Mission:
To celebrate the human experience while encouraging the participation of artist and audience alike.
Vision:
To serve our diverse community with quality theatre, strong educational programs and collaborative efforts. To produce socially significant, classic and contemporary plays.
Established in 1929, the Long Beach Playhouse is a landmark in the City of Long Beach. The Playhouse produces 13 shows annually while actively collaborating with other artists and arts organizations.
Long Beach Playhouse cuts across age, gender, ethnic, and cultural boundaries to nurture and cultivate new and traditional audiences.
Long Beach, CA -- English Playwright Joe Orton’s black comedy Loot made its premier in 1965 and follows the fortunes of two young thieves, Hal and Dennis. Together they rob the bank next to the funeral parlor where Dennis works and return to…
Read More »Long Beach, CA -- When people hear the words Ben Hur, it generally evokes a memory of lengthy biblical epic about revenge and redemption. That’s about to change. Playwright, Patrick Barlow, a master adapter of plays, takes on the classic Ben…
Read More »Long Beach, CA -- On Saturday, February 17, under the direction of Maestro Eckart Preu, Long Beach Symphony presents an evening filled with music and imagery featuring the works of American composer Florence Price, Dvo?ák, Mussorgsky and…
Read More »Long Beach, CA -- The Long Beach Playhouse Studio Collaborative Season is a season of plays mounted by local theater companies, performing arts organizations and individuals. It offers them the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio…
Read More »The Collaborative A Unique and Creative Approach to Community Theater At the Long Beach Playhouse January 13 through March 31, 2023 Long Beach, CA, Urinetown, a musical written by Greg Kotis, with music by Mark Hollman, imagines a 20-year-dro…
Read More »Did Sherlock Holmes Survive Reichenbach Falls? Is he living in an insane asylum? Holmes and Watson At the Long Beach Playhouse September 24 – October 22, 2022 Long Beach, CA, Is it possible? Can it be true? Is Sherlock Holmes still…
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