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Long Beach is Sinking! (Or, Hard Times are Better than a Lifetime of Injustice) show poster

Long Beach is Sinking! (Or, Hard Times are Better than a Lifetime of Injustice) at The Garage Theatre

Dates: 11/14/2025 - 12/20/2025

📍 Theatre: The Garage Theatre

The Garage Theatre
251 E 7th St
Long Beach, CA 90813

Phone: (562) 283-3732

Tickets: $15-$40


It's melodrama time! The year is 1944, and local Long Beach heroes Rod, Gino, Dixie, Tricia, and Officer Frenchy are called to action to save The Pike from the dastardly Ian Sidious once again. This time Ian has teamed up with The Big Three (Oil, Commerce, and Industry) who are threatening to sink Long Beach. This family-friendly Garage Theatre holiday classic is part 3 of a five-part series of plays that center on the Long Beach Pike and the local heroes who save it from oblivion. Don’t worry, you don’t need to have seen the previous plays to enjoy this one.

Fun for kids and kids at heart, audience members are encouraged to yell, cheer, boo, draw on the walls with chalk, and throw plushy tomatoes. Plus everyone receives their choice of free ice cream or non-dairy frozen treats during intermission. Come join the fun!

Long Beach is Sinking! (Or, Hard Times are Better than a Lifetime of Injustice) at The Garage Theatre Schedule

Thursdays & Fridays: doors open at 7:30pm, show at 8pm
Saturday Evenings: doors open at 6:30pm, show at 7pm
Saturday Matinees on Nov. 22nd & Dec. 6th: doors at 1:30pm, show at 2:00pm

Cast and Creative Team for Long Beach is Sinking! (Or, Hard Times are Better than a Lifetime of Injustice) at The Garage Theatre

Cast

Diana Kaufmann
Rod McGirdlebutt
Shabar Shabazz Rouse
Ian Sidious
Shannon Wynne
Dixie Troobaloo
Alizon Morea
Gino Pao
Bobby Zelsdorf
Yammy Swoot / Officer Frenchy
Pagan Urich
Trisha La Rue
Alfred DiGrazia
Trio 1
Jeff McGinness
Trio 2 / Gus Palooka
Kale Lanik
Trio 3 / Auntie Palooka
Matt Kopp
Professor Baker

Creative Team

Rob Young
Director
Diana Kaufmann
Asst. Director
Jessica Neptune
Stage Manager
Matt Julian
Production Manager
Jen Shetland
Costume Designer
Jen Shetland
Choreography
Ryan Young
Scenic Designer
Maddy Wilson
Lighting Designer
Rob Shetland
Music Consultant
Javier Piñon
Sound Designer
Rob Young
Lead Build
Ryan Young
Graphic Designer
Paul Knox
Photographer
Diana Kaufmann
Photographer

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The Garage Theatre

251 E 7th St
Long Beach, CA 90813

Phone: (562) 283-3732

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251 E 7th St, Long Beach, CA

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