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Announcing our 2026 Season
On Golden Pond
Written by Earnest Thompson
Directed by Beth Wheat
Scenic Designer - Joel Daavid
June 18 - 28, 2026
Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center
39707 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Ernest Thompson’s enduring masterwork returns to the stage in a production that feels tailor- made for Big Bear Lake. Set at a summer cottage on a shimmering New England lake, On Golden Pond follows Norman and Ethel Thayer to their summer on the lake, a life long tradition that sparks poignant memories, quick witted humor and the tenderness of a long-overdue family reconciliation. Thompson’s award winning reminds us that it is never too late to say what matters most.
Creating Worlds Playwright festival
Hosted by Big Bear Theatre Project
August 13 - 16, 2026
Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center
39707 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Our inaugural playwright festival — ‘Creating Worlds’ - is a celebration of original voices and brand-new stories developed in Big Bear. Audiences will be first to experience these works as they come to life on our stage, fresh from the page. Bold, generative, and alive with possibility, Creating Worlds is proof that Big Bear Lake is a place where art is born.
Tick, Tick...Boom!
Written by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Brian Adams
October 15 - 25, 2026
Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center
39707 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Jonathan Larson’s electrifying semi-autobiographical musical is a high-voltage celebration of creativity, ambition, and the relentless drive to make art that matters. Set in New York City on the eve of a composer’s 30th birthday, tick, tick…BOOM! crackles with urgency and the very real ache of a dreamer racing against the clock.
A Ghost Story of Christmas
Adapted and Directed by Beth Wheat
December 17 - 20, 2026
Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center
39707 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
The Big Bear Theatre Project’s beloved annual tradition returns for another breathtaking reinvention. Each year, our reimagining of A Christmas Carol arrives at the Performing Arts Center feeling cozily familiar and yet entirely new - the ghosts are here, the redemption is here, the magic is here - but delivered in new, unexpected ways. A Ghost Story of Christmas has become more than a holiday show - it is a community gathering, a family tradition, and a reminder of what makes live theater irreplaceable.