Director

Violent delights have violent ends in the quintessential story of star-crossed love, Shakespeare’s ROMEO & JULIET. Two clans war in the streets of Verona in a feud that threatens not only the peace of the city but the stability of their families themselves. Yet when Romeo sneaks into a party in disguise, he meets Juliet, the daughter of his enemy, and the two fall in love at first sight. Fresh in emotion, the two want to marry, and are helped by a well-meaning friar with the hope of burying ancient grudges.  Good intentions lead to grave consequences in a tragedy that prevails for the ages.

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Romeo And Juliet

Long Beach Playhouse

In this highly theatrical adaptation of one of Jane Austen’s greatest novels, Emma Woodhouse, the notorious “matchmaker of Highbury,” pledges to never marry.  As she plans to have her newest project, Harriet Smith, marry the eligible vicar Mr. Elton, her friend, Mr. Knightley, warns her to give up her matchmaking ways.  Yet when the dashing Frank Churchill arrives in town, Emma finds that she could be falling for him, and to her horror learns that Mr. Elton is more interested in her than Harriet, and Harriet has fallen for Mr. Knightley!  Who will match with whom in this charming romantic comedy about the trouble of getting involved in other peoples’ love lives!

Jane Austen's Emma

In this undeniably moving new adaptation, Anne Frank emerges from history, a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. Anne’s voice shines through in this impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, as it captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. This is a powerful new adaptation for a new generation  that never lets us forget the inhuman darkness waiting to claim its incandescently human heroine.

Director

Lauren Velasco

Events

Past events

1 - 30 Nov, 2024

Romeo And Juliet · Long Beach Playhouse

Nov 24 - Dec 2, 2023

Jane Austen's Emma · Long Beach Playhouse

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