s–60s): Elwood’s social-climbing sister\, constantly exasperated by his behavior.Actor qualities: Strong comedic chops\, expressive physicality\, emotional range from frantic to heartfelt. \nMYRTLE MAE SIMMONS (F\, 18–30): Veta’s daughter\, desperate for a normal family image to secure her social future.Actor qualities: Energetic\, expressive\, youthful\, comedic timing. \nDR. SANDERSON (M\, 25–40): A young\, ambitious psychiatrist at Chumley’s sanitoriumActor qualities: Professional demeanor with dry humor; romantic chemistry with Nurse Kelly. \nNURSE RUTH KELLY (F\, 20–35): A kind and competent nurse with a soft spot for Dr. Sanderson.Actor qualities: Warm\, grounded\, capable of balancing romance with farce. \nDR. CHUMLEY (M\, 40–70): Head of the sanitarium; authoritative\, stressed\, and ultimately transformed by Harvey’s influence.Actor qualities: Strong stage presence\, ability to pivot from serious to comedic. \nJUDGE GAFFNEY (M or F\, 40–70): The Dowd family’s lawyer and trusted friend.Actor qualities: Solid\, grounded\, gravitas mixed with warmth. \nE.J. LOFGREN (M or F\, any adult age): A down-to-earth cab driver with a surprisingly philosophical take on life.Actor qualities: Down-to-earth\, strong monologue delivery. \nWILSON (M\, 20–50) –The muscle of the sanitarium; blunt\, practical\, often comedic.Actor qualities: Physicality\, gruff charm. \nMRS. ETHEL CHAUVENET (F\, 50 –70): A wealthy friend from a socially elite family.  She is sophisticated and elegant.Actor Qualities: Socially commanding\, with comedic timing.  (Appears in Act 1 only and may double with Betty Chumley.) \nBETTY CHUMLEY (F\, 50-70): Kind and talkative wife of Dr. Chumley\, she is warm and friendly.Actor Qualities: Outgoing and slightly concerned with social niceties rather than professional seriousness.  (Appears in Act 2 only.  May double as Mrs. Chauvenet.) \nMISS JOHNSON (F\, Age Open): The maid in Veta Luise Simmon’s household.Actor qualities: Sharp\, clear\, and able to complement other characters’ comedic beats. (Very brief appearance largely confined to Act 1.) \nBEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:\n\n\nHarvey Beg. Reh. Schedule V.2Download URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/auditions-harvey/ CATEGORIES:Auditions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Harvey-Audition-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260213T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251112T232327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T000011Z UID:10276-1771012800-1771099200@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET FUNDRAISER (2026) DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: STAFF AND FRIENDS CABARET FUNDRAISER (2026)\nCompany: LBP\, Madison Mooney\, Carole Louise\, & Serena Bottiani-Henderson\, Producers\nDates: Feb. 13 & 14 @ 8pm\, 2026\nTickets: $20\n(All online ticket purchases are subject to a $4 service charge.  No service charge is applied to tickets purchased in-person or by phone through our Box Office.) \n  \nBUY YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, Feb. 13\, 2026 at 8pm\nSaturday\, Feb. 14\, 2026 at 8pm\n\nThis Collaborative Show does not have assigned seating\, so it is first come\, first serve. \nPLEASE 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. \n  \nDescription: \nThe Staff & Friends Cabaret Fundraiser is back and better than ever! This year’s two night event will showcase beloved volunteers and staff members of the Playhouse performing songs\, scenes\, stand up and more! Let’s celebrate with a night of fun and raise some funds for LBP! URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/staff-and-friends-cabaret-fundraiser-2026/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-Staff-and-Friends-Collaborative-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260225T210000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20260210T212355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T212620Z UID:10385-1772046000-1772053200@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2026 DESCRIPTION:AUDITION NOTICE:\nTHE 2026 LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL\nTITLES: Show 1: AS WE LIKE IT \n               Show 2: WOLVES AT THE DOOR \nAUTHORS: Oded Gross (As We Like It) \n                   Ali MacLean (Wolves at the Door) \nDIRECTORS: Noah Wagner (As We Like It) \n                       Andy Justus (Wolves at the Door) \nRUN:  \nStage Reading of AS WE LIKE IT on Friday\, March 27\, 2026 at 7pm. \nStage Reading of WOLVES AT THE DOOR on Saturday\, March 28\, 2026 at 7pm.  \nThere will be a talk-back after each reading. \nThis is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay. \nAUDITION DATES:\nOpen Call: \nDates: Wednesday\, Feb. 25\, 2026 (One night only for both plays.) \nTimes: 7 pm – 9 pm \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse   \nREHEARSALS:\nThere 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. \n(Please see General Rehearsal Schedule BELOW for days when rehearsals could possibly be scheduled.) \nRehearsal Schedule For Each Specific Show: \nAS WE LIKE IT –  \nRehearsals:  Mondays\, March 2\, 9\, 16\, and 23 (possible); 7pm -10pm \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse \nWOLVES AT THE DOOR \nRehearsals: Thursdays\, March 5\, 12\, 19\, and 26; 7pm – 10pm. \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse \nAUDITION REQUIREMENTS:\nBring headshot and resume.  \nSides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.  \nNEW WORKS FESTIVAL INFORMATION:  \nThis 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. \nAs 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. \nSHOW 1:  AS WE LIKE IT\nBy Oded Gross \nStage Reading on Friday\, March 27\, 2026 \nDirected by Noah Wagner \nSHORT SYNOPSIS:  \nAs We Like It follows the story of a woman named Rose\, who tries to motivate her family to rehearse in the serenity and privacy of the woods a production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It to be performed at the wedding of the Duke\, and his betrothed\, the Fairy Queen. The only problem is there is no Fairy Queen. There is no Duke. They are not in a serene forest. This Midsummer Night’s / As You Like It delusion is Rose’s shield against a brutal reality she doesn’t wish to confront — she and her family are in hiding from the Nazis in the grim forests of Poland during World War 2. Her theatrical fantasy is a shield against unbearable reality\, but her family fears her delusion may get them killed. The play explores the danger and necessity of self-made fictions and asks when stories protect us and when they put everything at risk. \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nROSE (F\, 20s): A young Jewish woman. \nAVRAM (M\, 40s): Rose’s uncle. \nMIRIAM (F\, late teens): Avram’s daughter. \nIDIS (F\, 30s): A Jewish woman. \nROLAND (M\, 20s): A wanderer; Kurt’s brother. \nKURT (M\, 20s): A wanderer; Roland’s brother. \n  \nSHOW 2:  WOLVES AT THE DOOR\nBy Ali MacLean \nStage Saturday\, March 28\, 2026 \nDirected by Andy Justus \nSHORT SYNOPSIS:  \nA poignant drama about Grace and Gavin\, who have recently lost their daughter Lucy in a mass shooting event. While grieving\, Grace is bombarded by a stream of visitors\, all who seem to want to exploit her in some manner. Grace and Gavin grapple with their own relationship woes\, as Gavin wants to heal and Grace isn’t ready to move on. The play flips back and forth in time from the past as we see what set the shooter on his path\, and the present with Grace navigating though the aftermath of her devastating loss. \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nCasting open to all races and ethnicities. \nGRACE YEAGER (F\, mid 30s – 40): A woman grieving the loss of her 9-year-old daughter and struggling to keep it together.  Sensible and compassionate but impatient and direct when confronted by insincerity.  \nGAVIN YEAGER (M\, mid 30s – 40s): Grace’s husband. Grieving stepfather. Protective and thoughtful. Affectionate and frustrated by his deteriorating relationship with Grace. \nOFFICER MCCOY (M\, 40s – 50): A Chicago cop. Confident\, tries to be helpful. A bit patronizing. (Doubles with Maurice.) \nMARC HOLMES (M\, 20s): A young man arrested for a mass shooting. Shy and detached\, but gains confidence when angry. \nMITCH KOSTKA (M\, mid 30s – 40) Grace’s ex-husband. A guy who still lives for the glory days of high school and thinks the world owes him. Confrontational. (Doubles with Rick.) \nJENNINGS: (M\, 40s – 60s): Marc’s court appointed lawyer. Efficient and charismatic (Doubles with Pastor Conway.) \nLYDIA (F\, late 40s – 60s): A medium. Maternal and Empathetic \nRICK (M\, 30s) Marc’s boss. Tries to be everybody’s friend but a bit inept as a boss. A gym bro. (Doubles with Mitch Kostka.) \nPASTOR CONWAY (M\, 40s – 60s): A local preacher. Patient and devout.(Doubles with Jennings.) \nMAURICE (M\, 40s – 50s). Down-to-earth\, kindly. (Doubles with Officer McCoy) \nRAYANNE (F\, 7): Maurice’s daughter. Shy and lighthearted.  \nGENERAL REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:\n\n\nNWF 2026 General Rehearsal Schedule V.2Download URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/auditions-lbp-new-works-festival-2026/ CATEGORIES:Auditions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-NWF-Audition-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260301T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251111T234550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T220849Z UID:10273-1772373600-1772384400@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:IT’S A BIRD… IT’S A PLANE… IT’S SUPERMAN!: The Musical DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: IT’S A BIRD… IT’S A PLANE… IT’S SUPERMAN!: The Musical\nCompany: Foster Cats Productions\, Harry White\, Producer\nDates: Feb. 20\, 21 @ 8pm\, Feb. 22 @ 2pm\, & Feb. 27\, Feb. 28 @ 8pm\, Mar. 1 @ 2pm\, 2026\nTickets: $35\n(All online ticket purchases are subject to a $4 service charge.  No service charge is applied to tickets purchased in-person or by phone through our Box Office.) \nBUY YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nTHIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MARCH 1\, 2026 \nThis Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets. \nPLEASE 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. \nDescription: \nIn association with the Oscar-winning producer of David Lynch’s The Elephant Man and Mel Brooks’ The Producers\, along with the Tony-nominated producer of Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club\,  IT’S A BIRD… IT’S A PLANE… IT’S SUPERMAN! THE MUSICAL is flying in to Long Beach. Written by the same team behind the Oscar-winning films Richard Donner’s Superman and Bonnie and Clyde\, and with a score composed by the guys behind Annie and Bye Bye Birdie\, this rarely seen musical comedy features the man of steel like you’ve never seen him before: with jazz hands! \nCompany Statement:\nFoster Cat Productions is a Los Angeles based theatre company\, founded by alumni of Atlantic Theater Company’s conservatory program in NYC. Our mission is to highlight lesser-known works in the theatre\, in an effort to unearth culturally relevant pieces that might have been forgotten or overshadowed by the often over produced classics\, joining audiences and artists together in enriching and broadening the horizons of the artform. \nThe LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside\, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-superman-the-musical/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Superman-Studio-Collaborative-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260304T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20260127T232137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T202939Z UID:10371-1772478000-1772650800@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: POTUS DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: POTUS or\, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive\nProduced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nBy Selina Fillinger\nDirected by Kathy Paladino\nAUDITION DATES:  March 2 – 4\, 2026\n\nMonday\, March 2\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nTuesday\,  March 3\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nWednesday\,  March 4\, 2026 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.\n\n(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.) \nPERFORMANCE DATES:  April 24 – May 23\, 2026\nAUDITION NOTICE:\nTITLE: POTUS or\, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive\nPRODUCER:  The Costa Mesa Playhouse in collaboration with The Long Beach Playhouse. \nAUTHOR: Selina Fillinger \nDIRECTOR: Kathy Paladino \nRUN:  April 24th – May 23rd \nFridays & Saturdays 8pm\, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. \nThis is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay. \nAUDITION DATES:\nOpen Call: Prepare a monologue in the style of the play (Comical Farce) \nDates: Monday\, March 2 and Tuesday\, March 3\, 2026 \n(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.) \nTimes: 7pm – 9pm \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse   \nCallbacks: By Invitation Only. \nDate: Wednesday\, March 4th \nTimes: 7pm – 10pm \nREHEARSALS:\nFirst Read-Through: March 7th\,  Noon – 4pm \nRegular Rehearsal: Monday – Thursday\, 7pm – 10:00pm. Some Saturdays\, 10am – 1pm. \n(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.) \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse \nAUDITION REQUIREMENTS:\nBring headshot and resume.  \nPrepare a monologue in the style of the show (Comical Farce) \nSides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions. \nSHORT SYNOPSIS:  \nOne four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the president unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis\, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life\, liberty\, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. A broad\, zany\, old-school comedy that earned three 2022 Tony nominations. \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nNote: roles are open to all ethnicities. \nHARRIET: (F\, 40+) His Chief of Staff. Steel-Nerved. Composed. Seemingly Loyal to a fault. Always in control. Until she’s not \nJEAN: (F\, 30-60) His Press Secretary. Hanging on by a thread. Master spinner. Constantly amazed at how much can go wrong. Easily baited or pulled off target. In other words\, also a mom. \nSTEPHANIE: (F\, 25-60) His Secretary. Struggling to stand amongst the giants. Easily intimidated\, but resilient. Book-smart\, not people-smart. Completely uninhibited and primal in the right circumstances. \nDUSTY: (F\, 20-40) His dalliance. Farm Girl. Also\, in STEM. Also\, a Cheerleader. A little ditzy\, but that plays into her immense charm & confidence. Open-minded on plenty of fronts\, and ready to play ball (and with balls) \nBERNADETTE: (F\, 35-55) His Lesbian\, incarcerated sister. Straight out of Prison. Black Sheep. Narcotic Saleswoman (and great at it). Got a guy for everything. Vengeful against the system she was born into. \nCHRIS: (F\, 25-45): A journalist and nursing mother of twins. Hard-Earned Senior Reporter. Crafty. Observant and quick to act. Under-utilized and written off as a new mom \nMARGARET: (F\, 40-60) His Wife. Calculated. Fighting against the intimidation her accomplishments bring. Elegance masking a level of simmering rage at all times. \nBEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:\n\n\nPOTUS Beg. Rehearsal Schedule (Actor Ver.)Download URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/auditions-potus/ CATEGORIES:Auditions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/POTUS-Audition-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260308T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260308T160000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251111T233027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T233342Z UID:10270-1772978400-1772985600@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:A NIGHT OF MOSTLY COMEDY DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: A NIGHT OF MOSTLY COMEDY\nCompany: Rick Reischman Productions\, Rick Reischman\, Producer\nDates: Mar. 6\, 7 @ 8pm\, Mar. 8 @ 2pm\, 2026\nTickets: $20\n(All online ticket purchases are subject to a $4 service charge.  No service charge is applied to tickets purchased in-person or by phone through our Box Office.) \nBUY YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nTHIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MAR. 8\, 2026 \nThis Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets. \nPLEASE 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. \nPROMO VIDEO:\n \nDescription: \nA series of short plays written by Rick Reischman featuring 2 dramas and 6 comedies. Each play features a different subject and style. No two plays are alike! \nTHE PLAYS: \n“Literal West”: Comedy. A bartender in the Old West who takes everything literally is confronted by an Outlaw. \n“Overly Dramatic Theater”: Comedy. A sitcom written in the 90’s is replayed\, then played as an overly dramatic drama. \n“There Used to be Rainbows”: A thriller/drama. A couple returns to New York City after many years and deals with some unresolved issues. \n“Finding Murder”: Comedy. A detective in England with short term memory loss tries to solve a murder. \n“Fanman”: Dark Comedy. A serial killer tries to break into a young woman’s house to kill her. \n“Family History”: Drama. A woman and her husband return to their Great-Grandparents home in Germany and learn about their family history. \n“A Few Good Auditions”: Comedy. Two friends are casting a show they are both directing\, but one curses auditions by saying the wrong thing. \n“Good Cop\, Dad Cop”: Comedy. After a loud concert\, two cops are interrogating a suspect. Things start to go wrong when one cop is asked to play a bad cop. \nCompany Statement:\nRick Reischman Productions is all about creating a community of artists that support and uplift one another in our craft to entertain everyone around us. \nThe LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside\, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/a-night-of-mostly-comedy/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/A-Night-of-Mostly-Comedy-Studio-Collaborative-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260315T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260315T160000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251111T235329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260315T050043Z UID:10274-1773583200-1773590400@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:THE HUMORIST MARK TWAIN DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: THE HUMORIST MARK TWAIN\nCompany: Haven Productions\, Scott Haven\, Producer\nDates: Mar. 13\, 14 @ 8pm\, Mar. 15 @ 2pm\, 2026\nTickets: $20\n(All online ticket purchases are subject to a $4 service charge.  No service charge is applied to tickets purchased in-person or by phone through our Box Office.) \n \nBUY YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, Mar. 13\, 2026 at 8pm\nSaturday\, Mar. 14\, 2026 at 8pm\nSunday\, Mar. 15\, 2026 at 2pm\n\nThis Collaborative Show has assigned seating which can be chosen when purchasing tickets. \nPLEASE 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. \n \nDescription: \nThe Humorist Mark Twain offers a mirror to human nature – one that repeats patterns throughout history. Twain’s words\, written 140-165 years ago\, easily apply to today’s issues of government\, racism\, religion\, and the human condition. In this one-person performance\, Haven draws from Mark Twain’s books\, journals\, lectures\, and essays to create sharp social commentary with comedic and critical storytelling. The goal is simple: to promote deep introspection; sometimes with wit and humor\, others with pathos and empathy. \nCompany Statement:\nHaven Productions is dedicated to igniting and sustaining a deep curiosity in theater as a transformative art form. We believe the stage is more than entertainment: It is a powerful lens through which truth is revealed\, and the complexities of the human condition are explored. Through bold storytelling\, thought-provoking performances\, and a commitment to artistic excellence\, Haven Productions strives to create experiences that inspires reflection\, sparks dialogue\, and connects audiences to the universal themes that shape our lives. \nThe LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside\, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/the-humorist-mark-twain/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mark-Twain-Studio-Collaborative-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260320T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20250731T224843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T183457Z UID:10091-1774036800-1774123200@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN DESCRIPTION:August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nFeb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026\nBy August Wilson\nDirected by Rovin Jay\nMaster playwright\, August Wilson\, blends naturalism\, mysticism\, and magical realism to explore the experience of a Black community at the turn of the 20th century. It’s 1904\, and Citizen Barlow comes seeking asylum in the Pittsburgh Hill District home of matriarch and spiritual advisor Aunt Ester. She sets him off on a spiritual journey aboard the legendary slave ship Gem of the Ocean to visit the home of the ancestors\, the City of Bones. Confronted with the plight of those who came before him\, Citizen must come to terms with his own guilt in this unsettling but compelling story filled with humor and heart that is a touchstone for everything else that Wilson has written. \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nTHIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MARCH 21ST\, 2026. \nAGE LIMIT \nAs 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. \nThis Show Contains:\n\nAdult Language\, Themes and Content\nRacially Charged Language\nFlashing & Pulsing Lights\nSmoke and Fog Effects\nSimulated Smoking\n\nAct One is Approx. 1 hr. 25 mins.\nThere will be a 15 Minute Intermission\nAct Two is Approx. 1 hr. 12 mins.\nA BIG THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for Sponsoring our production of GEM OF THE OCEAN!!!\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW CLIP:\n \nPERFORMANCE PHOTOS:\n\n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 1: Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 2: Gary Gibson (ELI)\, Bob Baumsten (RUTHERFORD SELIG)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 3: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 4: Dan White (CAESAR WILKS)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 5: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Dan White (CAESAR WILKS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 6: Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 7: Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 8: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 9: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 10: Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 11: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 12: Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Dan White (CAESAR WILKS)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 13: Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN (MAINSTAGE\, Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026)\nPHOTO 14: BACK: Dan White (CAESAR WILKS)\, Bob Baumsten (RUTHERFORD SELIG)\, FRONT: Asim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\, Daphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\, Chaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\, Gary Gibson (ELI)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n\nCAST:\n\nGary Gibson (ELI)\nAsim Rashad (CITIZEN BARLOW)\nDaphne Jones (AUNT ESTER TYLER)\nChaunice Hendking (BLACK MARY)\nBob Baumsten (RUTHERFORD SELIG)\nMaurice G. Smith (SOLLY TWO KINGS)\nDan White (CAESAR WILKS) URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/august-wilsons-gem-of-the-ocean/ CATEGORIES:Mainstage Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Gem-of-the-Ocean-Event-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260321T230000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251112T233138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T183551Z UID:10278-1774123200-1774134000@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:PLAYS IN A DAY 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: PLAYS IN A DAY 2026\nCompany: LBP\, Alex Shewchuk\, producing\nDates: Mar. 21 @ 8pm\, 2026\nTickets: $10\n(All online ticket purchases are subject to a $4 service charge.  No service charge is applied to tickets purchased in-person or by phone through our Box Office.) \nBUY YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\nTHIS PRODUCTION CLOSED MARCH 21\, 2026 \nThis Collaborative Show does not have assigned seating\, so it is first come\, first serve. \nPLEASE 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. \nDescription: \nJoin 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! URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/plays-in-a-day-2026/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Plays-in-a-Day-2026-Collaborative-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260323T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260325T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251210T013449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T212816Z UID:10328-1774292400-1774465200@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: THE LION IN WINTER DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: THE LION IN WINTER\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nBy James Goldman\nDirected by James Rice\nAUDITION DATES:  March 23 – 25\, 2026\n\nMonday\, March 23\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nTuesday\,  March 24\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nWednesday\,  March 25\, 2026 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.\n\n(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.) \nPERFORMANCE DATES:  May 16 – June 13\, 2026\nAUDITION NOTICE:\nTITLE: LION IN WINTER \nAUTHOR: JAMES GOLDMAN \nDIRECTOR: JAMES RICE \nRUN:  May 16\, 2026 – June 13\, 2026 \nFridays & Saturdays 8pm\, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. \nThis is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.  \nAUDITION DATES:\nOpen Call: \nDates: Monday\, March 23 & Tuesday\, March 24\, 2026  \n(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.) \nTimes: 7pm – 9pm \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse   \nCallbacks: By Invitation Only. \nDate: Wednesday\, March 25\, 2026 \nTimes: 7pm – 10pm \nREHEARSALS:\nFirst Read-Through: Saturday\, March 28\, 2026\, Noon – 4pm \nRegular Rehearsal: Starting Date – March 30\, 2026\, Monday thru Thursday\, 7pm – 10:00pm\, Saturdays 10pm – 2pm. \n(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.) \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse \nNOTE: Open to working with some limited minor conflicts\, but we will not be casing people with conflicts on tech dates and performances. \nAUDITION REQUIREMENTS:\nBring headshot and resume.  \nSides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions and you can access them here: \nLINK TO AUDITIONS SIDES\n  \nSHORT SYNOPSIS:  \nIt is 1183 in the medieval Angevin Empire. Fifty-year-old Henry II of England seeks to establish a line of succession and summons his family for Christmas at his castle in Chinon\, Touraine. He wants his youngest son\, John\, to inherit his throne\, while his estranged wife\, Eleanor of Aquitaine\, reprieved from imprisonment in England by Henry for the holiday\, favours their eldest surviving son\, Richard\, a proven warrior. Henry invites Philip II of France\, son and successor of Louis VII\, Eleanor’s first husband\, to settle some business. Louis had made a treaty with Henry pledging Philip’s half-sister Alais\, currently Henry’s mistress\, in troth to Henry’s future heir; Philip demands either a wedding or the return of her dowry\, the strategically important county of Vexin near Paris. \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nNOTE: A British Dialect may be required. \nHENRY II (M\, 50 – 60\, all ethnicities.) \nKing of England. Although aging\, Henry acts like a much younger man. He has boisterous energy\, a forbidding temper\, and a relentless drive that makes him a formidable opponent. He is determined to have John\, his youngest son\, as his heir\, but he knows that if he does his remaining family could start a civil war. He is in love with his much younger mistress\, Alais\, the daughter of the late King of France\, but has no qualms using her as a bargaining chip in his plans. (Role may require an Intimate Moment with the character of Alais – kissing.) \nELEANOR (F\, 60 – 68\, all ethnicities.) \nQueen of England\, Duchess of Aquitaine\, & former Queen of France\, Henry’s estranged wife\, has been imprisoned under house arrest for ten years for supporting her sons in an unsuccessful rebellion. A decade older than Henry\, she’s always been his equal in intelligence\, wit\, & ambition. Her love for him is conflicted: she cares deeply for him but fiercely resists being disregarded or subordinate. Years ago\,  when Henry turned to a mistress\, Eleanor devoted herself to raising Richard\, her son. \nRICHARD (M\, 25 – 35\, all ethnicities.) \nThe eldest surviving son of Henry and Eleanor\, Richard has been a famous soldier since his sixteenth birthday. He’s impressive and domineering but has a tense relationship with both of his parents. Richard is his mother’s favorite\, yet he’s wary of her. He wonders if she genuinely loves and supports him or uses him as a tool in her conflict with his father. Richard feels neglected and excluded by Henry and silently yearns for his father’s approval but covers his pain with his warrior’s demeanor. (Role may require some Same-Sex Intimacy with the Character of Philip – Kissing/Embracing.) \nGEOFFREY (M\, 20 – 25\, all ethnicities.) \nThe second eldest surviving son of Henry and Eleanor\, Geoffrey is attractive\, charming\, and the most intelligent of the brothers. His parents\, however\, never consider him in the running to be king— even though he possesses the intellectual promise of a great monarch. His feelings of being neglected have made him a cold amoral schemer who constantly changes his alliances between Richard and John\, hoping to disgrace them both so he can gain the throne and his parents’ love and respect. \nJOHN (M\, 16 – 25 to play a 16 y.o\, all ethnicities.) \nThe youngest son of Henry and Eleanor\, John is Henry’s favorite and his chosen heir. Though he can be sweetly charming when he wishes\, he has been spoiled rotten by his father\, and often taunts his brothers\, knowing that Henry will back him up. However\, beneath his boasting\, he is deeply insecure\, as he knows he has neither Richard’s brawn nor Geoffrey’s brain. His lack of maturity and desperate desire to come out on top lead him to trust anyone who offers him a helping hand. \nALAIS (Pronounced “Alice”) (F\, 20 – 25\, all ethnicities.) \nDaughter of the late King of France and half-sister to King Philip. She is deeply in love with Henry\, many years her senior\, and has been his mistress for seven years. In that time\, she has grown from a simple teenage girl to a gentle and thoughtful young woman with a quiet strength. Though at times she tries to match Henry’s family in their ruthlessness\, she knows her kind nature will not allow her to truly compete with them. (Role may require an Intimate Moment with the character of Henry II – kissing.) \nPHILIP (M\, 18 – 24\, all ethnicities.) \nThe young King of France\, half-brother to Alais. Philip has come to Henry’s court to demand that a treaty made with his late father be fulfilled. He is relatively new to his throne and initially behaves with a commanding dignity\, showing little emotion. When his negotiations with Henry fail\, he encourages the rebellious thoughts of Henry’s sons\, making empty promises to each in turn. Philip is especially close to Richard\, who was his lover two years ago. (Role may require some Same-Sex Intimacy with the Character of Richard – Kissing/Embracing.) \nBEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:\n\n\nThe Lion in Winter Beg. Reh. Schedule V.3Download\n\n\nAUDITION SIDES:\n\n\nThe Lion in Winter Open Call SidesDownload URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/auditions-the-lion-in-winter/ CATEGORIES:Auditions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/The-Lion-In-Winter-Audition-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260327T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20251112T234944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T223340Z UID:10281-1774638000-1774724400@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Studio Collaborative: LBP NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2026\nCompany: LBP New Works Committee producing\nDates: Mar. 27 & 28 @ 7pm\, 2026\nTickets: Free.  \nSeats need to be reserved by clicking the date below for a 50 Cent Service Fee or calling our box office at 562-494-1014 option 1   \nNo Service Fee if reserving seats over the phone or in person. \nTHE WINNING SHOWS:\nNon-Local Winner: AS WE LIKE IT  by Oded Gross\nLocal Winner: WOLVES AT THE DOOR by Ali MacLean\n  \nRESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nNon-Local Winner: AS WE LIKE IT – Friday\, Mar. 27\, 2026 at 7pm – Talk Back After\nLocal Winner: WOLVES AT THE DOOR – Saturday\, Mar. 28\, 2026 at 7pm – Talk Back After\n\nThis Collaborative Show does not have assigned seating\, so it is first come\, first serve. \nPLEASE 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. \n  \nDescription of the Festival: \nThis annual festival nurtures emerging and established playwrights to develop new scripts. Reading 100+ scripts a year\, the New Works Literary Committee chooses two top plays to receive a stage reading with critical feedback from professional theatre critics and an audience talk back. \nAbout the Shows:\nAS WE LIKE IT follows the story of a woman named Rose\, who tries to motivate her family to rehearse in the serenity and privacy of the woods a production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It to be performed at the wedding of the Duke and his betrothed\, the Fairy Queen. The only problem is there is no Fairy Queen. There is no Duke. They are not in a serene forest. This Midsummer Night’s / As You Like It delusion is Rose’s shield against a brutal reality she doesn’t wish to confront — she and her family are in hiding from the Nazis in the grim forests of Poland during World War 2. Her theatrical fantasy is a shield against unbearable reality\, but her family fears her delusion may get them killed. The play explores the danger and necessity of self-made fictions and asks when stories protect us and when they put everything at risk. \nWritten Oded Gross \nWOLVES AT THE DOOR follows Grace and Gavin\, who lost their daughter\, Lucy\, to gun violence. The gunman committed a mass shooting in an ‘incel’ styled revenge plot. Lucy\, at a dance class nearby\, was collateral damage. While grieving\, Grace is bombarded by a stream of visitors\, all who seem to want to exploit her in some manner. Meanwhile\, she and Gavin grapple with their own relationship woes\, as one of them wants to heal and one isn’t ready to move on. The play flips back and forth from the past where we see what set the shooter on his path\, and the present where Grace tries to come to terms with the aftermath. \nWritten by Ali MacLean \nFREE TICKETS TO THE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2026 ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP FROM THE PORT OF LONG BEACH. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/lbp-new-works-festival-2026/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/NWF-2026-Collaborative-Banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193918 CREATED:20250731T225418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260405T052149Z UID:10093-1775851200-1777752000@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:HARVEY DESCRIPTION:HARVEY\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nApril 4 – May 2\, 2026\nBy Mary Chase\nDirected by Bob Fetes\nIn this popular comedy from the golden age of Broadway\, the kindly Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is\, Harvey is an imaginary\, six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit. To avoid further family embarrassment\, Veta decides to have Elwood committed to a sanitarium. Yet her frantic explanations of the situation to the doctors get her mistakenly committed instead of her mild-mannered brother. When Elwood arrives at the sanitarium looking for Harvey\, hilarity ensues in this gentle comedy about the acceptance of the ones we love and the fact that the truth can’t always be “seen.” \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, April 10\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, April 11\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, April 12\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, April 17\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, April 18\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, April 19\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, April 24\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, April 25\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, April 26\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, May 1\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, May 2\, 2026\, 8pm – Closing Night\n\nAGE LIMIT \nAs 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. \nThis Show Contains:\n\nSimulated Smoking\nFlashing and Pulsing Lights\n\nAct One is Approx. 1 hr. 5 mins.\nThere will be a 15 Minute Intermission\nAct Two is Approx. 1 hr. 10mins\n  \n\n\nA big THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for sponsoring our Opening Night Gala! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPREVIEW CLIP:\n \nPERFORMANCE  PHOTOS:\n\n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 1: Talitha Barkow (MYRTLE MAE SIMMONS)\, Judy Jones (MRS. CHAUVENET)\, Harriet Whitmyer (VETA LOUISE SIMMONS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 2: Harvey (HARVEY)\, Tod Walker (ELWOOD P. DOWD)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 3: Jill Prout (RUTH KELLY\, R.N.)\, Tod Walker (ELWOOD P. DOWD)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 4: Aaron Izbicki (LYMAN SANDERSON\, M.D.)\, Jill Prout (RUTH KELLY\, R.N.)\, Robb Tracy (WILLIAM R. CHUMLEY\, M.D.)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 5: Aaron Izbicki (LYMAN SANDERSON\, M.D.)\, Jill Prout (RUTH KELLY\, R.N.)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 6: Jill Prout (RUTH KELLY\, R.N.)\, Demetri Mack (DUANE WILSON)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 7: Patrick Frazier (JUDGE OMAR GAFFNEY)\, Harriet Whitmyer (VETA LOUISE SIMMONS)\, Talitha Barkow (MYRTLE MAE SIMMONS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 8: Demetri Mack (DUANE WILSON)\, Talitha Barkow (MYRTLE MAE SIMMONS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 9: Tod Walker (ELWOOD P. DOWD)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 10: Demetri Mack (DUANE WILSON)\, Aaron Izbicki (LYMAN SANDERSON\, M.D.)\, Jill Prout (RUTH KELLY\, R.N.)\, Tod Walker (ELWOOD P. DOWD)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 11: Robb Tracy (WILLIAM R. CHUMLEY\, M.D.)\, Tod Walker (ELWOOD P. DOWD)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 12: Harriet Whitmyer (VETA LOUISE SIMMONS)\, Patrick Frazier (JUDGE OMAR GAFFNEY)\, Phyllis M. Nofts (E.J. LOFGREN)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 13: Phyllis M. Nofts (E.J. LOFGREN)\, Tod Walker (ELWOOD P. DOWD)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n \n \n \n HARVEY (MAINSTAGE\, April 4 – May 2\, 2026)\nPHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Phyllis M. Nofts (E.J. LOFGREN)\, Patrick Frazier (JUDGE OMAR GAFFNEY)\, Demetri Mack (DUANE WILSON)\, Tod Walker (ELWOOD P. DOWD)\, Jill Prout (RUTH KELLY\, R.N.)\, Aaron Izbicki (LYMAN SANDERSON\, M.D.)\, Judy Jones (MRS. CHAUVENET / BETTY CHUMLEY)\, Aaron Izbicki (LYMAN SANDERSON\, M.D.)\, FRONT: Harriet Whitmyer (VETA LOUISE SIMMONS)\, Talitha Barkow (MYRTLE MAE SIMMONS)\n(Michael Hardy Photography)\n \n \n\nCAST:\n\nTalitha Barkow (MYRTLE MAE SIMMONS)\nHarriet Whitmyer (VETA LOUISE SIMMONS)\nTod Walker (ELWOOD P. DOWD)\nJudy Jones (MRS. CHAUVENET / BETTY CHUMLEY)\nJill Prout (RUTH KELLY\, R.N.)\nDemetri Mack (DUANE WILSON)\nAaron Izbicki (LYMAN SANDERSON\, M.D.)\nRobb Tracy (WILLIAM R. CHUMLEY\, M.D.)\nPatrick Frazier (JUDGE OMAR GAFFNEY)\nPhyllis M. Nofts (E.J. LOFGREN) URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/harvey/ CATEGORIES:Mainstage Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Harvey-Event-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260413T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20260312T195846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T214436Z UID:10432-1776106800-1776279600@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: KIMBERLY AKIMBO DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: KIMBERLY AKIMBO\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nBy David Lindsay-Abaire\nDirected by Michael Hovance\n  \nAUDITION DATES:  April 13 – 15\, 2026\n\nMonday\, April 13\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nTuesday\,  April 14\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nWednesday\,  April 15\, 2026 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.\n\n(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. Auditioners will be seen on a first come\, first serve basis determined by when they signed-in at the Open Call.) \nPERFORMANCE DATES:  June 6 – July 3\, 2026\n  \nAUDITION NOTICE:\nTITLE:  KIMBERLY AKIMBO \nAUTHOR:  David Lindsay-Abaire \nDIRECTOR: Michael Hovance \nRUN:  June 6 – July 3\, 2026 \nFridays & Saturdays 8pm\, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. \nThis is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay. \nAUDITION DATES:\nOpen Call: \nDates:  Monday\, April 13 & Tuesday\, April 14\, 2026 \n(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.) \nTimes: 7pm – 9pm \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse   \nCallbacks: By Invitation Only. \nDate: Wednesday\, April 15\, 2026 \nTimes: 7pm – 10pm \nREHEARSALS:\nFirst Read-Through: Saturday\, April 18\, Noon – 4pm \nRegular Rehearsal:  Starting Monday\, April 20: Monday through Thursdays 7pm – 10pm with an occasional possible Saturday rehearsal\, Noon – 3pm if needed. \n(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.) \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse \nNOTE: Open to working with some limited minor conflicts\, but we will not be casing people with conflicts on tech dates and performances. \nAUDITION REQUIREMENTS:\nBring headshot and resume.  \nSides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions.  \nSHORT SYNOPSIS:  \nIts 1999\, (before kids had cell phones)\, and Kimberly has all the usual problems of a typical 16 year old; making friends at her new school\, dealing with her dysfunctional family… and a rare genetic condition where she ages four and a half times faster than her peers. Feeling trapped inside the frail physical body of an elderly woman\, Kim meets Jeff\, another young misfit at school\, and an uncertain relationship develops between them. Soon her life goes “akimbo\,” contending with a hypochondriac mother\, a rarely sober father\, a scam-artist aunt\, her own mortality\, and most terrifying of all\, the possibility of first love. A dark comedy that gives a quirky twist to the term ‘coming of age story’. \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nKIMBERLY LEVACO (F\, 60+ to play 16 y.o.): Kimberly is sixteen but appears much older because of a rare (fictional) aging disorder. She’s intelligent\, perceptive\, and often wiser than the adults around her. She longs for normal teenage experiences: friends\, romance\, and a sense of belonging\, but she’s also aware that her time is limited. The actor should be able to express both the physical presence of an older woman and the emotional energy of a teenager. (Intimacy Moment: This character shares a brief on-stage kiss with Jeff.) \nBUDDY LEVACO (M\, Mid 30s-40s): Kimberly’s father. A man with a gentle heart and a weak backbone. He drinks too much and uses humor to hide his sense of failure. Buddy is not cruel\, but he’s unreliable and emotionally lost. He wants to do right by his family but lacks the maturity or stability to make lasting change. His love for Kimberly is genuine\, but his inability to take responsibility often undermines it.   \nPATTIE LEVACO (F\, Mid 30s – 40s): Kimberly’s mother: High-strung\, self-centered\, and constantly overwhelmed\, Pattie has a hard time accepting reality. She masks her fear and guilt with sarcasm and self-pity. There’s love beneath her chaos\, but she doesn’t know how to show it. This role requires solid comedic timing. Pattie is 8 months pregnant throughout the duration of the show. She has bandages wrapping up both hands\, and walks with crutches for several scenes. \nDEBRA (F\, 30 – 40): Pattie’s sister and Kimberly’s aunt. Debra is unapologetically herself — bold\, funny\, and always scheming for her next move. An ex (and possibly future) con. Beneath her chaotic energy is a deep need for connection and belonging. She’s both comic relief and a surprising source of heart. \n  JEFF (M\, 18 – 25 to play 16 y.o.): A classmate of Kimberly’s. Jeff is intelligent\, quirky\, and endearingly awkward. A lover of D&D and the “puzzleistic arts”.  He shares Kimberly’s sense of humor\, and becomes her closest friend and potential love interest. His presence gives her a glimpse of a normal teenage experience. (Intimacy Moment: This character shares a brief on-stage kiss with Kimberly.) \nBEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:\n\n\nKimberly Akimbo Beg. Reh. Schedule Actor Ver.Download URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/auditions-kimberly-akimbo/ CATEGORIES:Auditions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Kimberly-Akimbo-Audition-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260424T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20260129T005626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T234243Z UID:10374-1777060800-1779566400@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:POTUS DESCRIPTION:POTUS\, or\, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive\nProduced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nApril 24 – May 23\, 2026\nBy Selina Fillinger\nDirected by Kathy Paladino\nOne four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the president unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis\, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life\, liberty\, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. A broad\, zany\, old-school comedy that earned three 2022 Tony nominations. Produced by the Costa Mesa Playhouse in Collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, April 24\, 8pm – Preview\nSaturday\, April 25\, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala\nFriday\, May 1\, 8pm\nSaturday\, May 2\, 8pm\nSunday\, May 3\, 2pm\nFriday\, May 8\, 8pm\nSaturday\, May 9\, 8pm\nSunday\, May 10\, 2pm\nFriday\, May 15\, 8pm\nSaturday\, May 16\, 8pm\nSunday\, May 17\, 2pm\nFriday\, May 22\, 8pm\nSaturday\, May 23\, 8pm – Closing Night\n\nAGE LIMIT \nAs 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. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/potus/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/POTUS-Event-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260428T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20260213T232134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T204817Z UID:10389-1777402800-1777575600@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: GODSPELL DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: GODSPELL\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nBook by John Michael Tebelak\, Music & New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz\nDirected by Sonya L. Randall\nChoreographed by Sonya Randall & Omar Ceja\nMusical Direction by Stephen Olear\n  \nNEW AUDITION DATES:  April 27\, 28\, & 30\, 2026\n\nMonday\, April 27\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nTuesday\, April 28\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nWednesday\,  April 29\, 2026 – OFF\nThursday\,  April 30\, 2026 – 7pm – 11pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.\n\n(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. Auditioners will be seen on a first come\, first serve basis determined by when they signed-in at the Open Call.) \nPERFORMANCE DATES:  June 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026\n  \nAUDITION NOTICE:\nTITLE: GODSPELL \nBOOK BY: JOHN-MICHAEL TEBELAK \nMUSIC & NEW LYRICS BY: STEVEN SCHWARTZ \nDIRECTOR: SONYA L. RANDALL \nMUSICAL DIRECTOR: STEPHEN OLEAR \nCHOREOGRAPHER:  SONYA RANDALL & OMAR CEJA  \nRUN:  June 27\, 2026 – August 2\, 2026 \nFridays & Saturdays 8pm\, Sundays at 2pm. Special performances on Thursday and Sunday nights may be added for private parties and special events. \nThis is a volunteer community theater production.  Non-Equity.  There is no pay.  \nAUDITION DATES:\nOpen Call:  \nDates: Monday\, April\, 27 & Tuesday\, April 28\, 2026 \n(Auditioners only need to come to one night of Open Call Auditions.) \nTimes: 7pm – 9pm \nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse   \nCallbacks: By Invitation Only. \nDate: Thursday\, April 30\, 2026 \nTimes: 7pm – 11pm \nREHEARSALS:\nFirst Read-Through: May 2\, 2026\, Sat. 1pm – 5pm \nRegular Rehearsal: Starts Sunday\, May 3\, 2026; Monday – Thursday from 7pm – 10:30pm\, Sundays 5pm – 10pm. \n(Please see beginning rehearsal schedule BELOW for specific dates and times.)\nLocation: Long Beach Playhouse \nNOTE: Open to working with some limited minor conflicts\, but we will not be casting people with conflicts on tech dates and performances. \nAUDITION REQUIREMENTS:\nBring headshot and resume. \nBring 16 bars of a pop musical theatre song (no Sondheim or Jason Robert Brown\, please.) An accompanist will be provided\, so please bring sheet music that is in your key\, clearly prepared\, indicating where you start and stop. No tracks or a cappella. \nBe prepared to dance. \nSides for cold readings will be provided at the auditions/callbacks. \nSHORT SYNOPSIS:\nGodspell is a musical that retells the parables from the Gospel of Matthew through song\, dance\, and comedic storytelling\, focusing on themes of friendship\, love\, and community\, and culminates in the Passion of Christ. A group of eclectic disciples helps Jesus bring these timeless lessons to life using creative games and a blend of musical styles\, ultimately forming a community around him\, with the narrative moving toward his crucifixion. GODSPELL was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner\, Stephen Schwartz (Wicked\, Pippin\, Children of Eden). Boasting a score with chart-topping songs\, a book by a visionary playwright (John-Michael Tebelak)\, GODSPELL is a sensation that continues to touch audiences. \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nAll roles are available\, open to any age (18+)\, ethnicity\, or gender. \nIn addition to each individual being able to stand out\, it is important that all cast members are able to function as an ensemble\, without any feeling that any one (other than Jesus) stands out above the others. Other important traits to have for the roles are a sense of comic ability\, and some skill at improvisation. \nJESUS (Tenor\, 18+):  Must be the most charismatic individual in the cast. High energy\, charming\, funny\, gentle\, but with strength. He is the sort of person others instinctively follow.  He sings “Save the People\,” “All for the Best\,” Alas for You\,” and “Beautiful City” \nJOHN THE BAPTIST/JUDAS (Baritone\, 18+): Will perhaps split this role between two actors. He has attributes of both Biblical figures: He is both Jesus’ lieutenant and most ardent disciple\, and the doubter who begins to question and rebel. Like Jesus\, he is also charismatic\, but in more of an overt revolutionary way. Usually played by someone handsome and masculine\, with an undertone of sexuality. He is the most “serious” and intellectual of the group\, though as with all the actors\, he must still possess a good sense of physical comedy. He sings “Prepare Ye\,” “All for the Best\,” and “On the Willows.” \nNICK (Tenor\, 18+):  Very high energy. Impish and playful. In the original\, he might play several musical instruments\, including concertina\, recorder or guitar if the actor has this ability\, but not a requirement of the role. He sings “We Beseech Thee.” \nTELLY (Tenor\, 18+):  Not the brightest in the bunch\, he is a little slow on the uptake. But there is a great sweetness and innocence about him. He sings “All Good Gifts.”  \nGEORGE (Tenor\, 18+):  The comedian\, the class clown. The guy who can do a hundred voices and imitations. He sings “Light of the World.” \nANNA MARIA (Alto\, 18+):  A bit of a tomboy\, but basically open and sweet. Perhaps the youngest of the group. She is the first of the group to commit to following Jesus in the song “Day by Day.” \nLINDSAY (Soprano\, 18+):  The confident one\, the show-off. The first one to volunteer\, sometimes she jumps in before she really understands what’s going on. She sings “Bless the Lord.”  \nUZO (Alto\, 18+):  The shy one. Sometimes a little slow to get things\, but when she does\, she commits all the way. Has an “earth mother” kind of warmth to her. She sings “By My Side.”  \nMORGAN (Alto\, 18+):  Sassy and slightly cynical\, the most urban of the group. Also the “sexy” one\, but her sexiness contains a large element of put-on\, in the manner of Mae West or Madonna. She sings “Turn Back\, O Man.” \nCELISSE (Mezzo-Soprano\, 18+): The female equivalent of the class clown. Goofy and a cut-up. She might play some instruments\, including conga\, ukulele and guitar if they can\, but not a requirement of the role. She sings “Learn Your Lessons Well.” \nTwo to four ensemble will be added to cast at the director’s discretion. \nBEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:\n\n\nGodspell Beg. Rehearsal Schedule (Actor Version)Download URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/auditions-godspell/ CATEGORIES:Auditions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Godspell-Auditon-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20250731T225828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T185134Z UID:10095-1778961600-1781380800@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:THE LION IN WINTER DESCRIPTION:THE LION IN WINTER\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nMay 16 – June 13\, 2026\nBy James Goldman\nDirected by James Rice\nThis medieval drama is a modern day classic that tells the story of the Plantagenet royal family\, locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions to inherit a kingdom. The Queen\, Eleanor of Aquitaine\, has been kept in prison since raising an army with her sons against her husband\, King Henry II. Let out for the holidays\, the family descends into sibling rivalry\, adultery\, and desperate maneuvering for the throne. As Eleanor says\, “Every family has its ups and downs\,” in this intelligent show that bursts with astringent wit and a humor that bristles and burns. \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, May 15\,  2026\, 8pm – Half Price Preview\nSaturday\, May 16\, 2026\, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala\nFriday\, May 22\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, May 23\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, May 24\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, May 29\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, May 30\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, May 31\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, June 5\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, June 6\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, June 7\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, June 12\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, June 13\, 2026\, 8pm – Closing Night\n\nAGE LIMIT \nAs 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. \n  \nA Big THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for sponsoring our Opening Night Gala! URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/the-lion-in-winter/ CATEGORIES:Mainstage Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Lion-In-Winter-Event-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260528T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20260312T200934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T200935Z UID:10433-1779822000-1779994800@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: A DOLL’S HOUSE\, PART 2 DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: A DOLL’S HOUSE\, PART 2\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nBy Lucas Hnath\nDirected by Phyllis B. Gitlin\nAUDITION DATES:  May 26 – 28\, 2026\n  \n\nTuesday\, May 26\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nWednesday\,  May 27\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nThursday\,  May 28\, 2026 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.\n\n(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. Auditioners will be seen on a first come\, first serve basis determined by when they signed-in at the Open Call.) \nPERFORMANCE DATES:  July 18 – Aug. 15\, 2026\n  \nFifteen years ago\, Nora Helmer slammed the door on her stifling domestic life\, leaving behind her husband and children for a life unknown.  Now she is knocking at that same door\, having returned with an urgent request for her former husband. Before Nora can get what she needs\, she must reckon with the people she left\, all of whom have some choice words for the former Mrs. Helmer. A DOLL’S HOUSE\, PART 2 is a funny\, probing\, and bold new comedy/drama that is at once a continuation of Ibsen’s play and a heartfelt meditation on how far we’ve come in the century and a quarter since. \nCheck back closer to the audition dates for the official Audition Notice with the Beginning Rehearsal Schedule and Character Breakdown. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/auditions-a-dolls-house-part-2/ CATEGORIES:Auditions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-Dolls-House-Part-2-Audition-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20260302T234710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T234430Z UID:10417-1780776000-1783108800@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:KIMBERLY AKIMBO DESCRIPTION:KIMBERLY AKIMBO\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nJune 6 – July 3\, 2026\nBy David Lindsay-Abaire\nDirected by Michael Hovance\nIn this zany\, warmhearted comedy play that inspired the recent Tony Award winning musical\, Kimberly is a lonely 16-year-old girl suffering from a disease that causes her to age at more than four times the normal rate. Feeling trapped inside the frail physical body of an elderly woman\, Kim meets Jeff\, another young misfit at school\, and an uncertain relationship develops between them. Soon her life goes “akimbo\,” contending with a hypochondriac mother\, a rarely sober father\, a scam-artist aunt\, her own mortality\, and most terrifying of all\, the possibility of first love. KIMBERLY AKIMBO is a shrewd and strangely affecting comedy that’s a bit of youthful happiness unlike any other. \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, June 5\, 8pm – Preview\nSaturday\, June 6\, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala\nFriday\, June 12\, 8pm\nSaturday\, June 13\, 8pm\nSunday\, June 14\, 2pm\nFriday\, June 19\, 8pm\nSaturday\, June 20\, 8pm\nSunday\, June 21\, 2pm\nFriday\, June 26\, 8pm\nSaturday\, June 27\, 8pm\nSunday\, June 28\, 2pm\nThursday\, July 2\, 8pm – Special Thursday Night Show\nFriday\, July 3\, 8pm – Closing Night\n\nAGE LIMIT\nAs 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. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/kimberly-akimbo/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Kimberly-Akimbo-Event-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260627T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T140000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20250731T230331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T185104Z UID:10097-1782590400-1785679200@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:GODSPELL DESCRIPTION:GODSPELL\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nJune 27 – Aug. 2\, 2026\nBook by John Michael Tebelak\, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz\nDirected and Choreographed by Sonya Randall\nMusical Direction by Stephen Olear\nFrom famed Wicked! composer and lyricist\, Stephen Schwartz\, comes his first major musical offering\, GODSPELL. Taking the world by storm when it first premiered\, the show boasts a score of chart-topping songs including \, “Day by Day\,” “All for the Best\,” and “By My Side\,” as it tells the story of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. A small group of storytellers help tell different parables with a hefty dose of humor and pathos using an eclectic blend of songs\, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville. This show is a sensation that continues to touch audiences with its messages of kindness\, tolerance\, and love. \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, June 26\, 2026\, 8pm – Half Price Preview\nSaturday\, June 27\, 2026\, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala\nThursday July 2\, 2026\, 8pm – Special Thursday Show\nFriday\, July 3\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, July 4\, 2026 – NO SHOW\nSunday\, July 5\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, July 10\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, July 11\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, July 12\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, July 17\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, July 18\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, July 19\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, July 24\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, July 25\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, July 26\, 2026\, 2pm\nFriday\, July 31\, 2026\, 8pm\nSaturday\, Aug. 1\, 2026\, 8pm\nSunday\, Aug. 2\, 2026\, 2pm – Closing\n\nAGE LIMIT \nAs 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. \n  \nA Big THANK YOU to The Port of Long Beach for sponsoring our Opening Night Gala! URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/godspell/ CATEGORIES:Mainstage Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Godspell-Event-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260706T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260708T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20260312T201751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T201751Z UID:10434-1783364400-1783537200@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: HANGMEN DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: HANGMEN\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nBy Martin McDonagh\nDirected by Carl DaSilva\n  \nAUDITION DATES:  July 6 – 8\, 2026\n\nMonday\, July 6\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nTuesday\,  July 7\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nWednesday\,  July 8\, 2026 – 7pm – 10pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.\n\n(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. Auditioners will be seen on a first come\, first serve basis determined by when they signed-in at the Open Call.) \nPERFORMANCE DATES:  Aug. 29 – Sept. 26\, 2026\n  \nIn his small pub in Oldham\, Harry is something of a local celebrity. But what’s the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters and sycophantic pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news\, a peculiar stranger lurks\, with a very different motive for his visit. Martin McDonagh does it again in HANGMEN\, a corrosively funny black comedy filled with dramatic tension in a juicy tale of capital punishment that will leave you “hanging” on the edge of your seat with suspense and devilish delight. \nCheck back closer to the audition dates for the official Audition Notice with the Beginning Rehearsal Schedule and Character Breakdown. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/auditions-hangmen/ CATEGORIES:Auditions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Hangmen-Audition-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260718T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20260302T235427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T235307Z UID:10418-1784404800-1786824000@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:A DOLL’S HOUSE\, PART 2 DESCRIPTION:A DOLL’S HOUSE\, PART 2\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nJuly 18 – Aug. 15\, 2026\nBy Lucas Hnath\nDirected by Phyllis Gitlin\nFifteen years ago\, Nora Helmer slammed the door on her stifling domestic life\, leaving behind her husband and children for a life unknown.  Now she is knocking at that same door\, having returned with an urgent request for her former husband. Before Nora can get what she needs\, she must reckon with the people she left\, all of whom have some choice words for the former Mrs. Helmer. A DOLL’S HOUSE\, PART 2 is a funny\, probing\, and bold new comedy/drama that is at once a continuation of Ibsen’s play and a heartfelt meditation on how far we’ve come in the century and a quarter since. \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, July 17\, 8pm – Preview\nSaturday\, July 18\, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala\nFriday\, July 24\, 8pm\nSaturday\, July 25\, 8pm\nSunday\, July 26\, 2pm\nFriday\, July 31\, 8pm\nSaturday\, August 1\, 8pm\nSunday\, August 2\, 2pm\nFriday\, August 7\, 8pm\nSaturday\, August 8\, 8pm\nSunday\, August 9\, 2pm\nFriday\, August 14\, 8pm\nSaturday\, August 15\, 8pm – Closing Night\n\nAGE LIMIT\nAs 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. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/a-dolls-house-part-2/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-Dolls-House-Part-2-Event-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260803T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260805T190000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20260312T203032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T203033Z UID:10435-1785783600-1785956400@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: REEFER MADNESS: The Musical DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: REEFER MADNESS: The Musical\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nMusic and Book by Dan Studney\, Lyrics and Book by Kevin Murphy\nDirected by Rovin Jay\nChoreographed by Sonya Randall\nMusical Direction by Stephen Olear\n  \nAUDITION DATES:  Aug. 3 – 5\, 2026\n\nMonday\, August 3\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nTuesday\,  August 4\, 2026 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nWednesday\,  August 5\, 2026 – 7pm – 11pm: Callbacks – By invitation only.\n\n(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. Auditioners will be seen on a first come\, first serve basis determined by when they signed-in at the Open Call.) \nPERFORMANCE DATES:  Oct. 10 – Nov. 15\, 2026\n  \nAn unlikely musical comedy inspired by an earnest 1936 public service film of the same name\, this raucous spoof takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana\, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music\, sex and violence. You won’t be able to resist the goofy charm of REEFER MADNESS\, an addictive\, hilarious\, and highly stylized musical romp with a sly satirical political commentary that will leave you wanting more. \nCheck back closer to the audition dates for the official Audition Notice with the Beginning Rehearsal Schedule and Character Breakdown. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/auditions-reefer-madness-the-musical/ CATEGORIES:Auditions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Reefer-Madness-Audition-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260828T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T200000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20260303T000752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T000057Z UID:10421-1787947200-1790452800@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:HANGMEN DESCRIPTION:HANGMEN\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nAug. 29 – Sept. 26\, 2026\nBy Martin McDonagh\nDirected by Carl DaSilva\nIn his small pub in Oldham\, Harry is something of a local celebrity. But what’s the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging? Amongst the cub reporters and sycophantic pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news\, a peculiar stranger lurks\, with a very different motive for his visit. Martin McDonagh does it again in HANGMEN\, a corrosively funny black comedy filled with dramatic tension in a juicy tale of capital punishment that will leave you “hanging” on the edge of your seat with suspense and devilish delight. \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, August 28\, 8pm – Preview\nSaturday\, August 29\, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala\nFriday\, September 4\, 8pm\nSaturday\, September 5\, 8pm\nSunday\, September 6\, 2pm\nFriday\, September 11\, 8pm\nSaturday\, September 12\, 8pm\nSunday\, September 13\, 2pm\nFriday\, September 18\, 8pm\nSaturday\, September 19\, 8pm\nSunday\, September 20\, 2pm\nFriday\, September 25\, 8pm\nSaturday\, September 26\, 8pm – Closing Night\n\nAGE LIMIT\nAs 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. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/hangmen/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Hangmen-Event-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261010T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261115T140000 DTSTAMP:20260405T193919 CREATED:20260303T001454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T001558Z UID:10422-1791662400-1794751200@lbplayhouse.org SUMMARY:REEFER MADNESS: The Musical DESCRIPTION:REEFER MADNESS: The Musical\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater\nOct. 10 – Nov. 15\, 2026\nMusic and Book by Dan Studney\, Lyrics and Book by Kevin Murphy\nDirected by Rovin Jay\nChoreographed by Sonya Randall\nMusical Direction by Stephen Olear\nAn unlikely musical comedy inspired by an earnest 1936 public service film of the same name\, this raucous spoof takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana\, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music\, sex and violence. You won’t be able to resist the goofy charm of REEFER MADNESS\, an addictive\, hilarious\, and highly stylized musical romp with a sly satirical political commentary that will leave you wanting more. \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:\nCHOOSE YOUR DATE:\n\nFriday\, October 9\, 8pm – Preview\nSaturday\, October 10\, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala\nFriday\, October 16\, 8pm\nSaturday\, October 17\, 8pm\nSunday\, October 18\, 2pm\nFriday\, October 23\, 8pm\nSaturday\, October 24\, 8pm\nSunday\, October 25\, 2pm\nFriday\, October 30\, 8pm\nSaturday\, October 31\, 8pm\nSunday\, November 1\, 2pm\nFriday\, November 6\, 8pm\nSaturday\, November 7\, 8pm\nSunday\, November 8\, 2pm\nFriday\, November 13\, 8pm\nSaturday\, November 14\, 8pm\nSunday\, November 15\, 8pm – Closing\n\nAGE LIMIT\nAs 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. URL:https://lbplayhouse.org/event/reefer-madness-the-musical/ CATEGORIES:Studio Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lbplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Reefer-Madness-Event-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR