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Nurturing, supporting and promoting live theater in Greater Orange County
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OC Theatre Guild was founded in 2016 to address the need for a more united local theatre community. It provided a platform for theater leaders to discuss business challenges as well as share ideas and season information.
In 2019, OC Theatre Guild organized as an official not-for-profit 501(c)3 to serve the vital artistic community. Their mission is to nurture, support, and promote live theatre in Greater Orange County, supported by long held beliefs that theater and performing arts are an essential part of what creates a healthy, passionate and multicultural society, enriching communities and providing opportunities for personal growth and fulfillment.
OC Theatre Guild's strategy is to advocate for the local theatre community while at the same time providing the public with information, access and opportunities relating to live theatre events in Greater Orange County.
They continue to build a membership that reflects the thriving arts scene including all individual theatre artists and theatre organizations of all sizes. In addition to managing and producing the OCTG Theatre Awards, we can offer workshops and panel discussions on topics of concern to the Orange County theater community, website, Regional Auditions, preview articles for productions submitted to the OCTG Theatre Awards, artists and organization spotlights.
They are committed towards answering the question, "What can we do together that we can't do on our own?"
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Mar 14, 2026 ∙ 5 min
‘Leading Ladies’ at Westminster Community Playhouse
Mistaken identities, theatrical ambition and a dash of Shakespearean mischief. From left, Bobby D. Lux and Adriano Brown. Photo courtesy of Laura Lejuwaan by Anne Reid In Westminster Community Playhouse’s (WCP) new production, “Leading Ladies,” two down-on-their-luck actors turn female impersonators in an attempt to swindle an elderly woman out of her fortune in 1950s Pennsylvania. Written by Ken Ludwig, the show, which premiered in 2004, is generally praised for its charm and high-energy...
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Mar 12, 2026 ∙ 3 min
‘The Messenger’ at Chance Theater
Four women. One truth. And the dangerous cost of carrying it. From left, Rori Flynn, Kallie Pong and Megan Sigler . Photo courtesy of Timothy Huynh by MaryAnn DiPietro At Chance Theater, the stage becomes a crossroads of memory and consequence. In “The Messenger,” written by Jenny Connell Davis and directed by Katie Chidester, a nonlinear drama unfolds as the stories of four women, decades apart, speak into the same restless space. “Four interwoven monologues that echo and collide with one...
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Mar 12, 2026 ∙ 5 min
‘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. From left, Ryan Rees and Sawyer Reece Maier. Photo courtesy of No Square Theatre By Anne Reid “I Love My Wife” is a 1977 Broadway musical comedy about two suburban married couples who start to question whether they’ve missed out on the sexual revolution of the 1960s and ’70s. Largely left to the dustbins of history due to its provocative nature, the musical is actually more witty...
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Mar 10, 2026 ∙ 8 min
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. Katie Perry Page in 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,' Curtis Theatre and Southgate Productions. Photo courtesy of Francis Gacad. by OC Theatre Guild Staff On Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, during the OC Theatre Guild’s membership meeting, nominees for the fifth annual OCTG Theatre Awards were officially announced. Winners will be revealed at...
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Feb 27, 2026 ∙ 4 min
‘In the Green’ at Ophelia's Jump Productions
A musical that dares you to hear women’s voices. From left, Mariah Martin, Arianna Nelson, Danielle Heaton and Mads Durbin. Photo courtesy of Ophelia's Jump Productions By Shannon Cudd Ophelia's Jump Productions’ upcoming musical “In the Green” is a rarely produced show that will stimulate your brain and challenge you to think about a new subject matter.“ In the Green” tells the origin story of Hildegard von Bingen, a German Catholic Benedictine abbess and polymath during the High Middle...
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Feb 27, 2026 ∙ 4 min
‘Big Fish’ at Alchemy Theatre
A whimsical invitation to see the best in others. From left, Barry Ko and Angie Chavez . Photo courtesy of Katelyn Abaya by Shannon Cudd We all know that one person who embellishes every story they tell. On the surface, this can be an exhausting character trait because it feels like you can’t discern the truth. Now imagine this individual is your father. That’s the dilemma at the core of Alchemy Theatre Company’s upcoming production of “Big Fish.” Based on both the 1998 novel by Daniel...
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Feb 19, 2026 ∙ 4 min
‘The Cottage’ at Cabrillo Playhouse
Sandy Rustin’s 2023 Broadway farce arrives on a newly renovated stage. From left, Zoe Nauman, Garrett Claud, Jack Cooper, Shelby Perlis, Ashley Montgomery and Martin Balcaitis. Photo courtesy of Cabrillo Playhouse By MaryAnn DiPietro The art of farce depends on confidence and precision: confidence that a door will open at exactly the wrong moment, that a secret will be overheard by precisely the wrong person, and that the audience, delighted co-conspirators on the journey, will keep pace...
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Feb 2, 2026 ∙ 4 min
'Something Rotten!' at Curtis Theatre
A riotous Renaissance comedy that’s rip-roaring fun. From left, Spike Pulice and Taras Wybaczynsky Jr. Photo courtesy of Francis Gacad and Jon Infante By Anne Reid The Curtis Theatre is about to be taken over by ruffs, tights, tap shoes and an avalanche of theatrical inside jokes as “Something Rotten!” takes the stage in a collaboration between Southgate Productions and the City of Brea. Set in the bustling world of Renaissance England, “Something Rotten!” centers on Nick and Nigel Bottom,...
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Jan 22, 2026 ∙ 4 min
‘Bug In Mouth Disease’ at The Larking House
When the Truth Won’t Stay Buried From left, top row: Feyara Bellefleur, Zion Aguilar, Lars Toler, Sophia Gonzalez; bottom row: Jarid McCarthy, Josh Causley, Mae Montgomery, and Rosa Sandoval . Photo courtesy of Lizzy McCabe By MaryAnn DiPietro Family reunions are rarely clean and simple, and in “Bug In Mouth Disease,” the sharp, dark yet funny new play making its world premiere, the secrets are undeniably messy. Produced by The Larking House, “Bug In Mouth Disease” arrives as a milestone for...
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Jan 15, 2026 ∙ 5 min
‘Once’ at Chance Theater
A quiet, heartfelt love story and joyous musical journey. From left, Emma Laird and Morgan Hollingsworth . Photo courtesy of Doug Catiller. by Anne Reid At a moment when the world feels increasingly fractured by grief, isolation and uncertainty, the musical “Once” arrives not as an escape from reality but as a gentle, deeply human response to it. With a book by Enda Walsh and music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, “Once” is based on the Academy Award-winning film that tells...
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Jan 7, 2026 ∙ 4 min
‘Company’ at Cabrillo Playhouse
A newly raised roof sets the stage to examine isolation, commitment, and intimacy. From Left, Front Row: Kathy Villanueva, Eric T. Anderson, Sophie Matossian and Katie Nicol. Middle Row: Jeff Tierney, Mackinzie Rummell, Elana Harnack, Ariana Nin, Robert Krattli, Marc Marger. Back Row: Will Minton and Juliet Fischer. Photo courtesy of Cabrillo Playhouse. By Shannon Cudd In a world where modern technology increasingly isolates, one brave community theater in San Clemente played the long...
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Jan 4, 2026 ∙ 4 min
'Dead Man’s Cell Phone' at Westminster Community Playhouse
Would you answer a stranger’s phone? And how far would you go once you do? These questions ring through this Obie Award–winning and Pulitzer Prize finalist play. From Left: Eric Parmer, Sarah Hoven and Mia Josimovic. Photo courtesy of Westminster Community Playhouse. by MaryAnn DiPietro A cell phone rings. No one answers. Its owner is dead. A flash of modern anxiety, a device demanding attention. That is what sets the story in motion. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” Sarah Ruhl’s haunting and...
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