Bringing You High Quality Productions
The Laguna Playhouse is one of only a handful of major professional resident theatres in California and Laguna Beach is the smallest community in the United States to have a theatre company of this size and reputation.
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• The highest quality of theatre performance in your community. • Fine talent in American theatre actors, directors, designers and playwrights. • Accessible ticket prices • The growth of The Playhouse’s nationally-acclaimed education and outreach programs. • The opportunity for over 35,000 Orange County schoolchildren to experience live theatre, often for the first time. • The development of new plays and the nurturing of theatre artists of tomorrow. |
The Laguna Playhouse has distinguished itself as one of the region’s foremost producers of new works. In addition to a number of World Premieres and many West Coast premieres, the Playhouse has gained international attention as the foremost American producer of acclaimed Irish playwright Bernard Farrell. Audiences here often have the chance to be the first to see new and unusual dramas, comedies and musicals–always in first-rate productions.
The Playhouse is also noted for its commitment to producing a wide spectrum of theatrical art, and loyal Playhouse theatergoers consistently cite the variety of theatrical experiences we offer as a prime reason for their devoted support. Our reputation for eclectic programming has also helped attract to our theatre artists of the highest caliber.
Top-Notch Education Programs
For many years, The Laguna Playhouse was the only theatre consistently offering high quality theatre for young audiences. Our Youth Theatre has been recognized with two national awards, and continues to provide intensive training for budding theatre artists while treating family audiences to performances of children’s classics on our stage.
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| Children of all ages and from all walks of life take advantage of quality Playhouse youth programs |
TheatreReach: Bringing Books to Life is the only program of its type in the region and visits 150 elementary and middle schools with professional theatre performances of books on the school curriculum.
Theatre for a New Generation offers issue-oriented plays for teens, parents and educators. Subject matter has included the Holocaust, racism, peer pressure and bullying, self-injury and teen violence. All performances are followed by moderated question and answer sessions.
Creative drama classes and workshops are offered year-round on a recreational basis to children in the community.
For more information, please contact The Laguna Playhouse Development Department at 949-497-2787, ext. 217. The Laguna Playhouse is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
In an effort to make The Laguna Playhouse as accessible as possible to everyone by keeping ticket Your donation not only supports our award-winning stage production, it also goes toward our Your gift in any amount counts! Thank you. |














