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THE GARAGE THEATRE

251 E 7th St
Long Beach, CA 90813

Upcoming Shows

Our Dear Dead Drug Lord
Our Dear Dead Drug Lord
Mar 6 – Apr 4, 2026

On March 6th, The Garage Theatre proudly kicks off their 26th season with Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, a dark and feverish coming-of-age comedy written...



Review: Arthur Miller’s THE PRICE at Pacific Resident Theatre through April 12


by Shari Barrett - March 09, 2026

Thanks to de Santos’ insightful direction, the on-going dialogues never seem to drag and the action flows at a pace which keeps the audience interested in just what happens between these well-written characters....

Review: RED HARLEM at Company Of Angels


by Evan Henerson - March 06, 2026

In the premiere of RED HARLEM at Company of Angels, director Bernadette Speakes’s production offers some frequently dynamic staging which is brought down by a mixed bag of acting performances and the heavy-handed messaging of Henderson’s script....

Review: HONOUR by Ruskin Group Theatre


by Shari Barrett - March 01, 2026

Director Max Mayer keeps the action authentic and story realistically contrite after helping execute the play’s workshop, making this production an especially meaningful return to the material....

Review: RICHARD III at A Noise Within


by Evan Henerson - February 27, 2026

Embodied by the exciting Ann Noble and surrounded by a solid cast, Richard and his dastardly deeds are every inch at home within the world of Guillermo Cienfuegos’s sweet and seedy production of RICHARD III for A Noise Within....

Review: Patti LuPone's MATTERS OF THE HEART at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - March 02, 2026

LuPone has woven an unexpected, eclectic musical collage that leads to two clear conclusions; she knows what sounds good in her voice and she knows how to sell a song....

Review: NATURAL SELECTION AT THE ZEPHYR THEATRE at Zephyr Theatre


by Tracey Paleo - February 25, 2026

NATURAL SELECTION is an excessive existential exploration of the ways women encounter their own subjectification.  Playwright Stacy Adelman, gets the point across – in the first 20 minutes. ...

Review: British Farce THE COTTAGE At Torrance Theater Company


by Shari Barrett - February 24, 2026

Hilarity ensues as alcohol is consumed, leading to brilliant cat and mouse games during which laughs abound....

Review: HERE LIES LOVE at Mark Taper Forum


by Evan Henerson - February 22, 2026

With so many delights and leaning heavily into both the political moment that is recounts and what America is experiencing in the here and now, HERE LIES LOVE rocks as aggressively as it rallies....

Review: SPAMALOT Revives A New Quest at OC's Segerstrom Center


by Michael Quintos - February 20, 2026

Initially billed as a show that was 'lovingly ripped off' from the 1975 cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Tony Award–winning 2005 Broadway musical comedy MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT™ gleefully gallops back onto the stage in a brand new production with its signature coconut-clack...

Review: APPLAUSE at Eli & Edythe Broad Stage


by Cary Ginell - February 18, 2026

Musical Theatre Guild, the Los Angeles-based company that produces staged readings of long-forgotten, rarely seen musicals, has done it again with a stellar and highly entertaining production of the 1970 musical Applause. ...

Past Shows

Long Beach is Sinking! (Or, Hard Times are Better than a Lifetime of Injustice)
Long Beach is Sinking! (Or, Hard Times are Better than a Lifetime of Injustice)
Nov 14 – Dec 20, 2025

Get ready to cheer for the hero, boo the villain, and throw a lot of tomatoes because it’s time for The Garage Theatre’s annual melodrama!

Predictor
Predictor
Sep 12 – Oct 11, 2025

PREDICTOR is the real-life story of Margaret Crane who, in 1967, defied all odds to become the inventor of the first home pregnancy test.

Witch
Witch
Jul 11 – Aug 9, 2025

This witty, irreverent drama explores power & agency, love & respect, home & despair. Which will you choose when the devil is at your door?

The Call List
The Call List
May 2 – May 24, 2025

Don't miss The Garage Theatre's first One-Woman Show! This poignant dark comedy that invites the audience to reflect on the complexities of the human experience.

Tragedy Giftshop
Tragedy Giftshop
Mar 7 – Apr 5, 2025

We follow the folks of Townesville USA as they grapple with the hard facts - and intersections - of grief & consumerism in modern-day America.

The Steam-Powered Rocket Ride to The Moon Or... Ground Control to Guillo and Rod
The Steam-Powered Rocket Ride to The Moon Or... Ground Control to Guillo and Rod
Nov 14 – Dec 21, 2024

Join our heroes Rod McGirdlebutt and Guillermo Fao as they take on dastardly villains threatening to destroy Long Beach’s Pike, in this beloved children's melodrama.

In The Blood
In The Blood
Sep 13 – Oct 12, 2024

In The Blood, the tragic tale of a homeless black woman and her five children struggling to make themselves a better life.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Jul 12 – Aug 3, 2024

THIS SUMMER THE GARAGE THEATRE BRINGS QUEER PUNK ROCK TO THE STAGE WITH HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH! DENY HER AND BE DOOMED!

It’s all a Game
It’s all a Game
May 10 – May 25, 2024

Long Beach, CA - Show ‘n Tell, in collaboration with The Garage Theatre, are excited to announce their exciting new show: It’s all a Game!...

Hat Box
Hat Box
Mar 15 – Apr 20, 2024

What happens when boredom turns into rage?

Coronavirus – A Great British Farce
Coronavirus – A Great British Farce
Nov 18

Joe went a little bit mad during lockdown just like you did and its hilariously cathartic to watch. This smash-hit Camden Fringe show is inspired...

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