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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


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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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