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The Garage Theatre Bringing provocative independent theatre to the Long Beach community since 2001. WE ARE THE GARAGE

Tonight’s the night, bird lovers, theatre lovers, and lover lovers. It all comes down to this. One final performance bef...
09/26/2026

Tonight’s the night, bird lovers, theatre lovers, and lover lovers. It all comes down to this. One final performance before The Swan flies off into the sunset, after crashing into the window and landing in our hearts and living in our minds.

To all of y’all who followed your own heart, and showed up and showed out, thank you! It means the world to share these stories with you all, and to be reminded of what love is, and why we do it. There is nothing like it in the world. It defies gravity, and it’s a feeling so real it must be followed through. We’re so glad that road leads us to you.

A handful of tickets are still available for tonight’s closing production. Grab ‘em while you still can, friends. Thanks again for all of your support, in all of the ways! We will see you tonight, or hopefully again real soon!

✨🦢🤍

09/24/2026

Home Sweet Home!

This must be the place! And it’s where I wanna be, so I guess i’m already there! And if you’ve been lucky enough to catch our telling of this tale of The Swan, you know what we’re talking about here! Emily Formentini outdid herself here, with creating and cultivating the nest where our story takes place and takes off!

It’s the closing weekend of The Swan, y’all! Only three more nights and three more chances to let this love story crash into your life, and break open your hearts and remind us of what love is, and why we do it!

Tickets available on our website and thru the link in our bio, here. You know what to do, friends. The time is now. The Swan takes off for good after Saturday night. You don’t want to miss it.

This Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00. See you there!✨🦢🤍

And last, but certainly not least, here he is in the flesh, or in the feathers, if you will, Nick Napoli, who plays the ...
09/23/2026

And last, but certainly not least, here he is in the flesh, or in the feathers, if you will, Nick Napoli, who plays the titular role of our love story, Bill, the swan.

Nick Napoli is excited to return to the Garage Theatre after working with the company on their last show, “Elves 1984”. Additional theatre credits include Hamlet (Long Beach Shakespeare Co.), Sodapop in “The Outsiders” (NTEA), Young Tommy in “Tommy & Me” (Theatre Exile), and Peter in “Peter & The Starcatcher” (Theatre Horizon). He holds a BA in Theatre from Rider University. Nick would like to thank the wonderful team at The Garage, and everyone who came out, for supporting live theatre in DTLB.

“Nick Napoli commits fearlessly to Bill’s transformation from hostile animal to awkward, yearning man, using his entire body to make the impossible surprisingly credible.” - Sean McMullen - Long Beach Press Telegram

Only three more shows, y’all! Three more nights to find out what love is, and why we do it. A story like none other, that breaks open the windows of your soul, and helps you remember why we love who we love, and who we really are, underneath it all.

Tickets still available through our website or the link in our bio. Don’t let this story pass you by. Catch The Swan while you still can! We close this Saturday night (09/26). See you there!✨🦢🤍

Please allow us a moment to introduce to you, our heroine, of this epic, wild ride of a tale. This is Whitney Ellis, and...
09/20/2026

Please allow us a moment to introduce to you, our heroine, of this epic, wild ride of a tale. This is Whitney Ellis, and she’s incredible. But don’t take our word for it. Listen to what others had to say…

“Whitney Ellis gives Dora a bruised, hungry heart that fills the room.” - Sean McMullen - LB Press-Telegram

Whitney Ellis is an actor and filmmaker from Southern California. She is a graduate of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film & Television and was awarded a fellowship to complete her MFA at USC. Whitney’s acting credits include roles in films and plays internationally, including Official Selections of LA Shorts. Her films have been featured at the Hammer Museum, with honors including Best Experimental Film and The Audience Award. Past performances at The Garage Theatre include The Uncertainty Files, Beh, Kill Climate Deniers, Tragedy Gift Shop. Whitney Ellis

Only 4 shows left y’all! Our production of The Swan ends its flight next Saturday night (09/26). Do what you gotta do, and get yourselves there. This one must be seen to be believed, and experienced to be understood, and we we know that you’re just gonna love what you see and experience!

See ya there friends!✨🦢🤍

Only two weekends left of The Swan, y’all! It’s definitely time to come down and check it out! Grab those tix, yo! It’s...
09/17/2026

Only two weekends left of The Swan, y’all! It’s definitely time to come down and check it out! Grab those tix, yo! It’s also definitely time to meet our incredible cast…

First up, we’ve got this guy… Matthew Anderson who plays Kevin, the milkman.

“Matthew Anderson’s comically broad performance still makes Kevin the milkman more than an easy joke, discovering tenderness inside a man whose emotional equipment is hardly factory-new.” - Sean McMullen - Long Beach Press-Telegram

This is Matthew Anderson’s bio, and it’s delicious. If you’ve been to The Garage before, you’ve probably had yourself a healthy dose of Mr. Anderson’s blood, sweat, and tears (they’re literally in everything). But his heart is all up in the show that you are about to experience right now, too.

Helping build The Garage from the ground up has been, and continues to be, one of the greatest joys of his life. Along with experiencing and expressing music in all of it’s forms, changing lives, and opening up hearts. he also has big, big love for his big, big boyz, Bruno & Bowie. He loves his family, his phamily, and all the work that he does in the world, all of which has led us to this moment right here. Happy that you get to share in it all with us.

Get those tix, and get yourselves down to the theatre this weekend, y’all! You’ll be so glad you did. See you there!✨🦢🤍

Greetings and salutations! Hold your tomatoes, cuz we are about to be holding auditions for our annual, non-denominatio...
09/15/2026

Greetings and salutations! Hold your tomatoes, cuz we are about to be holding auditions for our annual, non-denominational, holiday extravaganza…that has absolutely nothing to do with the holidays!

Auditions will be on Monday, September 21st & Wednesday the 23rd from 7-10 PM at The Garage Theatre. We will have sides for cold readings and would love to see you perform a prepared piece, be it play, poem or rock lyrics. Please, park on the street as the restaurant next door owns the parking lot in back and they tow.

Rehearsals will be Monday and Wednesdays from 7-10 PM and we can add more rehearsals, if required.

We are casting the following parts:

Rod McGirdlebutt – The legendary operator of the famous legendary Cyclone Racer
Dixie Troobaloo – Whip smart beat reporter for the Long Beach Press Telegram
Ging Pao – The engineer of the Cyclone Racer and Rod’s best pal who hails from Cambodia
Tricia La Rue – The Pike’s Gum Girl who is as sassy as a June Bug in Paris
Gus Palooka – Owner and proprietor of The Pike and a fan of the sandwich food delivery system
Auntie Palooka – The wife of Gus Palooka who has a surprising secret
Frenchy – The local beat cop for The Pike
Scrufflepicklewickle – A creature that hails from the Land of Dreams

And our Villain…
Ian Sidious – A dastardly carny magician who has affection for Dixie and burning hatred for Rod

Our show runs from Friday, November 13th thru Saturday, December 12th. The performance schedule will be as follows:

Friday, 11/13 @ 8 PM OPENING NIGHT
Saturday 11/14 @ 7 PM
Thursday 11/19 @ 8 PM
Friday 11/20 @ 8 PM
Saturday 11/21 Matine @ 2 PM, Evening Show @ 7 PM
*** No shows the week of Thanksgiving 11/22 – 11/28 ***
Thursday 12/3 @ 8 PM
Friday 12/4 @ 8 PM
Saturday 12/5 Matine @ 2 PM, Evening Show @ 7 PM
Thursday 12/10 @ 8 PM
Friday 12/11 @ 8 PM
Saturday 12/12 @ 7:00 PM CLOSING NIGHT

Thanks so much, yall! See you there!✨🎢🍅

“…let’s refuse to put this wondrous little gem in any box and just let it breath. And breath it does, thanks in large pa...
09/09/2026

“…let’s refuse to put this wondrous little gem in any box and just let it breath. And breath it does, thanks in large part to Cowan’s focus on the emotional context…the three actors create a strange but genuinely moving love triangle...The evocative sound design and beautiful set complete that familiar Garage Theatre miracle: a tiny storefront that always seems considerably larger on the inside.”- Sean McMullen - Long Beach Press Telegram

Oh, we are sooooo back, y’all!

And we are very much looking forward to being back on stage with you this weekend, for our third weekend of The Swan. That means there are already only three weekends left! 9 shows, my friends, 9 shows. We must close on September 26th.

Remember that Thursdays are our Twofer Sutherland night, where you can get two tickets for the price of one. Thursdays tend to sell out first, so get those tickets while you still can!

See you there!✨🦢🤍

Hey hey, happy wednesday, y’all! Just wanted to say thanks for coming out to experience the magic of The Swan over these...
09/03/2026

Hey hey, happy wednesday, y’all! Just wanted to say thanks for coming out to experience the magic of The Swan over these last couple of weeks. Your presence empowers each performance. Thanks for being there!✨🦢🤍

We also wanted to remind you that we are dark this weekend, but we’ll be baaaaaaack for three more weekends, starting up again on Thursday, September 10th!

To keep you attuned and in tune to some of the magic of the show, we have released the official unofficial soundtrack of our show for you, dreamed up by the one and only Matthew Anderson over on spotify. copy and paste this link, or follow it through our bio!

Thanks again for all you are and all that you bring to what we create with you! Enjoy the break and we will see you next weekend! Tickets still available. You know what to do!

Last weekend was magic, y’all!✨🦢💙Our story of the swan took off, and landed right in your hearts and minds and conversat...
08/27/2026

Last weekend was magic, y’all!✨🦢💙Our story of the swan took off, and landed right in your hearts and minds and conversations. We love to hear all the theories and ideas that are wrapped around what love is, and what it all means! Thanks for sharing them, having them, and most of all, for being there!

We’re back on stage tomorrow night for y’all, with all of y’all! Join us! We’ll be there Friday and Saturday nights, too! Thursday nights are still our Twofer Sutherland Thursdays, where you can get two tickets for the price of one! (Must buy two, to receive the twofer spesh!)

This one must be seen to be believed, and experienced to be understood. Get off your couch and come sit in our seats, y’all! You’ll be so glad you did! Tickets available on our website and in our bio!

See you there, yall!✨🦢💙

📸: Diana Kaufmann

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251 E 7th Street
Long Beach, CA
90813

Opening Hours

Thursday 6:30pm - 10pm
Friday 6:30pm - 10pm
Saturday 6:30pm - 10pm

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