Long Beach Shakespeare Company

Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization
Contact Person: Denis McCourt
Contact Email Address: DenisMcCourt@hotmail.com
Web Site: http://www.lbshakespeare.org

Organization Description:

The history and programming at the Long Beach Shakespeare Company is inspired by Shakespeare’s work and the cultural richness and diversity of the Long Beach/Southern California region. We discover our collective humanity through inspiring collaborations of classic and contemporary plays/musicals, strengthening the fabric of our collective community while exploring the individualized differences that ultimately make us stronger. We do all of this through our live theatrical performances and through our educational outreach programs. We are committed to promoting literacy and enriching the lives of our stakeholders by inspiring them with quality theatrical productions of the classics and contemporary plays. Additionally, LBSC adapts great works of literature into performable plays. We incorporate the legacy of theatre traditions: spoken word, live music and spectacle into our productions sparking the imaginations of our patrons, students and varied collection of artists associated with Long Beach Shakespeare Company and our Educational Theatre Outreach Programs.
Long Beach Shakespeare Company was founded in 1990 as the non-profit
[501(c) (3)] theatre arts organization named Bard-in-the-Yard. LBSC has been bringing productions and educational outreach to thousands of Long Beach residents and tourists throughout Southern and Central California earning both popular and critical acclaim.

Our Vision is guided by our values which direct everything that we do and illustrate how we work together. All our decisions are guided by these values:
Quality
We commit to presenting work of the finest excellence, expecting the highest artistic integrity possible in all of our team.
Equality
We commit to embracing the diversity of all people, ideas and cultures which further deepens our connection to the community of Long Beach and the world at large.
Education
We commit to providing our team, our patrons, educators and students the most comprehensive learning possible.
Fiscal Responsibility
We commit to embracing financial stability, making prudent and fiscally responsible use of the resources entrusted to us.
Traditions
We commit to the traditions and responsibilities of the Theatre Arts which has become the legacy of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company.

Catalyst Network Affiliations:

The Catalyst Network (in general)
Long Beach Theatre Arts Collaborative (LBTAC)