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"A group that knows
what its audience expects from an evening of theatre"
Dan Sullivan, LOS ANGELES
TIMES
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The magic of
live theatre, as it entertains, enlightens and educates, that is the
Santa Monica Playhouse. One of the country's most respected intimate
theatrical centers, the Playhouse is the only theatre of its kind to
have produced continuously for half a century, and the first to have
state-of-the-art technology without compromising the true spirit of
the European Repertory theatre. Under the artistic direction of
Chris DeCarlo and Evelyn Rudie, the Playhouse has been honored with
LADCC's Margaret Harford Award, the Drama- Logue Publisher's Award
and twelve Mayors' Commendations. Looking back on more than 500
dynamic classic, contemporary and original productions and looking
forward to more exciting theatre, the Playhouse is celebrating its
50th year with a 24-month theatre festival of 50 plays and special
events.
"The air here crackles
with the love of theatre excitement!"
Polly Warfield, GARDENA
VALLEY TRIBUNE
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A.ctors' R.epertory T.heatre,
the award-winning resident performing company at Santa Monica Playhouse,
brings to brilliant life our rich heritage of playwrights, from Moliere
to Strindberg, from Ionesco to Sholom Aleichem. In addition to its thriving
performance agenda, the Playhouse enables thousands of young people to
build self-esteem and social consciousness through intensive workshops,
public performances, and a unique outreach program to educational institutions
and youth organizations worldwide.
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"It blazes a trail
of peace and friendship between our two nations."
Senator Kyoko Ono, House
of Councillors, Japan
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The Playhouse has presented
nearly twenty thousand actual performances for close to two million audience
members. Its Family Theatre offers a multigenerational exchange of ideas
and experiences. Artists-in-Residence teach weekly theatre classes in the
public schools. The Playhouse concept of self-and-community-awareness through
drama has been expanded to incorporate an international conservatory program
encompassing theatrical workshops, performances, and cultural exchange.
"One of the most
classically handsome theatres in L.A."
Bruce Feld, DRAMA-LOGUE
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With critically acclaimed World, American and West Coast
Premieres, pioneering advances in educational theatre, and
international tours, Santa Monica Playhouse continues its battle
to raise cultural consciousness and fight for the survival and
growth of the creative process, reaching out to make live,
intimate theatre an active force in our community, and in our
world.
Santa Monica Playhouse has been providing vital theatrical
services for half a century, making an enormous impact on the
local and global community, touching the lives of ...
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3 million evening show audience members ("A total theatre experience!"
L.A. Times)
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1/4 of a million Family Theatre audience members ("The best children's
theatre in Los Angeles!" L.A. Parent)
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1/2 a million educational outreach students in the school system ("You
made me realize people aren't supposed to judge a person by the outside,
but by their insides, how important it is to go to school, a lot of people
here where I live try to fit in by joining gangs or other groups and that's
not right." Arturo Torres, 10th Grade, Roosevelt Senior High)
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1/4 of a million scholarship and underserved students ("You have touched
these girls' lives in a significant way; you have touched the future!"
James Devereux Daly, counselor )
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25,000 educators ("Inspirational personally as well as professionally."
Rosewood Park School) · 20,000 on-site students ("A turning point
in my son's life, the best children's workshop I've ever seen." J.J.,
parent)
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5000 performers, new playwrights, and theatre artists ("Your fidelity
to the original intent of my plays is incredible!" Eugene Ionesco) creating
500 world and American premieres ("One of the great success
stories of L.A. Equity Waiver theatre." Drama-Logue)
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500 Young Professionals' Company graduates ("Thank you for everything
you have given me- my second home, my best friends, my confidence, my love
of acting, and most of all myself." R.M., member from age 12 to age
19)
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500,000 audience members, artists and students through 50 cultural
exchanges with eleven countries ("It
is more than a play. It is more than an educational experience. It
blazes a trail of peace and friendship between our two nations, a trail
which will change the face of our world in the 21st century."
Senator Kyoko Ono, Japan) |
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We have brought theatre
magic to over 5 million people!
We hope one of them was you! |
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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. |
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