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Luke Yankee Wants Us to Pretend

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Shipwrecked! An Entertainment begins performances on Wednesday. They have been holding rehearsals for the last three weeks to make sure this technically difficult play is executed without error. This adventure tale of the high seas is being helmed under the direction of Luke Yankee. We asked him some questions about his work on this imaginatively […]

Celebrating Sondheim

Thursday, September 24th, 2015

It says quite a bit about one’s prestige when an award-winning stage director wants to create and produce a biographical musical about someone’s life while said person is still living. International City Theatre’s next and final production of the season, James Lapine’s Sondheim on Sondheim, highlights Stephen Sondheim’s personal life and professional success and struggles […]

Michael A. Shepperd Knows the Power of Good Theatre

Tuesday, September 8th, 2015

Fences opened three weeks ago to stunning reviews and audience responses. Michael A. Shepperd plays the show’s protagonist, Troy Maxson. His performance is one of the main reasons for the accolades the show has received. He was kind enough to take some time from his busy schedule to answer some questions for us about the […]

Diary of an ICT Intern: As the stage adapts

Thursday, July 9th, 2015

International City Theatre is excited to introduce Amy Patton, our Summer Administrative and Production Intern. She will be working with us this summer thru the Los Angeles County Arts Commission Internship program, and will be producing a Blog series entitled “Diary of an ICT Summer Intern.” In biology, adaptation is defined traits in the history of an organism that […]

Diary of an ICT Intern: Rhyme Time

Wednesday, July 1st, 2015

International City Theatre is excited to introduce Amy Patton, our Summer Administrative and Production Intern. She will be working with us this summer thru the Los Angeles County Arts Commission Internship program, and will be producing a Blog series entitled “Diary of an ICT Summer Intern.” What is in a rhyme? Well, a word ending in any other sound […]

Matt Walker: Laughter is the Greatest Common Denominator

Thursday, June 25th, 2015

The Heir Apparent opened last week, and director Matt Walker was kind enough to answer some questions for us about the show and himself. Scroll down and enjoy! 1. As someone who has worked at ICT multiple times as an actor, what has your experience been like being back as a director? It’s been great. […]

Diary of an ICT Intern: Why you should see The Heir Apparent

Thursday, June 25th, 2015

International City Theatre is excited to introduce Amy Patton, our Summer Administrative and Production Intern. She will be working with us this summer thru the Los Angeles County Arts Commission Internship program, and will be producing a Blog series entitled “Diary of an ICT Summer Intern.” If you’re looking at the remaining half of ICT’s season lineup, wondering to […]

David Ives is Serious About Comedy

Monday, June 8th, 2015

It’s hard to be funny. But not for playwright David Ives, whose hilarious play The Heir Apparent will receive its Los Angeles Premiere at Long Beach’s International City Theatre.  This is the second time ICT is giving one of Mr. Ives’ plays its LA Premiere.  The first time was in 1996 with All in the […]

Apparently This is The Heir Apparent Cast

Friday, May 29th, 2015

One of the blessings in running a professional theatre in the Los Angeles area is the availability of talent.  The competition can be fierce even when the project is unique, and that word can definitely describe International City Theatre’s next play — The Heir Apparent. This comedy is performed in very clever rhyming verse which […]

Abigail/1702 is ICT at Its Core

Thursday, May 21st, 2015

International City Theatre has always believed that theatre was more than just another form of entertainment. In fact, the resident professional theatre company of Long Beach was founded with the goal of creating new theater that not only entertains, but educates and provokes thoughtful dialogue as well. So it should come as no surprise that […]

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