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SUMMARY:AUDITIONS: August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN
DESCRIPTION:AUDITIONS: August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN\nPlaying in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater\nBy August Wilson\nDirected by Rovin Jay\nAUDITION DATES:  Dec. 29 – 30\, 2025\, & Jan. 2\, 2026\n\nMonday\, Dec. 29\, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nTuesday\,  Dec. 30\, 2025 – 7pm – 9pm: Open Call\nFriday\,  Jan. 2\, 2025 – 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:  Feb. 21 – Mar. 21\, 2026\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. \nAUDITION NOTICE:\nTITLE: GEM OF THE OCEAN \nAUTHOR: August Wilson \nDIRECTOR: Rovin Jay \nRUN:  February 21 – March 21\, 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\, December 29th and Tuesday\, December 30th\, 2025 \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: Friday\, January 2nd\, 2026  \nTimes: 7pm – 10pm \nREHEARSALS:\nFirst Read-Through: Saturday\, January 3rd\, 2026\, Noon – 4pm \nRegular Rehearsal: Starting Jan. 5th: \nMondays – Thursdays\, 7pm -10pm  \nSaturdays\, 11am – 4pm \nPossible Sundays\, 6pm – 9pm TBD \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 a headshot and resume.  \nPlease prepare a monologue from an August Wilson play.  \nSides for cold readings will be available at the auditions for those without a monologue prepared. \nSHORT SYNOPSIS:  \nSet in 1904 Pittsburgh\, Gem of the Ocean is the first chronological installment of August Wilson’s Century Cycle. The play centers on Aunt Ester\, a 285-year-old spiritual guide\, and her home at 1839 Wylie Avenue—a sanctuary for souls seeking redemption. As Citizen Barlow arrives in search of salvation\, the household is drawn into a journey that spans history\, memory\, and myth. \nCASTING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:\nAll roles are Black/African descent except for the role of Rutherford Selig. Long Beach Playhouse encourages actors of all backgrounds\, gender identities\, and abilities to audition. \nAUNT ESTER (F\, Black/African Descent\, 60s–80s): A spiritual matriarch; commanding and wise. \nCITIZEN BARLOW (M\, Black/African Descent\, 20s–30s): A young man seeking redemption; earnest and haunted. \nSOLLY TWO KINGS (M\, Black/African Descent\, 60s–70s): A former conductor on the Underground Railroad; fiery and proud. \nBLACK MARY (F\, Black/African Descent\, 30s–40s): Aunt Ester’s housekeeper and protégé; strong-willed and compassionate. \nCAESAR WILKS (M\, Black/African Descent\, 40s–50s): Black Mary’s brother\, a strict lawman; complex and authoritative. \nELI (M\, Black/African Descent\, 50s–60s): Caretaker of Aunt Ester’s home\, grounded and loyal. \nRUTHERFORD SELIG (M\, Caucasian/European Descent\, 40s–60s): A traveling peddler; observant and affable. \nBEGINNING REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:\n\n\nGem of the Ocean Beg. Reh. Schedule V.2Download
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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.
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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.
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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.
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