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ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY

33 W. Victoria Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101


Ensemble Theatre Company presents the Young Playwrights Festival, a program designed for aspiring playwrights aged 14-19. This tuition-free initiative offers a four-month journey where participants ...


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BOB BARTH'S ONE NIGHT STAND to Highlight Geffen Playhouse and Steppenwolf Production, and More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 13, 2025

This week's Bob Barth's One Night Stand on WFMU's Sheena's Jungle Room Stream celebrates the best of theatre, featuring two must-see productions lighting up stages in Southern California. Learn more! ...

Photos: HAMLET at Ensemble Theatre Company


by Blair Ingenthron - February 08, 2025

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara is bringing to the stage a new look at HAMLET by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Margaret Shigeko Starbuck. Check out photos here!...

CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne Set for Rubicon Theatre Company Beginning This Month


by Blair Ingenthron - February 08, 2025

Rubicon Theatre will continue its 2024/2025 Dare to Dream Season with the Central Coast premiere of CONSTELLATIONS, a romantic drama by Award-winning playwright Nick Payne....

Ensemble Theatre Company Announces Special “Community Pay-What-You-Can” Preview Performance of HAMLET


by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2025

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has announced  a special added “Community Pay-What-You-Can” preview performance on Wednesday, February 5 at 7:30pm, of a thrilling new look at one of the greatest plays ever written, HAMLET by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Margaret Shigeko Sta...

Ensemble Theatre Company's HAMLET Begins At The New Vic Theatre In February


by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2025

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara brings a thrilling new look at one of the greatest plays ever written, HAMLET by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Margaret Shigeko Starbuck....

Photos: RAPUNZEL AND HER HOLIDAY WISH at Laguna Playhouse


by Stephi Wild - December 10, 2024

Laguna Playhouse will present Lythgoe Family Productions ninth “Panto at the Playhouse”, RAPUNZEL AND HER HOLIDAY WISH. Learn more about the show here!...

Ensemble Theatre Company Now Accepting Applications For 2025 Young Playwrights Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 14, 2024

Ensemble Theatre Company is now accepting applications for the 2025 Young Playwrights Festival. Designed for aspiring playwrights aged 14-19, this tuition-free program is a cornerstone of ETC's commitment to nurturing the next generation of storytellers. Learn how to apply. ...

THE CHILDREN Takes The Stage at The Wayward Artist


by Stephi Wild - October 09, 2024

The Wayward Artist, Santa Ana's own ensemble theatre company, will present The Children from November 8th through the 17th at its exclusive theater venue at the Grand Central Art Center in Downtown Santa Ana, 125 N. Broadway #E. ...

Ensemble Theatre Company Adds RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR To Season


by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2024

ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY has announced a change to its 2024/2025 season, replacing GEORGE GERSHWIN ALONE with the world premiere tour of HERSHEY FELDER & JONATHAN SILVESTRI starring in RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR....

PEACE BE WITH YOU To Open At The Wayward Artist


by A.A. Cristi - August 20, 2024

The Wayward Artist, Santa Ana's own ensemble theatre company, will present Peace Be With You from September 13th through the 22nd at its exclusive theater venue at the Grand Central Art Center in Downtown Santa Ana. ...

Past Shows

HAMLET
2/6 - 2/23/2025


Ensemble Theatre Company presents a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's renowned tragedy, exploring themes of power, betrayal, and family dysfunction. Directed by Margaret Shigeko Starbuck, this ...

DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS
10/9 - 10/27/2024


Ensemble Theatre Company presents Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, a comedic twist on Bram Stoker's classic tale, directed by Jamie Torcellini. The story follows female ...

Sleuth
Sleuth
6/9 - 6/26/2022


SLEUTH is Anthony Shaffers exquisitely constructed play of cat-and-mouse games was a hit on Broadway in the late 1960s and the basis for two hit ...

The Children (Kirkwood)
4/7 - 4/24/2022


Ensemble Theatre Company Lucy Kirkwood...


Ensemble Theatre Company Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon...

Dancing Lessons
6/13 - 6/30/2019


A socially awkward young man asks his neighbor, a Broadway dancer whose career has been sidelined by an injury, to teach him enough dance moves ...

Syncopation
6/8 - 6/25/2017


Follows the romance of an impassioned meat packer and a soul-searching seamstress in turn of the century Manhattan. The two find love in a dance ...

Tennessee Williams' Baby Doll


This April, ETC will present the steamy and sensual dark comedy, Baby Doll, by Tennessee Williams, based on the 1956 Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-winning ...

PORGY & BESS
2/9 - 2/26/2017


Porgy and Bess is an opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by DuBose Heyward and ...

SWEENEY TODD
10/8 - 10/25/2015


Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, is a darkly gripping musical thriller that has garnered numerous accolades, ...

Tell Me On A Sunday
7/23 - 8/2/2015


A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
12/5 - 12/22/2013


Sondheim  creates a stunning tour de force when he takes Ingmar Bergman's comedy of manners,  Smiles of a Summer Night , and turns it into ...

Videos


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Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (4/18 - 4/18) Tracker
RHINESTONE COWBOYS
Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (3/22 - 3/23) Tracker
C A B A R E T in Los Angeles C A B A R E T
Jaxx Theatre (3/13 - 3/29) Tracker
Gustav and Alma in Los Angeles Gustav and Alma
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/6 - 3/9) Tracker
Tchaikovsky & Schubert in Los Angeles Tchaikovsky & Schubert
Walt Disney Concert Hall (3/14 - 3/16) Tracker
Porn Rock: The Obscenity Trial of Jello Biafra in Los Angeles Porn Rock: The Obscenity Trial of Jello Biafra
Eastwood PAC (3/1 - 3/23) Tracker
Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone in Los Angeles Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
The Canyon – Agoura Hills (4/4 - 4/4)
White Rabbit Red Rabbit in Los Angeles White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Electric Company Theatre (2/10 - 3/5)
Jesus Christ Superstar in Los Angeles Jesus Christ Superstar
Coachella Valley Repertory (3/8 - 3/8)
El Otro Oz in Los Angeles El Otro Oz
Kirk Douglas Theatre (3/29 - 4/13)
Je''Caryous Johnson''s Games Women Play in Los Angeles Je''Caryous Johnson''s Games Women Play
Orpheum Theatre (4/4 - 4/5)
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