The Main Stage, The Other Space, and The Artists’ Entrance are available to rent for:

• productions
• readings
• lectures
• workshops
• seminars​

• solo shows
• small band and concert performances
• senior projects
• dance presentations
• whatever creative endeavor you can imagine

Please click the buttons below to learn more about each space and keep scrolling to learn more about production support the Playhouse can provide.

"First, your theatre is hands down the cutest venue I've seen. People don't want to leave the room! Could not have chosen a more perfect space for us to push the evolution of our show to a new level." Richard Stockton

The Main Stage

THE OTHER SPACE

the artists' entrance

“We enjoyed our time with you at the playhouse so much this past year. I want to thank you again for how accommodating and encouraging an experience ​you helped to create for our students.” H. Abreu, Notre Dame Academy

"I wanted to thank you for opening up your wonderful facility to my company and allowing us to host our event at the Playhouse. The event was a major success!" G. Hunter

Questions? For Detailed Rental Space Information, Prices, Space Availability or a Walk-Through, please, email us or call 310.394.9779 ext 3.

The Playhouse does not do Box Office for Rentals. The Playhouse does not do Co-Productions.
The Playhouse does do designing and building

Santa Monica Playhouse Technical, Production and Public Relations Support

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

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 productions as well as in conjunction with rentals, touring shows, dance companies, concerts and staged readings, and are intimately acquainted with the Playhouse’s performance auditoriums: The Main Stage, The Other Space and Artists' Entrance. 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. 

LIGHTING DESIGN, SET DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION

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

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.

sound design

“Extremely clever!”  IN/LA MAGAZINE

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.

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Services include consultation on all aspects of public relations and marketing campaigns.
Interested in booking?  Call 310.394.9779 ext 3 or Email Us