An incessantly ringing cell phone disturbs a woman sitting at a cafe table. She is furious at the owner for not picking up the call until she discovers he’s dead. So begins Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a wildly imaginative new dramatic comedy written by Sarah Ruhl. “Sarah Ruhl is one of my favorite contemporary playwrights,” said...
As part of The Queen Mary’s ongoing Community Service Salon Series, an impressive salute to those of the Greatest Generation who served in WWII will be held. The event will also include a WARBIRD Fly-over and aerial demonstration above the ship. The WWII Salute serves a timely reminder of a significant period in history and to...
Long Beach is a very unique and diverse city. It’s the 7th largest city in California, but still has that small town feel. Long Beach has a strong sense of community, filled with art, business, good food, and beautiful views of the Pacific. This city is close enough to LA to commute, but far enough way...
Long Beach, CA, On May 20, the Long Beach Playhouse presents August Wilson's Fences, a play that examines the effects of one man's regrets and resentment on his family. It is part of Wilson's ten-part "Pittsburgh Cycle" which observes the African American experience across several decades. "When we chose this play, we knew it would need the...
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Two Long Beach events and and a third at Book Soup in West Hollywood will celebrate the release of author Peter Gajdics’ resonant new memoir, The Inheritance of Shame — which details the six years he spent in gay-conversion therapy at the hands of a licensed psychiatrist. Twenty years in the making, The Inheritance...