The Playful Stage:
Upcoming Performances & Jams

Collage of people engaging in various group activities and performances, including acting, dancing, and discussion, in a theater setting.
  • Features blue and pink outline graphics of comedy masks, a wine glass, credit card, calendar, clock, and drink glass. Includes details about event timings, registration fee, location at @WERK Long Beach, and website registration info.

    Play & Sip: Improv Jam Night

    Every Thursday at 7:30pm
    WERK: Long Beach - 3428 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA

    Play & Sip: Improv Jam Nights is a casual, community-focused improv event where anyone can jump into games, scenes, and spontaneous storytelling. Whether you’re an experienced performer or trying improv for the first time, come connect, play, and have fun.

    Hosted by DeRod Taylor (they/them)

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  • A fantasy-themed poster for a Dungeons & Dragons show titled 'Dice & Destiny,' featuring a castle in the background, four adventurers walking towards it, and two colorful dice in the sky. The event is scheduled for Friday, July 17, 2026, with tickets costing $10. The poster lists featured performers and the dungeon master, and provides the website and address.

    Dice & Destiny: An Improvised Dungeons & Dragons Show

    Friday, July 17, 2026
    7:30pm (Doors open at 7pm)

    Dice and Destiny is a live improvised Dungeons & Dragons-inspired comedy show in Long Beach, featuring audience suggestions, fantasy characters, and a giant D20 that shapes each one-night-only adventure.

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  • Flyer for 'The Playground' improv student jam night, showing a colorful playground painted ground, photos of performers, event details including date, time, location, age restrictions, and host information.

    The Playground

    Friday, September 25, 2026
    7pm - 8:30pm

    Join us for a night of back to back improv scenes - designed for students of all levels to showcase their talents in front of a supportive audience.

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  • Poster for 'The Tree House,' an afternoon improv performance on August 16 at 3 pm at 4651 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA. Features TPS improv students with showcases from various improv classes. Tickets are $10, proceeds benefit the Black Student Outreach Initiative. The poster includes a stylized treehouse with a red curtain background.

    The Treehouse

    Sunday, August 16
    3pm

    The Treehouse is a playful, low-pressure improv showcase where TPS students come together to share what they have been exploring in class.

    Each event features a mix of teams, styles, and experience levels, all built around supportive play and having one another’s backs. Each team is coached by a TPS Student Mentor.

    Admission is a $10 donation for everyone attending or participating, with all proceeds benefiting the TPS Black Student Outreach Initiative and helping expand access for marginalized voices in our improv community.

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