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The Garage Theatre is a non-profit theatre company located at 251 East 7th Street in Long Beach, California. The theatre functions as a collaborative ensemble run by volunteers dedicated to making theatre accessible to everyone. With a focus on producing alternative, and often provocative, theatre, The Garage Theatre frequently gives new playwrights an opportunity to showcase their work.[1]
Located in the converted storefront of a 1922 building, this black box theatre holds up to 40-seats. Prior to The Garage Theatre moving into the space, The Found Theatre was the company in residence for 20 years.[2]
History
[edit]The foundation for The Garage Theatre was laid in 1996 when seven friends from the Orange Coast College’s theater department produced a play in a friend's garage (hence the name of the theater)[3]. After graduating from California State University, Long Beach, these same friends went on to establish The Garage Theatre in 2001. For the first few years the fledgeling theatre company didn't have a permanent location, and produced shows at various locations throughout Long Beach and nearby Orange County. When another independent theatre company, The Found Theatre, decided to relocate to a newer theatre space down the street in 2004, The Garage Theatre moved into the storefront space that The Found had previously occupied.[4]
- Matthew Anderson[6]
- Nick Armstrong
- Eric Hamme
- Jeff Kriese
- Alex LaVerde
- David Ledger
- Jamie Sweet
A list of shows produced by The Garage Theatre
2024 SEASON
- Hat Box - written by Lola Binks, March 15-23 & April 4-20, 2024
- Hedwig And The Angry Inch - text by John Cameron Mitchell; music by Stephen Trask, July 12 - August 3, 2024
- In The Blood - written by Suzan-Lori Parks, September 13 - October 12, 2024
- Steam Powered Rocket Ride to the Moon Or... Ground Control to Guillo and Rod - written by Jamie Sweet, November 15-25 & December 5-21, 2024
2023 SEASON
- Venus In Fur - written by David Ives, March 17 - April 15, 2023
- Misery - written by William Goldman based on the novel by Stephen King, July 7 - August 12, 2023
- Thom Pain (based on nothing) - written by Will Eno, September 8 - Oct 7, 2023
- Terror At The Pike or…How Come There Aren’t Any Waves In Long Beach - written by Jamie Sweet, November 10-18 & November 30 - December 16, 2023
2022 SEASON
- The Private Lives of Imaginary Friends - written by Ryan McClary, March 11 - April 9, 2022
- Mercury Fur - written by Philip Ridley, June 24 - July 23, 2022
- The Drowning Girls - written by Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson, & Daniela Vlaskalic, August 26 - September 24, 2022
- Love’s Labour’s Lost - written by William Shakespeare, November 11-12 & December 1-17, 2022
2020 (the worst) SEASON
- Psycho Beach Party - written by Charles Busch, March 6-19, 2020 (Theatre closed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 SEASON
- Revenge of the Baron’s Revenge - written by D. Chappelle, February 15 - March 9, 2019
- Love, Thunder, & Dynamite: A Roadhouse Parody - adapted for the stage by Cat Elrod, July 12 - Aug 10, 2019
2018 SEASON
- Extremities - written by William Mastrosimone, April 6th - May 5, 2018
- The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret - written by Mariah MacCarthy, July 13 - August 11, 2018
- Darkside - written by Tom Stoppard, November 9 - December 15, 2018
2017 SEASON
- Stupid Fucking Bird - written by Aaron Posner, March 31 - April 29, 2017
- The Balcony - written by Jean Genet, June 30 - July 22, 2017
- Kill Climate Deniers - written by David Finnigan, September 1 - October 7, 2017
- Beh - conceived and directed by Paul Knox and Kendra Nicholson, November 10-18 & November 30 - December 16, 2017
2016 SEASON
- Opaline (Delirium for a Parched Planet) - written by Fengar Gael, March 4-26, 2016
- Uncertainty Files & What Love Is - written by Linda McLean, May 7 - June 11, 2016
- Beh - conceived and directed by Paul Knox, July 15 - August 6, 2016
- Evil Dead: The Musical - written by George Reinblatt & Frank Cipolla, September 16 - October 15, 2016
- Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales - written by John Glore, December 2-17, 2016
2015 SEASON
- Wet Hot American Summer... The Play? - written by Ryan McClary, February 20 - March 21, 2015
- Gruesome Playground Injuries - written by Rajiv Joseph, May 29 - June 27, 2015
- Darkside - written by Tom Stoppard, August 15, August 27 - September 5, 2015
- Rod McGirdlebutt Strikes Back Or... The Sun Sets On The Cyclone Racer One Last Time - written by Jamie Sweet, December 4-19, 2015
2014 SEASON
- Sans Merci - written by Johnna Adams
- Night and Her Stars - written by Richard Greenberg
- The Threepenny Opera - written by Bertolt Brecht
- Pink Milk - written by Ariel Zetina (fka Alex Paul Young)
- Scruples Scrutiny Scrufflepicklewickle and Sabotage Or... The New Amusement Park In Town - written by Jamie Sweet
2013 SEASON
- The Bald Soprano > The Chairs - written by Eugene Ionesco
- Dog Sees God - written by Bert V. Royal
- Ravens & Writing Desks - written by Angela Lopez & Ryan McClary
- Sin - written by Wendy MacLeod
- Long Beach is Sinking Or... Hard Times Is Easier Than A Lifetime of Injustice - written by Jamie Sweet
2012 SEASON
- Goose and Tomtom - written by David Rabe
- Hunter Gatherers - written by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb
- Trojan Barbie - written by Christine Evans
- Steam Powered Rocket Ride to the Moon Or... Ground Control to Ging and Rod - written by Jamie Sweet
2011 SEASON
- Almost An Evening - written by Ethan Coen
- Mr. Marmalade - written by Noah Haidle
- Snow Angel - written by David Lindsay-Abaire
- Corpus Christi - written by Terrence McNally
- LOLPERA - written by Ellen Warkentine & Andrew Pedroza
- Terror at the Pike Or... How Come There Aren't Any Waves In Long Beach? - written by Jamie Sweet
2010 SEASON
- An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein - written by Shel Silverstein
- Measure For Pleasure - written by David Grimm
- Stop Kiss - written by Diana Son
- The History of the Devil - written by Clive Barker
- Revenge of the Space Pandas - written by David Mamet
2009 SEASON
- Tragedy: A Tragedy - written by Will Eno
- Babylon Heights - written by Irvine Welsh & Dean Cavanagh
- Cannibal! The Musical - written by Trey Parker
- Richard III - written by William Shakespeare
- Rod McGirdlebutt Strikes Back Or... The Sun Sets on the Cyclone Racer One Last Time - written by Jamie Sweet
2008 SEASON
- SEX a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs - written by Joe Lo Truglio, David Wain, & Michael Showalter
- The Pinter Project · The Lover & The Dumb Waiter - written by Harold Pinter
- Hello My Name Is - written by The Garage Theatre
- The Last Days of Judas Iscariot - written by Stephen Adly Guirgis
- The Garage Theatre Presents: Mystery Meat
- Scruples, Scrutiny, ScrufflePickleWickle and Sabotage! Or... The New Amusement Park In Town - written by Jamie Sweet
2007 SEASON
- Each Day Dies With Sleep - written by José Rivera
- The Water Engine & Mr. Happiness - written by David Mamet
- White Trash Catholic Circus - written by Amy Louise Sebelius
- Killer Joe - written by Tracy Letts
- Valparaiso - written by Don DeLillo
- Long Beach Is Sinking! Or... Hard Time Is Better Than A Life of Injustice - written Jamie Sweet
2006 SEASON
- Dutchman - written by Amiri Baraka
- The Book of Liz - written by Amy Sedaris & David Sedaris
- Play: The Play - written by The Garage Theatre
- The Killer - written by Steve DeFrance
- The Steam-Powered Rocket Ride To The Moon Or... Ground Control to Ging and Rod - written by Jamie Sweet
2005 SEASON
- The Fourth Wall - written by A.R. Gurney
- Two Rooms - written by Lee Blessing
- R.U.R. or Rossum's Universal Robots - written by Karel Čapek of the Brothers Čapek
- Side Man - written by Warren Leight
- The Reconstruction of Michael - written by Nick Armstrong
- Tape - written by Stephen Belber
- The Day Room - written by Don DeLillo
- Terror at the Pike Or... How Come There Aren’t Any Waves in Long Beach? - written by Jamie Sweet
2003 SEASON
- Shepard’s Last Supper: Action & Killer’s Head - written by Sam Shepard
- Girl Of The Frozen North Or... Condemned To Dead Man's Glacier - written by Eddie Cope & Buster Cearley
2002 SEASON
- Goose and Tomtom - written by David Rabe
2001 SEASON
- Scenes From The New World - written by Eric Bogosian
- Artist Descending a Staircase - written by Tom Stoppard
- The Cowhand's Christmas Carol Or... T'was Plum Tired of Pudding - written by Zoe Bell Hurst & James R. Hurst
1996
- Eggman - written by Alex LaVerde & Jamie Sweet
Premiered works
[edit]- Hat Box by Lola Binks (2024) world premier[8]
- The Private Lives of Imaginary Friends by Ryan McClary (2022) World premier[9]
- Love, Thunder, & Dynamite: A Roadhouse Parody by Cat Elrod (2019) World premier[10]
- Kill Climate Deniers by David Finnigan (2017) World premier[11][12]
- Uncertainty Files & What Love Is by Linda McLean (2016) US premiere[13]
- Beh by Paul Knox (2016) World premier[14]
- Wet Hot American Summer... The Play? by Ryan McClary (2015) adapted from the radio play by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker and from the film screenplay by Michael Showalter and David Wain. World premier[15]
- Darkside by Tom Stoppard (2015) US Premier[16]
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ Whitney, A.K. (September 1, 2017). "The Garage Theatre gives playwrights a place to bring their words to life". Long Beach Press-Telegram.
- ^ Farrell, John (December 11, 2014). "Cynthia Galles: The Cornerstone of Found Theatre". Random Lengths News. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ Diaz, Samantha (December 2, 2022). "'We lean toward the absurd and strange': Long Beach's weirdest theater isn't going anywhere". The Signal Tribune.
- ^ Moon, Tiffany (April 4, 2012). "Growing the Garage". Theatre Mania.
- ^ "Garage Theatre is home 'Sweet' home". Long Beach Current. March 23, 2010.
- ^ Oldland, Ashleigh (July 12, 2012). "Garage Theatre Marks 50 Shows With "Hunter Gatherers"". Long Beach Press-Telegram.
- ^ "The Past". The Garage Theatre. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ McMullen, Sean (March 21, 2024). "Theater review: 'The Hat Box' shows promise in world premiere at Garage Theatre". Long Beach Press-Telegram.
- ^ McMullen, Sean (March 23, 2022). "The Showbuzz: The Garage brings attendees out to home". Long Beach Press-Telegram.
- ^ Moore, Greggory (July 18, 2019). ""Road House" Parody Turns Garbage to Gold". Random Lengths News.
- ^ Beers, Joel (September 7, 2017). "Kill Climate Deniers Doesn't Preach What Its Title Says, But It's Still Provocative". OC Weekly.
- ^ Carpenter, Chris (September 7, 2017). "CURTAIN'S UP: Garage Theatre Heating Things Up In Long Beach". Long Beach Press-Telegram.
- ^ Guzman, Richard (May 19, 2016). "Two plays by award-winning Linda McLean come to the Garage Theatre". Long Beach Press-Telegram.
- ^ Carpenter, Chris (July 21, 2016). "CURTAINS UP: Garage Theatre's BEH Gives Reasons To Appreciate Improv". Long Beach Press-Telegram.
- ^ Farrell, John (March 3, 2015). "Review: Garage Theatre's 'Wet Hot American Summer' is laugh-out-loud funny". Long Beach Press-Telegram.
- ^ Margolies, Dany (August 3, 2015). "Review: Garage Theatre's 'Darkside' will be a cult classic for some". Long Beach Press-Telegram.