Long Beach Poppin' Play Festival 2010 August 19, 2010

Aug 19-Sept 11, Thurs-Sat, 8pm

Alive Theatre presents its 3rd Annual 'Long Beach Poppin' Play Festival' with 11 different plays in 12 days.

A reprise of Alive Theatre's thrilling, annual event that started it all! This year, Alive Theatre is presenting an eclectic and vibrant mixture of 11 new plays, three nights a week, over the four-week festival run. The plays range in length from 5 minutes to an hour, with a different line-up and artistic offering on each of the 3 nights, in weekly repertory. These unique plays span the theatrical spectrum: from a drama about loss and elephants, to an absurdist comedy; Commedia dell' Arte to an original musical about failure; from the avant-garde to the darkest of comedies - we are sure to stimulate every topographical region of our audiences' creative pallet.

Thursday Nights:
'What Can We' by Craig Abernethy directed by Steve Sornbutnark
'Commedia (dell'Arte) On Love' by the Commedia Ensemble of CSULB Italy 2010
'Italy' by Steven Schutzman directed by Dennis Hoffman
'I Thought I Liked Girls' by Nicole Pandolfo and directed by Turner Munch
'Shots in the Dark' by Joe Howells directed by Carol Anne Perini

Friday Nights:
'What Can We' by Craig Abernethy directed by Turner Munch
'Jinxed' by Alexa K. Mavormatis directed by Dion Chang
'The Elephant' by Alice Pencavel directed by Olivia Trevino
'What King Kong Dreamt' conceived by a team of 7, directed by Jasper Oliver

Saturday Nights:
'What Can We' by Craig Abernethy directed by Jeremy Aluma
'Jumpers with the Gypsy' by Nathaniel Kressen directed by Roger Q. Mason
'An Agreement Between a Father & Son' by Lloyd Noonan directed by Jerry James
'Eddie: A Musical About Failure' written and directed by Robert Edward

Official Website: http://www.alivetheatre.org