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Nurturing, supporting and promoting live theater in Greater Orange County
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Join date: Aug 1, 2025
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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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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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Dec 3, 2025 ∙ 4 min
‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ at No Square Theatre
One of the funniest Christmas stories to delight holiday audiences comes to Laguna Beach. From Left: Jen Kucera Rothman, Teddy Rayburn, Adam Ferguson and Lila Etherton . Photo courtesy of No Square Theatre by Anne Reid Based on the beloved book by Barbara Robinson, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” brings holiday chaos, comedy and unexpected heart to No Square Theatre this season. In this hilarious classic play, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting...
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Nov 21, 2025 ∙ 5 min
‘Scrooge! The Musical’ at Chance Theater
A fresh take on one of the most classic holiday tales ever written. From Left: Bruce Goodrich and Winston Peacock. Photo courtesy of Doug Catiller. by Anne Reid Chance Theater’s holiday Literature Series has long celebrated the power of great books to inspire imaginative theatrical storytelling, and this season’s addition, “Scrooge! The Musical,” invites audiences into a fresh, intimate retelling of one of the most enduring holiday tales ever written. Literary Manager and Resident Artist...
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Nov 4, 2025 ∙ 5 min
'Angel Street' at Westminster Community Playhouse
The original ‘Gaslight’ is a chilling tale of trust and terror From Left: Micheal Corcoran, Jason Cook, Mikayla Acevedo and Amanda Dasilva. Photo courtesy of Yvonne Robertson by Anne Reid It begins, as the best thrillers often do, in the quiet comfort of a seemingly perfect home. The gas lamps flicker. The footsteps creak. A husband’s charm begins to curdle into menace. And somewhere above, in the attic of memory and guilt, lies a secret waiting to be unearthed. This fall, Westminster...
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Oct 29, 2025 ∙ 4 min
‘The Christians’ at The Wayward Artist
What happens when faith falters and voices rise? From left, Allison Regen and Kelly Frannett. Photo courtesy of Jon Ingal by MaryAnn DiPietro As The Wayward Artist prepares to close its 2025 season, founding artistic director Craig Tyrl is stepping onto sacred ground. His upcoming production of “The Christians” by Lucas Hnath will unfold not in a black box theater but within the walls of a church. This is most fitting for a play that asks audiences to confront questions of belief, doubt and...
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Oct 28, 2025 ∙ 4 min
‘Into the Woods’ at Alchemy Theatre
Sondheim’s modern masterpiece reminds us that happily ever after is only the beginning. From Left: Marcus S. Daniel, Shannyn Page, Emily Curington, Angie Chavez, Jeff Lowe and Owen Switzer. (Photo courtesy of Katelyn Abaya.) by Anne Reid James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” is more than a fairy-tale musical – it’s a masterwork of wishes, consequences and connection. This Tony Award-winning classic takes beloved storybook figures and threads them together into one spellbinding...
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Oct 22, 2025 ∙ 4 min
‘Cinderella’ at JStage Irvine
A fairy tale with heart, humor, and modern twists. From Left: Hillary Mead, Samantha Leone and Paige Zell (Photo courtesy of JStage Irvine) by Shannon Cudd Even veteran theatergoers may be surprised to learn that Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s beloved show “Cinderella” did not reach Broadway until 2013. The musical originated as a 1957 television special written so Julie Andrews could shine in the title role. It was so popular that it was revived for television in 1965 with Lesley...
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Oct 9, 2025 ∙ 4 min
‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ at Chance Theater
Reimagining our founding document through four generations of extraordinary women. Aubrey Saverino (Photo Courtesy of Doug Catiller) By Anne Reid The role of the Constitution today is being challenged like never before, so it seemed like the perfect time to focus on the document itself and examine the living context in which it resides in American life. For director Katie Chidester, it is deeply personal and why she’s thrilled to direct the Tony-nominated and Pulitzer Prize-finalist “What...
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