Review: Chance Theater Presents WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME
by Michael Quintos - October 17, 2025
The current fragile state of, arguably, one of our country's most important founding documents—and whether or not some of our current leaders are legally following it—seems to be top of mind these days, which bodes well for the timely arrival of Chance Theater's latest production, playwright Heidi S...
Review: Chance Theater Presents Intimate New Production of SPRING AWAKENING
by Michael Quintos - July 23, 2025
Bursting with powerful, beautifully-rendered musical performances and emotionally-stirring characterizations from a terrific ensemble cast, Chance Theater's incredible-sounding, fiercely-acted, deeply searing new production of SPRING AWAKENING is, according to this critic, one of the best, most sati...
DEATH OF A SALESMAN Comes to American Coast Theater Company
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2025
American Coast Theater Company will present Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Death of a Salesman, beginning this June. Learn more about the show here!...
4th Annual OC Theatre Guild Awards Celebrate Orange County's Theatre Scene
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2025
On Monday night, the Orange County theater community gathered once again to celebrate excellence in live performance at the 4th Annual OC Theatre Guild Awards. ...
Review: Chance Theater Presents OC Premiere of Dark Comedy GLORIA
by Michael Quintos - October 11, 2024
Offering a sharp and multi-layered commentary on modern workplace culture, unchecked ambition, and the public-stoked commodification of trauma, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' intriguing play GLORIA—a riveting new dark comedy that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize—is currently having its OC p...
Past Shows
Obviously, we have temporarily closed our doors for the sake of everyones health and well-being. So right now is the perfect chance to take a ...
Obviously, we have temporarily closed our doors for the sake of everyones health and well-being. So right now is the perfect chance to take a ...
The Story of My Life
4/30 - 6/6/2021
To kick off Season 23, the Chance presents the Orange County premiere of the Drama Desk Award-nominated musical that is a soaring tribute to the ...
Starring Tony Award-nominee Marin Ireland, this chilling one-woman show was filmed live at Roundabout Theatre Companys Roundabout Underground black box. When a random act of ...
Obviously, we have temporarily closed our doors for the sake of everyones health and well-being. So right now is the perfect chance to take a ...
This new play will be presented as a one-time-only live stream reading. We are proud to offer this as part of our On The Radar ...
Obviously, we have temporarily closed our doors for the sake of everyones health and well-being. So right now is the perfect chance to take a ...
Broadway Chance Style
11/20
One night only, join the Chance Theater for Broadway Chance Style a 90 minute virtual event connecting you with five Broadway stars for LIVE performances!A ...
See this boundary-breaking play that breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will affect the next generation of Americans and then join ...
See Broadway icon Audra McDonald in her Tony Award-winning performance as Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" and then join Chance ...
Watch the Olivier-nominated West End production of the classic musical , "Funny Girl", starring award-winning actress, Sheridan Smith and then join Chance Theater (virtually) for ...
Join Chance Theater as we discuss Latin History for Morons and writer and star, John Leguizamo, who won a Special Tony Award for this hilarious ...
Join Chance Theater for the Outer Critics Circle Award-winning play that weaves a powerful tale of a family and a culture at odds with itself..."If ...
Join Chance Theater for the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning landmark musical about the founding of America...."Hamilton"!Watch the show (online) and join us (virtually) for ...
Join us on Friday, August 7th for our next CHANCE CYBER CHAT. Price: Free. Location: Online. Our virtual theater trip keeps rolling along. To date, ...
Join us on Friday, July 24th for our next CHANCE CYBER CHAT. Price: Free. Location: Online. Our virtual theater trip keeps rolling along. To date, ...
Join us on Friday, July 10th for our next CHANCE CYBER CHAT. Price: Free. Location: Online. Our virtual theater trip keeps rolling along. To date, ...
Join us on Friday, June 26th for our next CHANCE CYBER CHAT. Price: Free. Location: Online. Our virtual theater trip continues. So far, we've met ...
Join us on Friday, June 12th for our next CHANCE CYBER CHAT. Price: Free. Location: Online. Our virtual theater trip keeps rolling along. To date, ...
Anne of Green Gables
11/18 - 12/27/2011
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues
11/29 - 12/20/2011
Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa’s eight tiny reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment. As the press descends, the other reindeer ...
Up
9/23 - 10/23/2011
On the best day of his life, Walter Griffin built a flying machine that reached the clouds. Ever since, he's tried to recapture that moment ...
Videos
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SIX (Boleyn Tour)
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (3/10 - 3/15) | |
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The Shark Is Broken
Laguna Playhouse (3/4 - 3/22) | |
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Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY (1/24 - 3/21) | |
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Oliver!
OBCTheater (2/6 - 2/15) | |
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God of Carnage
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY (1/23 - 3/21) | |
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Norbert Leo Butz
Segerstrom Center for the Arts (2/26 - 2/28) | |
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