Moon Over Buffalo

by Ken Ludwig
May 31, June 1, 7, 8, 9, 14, and 15, 2024

George and Charlotte Hay, a husband-and-wife team of actors, struggle through family crises, egos and the new pariah of TV, to run a shoestring theatre company off-off-off Broadway. Currently performing “Cyrano de Bergerac” and “Private Lives” in repertory, they stew over low box office receipts and the possibility of a Hollywood director’s visit. What could go wrong? It makes for a laugh-filled evening, as well as a cautionary tale about working with family.

Whittier Community Theatre is back at the newly refurbished Whittier Center Theatre. Celebrating 100 years of entertaining the city of Whittier, we are excited to announce our 2023-2024 Season, which incorporates our Centennial plan to present a brand-new musical as well as mystery and comedy favorites from past seasons.

For more information, call (562)-696-0600.

Thanks for hanging in there with us through this very difficult few years.

It really was a VERY LONG intermission.

The Importance of Being Earnest (A Wilde New Musical)

Music by Bret Simmons · Book & Lyrics by David Howard
Adapted from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
September 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 22, and 23, 2023

Something old and something new. The Victorian comedy of questionable manners by Oscar Wilde gets a brand-new treatment with bouncy songs and clever staging. The gang is all here, with Jack, Algernon, and the slightly terrifying Lady Bracknell leading the charge. Bright, shiny, and perhaps a bit cheeky, this tangled web of romance and mistaken identities aims right at your funnybone. If you don’t already know the play, we guarantee you’ll love it; if you DO know the play, prepare to fall in love all over again.

The Ghost Train

by Arnold Ridley
November 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 17, and 18, 2023

This classic drama was first produced in 1925 and filmed no less than three times. It was on our playbill in 1935, and we’ve brought it back for this season. Six passengers are stranded at a remote railway station, and despite the stationmaster’s weird stories of a ghost train, they must stay the night in the waiting room. As ghostly (and not so ghostly) apparitions materialize, they must figure out what is really going on, or risk becoming passengers themselves! A clever, light-hearted mystery in the Agatha Christie tradition, we challenge you to solve it before the final curtain comes down!

California Suite

by Neil Simon
February 23, 24, March 1, 2, 3, 8, and 9, 2024

A Neil Simon classic and a crowd favorite, four stories play out in a room at the Beverly Hills Hotel as five and a half couples visit LA. Whether they’ve come for business or pleasure, you can count on every one of them to deliver a lot of laughs and a hearty helping of human foibles during their stay.