South Coast Rep’s 2026-27 Season is a Return to Form
Audiences are growing, allowing for more productions and more adventurous programming.
April 15, 2026
Historic Huntington Beach Auditorium Turns 100 with ‘A Century of Stars and Stories’
The school district’s theater on the Huntington Beach High School campus has played a foundational role for young performers in Orange County.
April 15, 2026
‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’ – The Larking House and The Wayward Artist
A courtroom in purgatory, a cast of saints and sinners, and a story that asks the big questions arrive in OC with urgency, humor and heart.
April 7, 2026
‘The Birds’ at Cabrillo Playhouse
Paranoia, human nature and potential societal collapse are explored as the sky rains down birds.
April 3, 2026
Culture OC Talks with Arts Leaders to Kick Off Arts, Culture & Creativity Month
Local arts leaders sit down with Culture OC publisher Paul Hodgins to share their thoughts on issues, plans and challenges facing Orange County arts organizations.
April 1, 2026
Artist of the Year Program Announces the 2026 Nominees from 88 Orange County Schools
Teachers across Orange County nominate standout juniors and seniors working in seven arts disciplines.
March 15, 2026
‘Leading Ladies’ at Westminster Community Playhouse
Mistaken identities, theatrical ambition and a dash of Shakespearean mischief.
March 13, 2026
‘The Messenger’ at Chance Theater
Four women. One truth. And the dangerous cost of carrying it.
March 11, 2026
‘I Love My Wife’ at No Square Theatre
Musical revisits the 1970s with a satirical nod to free love, open marriage and a flirtation with ménage-à-quatre.
March 11, 2026
From Simon to ‘The Shark’: Laguna Playhouse Launches Its Reinvention
The Evolution of Laguna Playhouse, Part 2: With a fiscal crisis narrowly averted, Orange County’s oldest theater is transitioning into a more audience-focused, cost-conscious, and community-connected institution.
March 11, 2026
OCTG Theatre Awards Unveils List of Nominees
Productions of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” “Spring Awakening,” “Such Small Hands,” “Sweat” and “Tick, Tick...BOOM!” among this year’s standouts.
March 9, 2026
‘In the Green’ at Ophelia’s Jump Productions
A musical that dares you to hear women’s voices.
February 26, 2026
