It's Fall - the season where pumpkin spice lattes are brewed, jack-o'-lanterns shine brightly on doorsteps, and roasted turkeys take center stage. But this Fall, Alive Theatre's 4th Annual Long Beach Poppin' Play Festival upstages all other Fall festivities.
Alive Theatre, a group of artists that incorporates all art forms into each theatrical experience, strives to "strengthen the bonds among artists in the community of Long Beach and to act as a gateway through which audiences will explore the creative movement taking place in their very own neighborhoods," their Web site said.
This year's play festival will showcase plays from local Long Beach and Los Angeles County writers and will highlight a variety of themes. Performances will take place October 21-22, November 4-5, and November 18-19, with Friday performances at 8 p.m. and Saturday performances at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The lineup is as follows:
Friday Night's @ 8 p.m.
"Headlights and Bush" by Aaron Van Geem, directed by Eammonn Fox
"Garden of Ashes" by Jan O'Connor, directed by Caprice Spenser Rothe
"Le Reve Collectif" by Robert Edward, directed by Kate Brown
Saturday Night's @ 6 p.m.
"Awake from this Noirmare" by Shawn Kathryn Kane, directed by Andrew Eiden
"Raised by Wolves" by LaToya Morgan, directed by Ricci Dedola
"Good Riddance" by Ryan McClary, directed by Tony Bartolone
Saturday Night's @ 9 p.m.
"Bring on the Dancing Girls" by Susan Eiden, directed by Ricci Dedola
"Rotations" by Bryan Madigan, directed by Ashley Allen
"Dracula" adapted from a story by Abhay Khosla, directed by Robert Edward
"Groove Apocalypse" written and directed by Robert Edward
"Return to Thunder Mountain" by Jasper Oliver, directed by Turner Munch
Tickets are $18 for general, $15 for students and seniors, and $10 for groups of 10 or more. Tickets can be purchased on their Web site or at the box office, located at 555 E. 3rd St. in Long Beach. All plays are performed at the Embassy Ballroom at the Lafayette Building, located at 528 E. Broadway in Long Beach.