On August 1, 2025, the theater will  change management. The University of Redlands takes over management as our 501c3 known as The Playhouse in San Anselmo gracefully leaves the stage.

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The Playhouse is the stage of choice for many Bay Area children’s theater, local amateur companies and semi professional community theater.  You may be a part of the thousands of patrons who have enjoyed the theater from the audience or have graced this stage. Whichever way you have experienced The Playhouse in San Anselmo you are part of a  celebrated group who know just how special a place it is.

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This building has humble beginnings as a gymnasium for the Seminary, a building inspired by the great architecture of the times.  Before long the space was converted into the charming theater we cherish today, with arena seating above a stage deck converted from a gym floor.  More about the history in this  General Manager's note.

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Our mission since inception of our 501(c)3  is to keep a low cost rental facility so that the performing community in the area is able to work in an affordable, functioning, state of the art theater.  To keep that mission alive we have always charged the lowest rent possible and created a financially feasible professional performance space for small local theater companies. 

 

We are going to miss everything and anyone but we hope you won't stop coming to this space for performances.  Say hi from us when you do