Friday, March 4th, 2016
Closer Than Ever opened at International City Theatre on February 12. After wooing audiences for almost a month, the show will close this Sunday. We were lucky enough to meet with veteran actor and cast member Kevin Bailey to ask him some questions about the show and theatre as a w hole. Please enjoy! 1. […]
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016
Closer Than Ever opened three weeks ago at International City Theatre. Response has been fantastic, and many comments have been made about the cast and their beautiful voices. We checked in with veteran actress and Closer Than Ever cast member Valerie Perri to ask her some questions about the show. She was sweet enough to […]
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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 […]
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Friday, July 24th, 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.†When people think or talk about art, it is often in reference to […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Friday, April 24th, 2015
1. How are rehearsals going? Rehearsals are amazing. It is good, hard work that ALL of us are putting in. caryn desai is allowing her actors to explore and “play†in an effort to find the best choice for the scene or character. That freedom has opened a gate of true artistic expression from her […]
Tags: abigail/1702, arthur miller, Equity, ict, international city theatre, jennifer cannon, live performance, live theater, long beach, performing arts, professional theater, roberto aguirre-sacasa, the crucible, theater, theatre
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