For Rental Space specs, click HERE.

For Detailed Rental Space Information, Prices, Space Availability or a Walk-Through,
please call us at 310-394-9779 ext. 4 or to e-mail us click HERE.

Rentals Brochure in Adobe Acrobat .PDF Format

The Other Space, The Artists’ Entrance, The White Box Theatre, and the Main Stage are available for readings, lectures, workshops, seminars, solo shows, small band and concert performances, senior projects, dance presentations, and other similar events, on the basis of space availability. 



the Main Stage at Santa Monica Playhouse
(click the photo for production stage shots)

“The theatre was a magic place tonight for the girls. It's the best show they've ever done. We all ready feel like it's our home. We'll be back. Thank you for making us feel like family. Rocco Urbisci
(The Carlie and Doni Show)

 

“Wonderful facility and excellent people to work with, thank you!”
Jeff McDowell, Founder, Revelry Talent Management

 

“Thanks again for your amazing space. We love it there!”
Paul Wagner, Comedy Writers Group

 

“The theater is so versatile and makes the reel look amazing!”
Clayton Chauvin



the Other Space at Santa Monica Playhouse
(click the photo for more production stage shots)

“Public playwright, Mildred Dumas, ABSOLUTELY LOVED the theatre space! You and the entire staff are the most kind and generous people and it was truly a joyful experience with you.”

Millena Gay, Jessica Sinclair’s Thug Love

 

“We loved the space, and your staff was very helpful and accommodating. We liked it so much in fact that we’d like to return!”
Matt Miller, Producer, Hirokin

                                                                                                                                                   

“I love being at the Playhouse.” Karin Gutman, “Spirit of Story”
Writers’ Workshop

 

“Everything was fantastic! We are thrilled to have worked with Santa Monica Playhouse on our shoot!”
Abbey LeVine
the Artists’ Entrance (aka The Victorian Room) at Santa Monica Playhouse
(click the photo for more room configuration shots)
 

“The Other Space is one of the nicest black box theatres in Los Angeles. And I've been in a lot.”
Elisa Surmount, actress

 

“One of the most charming theatres in the L.A. Area.”
The Tolucan Times

 

“The Main Stage is 88 seats and the Other Space is 70 seats. Not a bad seat in the house.”
Goldstar Online

 

“A gleaming jewel in the heart of Santa Monica!”
Jewish Journal

Performances

Single night performances are available in The Other Space and the Main Stage when space is available. 

Limited run productions (two to twelve weeks) are available mainly in The Main Stage.

The Other Space is occasionally also available for limited run productions.
 

Specs
  The Other Space The Main Stage The Artists’ Entrance The White Box Theatre
Seating capacity 64 seats
(54 main floor seats, 10 balcony seats)
(Note: Productions get the use of one Storage Unit, approx 6’X10’)
Click HERE for Other Space Floor Plan in .pdf Format		 88 seats

Click HERE for Floor Plan
of The Main Stage

 20 theatre seats + 10 folding chairs
(Full-wall dance mirror, dance floor)		 5 chairs, 15 stools, moveable blocks and small tables
Dimensions 16’ 6"  Deep X 19' 6" Across X 15’ 6" High 15’ Deep X 18’ Across X 10’ 6” High 30’ Deep X 20’ Across X  8’6” High 15’ Deep X 19’ Across X 8’ 6” High
Lighting 18 Dimmers
25 instruments		 30 Dimmers
60 Instruments		 4 Household dimmers 6 dimmers
Sound 2 CD Players 2 CD Players, Cassette, Projector Cassette, CD player Cassette, CD player
Audio Visual projector projector    

 

General Info

The Playhouse does not do Box Office for Rentals

The Playhouse does not do Co-Productions

The Playhouse does do designing and building (see below)

At Your Service

Santa Monica Playhouse Technical, Production 
and Public Relations Support

 Santa Monica Playhouse offers the finest technical and production assistance provided by critically acclaimed resident designers, crafts persons and production experts. These artists work regularly at the Playhouse on in-house presentations as well as in conjunction with rentals, touring shows, dance companies, concerts and staged readings, and are intimately acquainted with the Playhouse’s two performance auditoriums: The Main Stage and The Other Space. In addition to the production design team, skilled graphic artists and public relations consultants can help personalize a campaign that includes printed materials, marketing and press elements. These professionals are on-site several days a week, making adjustments, changes and additions possible during the entire run of your show. 

“Production elements as always here are top-drawer.”  BACKSTAGE WEST

 LIGHTING DESIGN, SET DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION

JAMES COOPER and ASHLEY HAYES, award-winning lighting, costume and set designers, have more than 300 productions to their credit, including such critically acclaimed shows as The Clown Prince, Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano, Clemensy for Mark Twain, Dear Gabby at the Henry Street Settlement Theatre in New York, Brenda Krantz’s Lovely starring Louise Sorrel, Annie Reiner’s Mirage a Trois, , Cinderella for the 5000 seat Hitomi  Hall in Tokyo, the record-breaking musical Author! Author!—an evening with Sholom Aleichem, nine one-acts for the Nexus Theatre Company as well as  fifteen international tours of Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party. They also design regularly for the Dream Factory in the U.K.

“Extremely clever!”  IN/LA MAGAZINE

SOUND DESIGN

THE ATTIC ROOM is a full-service on-site recording facility specializing in sound design for the intimate stage., with a library of more than 3000 sounds effects. Credits include Richard Krevolin’s Yahrzeit, Brine County Wedding, Othello, Jerry Mayer’s Falling In Love Again and Almost Perfect, Diane Samuels’ Kindertransport, the American premiere of SCRAPS, the Open Door TheaterWorks production of Downstream and most recently the West Coast premiere of Funny, You Don’t Look Like a Grandmother.

“The design, particularly the lighting, has the gloss of a downtown musical.”  LA TIMES

PUBLIC RELATIONS

SANDRA ZEITZEW
has been creating public relations strategies for theatre since 1990. Projects include Scott DuVale’s Voices in the Dark, the English Shakespeare Company’s Los Angeles premiere of God say Amen…Themes from the Wars of the Roses, Agnes Bernelle’s Empress Eugènie and Black Champagne, and countless ART productions. Services include consultation on all aspects of public relations and marketing campaigns. 

 

To inquire about any or all of these services, please call

310-394-9779 ext. 697
 webmaster@santamonicaplayhouse.com

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Santa Monica Playhouse, a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 educational corporation founded in 1960, provides exciting and entertaining dramatic and comedic, classic and contemporary live theatrical productions, Family Theatre musicals, birthday and tea parties, theatre workshops and educational programming for young people, teens and adults, create-a-play classes and Mommy and Me events for pre-schoolers, daytime and after school classes and in-service in public and private schools, cultural exchange, international touring, and community outreach, as well as theatre rental space for productions, seminars, solo shows, concerts, recitals, lectures, meetings and more.