{"id":301766,"date":"2026-05-06T01:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/301766\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T01:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:19:14","slug":"sanctuary-city-extended-at-chance-theater-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/301766\/","title":{"rendered":"SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! Los Angeles Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for Los Angeles &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>Chance Theater in Anaheim will present SANCTUARY CITY, now extended through May 31, 2026, with official production photos newly released. The production is the third show in the company\u2019s 2026 season and is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok and directed by Chance Theater Executive Artistic Director O\u00e1nh Nguy\u1ec5n.<\/p>\n<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! Los Angeles Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for Los Angeles &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>Set in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, the play follows two teenagers in Newark as they navigate adolescence while facing the threat of deportation. When one of them becomes naturalized, they attempt to create a plan to secure the other\u2019s future in the country, but their relationship is tested over time by shifting identities, personal choices, and external pressures.<\/p>\n<p>Majok\u2019s script examines the experiences of undocumented youth, focusing on questions of belonging, sacrifice, and survival. The play centers on the emotional and practical realities faced by young people growing up in uncertain circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Nguy\u1ec5n said, \u201cSanctuary City may be set in the early 2000s, but its urgency feels unmistakably present. It asks what it means to grow up knowing that the place you call home could disappear overnight, and what survival demands of love and friendship when the stakes are that high. As someone who grew up in immigrant and refugee communities in Orange County, I\u2019ve seen how vulnerable undocumented youth can be, and the impossible choices people make to stay in the only home they know. Sanctuary City captures that reality with extraordinary intimacy and honesty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The design team includes scenic and costume designers Mio Nunez and Fred Kinney, lighting and sound designer Andrew J. Hungerford, stage manager Jordyn Nieblas-Galvan, and intimacy and assistant director Shinshin Yuder Tsai.<\/p>\n<p>The three-person cast features Spike Pulice as B, Vicky Yvonne as G, and Jonathan Keyes as Henry.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available at <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/chancetheater.com\/sanctuary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/chancetheater.com\/sanctuary\/<\/a> or by calling (888) 455-4212.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: Doug Catiller.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater  Image\" title=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater \" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778030351_413_tn-500_sanctuary-city-3.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nVicky Yvonne, Spike Pulice, and Jonathan Keyes<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater  Image\" title=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater \" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778030351_934_tn-500_sanctuary-city-4.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSpike Pulice and Vicky Yvonne<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater  Image\" title=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater \" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778030351_874_tn-500_sanctuary-city-5.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSpike Pulice and Vicky Yvonne<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater  Image\" title=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater \" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778030352_130_tn-500_sanctuary-city-1.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nVicky Yvonne and Spike Pulice<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater  Image\" title=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater \" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778030352_620_tn-500_sanctuary-city-2.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nVicky Yvonne and Spike Pulice<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater  Image\" title=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater \" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778030352_680_tn-500_sanctuary-city-6.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSpike Pulice and Vicky Yvonne<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater  Image\" title=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater \" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778030352_958_tn-500_sanctuary-city-7.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nVicky Yvonne and Spike Pulice<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater  Image\" title=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater \" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778030353_274_tn-500_sanctuary-city-8.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSpike Pulice, Vicky Yvonne, and Jonathan Keyes<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater  Image\" title=\"Photos: SANCTUARY CITY Extended At Chance Theater \" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778030353_221_tn-500_sanctuary-city-9.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nVicky Yvonne and Spike Pulice<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" 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