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IAMA Theatre Company concludes its 18th season with the workshop production of …but you could’ve held my hand. Check out photos of the production.

IAMA Theatre Company will conclude its 18th season with the workshop production of …but you could’ve held my hand. Written by JuCoby Johnson and directed by H. Adam Harris. 

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara will present EVERY BRILLIANT THING, written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by Jenny Sullivan, starring Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper at the New Vic Theatre.

Chance Theater in Anaheim has extended the run of SANCTUARY CITY through May 31, with new production photos now available. The play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok.

IAMA Theatre Company will close its 18th season with a workshop production of ...BUT YOU COULD'VE HELD MY HAND, written by JuCoby Johnson and directed by H. Adam Harris, at Atwater Village Theatre in Los Angeles.

On Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, during the OC Theatre Guild’s membership meeting, nominees for the fifth annual OCTG Theatre Awards were officially announced.

Chance Theater will present SANCTUARY CITY by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok in its Orange County premiere. Directed by Oánh Nguyễn, the production explores the lives of undocumented teenagers in post-9/11 America.

What did our critic think of ALL MY SONS at Antaeus Theatre Company?With Miller’s prescient book and under Nguyễn’s precise and fluid direction, ALL MY SONS is another gem in the Antaeus crown.

American Coast Theater Company will present Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Death of a Salesman, beginning this June. Learn more about the show here!

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. 

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

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.

 The Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara will present Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s groundbreaking musical, The Threepenny Opera.

The Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara will present Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s groundbreaking musical, The Threepenny Opera.

Chance Theater in Anaheim extends its run of SWEENEY TODD through August 18th. Don't miss this thrilling production of the classic musical.

Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theater company, has announced its highly anticipated production of 'Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street,' directed by Chance Theater Literary Manager, James Michael Mchale.

Join Ensemble Theatre Company for the opening night of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, adapted by Ben Power and directed by Oahn Nguyen, on April 6 at New Vic Theatre, Santa Barbara.

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara will present Troy Blendell, Chris Butler and Leo Marks starring in THE LEHMAN TRILOGY by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power and directed by Oánh Nguyễn. 

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!