Chance Theater will present a staged reading of SAINT VEGAS, a memory play by 2026 Resident Playwright Enid Graham, directed by Jennifer Chang, at the Cripe Stage at the Bette Aitken theater arts Center in Anaheim, CA.
All new production photos have been released from The Messenger, now playing at the Chance Theater. Check out the photos and learn more about the show here!
Once feels like a revelation, with all the delicate tenderness of a romantic ballad and the foot-stomping joy of a rustic Irish pub on music night.
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 Schreck's semi-autobiographical 2017 Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominated play WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME, which continues performances in Anaheim through October 26, 2025.
Chance Theater has released new production photos of What the Constitution Means to Me, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Heidi Schreck and directed by Katie Chidester.
Anaheim, California's Chance Theater announces the productions for its 2026 season, including award-winning musicals, urgent new plays, and stories that resonate.
Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theater company, just announced What the Constitution Means to Me, written by Heidi Schreck and directed by Project LaFemme Artistic Director Katie Chidester.
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 satisfying productions of this musical I have seen in a while. With characters you care for and a stunning score that stays with you, the show remains a favorite. And, most of all, the show still f**king rocks.
The production by Chance Theater, directed brilliantly by Shinshin Yuder Tsai, is lyrical, riveting, and provocative. The Chinese Lady is also surprisingly, darkly funny.
Chance Theater will bring the revolutionary Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening to Orange County for the first time this summer, running July 11 through August 10, 2025, on the Cripe Stage at the Bette Aitken Theater Arts Center. Directed by Associate Artistic Director Jocelyn A. Brown, the production also features music direction by Robyn Manion and choreography by Mo Goodfellow.
Chance Theater has announced the staged reading of and thou shalt be healed, written by 2025 Resident Playwright Benjamin Benne and directed by Jeremy Cohen. This event is part of Chance Theater's acclaimed 'On the Radar' (OTR) New Play Reading Series, highlighting innovative and impactful works in progress.
Chance Theater has announced the staged reading of Tea for Toofi, written and directed by Ravi Kapoor. This event is part of Chance Theater's acclaimed 'On the Radar' (OTR) New Play Reading Series, highlighting innovative and impactful works in progress.
Chance Theater has announced that its World Premiere production of Such Small Hands has been extended due to demand. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!
Chance Theater has announced the staged reading of the brand new play Pyro: How to Blow Up a Life, written by 2018 Chance Fox Fellow Khanisha Foster and directed by Sasha Nicolle Smith.
Chance Theater will present the World Premiere of Such Small Hands, written by Adam Szymkowicz and directed by Matthew McCray (Hedwig and The Angry Inch, Rent). See photos from the production.
TICK TICK...BOOM! is an inspiring hit musical at the award-winning Chance Theater in Anaheim through February 23rd. Set in New York City in 1990, this is a poignant love letter to Jonathan Larson, composer of the Broadway mega-hit musical Rent. Surprisingly for something that is grounded in real life and in real struggle, there is so much reach-for-the-sky, genuine optimism in TICK TICK...BOOM! that it feels restorative.
Chance Theater will present the World Premiere of Such Small Hands, written by Adam Szymkowicz and directed by Matthew McCray (Hedwig and The Angry Inch, Rent).
Chance Theater has announced the staged reading of at the very bottom of a body of water, written by 2025 Resident Playwright Benjamin Benne and directed by Sara Guerrero.
Chance Theater has announced the highly anticipated production of Tick, Tick... Boom!, directed by H. Adam Harris (Boat Show). Running on Cripe Stage from February 1, 2025, through February 23, 2025, with previews beginning January 24, 2025.
Chance Theater has announced the highly anticipated return of Jane Austen’s Emma, The Musical, directed by Chance Theater Founding Resident Artist Casey Long. This enchanting adaptation by Paul Gordon brings Austen’s timeless tale of romance and matchmaking to life on the Bette Aitken theater arts Center’s Cripe Stage from November 29, 2024, through December 22, 2024.
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