HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

Oct. 12 – Nov. 16, 2024

Text by John Cameron Mitchell, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask

Directed by Angela I. Cruz

Hedwig Schmidt wants her due. After having to change who she was to leave East Germany with an American GI who promises to take her to the states if she changes her sex, Hedwig is left in a Kansas trailer park with regret, a bad operation, and what she calls an “Angry Inch.” She turns to music and meets a geeky boy named Tommy whom she falls for.  But he ends up stealing her songs and achieving rock star fame.  What’s to be done but to become a rock goddess herself!  This Tony and Obie award-winning show is part rock concert, part stand-up routine, and part exploration into what it means to be loved; not only by others, but by yourself.  

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NOTE: This Production featured two different casts performing on different weekends. The casts were as follows:

Cast “Lil Guys”:

• Zachary Balagot (HEDWIG)
• Kelsey Weinstein (YITZHAK)

Cast “Dem Bratz”:

• Andrew Pedroza (HEDWIG)
• Reneé Cohen (YITZHAK)

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THE PRODUCTION CLOSED NOV. 16, 2024

PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

AGE LIMIT

As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content.

This Show Contains:

• Adult and Potentially Offensive Language and Content
• Very Loud Rock Music (Ear Plugs Available in the Studio Lobby)
• Audience Participation

This is a One Act Show, with No Intermission

• The Show is Approx. 1 hr. 30 mins

• There is No Intermission

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

CAST:

• Zachary Balagot (HEDWIG – LIL GUYS CAST) 
• Kelsey Weinstein (YITZHAK – LIL GUYS CAST) 
• Andrew Pedroza (HEDWIG – DEM BRATZ CAST) 
• Reneé Cohen (YITZHAK – DEM BRATZ CAST) 
• Nick Estes (THE ANGRY INCH)
• Iggi El Kouatli (THE ANGRY INCH)
  
• Ja’lil Nelson (THE ANGRY INCH)
  
• Stephen Olear (THE ANGRY INCH)
  
• Nick Shewchuk (THE ANGRY INCH)
  
• Quinn Vann (THE ANGRY INCH)
  
• Graham Wojcik (THE ANGRY INCH)

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THE PILLOWMAN

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

Aug. 31 – Sept. 28, 2024

By Martin McDonagh

Directed by Carl daSilva

A serial killer is on the loose, and several children have gone missing.  But when a writer in this unnamed totalitarian state is interrogated, the police think the gruesome content of their short stories and the similarities to the murders are too close to be a coincidence. Is art a crime, and can story-telling be dangerous? In this extremely dark horror thriller by Martin McDonagh, you may just think so! Exhilarating and thoroughly startling, THE PILLOWMAN is a gripping and unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art itself.

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED SEPT. 28, 2024.

PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

AGE LIMIT

As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content.

This Show Contains:

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

This is a Two Act Show, with one, 15 min. Intermission

• Act I is Approx. 1 hr. 30 mins

• 15 Minute Intermission

• Act II is Approx. 50 min.

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CAST:

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

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SWEAT

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

July 20 – Aug. 17, 2024

By Lynn Nottage

Directed by Maisha Azadi Sebastiany

Keenly observed and filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor in the Rust Belt of Reading, Pennsylvania. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat. This Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Lynn Nottage is a masterful depiction of the forces that divide and conquer us, where there’s humor, abundant humility, and a story that never feels less than authentic.

This production of SWEAT at the Long Beach Playhouse is partially sponsored by the Port of Long Beach

A BIG THANK YOU to the Port of Long Beach!

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED AUG. 17, 2024

PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

AGE LIMIT

As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content.

This Show Contains:

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

This is a Two Act Show, with one, 15 min. Intermission

• Act I is Approx. 1 hr. 15 mins

• 15 Minute Intermission

• Act II is Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.

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PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

CAST:

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

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LOOT

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

June 8 – July 6, 2024

By Joe Orton

Directed by Allen Sewell

The bank next to the funeral parlour has been robbed! LOOT is Joe Orton’s masterpiece of dark comedy where we follow the fortunes of two young thieves – Dennis, an undertaker at the funeral parlour, and Hal, his sometime lover, whose Mum just died. When Inspector Truscott turns up, they need a place to hide the loot.  But with the money in Mum’s coffin, there’s no place for Mum, whose body keeps reappearing at the most inopportune times. Aided and abetted by Mum’s former nurse, Fay, and trying to put one over on Hal’s gullible father, the duo prove that nothing is sacred in a farce that seethes with black, baleful mirth.

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED JULY 6, 2024

LBP’s Opening Night Gala for LOOT is sponsored by the Port of Long Beach! A BIG THANK YOU to the Port!

PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

AGE LIMIT

As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content.

This Show Contains:

This is a Two Act Show, with one, 15 min. Intermission

• Act I is Approx. 1 hr.

• 15 Minute Intermission

• Act II is Approx. 35 min.

PREVIEW CLIP:

PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:

CAST:

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

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MEN ON BOATS

Produced by JD Theatricals in collaboration with the Long Beach Playhouse.

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater

April 27 – May 25, 2024

By Jaclyn Backhaus

Directed by Meredith Miranda

MEN ON BOATS is the true(ish) history of the 1869 expedition of the Grand Canyon when ten explorers, in four boats, lead by a one-armed captain, set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. In an off the canyon-walls funny comedy, the stalwartness, the selfishness, the cockiness, and the cluelessness of this crew of insane yet loyal adventurers drips with satire as some of the roles are gender swapped.  This is a rollicking adventure that turns the American myth of man-ifest destiny on end and challenges the notion of who gets to make history with respect to its bold if fallible pioneers.

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THIS PRODUCTION CLOSED ON MAY 25, 2024

LBP’s Opening Night Gala for MEN ON BOATS is sponsored by the Port of Long Beach! A BIG THANK YOU to the Port!

PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. Due to the age of our building, there is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.

AGE LIMIT

As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content.

This Show Contains:

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

This is a Two Act Show, with one, 15 min. Intermission

• Act I is Approx. 1 hr. 20 min.

• 15 Minute Intermission

• Act II is Approx. 40 min.

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CAST:

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

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