From Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage, writer of Crumbs from the Table of Joy and By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, comes this tale of love and desire at the turn of the 20th century.  Esther, a talented black seamstress, saves her money as she works toward her future sewing intimate apparel for wealthy matrons and prostitutes alike.  Even as she longs for a forbidden love, she accepts a future with a distant correspondent who woos her with possibilities.  As Esther’s dreams seem to lie beyond her grasp, her deft fingers stitch together the hope of her dreams.

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• Alisha Elaine Anderson (ESTHER)
• Robyn Hastings (MRS. DICKSON)
• Allison Lynn Adams (MRS. VAN BUREN)
• Taylor Goss (MR. MARKS)
• Rena Bobbs (MAYME)
• James F. Webb III (GEORGE)

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For those who love a good British farce, imagine the joy of being able to watch the mayhem going on behind the scenes.  Imagine no longer as we bring you “backstage” during the rehearsals and performances of a comedy that goes hilariously wrong over its months of production.  As this troupe of actors presents an awful flop called Nothing On, doors slam, cues are missed, and lives and careers dangle in the balance during what has been called “the funniest farce ever written.”  Come laugh your sardines off as you experience possibly the most horrendously funny performance ever presented.

CAST LIST:

• Andrea Stradling (DOTTY OTLEY)
• Eric Schiffer (LLOYD DALLAS)
• John Vann (GARRY LEJEUNE)
• Amara Phelps (BROOKE ASHTON)
• Lyndsay Palmer (POPPY NORTON-TAYLOR)
• Travis Wade (FREDERICK FELLOWES)
• Adanna Kenlow (BELINDA BLAIR)
• PJ Cimacio (TIM ALLGOOD)
• Lewis P. Leighton (SELSDON MOWBRAY)

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Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house, only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun. But the woman’s dazed confession is anything but convincing, and the unexpected guest decides to help. Remarkably, the police suspect a man who died two years previously; a tangled web of lies reveals family secrets and chilling motives, where the real murderer turns out to be the greatest mystery of all.  Agatha Christie knocks it out of the park again with a murder mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end.

CAST LIST:

• Taryne Moyse (LAURA WARWICK)
• Lee Samuel Tanng (MICHAEL STARKWEDDER)
• Lisa J. Salas (MISS BENNETT)
• Christian Jordan Skinner (JAN WARWICK)
• Carmen Tunis (MRS. WARWICK)
• Stephen Alan Carver (HENRY ANGELL)
• Devin Stone (SERGEANT CADWALLADER)
• Gary Douglas (INSPECTOR THOMAS)
• Tod Walker (JULIAN FARRAR)

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The perennial favorite returns for its eighth incarnation at Long Beach Playhouse. In this quick-paced, highly theatrical re-telling of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future show Ebenezer Scrooge the poverty of his material wealth and the blessings that come with generosity. Can they convince him to change before it’s too late? Come spend time with the characters you’ve come to love – Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and of course the irascible miser himself.  This production will be the Christmas party needed to set you and your loved ones on the path to holiday cheer.

CAST LIST:

• Julian Bremer (CHARLES DICKENS)
• Robb Tracy (EBENEZER SCROOGE)
• Jazzmine Dubose (SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST)
• Jeffrey Benion (BOB CRATCHIT)
• Leslie Doyle (BELLE/MRS. CRATCHIT)
• Carlos Rodriquez (FRED HOLLOWELL/YOUNG EBENEZER)
• Spencer Woolard (JANET HOLLOWELL/CAROLINE)
• David Hutchison (JACOB MARLEY/FEZZIWIG)
• Mulu Skinner-White (MRS. JEEVES/MRS. OLIVER)
• Josh Farrell (SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT)
• Austin James (MR. HOWELL/THOMAS)
• Analiese Espinoza (FAN/MARGARET CRATCHIT)
• Luke Martucci (TINY TIM)
• Michael Panah (YOUNG BOY/CRATCHIT CHILD)
• Colin Eaton (PETER CRATCHIT)

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In this holiday sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, presented so successfully by LBP last season, we now focus on Mary, the middle sister in the Bennet household.  Utilizing the same droll humor and intellectual romantic spirit as the Austen classic, enjoy a frolicking good time in this highly entertaining and warm-spirited welcome to the holiday season.  As the verbal sparring and intellectual challenges abound, Mary Bennet breaks away from her past to discover the delicious possibilities introduced when an unexpected visitor appears for the holidays.  Classic manners are shattered as Mary embarks on a new life of her own.

CAST LIST:

• Gabrielle Jones (MARY BENNET)
• Michael Kaye (ARTHUR DE BOURGH)
• Nori T. Schmidt (ELIZABETH DARCY)
• Micah Lee (FITZWILLIAM DARCY)
• Briana Christine (JANE BINGLEY)
• Timothy Voytek (CHARLES BINGLEY)
• Alicia Samuel (LYDIA WICKHAM)
• Sabrina Sonner (ANNE DE BOURGH)

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Come join us this Halloween season for one of the most terrifying supernatural thrillers of all time. During a paranormal investigation, Dr. Montague and his small team of volunteers visit Hill House, an unwelcoming mansion with a history of secrets and tragedies.  As each guest is affected by the house’s psychological manipulations, their minds, souls, and very lives become endangered.  Based on Shirley Jackson’s chilling novel, this dramatization is sure to leave the audience shivering with delightful terror!

CAST LIST:

• Jade Yancosky (ELEANOR VANCE)
• Paige Laney (THEODORA)
• Mitchell Nunn (DR. MONTAGUE)
• David Edward Reyes (LUKE SANDERSON)
• Marcia Bender (MRS. MONTAGUE)
• Lee Samuel Tanng (ARTHUR PARKER)
• Phyllis M. Nofts (MRS. DUDLEY)

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