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Conscience at International City Theatre

Dates: 8/26/2026 - 9/13/2026


330 East Seaside Way
Long Beach, CA 90802

Phone: 562-436-4610

Tickets: $44-$59


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At a time when fear and political intimidation silenced many voices in Washington, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith chose to speak. International City Theatre presents the Los Angeles premiere of Conscience, Tony Award®-winning playwright Joe DiPietro’s gripping political drama about Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, whose historic 1950 “Declaration of Conscience” made her the first senator to publicly rebuke Sen. Joseph McCarthy on the Senate floor. International City Theatre at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach, CA 90802; (562) 436-4610; InternationalCityTheatre.org.

Schedule: Aug. 26 – Sept. 13 Wednesday at 8 p.m. (Aug. 26 ONLY) Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Sundays at 2 p.m.

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Interview: Actors Sharon Gardner and Jon Root of CONSCIENCE at International City Theatre

August 13, 2026

Directed and produced by caryn desai, the Los Angeles premiere of Conscience is taking place at International City Theatre in Long Bach from August 28 through September 13, with low-priced previews on August 26 and 27. Intrigued, I spoke with Sharon Gardner who portrays Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and Jon Root, who plays Sen. McCarthy, about the play, their characters, and how they researched and prepared to take on these two iconic figures.

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330 East Seaside Way
Long Beach, CA 90802

Phone: 562-436-4610

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ICT is the resident professional theatre company of the City of Long Beach. Established on the campus of Long Beach City College in 1985, ICT moved to its current performing home, the Beverly O’Neill Theater at the downtown Long Beach Performing Arts complex in 1996. ICT’s mainstage season, combined with its carefully curated slate of education programs for children (PACT, Summer Youth Conservatory), young adults (free tickets to performances/talk backs, paid internships), families (Free Saturday Family Theatre), and seniors (transportation and free tickets), its programs have something to offer everyone from 4 to 104 and reach around 30,000 people annually. Explore the ways that you can support ICT’s commitment to presenting high quality productions and education programs to our diverse greater Long Beach community.

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