Every day actors and other artists arrive in Los Angeles, lured by the prospect of employment in film and television. And every day, it seems, another of these folks discovers one of Southern California's best-kept secrets: its thriving year-round theatre scene, which by our count regularly mounts more annual productions than New York, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco combined. It's a strong and growing community, and increasingly it's also becoming a bona fide local industry, with growing audiences and numbers of union contracts.
We at Back Stage West have been doing our small part to support that industry with this annual theatre guide, an indispensable listing of theatres, companies, and production services for theatre professionals: playwrights and composers, directors, designers, and actors.
We hope you find this year's edition useful. If you notice that anything is missing or incorrect in these listings, please let us know so we can get it right next time. And keep us posted about moves, closures, hires, fires -- and, of course, your opening nights.
We'll see you at the theatre.
KEY TO SYMBOLS & ABBREVIATIONS:
R: Theatre is available for rent.
R-VA: Rental with variable availability.
H&R: Headshots and résumés accepted.
M: Accepts manuscripts. Include self-addressed, stamped envelope.
W: Workshops or classes offered.
D: Charges dues.
DEFINITIONS:
Membership: Theatre maintains an active company of actors and generally casts from the company members.
Open: Theatre casts each show on an open casting policy.
Limited: Theatre casts on an open policy under limited or special circumstances; usually when a part cannot be cast from existing company members.
Closed: Casts shows from company only.
NOTE:
The following sets of listings comprise theatre venues and producing companies; often these are one and the same and are listed as such. Producing companies not exclusively associated with any particular venue are included in the "Independent Theatre Companies" listing. Affiliated companies are listed in parentheses.
MORE THAN 499 SEATS
ALEX THEATRE
216 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91203-2610
(818) 243-2611, ext. 15
www.alextheatre.org
Email: bmccomb@alextheatre.org.
R-VA. Seating: 1,381. Music pit, complete lighting and sound equipment inventory. Contact: Barry M. McComb, executive director
AHMANSON THEATRE
135 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 972-7478 (rentals);
(213) 972-7235 (casting hotline)
www.centertheatregroup.org
Open, H&R, M, Limited (Equity).
Seating: 1,600-2,000
ARLINGTON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
1317 State St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-9589
www.thearlingtontheatre.com
R-VA. Seating: 2,018. Contact: Karen Killingsworth
JAMES ARMSTRONG THEATRE
(Torrance Cultural Arts Center)
3330 Civic Center Dr.
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 781-7150
www.tcac.torrnet.com
R-VA, W (through Cultural Arts
Center). Seating: 502. Contact: Anita Moisen
BARNUM HALL THEATRE & HUMANITIES CENTER THEATRE
(Santa Monica Civic Light Opera)
601 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 458-5939
www.smclo.org
R, Closed (only students and school alumni cast). Recently completed an $8.1 million restoration of the original "art moderne" style. Everything has been updated to top-of-the-line theatrical resources. Humanities Center seating: 200. Barnum Hall seating: 1,200. Rental contact: Carey Upton, (310) 450-8338, ext. 263
CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
12700 Center Court Dr.
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 916-8510
www.cerritoscenter.com
R. Seating: 900-1,800. Multipurpose forum space with an in-house sound and lighting package, 10 dressing rooms, and free parking
DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION
135 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 972-7478
www.musiccenter.org
R-VA. Seating: 3,189.
DOWNEY CIVIC THEATRE
(Downey Civic Light Opera)
8435 Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241-3843
(562) 904-7230; DCLO: (562) 923-1714
www.downeytheatre.org
R-VA, H&R and M (send to: DCLO, P.O. Box 429, Downey, CA 90241), Membership, Open. Seating: 738
EL REY THEATRE
5515 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 936-6400
www.theelrey.com
Email: booking@theelrey.com
R. Seating: 300 seated; 771 standing. Theatre offers a full light and sound system, full security staff, and is ideal for live music, private parties, and TV shoots. Contact: Dalyn Matsumura, booker
JOHN ANSON FORD THEATRE
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East
Los Angeles, CA 90068
(323) 856-5793
www.fordtheatres.org
R-VA. Amphitheatre seating: 1,245. Open air. [Inside] the Ford seating: 87. Indoor, black box, proscenium stage, season runs Nov.-Apr. Sponsored by the L.A. County Arts Commission, the theatre offers Summer Nights at the Ford partnership program and has capabilities to provide box office services to other theatres. Contact: Adam Davis, managing director
GREEK THEATRE
Griffith Park
2700 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 644-5000
www.greektheatrela.com,
www.nederlander.com
R-VA (Apr.-Oct.). Seating: 5,800.
Contact: Rena Wasserman, general manager
THE HAUGH PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER
Citrus College
1000 W. Foothill Blvd.
Glendora, CA 91741-1899
(626) 852-8047
www.haughpac.com
Email: ghinrichsen@citruscollege.edu
W, R. Seating: 1,400
HERMOSA BEACH PLAYHOUSE
710 Pier Ave.
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
(310) 318-0265
www.hermosabch.org
R. Seating: 502.
Contact: Dante Pagulayan
HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM
6215 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 962-7600
www.livenation.com
R. Seating: 2,500 seated; 4,000 standing
JAPANESE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER
244 S. San Pedro St., Ste. 505
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 628-2725
Box office: (213) 680-3700
www.jaccc.org
Email: info@jaccc.org
George Sakaye Artani Japan America Theatre seating: 841. Also, an 800-sq.-ft. rehearsal studio
KODAK THEATRE
Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 308-6300
www.kodaktheatre.com
R-VA. Seating: 3,400 maximum
180,000 sq. ft. Contact: Jay Thomas
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
14900 La Mirada Blvd.
La Mirada, CA 90638
(562) 944-7977
www.lamiradatheatre.com
Email: lmoore@lamiradatheatre.com
R, Open. Seating: 1,251. Handicapped accessible, free parking, proscenium stage 46' wide, 26' high, 40' deep. For Equity actors, contact McCoy Rigby Entertainment at (714) 525-8388 (www.mccoyrigby.com). For non-Equity actors, contact Phantom Projects at (714) 690-2900 (www.phantomprojects.com). Contact: Jeff Brown, executive director; Brian Kite, associate director; Laura Moore, theatre administrator
LANDIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
(Performance Riverside)
4800 Magnolia Ave.
Riverside, CA 92506
(951) 222-8399
www.performanceriverside.org
R-VA, H&R, Open. Seating: 1,325.
Contact: Greta Cohen
LOBERO THEATRE
33 E. Canon Perdido St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 966-4946
www.lobero.com
R, Seating: 680. California's oldest continuously operating theatre. Founded in 1873 and rebuilt in 1924, it is recognized as one of Santa Barbara's architectural jewels and a state and city landmark. From its earliest days, the Lobero has been Santa Barbara's primary stage for community and professional performances. Contact: David Asbell, executive director, at ext. 601 for renting; ext. 613 for more information
LUCKMAN FINE ARTS
COMPLEX
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032
(323) 343-6611
www.luckmanarts.org
R-VA, W. Seating: 1,152. Has 4,000-sq.-ft. art gallery. Contact: Wendy Baker, Executive Director. Luckman Intimate Theatre: R-VA, W. Seating: reconfigurable black box seats up to 300
LYCEUM THEATRE
(San Diego Repertory Theatre)
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 231-3586
www.sandiegorep.com
R-VA, M, H&R. Seating: 540 and 270. Computerized lighting and sound, dressing rooms, concessions, split-level gallery space, lobby. Contact: Nicole Civil for rental, ext. 618
MOONLIGHT AMPHITHEATRE
Moonlight Stage Productions (summer season)
1200 Vale Terrace
Vista, CA 92084
Mail: 600 Eucalyptus Ave.
Vista, CA 92084
(760) 639-6199
www.moonlightstage.com
Email: moonlight@cityofvista.com
R-VA, M, H&R, Open. Seating: 2,200 (899 stadium seats and 1,200 lawn seats). Handicap-accessible, open-air venue available for rent in spring and fall. Spacious patio area. Under construction for renovations through June 2008. Winter season is performed at Avo Playhouse. Contact: Alex Scollon, facilities manager, (760) 726-1340, ext. 1525
THE OLD GLOBE
1363 Old Globe Way
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101
Mail: P.O. Box 122171
San Diego, CA 92112
(619) 234-1941
Box office: (619) 234-5623
www.theoldglobe.org
R-VA, M (agent-submitted only),
H&R (attn: Samantha Barrie),
Membership, W, Open. Limited.
Old Globe Theatre (proscenium)
seating: 600. Cassius Carter Centre Stage seating: 225. Lowell Davies
Festival Theatre (outdoor thrust)
seating: 620. Contact: Louis G. Spisto, executive director; Jack O'Brien,
artistic director; Jerry Patch, resident artistic director
ORANGE COUNTY
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Segerstrom Hall, Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Samueli Theater, Founders Hall
600 Town Center Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 556-2121
www.ocpac.org
R-VA. Segerstrom Hall seating: 2,994. Concert Hall seating: 2,000. Samueli Theatre seating: various configurations up to 500. Founders Hall seating: 257. Contact: Kelly Hernandez (714) 556-2122, ext. 4210
ORPHEUM THEATRE
842 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Mail: P.O. Box 55047
Los Angeles, CA 90055
(877) 677-4386
www.laorpheum.com
Email: backstage@laorpheum.com
R. Seating: 2,000. Fully refurbished in 2002, new lighting and sound rigging. Contact: Mark Cohen
PANTAGES THEATRE
6233 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 468-1770
www.broadwayla.org
Seating: 2,700. Contact: Tiffany Peterson (special events), Martin Wiviott and Jeff Loeb (theatrical), Ken Scher (concerts) and Alex Hodges
PASADENA CIVIC AUDITORIUM
300 E. Green St.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 793-2122, ext. 231
www.pasadenacal.com
Email: rbarr@pasadenacenter.com
R-VA. Seating: 3,000. Contact: Rick Barr
PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
39 S. El Molino Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 792-8672
www.pasadenaplayhouse.org
Email: patroninfo@pasadenaplayhouse.org
R-VA, H&R (Equity only), Open. Seating: 676. Contact: Tom Ware, Producing Director
PEARSON PARK AMPHITHEATRE
Lemon & Sycamore
Anaheim, CA 92805
Mail: c/o Anaheim Community
Service Dept.
200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Rm. 433
Anaheim, CA 92805
(714) 765-4422
www.anaheim.net
Email: pparktheatre@anaheim.net
R. Seating: 2,000. Outdoor theatre equipped with staff and technical crew
PLUMMER AUDITORIUM
201 E. Chapman Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832
(714) 626-3890
Email: plummer@fjuhsd.net
R. Seating: 1,314. Among other tenants, Fullerton Civic Light Opera presents its seasons here. Contact: Anna Maria Douglas
RICARDO MONTALBÁN THEATRE
1615 N. Vine St.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 463-0089
www.ricardomontalbantheatre.org
R, W. Seating: 1,000. Contact:
Marguerita Cannon
REDONDO BEACH
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(310) 937-6607
www.rbpac.com
Email: rbpac.manager@redondo.org
R-VA, Open. Seating: 1,457. Lighting: 270 dimmers, Obsession II console, 300+ fixture inventory. Sound: 96 ch. Yamaha PM1D console. L-R, Center clusters, rear delay speakers. Rigging: 41 linesets. Proscenium stage: 50' w, 22' h, 37' d. Orchestra pit. Contact: Jack Meyer
SHRINE AUDITORIUM &
EXPOSITION CENTER
649 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 748-5116
R. Seating: 6,300
SOUTH COAST REPERTORY
655 Town Center Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 708-5500
www.scr.org
Email: theatre@scr.org
R-VA, Open, M (attn: Megan Monaghan, literary manager), H&R (attn: Joanne DeNaut), W (Theatre Conservatory: Youth and Teen Program, Adult Program, Professional Intensive Program). Segerstrom Theatre seating: 507. Argyros Theatre, with balcony, and no seat more than 40 ft. from the stage, seating: 335. Both theatres were refurbished in 2002. Contact: Alan Almeida (rentals)
MARK TAPER FORUM
135 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 972-7478, rentals; (213) 972-7235, casting hotline
www.centertheatregroup.org
Open, H&R. Seating: 747
TERRACE THEATER
300 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 436-3636
www.longbeachcc.com
Email: dspellens@longbeachcc.com
Limited (local/national casting).
Seating: 3,051. Contact: Dan Spellens, (562) 499-7606
THEATRICAL ARTS INTERNATIONAL
562 W. Fourth St.
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Mail: P.O. Box 270
San Bernardino, CA 92402-0270
(909) 885-5152
www.theatricalarts.com
R, semi-Limited, M (call first). Recently added new sound system. Seating: 1,725
THORNE HALL
Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
(323) 259-2771; (323) 259-2874 (rentals)
www.oxy.edu
R-VA, Closed. Seating: 800
THOUSAND OAKS CIVIC ARTS PLAZA
2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(805) 449-2707
www.civicartsplaza.com
R-VA. Fred Kavli Theatre for the Performing Arts seating: 1,800. Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre seating: 394. Fully equipped proscenium-style theatres. Contact: Thomas Mitze
VETERAN MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
4117 Overland Ave.
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 253-6625
R. Seating: 1,500
WADSWORTH THEATRE
11301 Wilshire Blvd.
Building 226
Los Angeles, CA 90073
(310) 479-3003
www.richmarkent.com
Email: info@richmarkent.com
R. Seating: 1356. Built in 1939; original art deco design was restored in 2002. Located on the VA grounds in Los Angeles
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
111 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 972-7478
www.laphil.org
R-VA. Seating: 2,264
WILSHIRE THEATRE
8440 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(323) 655-4900
Box Office: (323) 655-0111
www.wtbh.org
R-VA. Seating: 1,900. Contact: Esther Adir
WILSHIRE EBELL THEATRE
4401 W. Eighth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(323) 939-1128
www.wilshireebelltheatre.org
R (exclusively). Seating: 1,270.
Doormen, ushers, two-man stage crew to assist promoter's technical crew, use of theatre lighting and basic sound PA sound system included with rental. Contact: Michael O'Connor
WILTERN THEATRE
3790 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 388-1400
R. Seating: 2,200
100-499 SEATS
Please note that a few theatre facilities listed above, in higher seating categories, also have 100-to-499-seat spaces available; we have not relisted them below, but they include the Orange County Performing Arts Center, South Coast Repertory, and the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.
A NOISE WITHIN
234 S. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91204
(818) 240-0910
www.anoisewithin.org
Membership, Limited, H&R, W. Seating: 148. Contact: Geoff or Julia Elliott
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE
PLAYHOUSE
(Nine O'Clock Players)
Assistance League of
Southern California
1367 N. St. Andrews Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 469-1973, ext. 239
www.nineoclockplayers.com
R-VA, Company, Closed. Seating: 329. Large stage, green room and dressing rooms, Wi-fi ready, patio courtyard, box office, high-tech sound and lighting. Contact: Janet Harrison
AVO PLAYHOUSE
303 Main St.
Vista, CA 92084
(760) 724-2110
www.ci.vista.ca.us/avo
R-VA, Membership, Open. Seating: 382. Lighting, sound system. Winter season at Moonlight Stage Productions. Contact: Alex Scullon, facilities manager
BARNSDALL GALLERY THEATRE
Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 644-6272
Fax: (323) 644-6271
www.bgttix.com
R. Seating: 299. Contact: Anisa Dillihay
BRENTWOOD THEATRE
11301 Wilshire Blvd.
Building 211
Los Angeles, CA 90073
(310) 479-3003
www.richmarkent.com
Email: info@richmarkent.com
R. Seating: 499. Built in 1941; original art deco design was restored in 2004. Located on the VA grounds in Los Angeles
CAMARILLO COMMUNITY
THEATRE
330 Skyway Dr.
Camarillo, CA
Mail: P.O. Box 3246
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 388-5716
www.camarillotheatre.org
M, H&R, D (fees for workshops, not for mainstage productions), W (for ages 10 to 19), Open. Seating: 200
CENTER STAGE THEATER
751 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-8198
Box Office :(805) 963-0408
www.centerstagetheater.org
Email: admin@centerstagetheater.org
R-VA. Seating: 130 (flexible black box). Contact: Executive Director
CINEGRILL
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
7000 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 466-7000
www.cinegrill.com
R. Seating: 125
CITRUS COLLEGE LITTLE THEATRE
1000 W. Foothill Blvd.
Glendora, CA 91741
(626) 914-8840
Fine and Performing Arts:
(626) 914-8580
www.haughpac.com
www.citruscollege.edu
W, Company, (Students Only). Seating: 128. Flexible configuration. Contact: Cherie Brown
THE COLONY THEATRE
(The Colony Theatre Company)
555 N. Third St.
Burbank, CA 91502
(818) 558-7000
www.colonytheatre.org
Email: boxoffice@colonytheatre.org
R-VA, H&R, Open. Seating: 276
CONEJO PLAYERS THEATRE
351 S. Moorpark Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
(805) 495-3715
www.conejoplayers.org
Email: info@conejoplayers.org
M, Open. Seating: 180. Completely renovated in 2002, new lighting, new sound, new paint, new seats, everything refurbished, AC; $1 lifetime membership
CORONET THEATRE
366 N. La Cienega Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90048
(310) 652-9955 (rentals)
Email: info@coronet-theatre.com
R. Coronet seating: 284. Contact: Lisa Guzman, general manager, ext. 2
CURTIS THEATRE
City of Brea Civic & Cultural Center
1 Civic Center Circle
Brea, CA 92821
(714) 990-7723
Fax: (714) 990-7635
www.curtistheatre.com
Open. Seating: 199
EAST WEST PLAYERS
(David Henry Hwang Theatre)
120 Judge John Aiso St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-7000
www.eastwestplayers.org
R-VA, M, H&R, W, Open (mainly Asian-American casts). Seating: 240
EL PORTAL THEATRE
5269 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 508-4234
Email: rnfrst@aol.com
R-VA. Mainstage seating: more than 360. Forum Theatre seating: 94-99. Beautiful and spacious art gallery lobby, three-sided marquee visibility. One of L.A.'s few midsized theatres, it is located in the heart of the NoHo Arts District. The historic theatre was completely remodeled in 2000. Contact: Jay Irwin or Pegge Forrest, (818) 508-0281
FALCON THEATRE
4252 W. Riverside Dr.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 955-8004
Box office: (818) 955-8101
www.falcontheatre.com
Email: cheryl@falcontheatre.com
R-VA, H&R, M (Jan. 1-Mar. 31), Open. Seating: 130
FARNSWORTH PARK'S
WILLIAM B. DAVIES
AUDITORIUM
568 E. Mount Curve Ave.
Altadena, CA 91001
(800) 267-2757
R. Outdoor amphitheatre seating: 600. Indoor theatre seating: 200
GALAXY THEATRE
3503 S. Harbor Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92704
(714) 957-0600
www.galaxytheatre.com
R. Seating: 350 seated; 700 standing
GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE
10886 Le Conte Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 208-6500
www.geffenplayhouse.com
Mainstage: R-VA, H&R, Seating: 522. Audrey Skirball Theater: R-VA, H&R, Seating: 115. Contact: Behnaz Ataee
GLENDALE CENTRE THEATRE
324 N. Orange St.
Glendale, CA 91203
(818) 244-8481
www.glendalecentretheatre.com
H&R. Open. Seating: 430. Dance hall, rehearsal hall, greenroom, three dressing rooms (for up to 18 people, complete with bathrooms/showers), box office, conference room, library, concession stand with two soda fountains. Contact: Tim Dietlein
THE GREAT AMERICAN
MELODRAMA & VAUDEVILLE
1863 Pacific Blvd.
Oceano, CA 93445
Mail: P.O. Box 1026
Oceano, CA 93475
(805) 489-2499
(805) 489-2499 (rental)
www.americanmelodrama.com
Email: info@americanmelodrama.com
R-VA, M (email synopsis and character breakdown first), H&R, W (Camp Melodrama in summer for young people). Seating: 250. Contact: Eric Hoit
GROVE THEATRE
276 E. Ninth St.
Upland, CA 91786
Mail: P.O. Box 1282
Upland, CA 91785
(909) 920-4343
www.grovetheatre.com
R, H&R, W, Open. Seating: 400. Art Deco theatre from the 1940s with full lighting and sound package. Contact: Sherry Kinison
HIGHWAYS PERFORMANCE SPACE
1651 18th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-1755
www.highwaysperformance.org
R-VA, W. Seating: 110. Contact: Leo Garcia, executive director and artistic director
HILLCREST CENTER
FOR THE ARTS
(Young Artists Ensemble)
403 W. Hillcrest Dr.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
(805) 381-2747
www.hillcrestarts.com, www.yaeonline.com
R-VA, W (through Conejo Recreation & Parks District), Open. Seating: 120. Black box that is convertible to multiconfigurations, including in-the-round and proscenium. Two dance halls, one small and one large. Art gallery, concessions, partial kitchen (no stove or oven). Contact: Scott Buchanan
HUNTINGTON BEACH
PLAYHOUSE
HB Central Library Theater
7111 Talbert Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Mail: P.O. Box 451
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
(714) 375-0696
Fax: (714) 375-0698
www.hbph.com
Email: info@hbph.com
Membership, Open. Seating: 320.
Contact: J. Syiek
IVAR ANNEX STUDIO
1608 Cosmos
Hollywood, CA 90028
Contact: Sherrie Lofton.
THE NEW IVAR THEATRE
1605 N. Ivar Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 461-7300
W. Seating: 284. Proscenium stage, historic Hollywood venue. Home of Los Angeles Young Actors Company: H&R, W. Contact: Sherrie Lofton
KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE
9820 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90012
(213) 972-7235 (casting hotline)
www.centertheatregroup.org
Open, H&R. Seating: 317
LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE
(Moulton Theatre)
606 Laguna Canyon Rd.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Mail: P.O. Box 1747
Laguna Beach, CA 92652
(949) 497-2787
(949) 472-0061 (casting)
www.lagunaplayhouse.com
Email: ctrela@lagunaplayhouse.com
H&R, W (for children), Open. Contact: Andrew Barnicle
LA HABRA DEPOT
THEATRE
311 S. Euclid St.
La Habra, CA 90631
Mail: P.O. Box 802
La Habra, CA 90633-0802
(562) 905-9625
Email: gan1099@aol.com
H&R, M, Open. Seating: 138. Contact: Andy Nagle
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE
2910 La Jolla Village Dr.
La Jolla, CA 92037
Mail: P.O. Box 12039
La Jolla, CA 92039
(858) 550-1070
Box Office: (858) 550-1010
www.lajollaplayhouse.org
M, W, Open. Mandell Weiss Theatre seating: 492. Mandel Weiss Forum seating: 416 (variable). Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre seating: up to 450 (variable)
LAMB'S PLAYERS THEATRE
1142 Orange Ave.
Coronado, CA 92118
Mail: P.O. Box 182229
Coronado, CA 92178
(619) 437-6050
www.lambsplayers.org
R-VA. Limited. Seating: 347.
Contact: Brian Andrews (rentals only), brian.andrews@lambsplayers.org
LAMPLIGHTERS COMMUNITY THEATRE
8053 University Ave.
La Mesa, CA 91941
Mail: 4975 Memorial Dr.
La Mesa, CA 91941
(619) 464-4598
Open. Seating: 126
LONG BEACH PLAYHOUSE
5021 E. Anaheim St.
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 494-1014
www.lbph.com
Email: lbph75@aol.com
H&R (at auditions only), M (for New Works Festival, with submission form from website), W (adult and youth acting, music, dance), Open. Mainstage seating: 200. Studio seating: 99. Also hosts the New Works Festival and offers youth & adult internships. Contact: Executive Director
LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE
855 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 953-4000, ext. 2990
R-VA, W. Camino Theatre seating: 306. Black Box Caminito Theatre seating: 99. Cameo Theatre seating: 75. Contact: Kathleen Becket
MADRID THEATRE
21622 Sherman Way
Canoga Park, CA 91303
(818) 347-9419
Box office: (818) 347-9938
www.madridtheatre.org
Email: christopher.riedesel@lacity.org
R. Seating: 440. Lobby/art gallery, orchestra and balcony seating, handicap seating available, orchestra pit, technical staff, hearing devices, separate men's/women's dressing rooms with showers, box office, café services available. Contact: Christopher Riedesel
MAGICOPOLIS
1418 Fourth St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 451-2241
www.magicopolis.com
R-VA. Abracadabra Theater seating: 200 max. Contact: Steve Spill
McKINNEY THEATRE
Saddleback College
28000 Marguerite Pkwy.
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
saddleback.edu/arts
R-VA, H&R, W. Rentals: Chuck Rogers, theatre production manager, (949) 582-4764, crogers12@saddleback.edu. General: Nina Welch,
PLO Fine Arts Division, (949) 582-4413, nwelch@saddleback.edu
MORGAN-WIXSON THEATRE
2627 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 828-7519
www.morgan-wixson.org
R-VA, Open. Seating: 201
THE NEW LATC
514 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 489-0994
R-VA. Theatre 1 seating: 490 (includes 256 in orchestra and 242 in balcony, has fixed catwalk, proscenium opening 39' 1", 32' deep, loading dock, stage trap). Theatre 2 seating: 296 (has pipe and counterweight fly grid system, 26' 36" wide proscenium, 20' 5" deep).
Theatre 3 seating: 320 (29' 2" deep, 23' wide DS, 35' wide US).
Theatre 4 seating: 99. Contact:
Lori Zimmerman, general manager
NORRIS THEATRE
27570 Crossfield Dr.
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
(310) 544-0403
www.norriscenter.com
R, W, Open. Seating: 450
NORTH COAST
REPERTORY THEATRE
987-D Lomas Santa Fe Dr.
Solana Beach, CA 92075
(858) 481-2155
www.northcoastrep.org
Email: ncrt@northcoastrep.org
R-VA, H&R, W, Membership, Open.
Seating: 194. Contact: Stephen Elton
OJAI ARTS CENTER THEATRE
113 S. Montgomery St.
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-8797
R-VA, W (periodically), Open. Seating: 120
ONE MORE PRODUCTIONS
12852 Main St.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
(714) 425-1214
www.onemoreproductions.com
R, M, W, H&R, Open. Seating: 172.
Main focus: musicals. Contact: Damien Lorton
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
(310) 506-4594
www.pepperdine.edu/arts
R-VA, W. Smothers Theater seating: 450. Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre, black box, seating: up to 99. Raitt Recital Hall seating: 118. Contact: Rebecca Carson, managing director
PLAZA DE LA RAZA CULTURAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND EDUCATION
3540 N. Mission Road
Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323) 223-2475
Fax: (323) 223-1804
www.plazadelaraza.org
R-VA, W. Willie Velásquez Outdoor Stage seating: 350. Margo Albert Theatre seating: 201. Frank and Ann Lopez Music Bldg. (with large dance hall). Rubén Salazar Art Building. Dance studio. Contact: Rose Marie Cano
REDLANDS FOOTLIGHTERS
THEATRE
1810 Barton Rd.
Redlands, CA 92373
Mail: P.O. Box 444
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 793-0155; (909) 793-2909
www.redlandsfootlighters.org
Email: footlighters@theatermail.net
M, H&R, W, Open. Seating: 200
RENBERG THEATRE
(The L.A. Gay and
Lesbian Center)
Ed Gould Plaza
1125 N. McCadden Pl.
Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 860-7324
www.laglc.org
Email: jimparato@laglc.org
W, M (all theatre co-produced by the Village Cultural Arts Dept.), Open. Renberg Theatre seating: 210. Davidson/Valentini Theatre (black box) seating: 50. Contact: Jon Imparato
RIALTO COMMUNITY PLAYERS
150 E. San Bernardino
Rialto, CA 92376
(909) 873-8514
H&R (for auditions), Open. Seating: 148 (wheelchair accessible)
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY
PLAYERS
4026 14th St.
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 369-1200
Box office: (951) 686-4030
www.riversidecommunityplayers.com
Membership, Open, D. Seating: 183.
In-the-round
SIERRA REPERTORY THEATRE
13891 Highway 108
Sonora, CA 95370
Mail: P.O. Box 3030
Sonora, CA 95370
(209) 532-3120
www.sierrarep.org
Email: artistic@sierrarep.org
H&R, W (limited), Open. Costumes available for rent. East Sonora Theatre seating: 202. Fallon House Theatre seating: 274. Contact: Scott Viets
THEATRE PALISADES
941 Temescal Canyon Rd.
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Mail: P.O. Box 881
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
(310) 454-1970
www.theatrepalisades.org
R, H&R, Open. Seating: 125
THEATRE WEST
3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West
Hollywood, CA 90068
(323) 851-4839
www.theatrewest.org
Email: theatrewest@theatrewest.org
R-VA ($650 per night, also $15 per hour for technical director on watch; requires insurance liability bond and deposit for damages). Membership, Limited. W (members only), M (full-length and for membership only, not production), H&R (yes, for membership), D ($40/month). Seating: 168. Parking: 60 cars. Contact: John Gallogly, executive director
WESTCHESTER PLAYHOUSE
(Kentwood Players)
8301 Hindry Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 645-5156
W (for children), Company, Open.
Seating: 112
WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY THEATRE
7272 Maple St.
Westminster, CA 92683
Mail: P.O. Box 764
Westminster, CA 92684
(714) 893-8626
M, H&R, Open. Seating: 115
WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM
1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Topanga, CA 90290
Mail: P.O. Box 1222
Topanga, CA 90290
(310) 455-2322
www.theatricum.com
Email: info@theatricum.com
R-VA, M, H&R, W (Academy of the Classics), Membership, Open. Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum seating: 299. S. Mark Taper Youth Pavilion seating: 99. Both theatres are outdoor, outdoor gardens, parking lot. Contact: Ian Flanders
WOODLAND HILLS THEATRE
(West Valley Playhouse)
7242 Owensmouth Ave.
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Mail: P.O. Box 6649
Woodland Hills, CA 91365-6649
(818) 884-1907
www.whctheatre.com, www.wvplayhouse.com
Email: jon_berry@wvplayhouse.com
R-VA, M, H&R, W (musical theatre workshops), Open. Seating: 167. Mid-sized theatre, large lobby, grand piano, art gallery, greenroom, refreshment stand, soda fountain. There is also a rehearsal space for rent, with large mirrors and a dance floor. It is Equity-approved as a 50-seat theatre, West Valley 2.
Contact: Jon Berry
DINNER THEATRE
BEN BOLLINGER'S
CANDLELIGHT PAVILION
455 W. Foothill Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 482-0871, ext. 306 (audition line)
www.candlelightpavilion.com
R-VA (Mon.-Wed. evenings mostly), H&R, Open. Seating: 299. Fully serviced dinner with wait staff (not a buffet) and fully produced professional, nonunion shows (use Equity guest contracts periodically). Contact: Mindy Teuber
CURTAIN CALL
DINNER THEATRE
690 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 838-1540
www.curtaincalltheater.com
Open. Seating: 300.
Contact: John Ferola
MASQUERS CABARET
8334 W. Third St.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 653-4848
www.masquerscabaret.com
Email: masquerscabaret@ sbcglobal.net
R, H&R, M, W (cabaret classes), Open. Seating: 65. Lighting, P.A. and sound
system, dressing room, AC, rose candlelight walls, full dinner, full bar, valet.
Contact: Harris Smith
WELK RESORT THEATRE
8860 Lawrence Welk Dr.
Escondido, CA 92026
(760) 749-3448
www.welkresort.com
Email: scoogan@welkgroup.com
R-VA (Mondays and Fridays), H&R, Open. Seating: 339. Part of a resort in the valleys of Southern California.
Contact: Sean Coogan
UNDER 100 SEATS
Many of the following work under Equity's 99-Seat Plan, popularly known as "Waiver." This plan applies only in L.A. County and applies only to theatres approved by Equity. Call Equity to find out if a theatre is plan-approved.
Also, please note that a number of theatre facilities listed above, in higher seating categories, also have under-100-seat spaces available; we have not relisted them below, but they include the Los Angeles Theatre Center, the John Anson Ford Theatre, the Coronet Theatre, El Portal Theatre, Long Beach Playhouse, Los Angeles City College, Magicopolis, Pepperdine University Center for the Arts, the Village Theatre, and the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum.
ACTORS ART THEATRE
6128 Wilshire Blvd. #110
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 969-4953
www.actorsart.com
Email: actorsart@actorsart.com
R-VA, H&R, Open, Black box. Seating: 32. Contact: Jolene Adams, artistic director
ACTORS CIRCLE THEATRE
7313 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 882-6805
www.actorscircle.net
Email: actorscircle@actorscircle.net
R-VA, W, Closed (casts from students). Seating: 47. Contact: Andreas Kraemer
ACME COMEDY THEATRE
(Acme Players)
135 N. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 525-0233
www.acmecomedy.com
R-VA, W, Membership (4), Limited. Seating: 99. AC, lights, sound, video display. Contact: Travis Oates
ACTORS FORUM THEATRE
10655 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 506-0600
Email: actors4mtheatre@aol.com
R-VA, M, W ($25 month), Membership, Limited. Seating: 45. Lobby, greenroom, bathrooms, 8-10 parking spots. Contact: Audrey Marlyn Singer
THE ACTORS' GANG
(Ivy Substation)
9070 Venice Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
(323) 838-4264
www.theactorsgang.com
Email: info@theactorsgang.com
Membership. Mainstage seating: 99 (flexible), black box, two dressing rooms, lobby, restrooms
THE ACTOR'S PLAYPEN
1514 N. Gardner St.
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 874-1733
R-VA, W. Seating: 50. 16' x 23' stage, lighting, sound, DVD projector, huge lobby, huge backstage with makeup/dressing room area, two restrooms (one with a shower), rear artist entrance, free parking lot, central AC and heating
ACTORS WORKOUT STUDIO
4735 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91602
(818) 766-2171
www.actorsworkout.com
Email: info@actorsworkout.com.
R-VA, M, W, Membership, Limited. Theater A seating: 40 (17'x17' stage, lighting, sound). Theater B seating: 30 (14'x10' stage, lights). Both theatres have dressing rooms, tech assistance available, AC, heating, parking, NoHo District. Contact: Fran Montano
STELLA ADLER ACADEMY
AND THEATRES
6773 Hollywood Blvd., 2nd fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 465-4446
www.stellaadler-la.com
Email: stellaadler@earthlink.net
R-VA, W, Membership, Limited. Stella Adler Theatre seating: 99. Irene Gilbert Theatre seating: 67. Also, five studios, three with stages. Lighting and sound package included, ample parking, reception areas, AC, separate audience restrooms for each theatre, large dressing rooms. Contact: Stan Hamilton
ARK THEATRE COMPANY
1647 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(323) 969-1707
www.arktheatre.org
Email: info@arktheatre.org
H&R (Attn: Paul Wagar, artistic director), M (Attn: Erik Engman, new works coordinator), W (varies throughout the year), D ($65/month then reduced over time to $45/month). Produce under AEA 99-Seat agreement. Membership, Limited. Paul Wagar, artistic director; Richard Tatum, associate artistic director
AVERY SCHREIBER THEATRE
11050 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
www.averyschreibertheatre.com
Email: schreibertheater@aol.com
(818) 481-8072
R-VA: two rehearsal halls available; W. Seating: 49. AC, full lighting, sound, and free parking. Contact: Linda Fulton
BANG COMEDY THEATRE
457 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 653-6886
www.bangstudio.com
Email: info@bangstudio.com
R-VA (daytime rehearsal & script reading), H&R, W, M, Company, Closed. Seating: 85. AC, lighting, sound, greenroom, full lobby, handicap bathroom. Contact: Ezra Weisz
THE BANSHEE
3435 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 846-5323
www.theatrebanshee.org
Email: info@theatrebanshee.org
R-VA, H&R, M, Seating: 85. Fully equipped (including digital projection system), newly remodeled black box theatre. Contact: Sean
BEVERLY HILLS PLAYHOUSE
(Camelot Artists)
254 S. Roberston Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 855-1556
www.beveryhillsplayhouse.com
www.camelotartists.com
W. Seating: 99. Contact: Gary Grossman, managing producer
BEYOND BAROQUE
681 Venice Blvd.
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 822-3006
www.beyondbaroque.org
Email: beyondbaroque@aol.com
R-VA. M. W. D. Seating: 99 (black box). Literary arts center primarily for poetry readings and performance pieces
BILINGUAL FOUNDATION OF
THE ARTS THEATRE
421 N. Avenue 19
Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323) 225-4044
www.bfatheatre.org
Email: bfa2000@earthlink.net
H&R (from bilingual actors), M (by Spanish writer or Spanish theme), W (adult and children), Company, Limited. Seating: 99. Contact: Estela Scarlata
BOOTLEG THEATER
2220 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 389-3856
www.bootlegtheater.com
Email: bootlegtheater@sbcglobal.net
R-VA, M (only queries), H&R, W, Open, Limited. Seating: 99. Parking: 15 spots. Contact: Alicia Hoge-Adams and Jessica Hanna
THE BRICK BOX
(New Ivar Theatre annex)
1608 Cosmo St.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 461-7300
www.cytivar.org
R. Seating: 49-100. Flexible performance space. Contact: Jack Nakano
CAMINO REAL PLAYHOUSE
(South Orange County
Community Theatre)
31776 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Box office: (949) 489-8082
(949) 248-0808 (rentals)
www.caminorealplayhouse.org
Email: box_office@caminorealplayhouse.org
R (only the Stage Door Theatre), M (10-minute plays), H&R, W, Open. Camino Real Playhouse seating: 88. Orange Curtain Theatre seating: 49
CELEBRATION THEATRE
7051-B Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Mail: 7985 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 109-1
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 957-1884
www.celebrationtheatre.com
Email: celebrationthtr@earthlink.net
R-VA (rehearsal rentals available; daytime), M (gay & lesbian themes only), H&R, Workshops (check website for details), Open. Seating: 64
CELEBRITY CENTRE
INTERNATIONAL THEATRE
5930 Franklin Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 960-3100
www.celebritycentre.org
Email: ccinternational@earthlink.net
R, H&R, M. Seating: 46. Contact: Jurgen or Dimitry
THE CHANCE THEATER
5552 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim Hills, CA 92807
(714) 777-3033
www.chancetheater.com
Email: info@chancetheater.com
R-VA, M, W, H&R, Open. Seating: 49. Stadium seating, full light board and sound equipment, one dressing room, lobby, and two bathrooms. Contact: Masako Tobaru, facilities manager
CHANDLER STUDIO THEATRE CENTER
The Production Company
12443 Chandler Blvd.
North Hollywood , CA 91607
(310) 869-7546
www.theprodco.com
Email: mail@theprodco.com
R-VA, H&R (hard-copy or email -- Attn: Skip Pipo, membership director), M (hard-copy or e-mail -- Attn: Play-reading Division), W (Produces monthly member-selected and generated showcases and limited runs designed to develop into full-scale productions for the main season), D, Membership, Limited. August Viverito, artistic director; T L Kolman, associate artistic director. Specializing in productions with a social conscience
THE LONNY CHAPMAN GROUP REPERTORY THEATRE
10900 Burbank Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 771-8260
www.lcgrt.com
Email: warrigon@hotmail.com
R-VA, M, H&R, D, Membership, Limited. Seating: 91. Lightboard, light instruments, sound system, lobby, box-office, dressing rooms. Contact: William Aragon
CITY GARAGE
(Aresis Ensemble)
1340-1/2 Alley Fourth St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Mail: P.O. Box 2016
Santa Monica, CA 90406
(310) 319-9939
www.citygarage.org
Email: citygarage@earthlink.net
H&R, M (only nonlinear plays), W, Membership, Limited. Seating: 48. Contact: F. Michel or Paul Rubenstein
COAST PLAYHOUSE
8325 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(323) 650-8509
R. Seating: 99
COMMUNITY ACTOR'S THEATRE
2957 54th St.
San Diego, CA 92105
(619) 264-3391
www.communityactorstheatre.com
Email: Jham@express56.com
R, M, H&R, Membership, D ($30 year), W. Thrust. Seating: 94. Ticket booth, kitchen, AC, two dressing rooms, actors restroom, three audience restrooms, 12 parking spots, street marquees
THE COMPLEX
6476 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 465-0383
Fax: (323) 469-5408
www.complexhollywood.com
R, W. Five theatres: Flight Theatre seating: 49. Ruby Theatre seating: 55. Dorie Theatre seating: 55. Theatre at 6470 seating: 42. East Theatre seating: 49. Five rehearsal studios: Shepard Studio: 1,000 sq. ft.; Hammond Studio: 750 sq. ft.; MC Studio: 650 sq. ft.; Villa Studio: 500 sq. ft.; and West Studio: 400 sq. ft. Lights, sound, heat/AC, valet parking, box office. Contact: Matt Chait
COSTA MESA CIVIC
PLAYHOUSE
661 Hamilton St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 650-5269
www.costamesaplayhouse.org
R-VA, H&R, M, Open. Seating: 73. Contact: Mike Brown
CROSSLEY THEATRE &
CROSSLEY TERRACE THEATRE
(Actors Co-Op)
1760 N. Gower St.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 462-8460
www.actorsco-op.org
Email: actorsco-op@fpch.org
H&R (auditions held in the spring), M, D ($25/month), Company (60-70 members), Limited. Crossley Theatre seating: 99. Crossley Terrace Theatre seating: 99. Contact: Paul Stuart Graham, producing director
CYPRESS CIVIC THEATRE
5172 Orange Ave
Mail: P.O. Box 2212
Cypress, CA 90630
(714) 229-6796
Open. Seating: 98
DEAF WEST THEATRE
5112 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 762-2998
www.deafwest.org
R-VA, H&R, M, Open. Seating: 65. Black box with platform stage. State-of-the-art digital lighting system and upgraded sound. Rehearsal room. Contact: Laura Hill, general manager
ECLECTIC COMPANY THEATRE
5312 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91607
(818) 508-3003
www.eclecticcompanytheatre.org
R-VA, M, H&R, D, Membership, Limited. Seating: 50. Lighting equipment, light board, dressing room, box office area, and a bathroom. Contact: Diane Lowe or Biff Wiff
EGYPTIAN ARENA THEATRE
(Grace Players)
1625 N. Las Palmas Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(310) 826-3865
R, H&R, W, Membership. Seating: 99. Half-moon thrust (18'x36'), full lighting and board. Contact: Natalija Nogulich, artistic director
EL CENTRO THEATRE
(formerly Theatre District)
804 N. El Centro
Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 230-7261
www.elcentrotheatre.com
Email: rental@elcentrotheatre.com
Available for rental. Seating: 99 (26W x 16D). Seating: 55 (19W x 22D). Two fully functioning independent theatres with separate greenrooms, newly renovated lobbies, restrooms, and dressing rooms. Contact: Joe Koonce or Alice Ensor
ELECTRIC LODGE
1416 Electric Ave.
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 306-1854
Fax: (310) 306-1117
www.electriclodge.org
Email: livearts@electriclodge.org
R. Seating: 99 (modular). Black box. Seating: 97+ floor cushions. 13 ft. light grid. Solar-powered theatre, AC, heat. Two dressing rooms, art exhibit lobby; studio downstairs available for classes and rehearsals; on-site parking for 44 cars
EMPIRE THEATER
Rude Guerrilla Theater Company
202 N. Broadway
Santa Ana, CA. 92701
(714) 547-4688
www.rudeguerrilla.org
H&R, M (see online FAQ for submission guidelines), W, Membership (but casting is generally open). Monthly company meetings. Monthly board meetings. Dave Barton and Jay Michael Fraley (co-artistic directors, board members), Dawn Hess (president, board member), Stephen Ludwig (vice president, business manager, board member), Sharyn Case (fundraising chair, board member), Shannon Lee Blas (development manager, board member), Jami McCoy (board member), Jenn Dorman (board member), Aurelio Locsin (marketing director)
FIRST STAGE
6817 Franklin Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Mail: P.O. Box 38280
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 850-6271
www.firststagela.org
Email: firststagela@aol.com
R-VA, M, H&R, W, Membership, D ($60 for three months or $200 per year), Limited. Seating: 60 (flexible). Black box; parking in church
THE FOUNTAIN THEATRE
5060 Fountain Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 663-2235
www.fountaintheatre.com
Email: ftheatre@aol.com
R-VA (rarely), H&R, M (agent solicitation only; no unsolicited scripts), Open. Seating: 78. Small thrust. Full computerized light board, sound board, mixers, lobby, box office, 30-space parking lot, full kitchen, upstairs café/reception room. Contact: Stephen Sachs
FREMONT CENTRE THEATRE
1000 Fremont Ave.
South Pasadena, CA 91030
(626) 441-5977
www.fremontcentretheatre.com
Email: fct@fremontcentretheatre.com
R-VA (rare), Open. Seating: 80. Two handicap-accessible bathrooms, picnic patio, French restaurant next door, lobby, free 30-plus parking spaces, AC, heat, high beam ceilings. Three blocks from Gold Line transit. Contact: Lissa Reynolds
GARDEN GROVE PLAYHOUSE
12001 St. Mark St.
Garden Grove, CA 92845
Mail: P.O. Box 5991
Garden Grove, CA 92846-0991
(714) 897-5122
www.gardengroveplayhouse.com
R-VA, M, H&R, Open. Seating: 80
GARDENIA
7066 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 467-7444
R. Seating: 50
GREENWAY COURT THEATRE
(Greenway Arts Alliance)
544 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 655-7679
Fax: (323) 655-7906
www.greenwayarts.org
Email: wwgaa@aol.com
R-VA (one-day only), M (fax synopsis first), H&R, W, Open. Seating: 99. Contact: Darin Dahms, (323) 655-7679, ext. 105, for rentals
GROUNDLING THEATRE
7307 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 934-4747, ext. 23
www.groundlings.com
W (auditions required), Membership (through school only), Closed. Seating: 99 (fixed). Proscenium. Contact: Natalie Skelton, school administrator
GTC BURBANK
(Grove Theater Center)
1111-B W. Olive Ave.
Burbank, CA 91506
(818) 238-9998
www.gtc.org
R, Open. Accepts manuscripts for New Play Initiative via website only. Seating: 98. Basic lighting and sound, piano, dressing rooms. Contact: Charles Johanson
CARRIE HAMILTON THEATRE
39 S. El Molino Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 792-8672, ext. 212
W. Seating: 90. Lobby with ticket booth, large stage, light & sound booth, dressing rooms, bathrooms.
Contact: Kappy Kilburn
HOLLYWOOD COURT THEATRE
6717 Franklin Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 464-3018
R. Seating: 70
HUDSON BACKSTAGE THEATRE, HUDSON GUILD THEATRE,
HUDSON MAINSTAGE THEATRE
6539 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
Rental: (323) 856-4249
www.hudsontheatre.com
Email: info@hudsontheatre.com
R, M (send synopsis first). Hudson Backstage Theatre seating: 99. Guild Theatre seating: 43. Mainstage seating: 99. Fully outfitted stages with adjoining café/coffee bar, valet parking available, reduced rates for insurance, marketing and promotion assistance. Contact: Elizabeth Reilly, artistic director
FRIDA KAHLO THEATRE
(Groupo de Teatro Sinergia)
2332 W. Fourth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 382-8133
www.fridakahlotheatre.org
Email: avytrop@yahoo.com
R-VA M, H&R, D (voluntary, not required). Membership, Open. Seating: 99. Contact: Ruben Amavizca
KNIGHTSBRIDGE THEATRE
COMPANY
1944 Riverside Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
www.knightsbridgetheatre.com
(323) 667-0955
R-VA, M, H&R, D. Membership, Limited. Seats: 99, Contact: Joseph Stachura
L.A. CONNECTION THEATRE GROUP
(L.A. Connection Comedy
Theatre)
13442 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 784-1868; (818) 710-1320
www.laconnectioncomedy.com
Email: madmovies@hotmail.com
R-VA, H&R, D (sliding; some are worked out through paid performances; actors receive 25 percent of box office take), W (membership only). Six divisions (standup, improv, sketch, teen comedy, children's and dramatic improv). Movie dubbing division. Closed. Seating: 99 (flexible). Contact: Kent Skov
THEATRE@BOSTON COURT
70 N. Mentor
P.O. Box 60187
Pasadena, CA 91116-6187
(323) 683-6883
www.bostoncourttheatre.org
Email: info@bostoncourt.com
R for auditions/rehearsals only, M send query (see website for submission form), Open. Seating: 99 fixed, variable thrust with trap, upper fly for temporary rigging, grand piano, variable acoustic walls further aided by corbelled walls, VRAS Audio System. Rehearsal/recital hall seating: 65 movable on floor that converts from flat to tiered seating, Yamaha C-7 grand piano. Both ADA accessible. Second-level sound/lighting booth, full lighting, tension grid, opera Cyclorama lowers from catwalk and can be used for projection, greenroom, three dressing rooms, two backstage bathrooms with showers, lobby with two bathrooms, ticket booth, small kitchen, refreshment stand/bar, conference room/library, AC, heat. Parking: 43, 2 handicapped. Street marquee, lighted poster box. Contact: Michael Seel, general manager
THEATRE EAST @
THE LEX THEATRE
6760 Lexington Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 957-5782
Email: contact@TheatreEast.com
R-VA, L, M, H&R, D, W, Company (4-6 productions per year), Limited. Seating: 45 (modular) to 55. AC, heat, two handicap-access restrooms, computerized lighting, numerous lighting instruments, a complete sound system, parking. Contact: Alan Naggar
LILLIAN/ELEPHANT THEATRES
(Elephant Off/Main Theatre Co.)
1076 N. Lillian Way
Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 962-0046
www.elephantstage-works.com
R, M, W, Membership, Open. Lillian Theatre seating: 95. Elephant Theatre (6322 Santa Monica Blvd.) seating: 64. Lab (6324 Santa Monica Blvd.) seating: 40. The Gallery (black box) seating: 25. Three theatres and one studio, industrial, rehearsal space, concession bar, movable seating, full light plot, sound, mixing board, minidisc, CD and tape, 20 ft. ceiling. Contact: Don Cesario, David Fofi
LOST STUDIO
130 S. La Brea
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 933-6944
R-VA, W (children and adults), Limited. Seating: under 99. Rehearsal room. New York loft-style space for theatre productions, showcases, readings, workshops, art shows (includes gallery), rehearsals, photo shoots, casting. High-truss ceilings, six large skylights, elegant lobby. Award-winning director Cinda Jackson conducts her acting classes here. Contact: Cinda Jackson
LOUNGE THEATRE
6201 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 469-9988
Email: theloungetheatre@hotmail.com
R. Seating: 50-65. New light and sound equipment, lounge and concession area, two bathrooms, dressing room, exposed brick in theatre, A/C. Newest addition to Theatre Row. Contact: Racquel or Sam
LUNA PLAYHOUSE
3706 San Fernando Rd.
Glendale, CA 91204
(818) 500-7200
www.myspace.com/lunaplayhouse
Email: lunaplayhouse@sbcglobal.net
R-VA, H&R, M, W. Seating: 40. Contact: Aramazd Stepanian, artistic director
LYRIC HYPERION
THEATER CAFÉ
2106 Hyperion Ave.
Silver Lake, L.A., CA 90027
Email: facilities@insightamerica.org
R-VA. Seating: 69. Lighting and sound. ADA accessible. Black box with separate café in lobby, parking lot, two dressing rooms. Contact: A. Becker, theatre manager
MATRIX THEATRE
7657 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 852-1445
R-VA, Membership, Open. Seating: 99. Contact: Joseph Stern
McCADDEN PLACE
THEATRE
1157 N. McCadden Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 463-2942
R, H&R, M (no unsolicited scripts; synopsis and first 10 pages only), W (acting and playwriting), Open. Seating: 66. Fully equipped theatre. In Hollywood theatre district, multilevel stage, parking with 20 spaces. Contact: Lawrin Goulston Salazar
SANFORD MEISNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS
5124 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 509-9651
www.themeisnercenter.com
M, W (acting), Membership, D ($40 month), Closed. Seating: 60. Contact: Martin Barter
MET THEATRE
1089 N. Oxford Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 957-1152
www.themettheatre.com
R-VA, M, H&R, W, D: $40/month. Seating: 99 (proscenium). Second stage seating: 35 (black box). One dressing room. Parking in Earl Scheib lot, next block east. Contact: Paul Koslo, producing director, (661) 609-1486
MOVING ARTS
1822 Hyperion Ave.
Silverlake, CA 90027
Mail: PO Box 481145
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 666-3259
www.movingarts.org
R (including for workshops and rehearsals). Seating: 36. Proscenium with limited wing. Tiny dressing room. Managing directors: Lisa Matschall and Michael Shutt. Contact: Paul Stein, artistic director
THE NEXT STAGE (AND
TRES STAGE)/THE BERUBIANS
1523 N. La Brea, Ste. 208 and 209
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 850-7827
www.berubians.com
Email: berube@earthlink.net
Seating: 50. Sponsors original productions from auditions, renting is free, but theatre takes a percentage of the door. Large backstage, multiple rehearsal spaces. Contact: Chris Berube and Amanda Marquardt
NOHO ACTORS STUDIO
5215 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 989-9146
Email: stagerentals@aol.com
R. Studio A seating: 45 (black box performance space). Studio B seating: 18 (classroom/workshop space). Studio C seating: 40 (classroom/workshop space). Three restrooms. Good parking. Located in the heart of the NoHo Arts District. Contact: Dan Hirsch
THE NOHO ARTS CENTER
11136 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 508-7101, ext. 5
Email: brentnohoarts@hotmail.com
R-VA, H&R, M, W, D, Limited, Membership: Open at the Top. Seating (three theatres): 99, 50, 40. Complete lighting and sound equipment inventory. Contact: Jonathan Zenz, managing director
ODYSSEY THEATRES
2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
West Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 477-2055, ext. 110
www.odysseytheatre.com
Email: ote2@ix.netcom.com
R-VA, H&R, M, W, Open. Three theatres with lighting, sound systems included in rental, parking, box office services. Theatre 1 seating: 99. Theatre 2 seating: 99. Theatre 3 seating: 99
OPEN FIST THEATRE
(Open Fist Theatre Company)
6209 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 882-6912
www.openfist.org
R-VA, M, H&R, W (members only), Membership, D, Limited. Seating: 99. Two dressing rooms. Contact: Martha Demson, artistic director
PACIFIC RESIDENT THEATRE
703; 705-1/2; 707 Venice Blvd.
Venice, CA 90291
Mail: P.O. Box 568
Venice, CA 90294
(310) 822-8392
www.pacificresidenttheatre.com
M (send first 10 pages only), H&R, D ($25 month), W, Membership (by audition only), Limited. Mainstage 1 (703 Venice) seating: 99 Mainstage 2 (705 1/2 Venice) seating: 45. Co-op (707 Venice) seating: 35 (members only). Contact: Whitney Whetstone, (310) 301-3971, ext. 9#
PICO PLAYHOUSE
10508 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 204-4440
www.picoplayhouse.com
Email: dhamlin@eastofdoheny.com
R-VA, W, Open. Seating: 99 (approx.). Approx. stage size: 22' wide by 28' deep. Lights, dimmer, light board, sound system, handicap accessible, reception/lobby, studio space with mirror for rehearsal and class. Box office, two dressing rooms, actors' bathroom. Contact: David Hamlin
PLAYHOUSE WEST
Three theatres:
4250 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91307
10634 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91307
10638 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91307
(818) 881-6520
www.playhousewest.com
W, Closed (students only). Contact: Robert Carnegie, director
POWERHOUSE THEATRE
3116 Second St.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 396-3680
www.powerhousetheatre.com
Email: info@powerhousetheatre.com
M, R-VA, W, Membership, Open. Seating: 85 (75 stationary and 10 folding). 21' x 21' stage w/16' ceiling, outdoor redwood deck for pre- & post-show gathering. Contact: Eric Sims
PROMENADE PLAYHOUSE
1404 Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 656-8070, ext. 17
www.promenadeplayhouse.com
Email: info@promenadeplayhouse.com
R, H&R, W. Seating: 60. State-of-the-art facilities; Equity-approved theatre; mainstage and two additional available; good for stage shows, screenings, showcases, workshops, auditions, gallery showings
THE RAVEN PLAYHOUSE
5233 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 509-9519
www.ravenplayhouse.com
R. Seating: 46. Contact: Peter Strauss, manager
RIPRAP STUDIO THEATRE and RIPRAP ENTERTAINMENT TV
5755 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 990-7498
www.riprapentertain.com
Email: david@riprapentertain.com
Theatre with weekly television show based on search for the next great stage play. R-VA, M (through website only with requisite release on the website), H&R, W, Open. Seating: 60. Black box. 1,400 sq. ft., coffeehouse atmosphere, stage and separate rehearsal space, central heat and air, digital video and editing services also available. Contact: David L. Stewart, artistic director
THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY
Lankershim Arts Center
5108 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 752-7568
www.roadtheatre.org
Email: roadtheatre@email.msn.com.
R-VA, H&R, M, W, D (minimal), Membership, Limited. Seating: 44. AC, full light package, full sound package. Contact: Lisa Bianconi
RUSKIN GROUP THEATRE
3000 Airport Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 397-3244
www.ruskingrouptheatre.com
R-VA, M, D ($20/month), Limited. Seating: 60. Dressing room, three
restrooms, abundant parking, Contact: Mikey Myers, managing director
SACRED FOOLS THEATER
COMPANY
660 N. Heliotrope
Hollywood, CA 90004
Mail: P.O. Box 29312
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 666-5067; (310) 281-8337
www.sacredfools.org
Email: managingdirector@sacredfools.org
R-VA, H&R, M, Company, Open. Seating: 74. Dressing room. Three bathrooms. Contact: Rebecca Larsen, managing director
SANTA MONICA PLAYHOUSE
(Santa Monica Group Theatre)
1211 Fourth St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394-9779, ext. 651
www.santamonicaplayhouse.com
Email: theatre@santamonicaplayhouse.com
R (Other Space, Green Room, White Box), R-VA (main stage) Company, H&R, W, Open. Mainstage seating: 88. Other Space seating: 70. Green Room seating: 25. White Box seating: 18. Basic lighting package, computerized lighting control, basic sound, rehearsal room. Contact: John Waroff, ext. 618
THE 2nd STAGE THEATRE
(Blank Theatre Company)
6500 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
Mail: 1301 Lucile Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 662-7734
www.theblank.com
R-VA, H&R, M, W. Open. Seating: 49. Black box; valet parking
THE SECOND STAGE/
THE BERUBIANS
431 N. Brookhurst, Ste. 140
Anaheim, CA
(714) 502-2249
www.berubians.com
Email: berube@earthlink.net
Sponsors original productions from auditions, renting is free, but theatre takes a percentage of the door. Video hookups, large backstage, multiple rehearsal spaces. Contact: Chris Berube
SECRET ROSE THEATRE
11246 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 766-3691
www.secretrose.com
www.fireroseproductions.com
R-VA, M, H&R, W (for children), Membership, Open. Seating: 60 (fixed). Wide stage (32'x15'), one dressing room, two bathrooms, 10-space parking lot, complete sound and lighting system, follow spot (optional), upright piano. Wheelchair accessible. Contact: Kaz Mata-Mura
SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE
87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
(626) 355-4318
www.sierramadreplayhouse.org
M, H&R, W (children and adults), Open. Seating: 99 (fixed). Proscenium. One dressing room. Family-oriented theatre, refurbished theatre, including new light system and acoustics
6TH AT PENN THEATRE
3704 Sixth Ave.
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 688-9210
www.sixthatpenn.com
Email: dale@sixthatpenn.com
R-VA, M, Membership, Limited. Seating: 49. Sound and lights.
Contact: Danielle Hill
SKYLIGHT THEATRE
(Camelot Artists)
1816-1/2 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(310) 855-1556, ext. 23
www.beverlyhillsplayhouse.org
W. Closed. Seating: 99. Contact: Gary Grossman, managing producer
SON OF SEMELE
3301 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(213) 351-3507
www.sonofsemele.org
R, M (online form required), H&R, D, Membership, Limited. Seating: 49 (flexible to theatre-in-the-round) black box. One dressing room, AC/heat, upright piano. Contact: Matthew McCray, (323) 841-9151, matthew@sonofsemele.org
LEE STRASBERG THEATRE AND FILM INSTITUTE
7936 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 650-7777
www.strasberg.com
W, Closed. Marilyn Monroe Theatre seating: 99 (proscenium, no wings). Lee Theatre seating: 51. James Dean Theatre seating: 49. Dressing rooms, dance studio, multiple classrooms. Contact: administration, (323) 650-7777
STUDIO/STAGE
(SPQR Stage Company)
520 N. Western Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90004
(323) 463-3900
Fax: (323) 463-3933
www.studio-stage.com
Email: contact@studio-stage.com
R. Sound and light system, kitchen, projection and sound system, green screen, AC, gated parking. Available for film, casting, theatre, screenings, and photo
TABER THEATRE
(Toluca Lake Players)
4301 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Toluca Lake, CA 91602
(818) 503-4564
Email: suthernman@sbcglobal.net
R, Open. Seating: 45. One to two shows per year. Contact: Suthern Hayes
THEATRE OF NOTE
1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood CA 90028
(323) 856-8611; (818) 752-1796
www.theatreofnote.com
R-VA, M, H&R, Membership. Closed. Seating: up to 50 (black box). Contact: David Bickford (new membership), David Wilcox (rentals), Ezra Buzzington (press)
THEATRE/THEATER
5041 Pico Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90019
(323) 422-6361
www.theatretheater.net
Email: theatretheater@hotmail.com
R-VA, H&R, M, W, Open. Theatre A seating: 99 (black box). Theatre B seating: 40 (flexible black box). Also available as teaching, rehearsal, or audition space. Contact: Jeff Murray
THE UNDERGROUND
1312 N. Wilton Place
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 467-0036
Email: undergroundtheater@msn.com
R, Open. The Underground Theatre seating: 99 (30' x 15' stage, lighting and sound system, two bathrooms, dressing room). The Underground Annex seating: 45 (16' by 24' stage, lighting and sound systems, one bathroom). Tech assistance available, AC heating, free street parking. Contact: Steve Helgoth
3KO BROADWAY THEATRE
COMPANY
911 S. Wooster St. #7
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(818) 685-9939
www.3ko.org
Email: broadway3ko@yahoo.com
H&R, M, W, D, Membership, Limited
24th STREET THEATRE
1117 W. 24th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 745-6516
www.24thstreet.org
Email: theatre@24thstreet.org.
R- M, H&R, W, Open. Contact: Jay McAdams
2100 SQUARE FEET
5615 San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 936-6807
www.2100squarefeet.com
R, W (classes under Diana Castle), Open. Seating: 66-70. Large lobby, lighting, sound, dressing rooms. Contact: Steve Tietsort
TWO ROADS THEATRE
4348 Tujunga Ave.
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 762-2272
R (classes, theatre productions, movie screenings, comedy and music events). Seating: 48. AC; full lighting, video equipment, and sound; and free parking. Contact: Rick Shaw
VICTORY THEATRE CENTER
(The Gobetti-Ormeny Acting Studio)
3326/3324 W. Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 841-4404
www.thevictorytheatrecenter.org
Email: thevictory@mindspring.com
R-VA, M, H&R, W, Open. Big Victory Theatre seating: 91. Little Victory seating: 48. Free parking and AC. Contact: Maria Gobetti
WE TELL STORIES
5740 York Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90042
(323) 256-2336
Email: tellstories@earthlink.net
R (for rehearsal space only), H&R, Membership (touring), Limited. 22' x 25', 10' ceilings, carpeted kitchen, bathroom, and piano. Children's storytelling company. Contact: Lisa Grissom
WHITEFIRE THEATRE
13500 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 687-8559
www.whitefiretheatre.com
R, W, Open. Seating: 84. Black box with a two-story ceiling. Two dressing rooms. Valet parking. Contact: Bryan Rasmussen
WHITMORE-LINDLEY
THEATRE CENTER
11006 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 761-0704
Email: egaynes@aol.com
R (two theatres for rent) W, Open. Whitmore seating: 75. Lindley seating: 49. AC, full lighting and sound, and free parking. Contact: Edmund Gaynes
WORKING STAGE
THEATRE
1516 N. Gardner St.
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 851-2603
www.workingstage.com
Email: wstheater@sbcglobal.net
R-VA, H&R, W, Open. Seating: 49. Staged readings, shows, and classes but no rehearsals. Stage is 18'x22'. Contact: Frank Megna and Diana Ljungaeus
ZEPHYR THEATRE
7456 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 653-4667
Email: thezephyr@aol.com
R. Seating: 76-82 fixed, additional 21 flexible. Thrust. 24-dimmer computer board, dual cassette tape player, amplifier, 45 stage lights, 2-4 speakers, CD player. Contact: Linda Toliver
INDEPENDENT THEATRE COMPANIES
These companies either tour, rent space as needed, or are in temporary residence at a specific theatre named in parentheses. As such, they are typically not the folks to call about rentals.
Submitting manuscripts to theatrical companies: Before sending a manuscript to a theatrical company, writers should send a query composed of a synopsis, cast breakdown, a few pages of sample dialogue, the playwright's résumé, and information about if or when and where the play has been performed. Include a SASE.
ABOUT PRODUCTIONS
145 N. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 396-0920
www.aboutPD.org
Email: AboutPD@aol.com
Limited. Contact: Frier McCollister
THE ANDAK STAGE COMPANY
Mail: 10849 Acama St.
North Hollywood, CA 91602
Location: NewPlace Studio Theatre
10950 Peach Grove St.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 506-8462
www.andak.org
Email: DakinM@aol.com
R-VA, W, Limited. Five world premieres in last six shows. Contact: Dakin Matthews, Anne McNaughton
THE ANTAEUS COMPANY
AT DEAF WEST THEATRE
5114 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 506-5436
www.antaeus.org
Email: antaeuscompany@sbcglobal.net
M (of new translations of classic plays or adaptations of classic material), D ($25 month), W (Monday night workshops to company members and invited guests only, Antaeus Academy classes and workshops open to the public by audition), Membership, Limited. Contact: Jeanie Hackett, John Apicella
THE ARTIST THEATRE GROUP
(MB Performing Arts Studio)
26560 Agoura Rd., #111
Calabasas, CA 91302
Mail: 18620 Hatteras St., #176
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 705-4364
www.theartisttheatregroup.homestead.com
Email: mattiedaisy@sbcglobal.net
M, H&R, W, Company, Closed. Focusing on original writings and producing. Contact: Anthony Montes
ATTIC THEATRE ENSEMBLE
(Attic Theatre & Film Centre)
5429 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
(323) 525-0600
www.attictheatre.org
Email: attictheatre1@attictheatre.org
R-VA, H&R, W, D ($50 month), Company, Limited. Contact: James Carey
BRAIN BREW ENTERTAINMENT
6324 Ivarene Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90068
(323) 461-0640
www.brainbrewentertainment.com
Email: brainbrews@aol.com
H&R. Custom-written sketch and musical comedy. Interactive, mystery theatre. Live Game Shows. Team Building and corporate events. Actors paid; strong comedy skills required. Singing ability and improv is a plus. Contact: Patti Negri, producer
BOYGIRL PRODUCTIONS
Mail: P.O. Box 38116
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(818) 623-7029
Email: boygirlproductions@hotmail.com
H&R, M (prefer nontraditional contemporary works/classic adaptations), Company (several shows in rep.), Limited. A site-specific theatre company explores the boundaries of artistic expression through the often experimental, explicit, unexpected, and unusual lens of cutting-edge theatre. Contact: Dave Stann, artistic director
BUFFALO NIGHTS THEATRE COMPANY
(Powerhouse Theatre)
3116 Second St.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Mail: 11575 Missouri Ave., Ste. 6
Los Angeles, CA 90025-5478
(323) 969-4744
www.buffalonights.org
Email: info@buffalonights.org
H&R, M (synopsis & writing sample first through agent submission or with professional recommendation to Attn: Miura Smith, Literary Manager), Membership, Limited. Contact: Brian Kite, artistic director
BURGLARS OF HAMM
10868 Weddington St.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(323) 769-6334
www.burglarsofhamm.com
Email: info@burglarsofhamm.com
Membership, Limited. Contact: Carolyn Almos
CABRILLO PLAYHOUSE
Mail: P.O. Box 265
San Clemente, CA 92674
(949) 942-0465
Fax: (949) 498-9104
www.cabrilloplayhouse.org
Email: cabrillo_theatre@hotmail.com
H&R (attn.: Stephen Gomer, artistic director), Open. Six plays with 15 performances each per season, August to May
CALIFORNIA REPERTORY
THEATRE COMPANY (CSULB)
Cal Rep at the Armory
854 Seventh St.
Long Beach, CA 90813
Mail: 1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90840
(562) 985-7891
Box office: (562) 985-5526
M, W, Company, Closed. Contact: Micky Small
CEDARBURG PRODUCTIONS
1221 N. Kings Road, #404
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(323) 969-1774
Email: karrpark@aol.com
M (send query letter first), Open.
Contact: Elizabeth Karr
CELTIC ARTS CENTER
4843 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91607
(818) 760-8322
www.celticartscenter.com
Email: celt@celticartscenter.com
M, D, W, Membership, Open. Contact: Dan Conroy
CIRCLE X THEATRE COMPANY
Mail: 2118 Panorama Terrace
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(213) 804-5491
Fax: (323) 913-1659
www.circlextheatre.org
M (Attn: Jen Keys, literary director), H&R (Attn: Johanna McKay, membership director), W (Attn: Tim Wright, artistic director), Membership, Open. Jennifer A. Skinner, producing director; Camille Brown, development director; Doug Sutherland, associate artistic director; Virginia Schneider, publicist
CIRCUS THEATRICALS
(Circus Theatricals
at the Hayworth)
2511 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(310) 226-6144
www.circustheatricals.com
Email: jstehlin@circustheatricals.com
M, H&R, D, W. Membership, Limited. The Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble is a serious company of working stage, film, and TV actors, directors, and writers, who work with new, classic, and modern plays with classic themes. Members can participate in mainstage productions and can initiate their own lab productions. The new Salon Series offers film screenings, live musical performances, poetry jams, and industry guest speakers. The Circus Theatricals Studio for Theatre and Film has professional workshops and classes in scene study, Shakespeare, TV and film, acting, auditioning, movement, voice and speech, Alexander, screenwriting, and playwriting. Contact: Jack Stehlin, artistic director
CLASSICAL THEATRE LAB
7336 Santa Monica Blvd. #831
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 960-5691
www.ClassicalTheatreLab.org
info@classicaltheatrelab.org
H&R, Membership, D: $55 quarter
COAST TO COAST
THEATRE CO.
Mail: P.O. Box 5881
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
(818) 782-1212
www.montivagus.com
M (send query with synopsis first), H&R, Open. This offshoot of Montivagus (film production company) translates theatrical work onto the big screen
CORNERSTONE
THEATER COMPANY
Mail: 708 Traction Ave.
Los Angeles CA 90013
(213) 613-1700, ext. 15
www.cornerstonetheater.org
Email: rjend@cornerstonetheatre.org
W, Limited. Midsize theatre company that works site-specifically and nationally. Contact: Rachel Jendrzejewski, communications manager
CREATIVE PLAYGROUND
Mail: P.O. Box 1426
Los Angeles, CA 90078-1426
(310) 636-8089 (voice mail)
Contact: Karen Hardcastle, karen@creativeplaygound.org; ElizabethTobias, elizabeth@creativeplaygound.org
CULVER CITY PUBLIC THEATRE
Mail: 3834 Crestview Road
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 712-5482
www.ccpt.org
Email: info@ccpt.org
Membership, Open. Contact: Dean Edward, president
DOWNEY CIVIC LIGHT OPERA
(Downey Civic Theatre)
8435 E. Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241
Mail: P.O. Box 429
Downey, CA 90241
(562) 923-1714
H&R, M, Open. Contact: Marsha Moode
ECHO THEATER COMPANY
Mail: 12400 Ventura Blvd., #165
Studio City, CA 91604
www.echotheatercompany.com
H&R (attn: Andrea Grano, Membership Chair), Membership: Limited. Lauren Bass, producing executive director; Chris Fields, artistic director; Kristina Lear and Will Pelligrini, associate artistic directors
ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE-LA
Mail: 137 N. Larchmont Blvd., #134
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(213) 368-9552
www.ensemblestudiotheatrela.org
H&R, M (access URL first), W (Ongoing Sunday Best for works-in-progress, weekly Playwrights' Unit, First Looks/Full Lengths and Winterfest staged readings of new plays, individualized Fuel Workshops, ongoing Performance Lab), Membership, Limited. This award-winning developmental and producing theatre group is the West Coast branch of Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York. Contact: Laura Jane Salvato
ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY
(Alhecama Theatre)
914 Santa Barbara St.,
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Mail: P.O. Box 2307
Santa Barbara, CA 93120
(805) 965-5400
www.ensembletheatre.com
H&R, Open (auditions). Contact: Jonathan Fox, executive artistic director
FIRST STAGE
(inside the United Methodist Church Complex, 2nd fl.) free parking
6817 Franklin Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Plays/screenplays accepted at:
P.O. Box 38280
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 850-6271
www.firststagela.org
Email: firststagela@aol.com
M, H&R, D ($60/quarter or $200/year), W (writers, actors), Membership, Open. Potential members may audit two times for free. Contact: Dennis Safren, literary manager
FOOTHILL THEATRE COMPANY
(The Nevada Theatre)
Mail: P.O. Box 1812
Nevada City, CA 95959
(530) 265-9320
Box office: (530) 265-8587
www.foothilltheatre.org
Email: info@foothilltheatre.org
M, H&R, W, Company, Open. Contact: Carolyn Howarth, artistic director
FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT
OPERA
Plummer Auditorium
201 E Chapman Ave.
Fullerton, Ca 92832
Mail: 218 W Commonwealth Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832
(714) 879-1732
www.fclo.com
H&R; Open. Contact: Jan Duncan
FURIOUS THEATRE
COMPANY
Carrie Hamilton Theatre
600 Playhouse Alley #300
Pasadena, CA 91101
(818) 679-8854
www.furioustheatre.org
Email: info@furioustheatre.org
M, Membership, Limited
GOLDEN THEATRE ARTS
(Golden Performing Arts
Center)
(818) 887-9178
www.goldenpac.net
Email: goldenpac01@aol.com
Membership. Contact: Shelli Miller
HOLLYWOOD THESPIAN CO.
Mail: 12838 Kling St.
Studio City, CA 91604-1127
(818) 980-6107
M, H&R, Membership, Limited. Contact: Rai Tasco
INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE
(Long Beach Performing Arts Center)
Mail: One World Trade Center, P.O. Box 32069
Long Beach, CA 90832-2069
(562) 495-4595
www.ictlongbeach.org
Email: ict@ictlongbeach.org
H&R, Open. Seating: 349. Contact: Shashin Desai
LOS ANGELES YOUNG ACTORS COMPANY
1605 N. Ivar Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 461-7300
Fax: (323) 461-7707
www.cytivar.org
H&R, W, Membership, Open. Under the umbrella of California Youth Theatre Inc. A new company of young actors ages 16-25 under the artistic direction of Edward Wilson, formerly director of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Moving in February 2008 but can still be reached through the Ivar. Contact: Edward Wilson, executive director; Sherrie Lofton, general manager
L.A. THEATRE WORKS
(Skirball Cultural Center)
Mail: 681 Venice Blvd.
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 827-0808
www.latw.org
Email: latw@latw.org
Membership, Closed. Produces radio plays for National Public Radio
LEAN DOG, MEAN DOG PROD.
Mail: 6436 Maryland Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 939-7679
Email: ernthemick@yahoo.com
M (after query letter sent with SASE sent first), H&R, Company, Limited. Contact: Ernest Kearney
LIMONCARR PRODUCTIONS LLC
332 Woodland Dr.
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 325-6410
www.limoncarr.com
Email: joshua@limoncarr.com
H&R, W, Open. Rotating between the McFarland Hall in Santa Ana, the Lake Havasu Center for the Performing Arts, and Broadway in the Park. Industrials and special events. Contact: Joshua Carr
LODESTONE THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Mail: P.O. Box 1072
Studio City, CA 91614
(323) 993-7245
www.lodestonetheatre.org
Email: shplodestone@aol.com.
H&R (primarily Asian-American), M, W (members only), Company, Limited. Contact: Philip Chung
LOS ANGELES DESIGNERS'
THEATRE
Mail: P.O. Box 1883
Studio City, CA 91614-0883
(323) 650-9600; (323) 654-2700 (TDD hearing impaired)
Fax: (323) 654-3210
Email: ladesigners@juno.com
M (proposals only), H&R, Open (nontraditional). Contact: Richard Niederberg
LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Mail: 1158 26th St., Ste. 399
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 453-5069
www.lawsc.net
Email: lawsc@earthlink.net
H&R, W, Company
LUCID BY PROXY THEATER GROUP
Mail: 5714 Craner Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 913-0838
www.lucidbyproxy.com
Email: lucidbyproxy@lucidbyproxy.com
H&R, M (see website for submission policies), Limited (typically holds auditions for at least one role per production). Lucid specializes in original, unpublished work, especially plays that have not previously been produced professionally. Also helps promote solo performers (see website). Contact: David Nett; scripts to James Xavier and Jeanette Scherrer, play-reading chairs
MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD
(Alex Theatre, Scheer Forum at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Carpenter Center)
Mail: P.O. Box 2612
Toluca Lake, CA 91610-0612
(818) 848-6844
www.musicaltheatreguild.com
H&R, M, D, Membership (71 Equity members), Limited. Nonprofit company, performs staged readings of seldom seen musicals five times per year
MUSICAL THEATRE WEST
Office: 4350 E. Seventh Street
Long Beach, CA 90804
www.musical.org
(562) 856-1999
Fax: (562) 856-1997
H&R, Open. Perform season of shows at Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach. Contact: Steven Glaudini, associate artistic director
M.Y.E. THEATRE COMPANY
213 Sheldon Street, Ste. B
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 322-3142
(310) 344-7265
Email: janemcsam@aol.com
M, H&R, Membership, Limited. Contact: Jane McEneaney
MYSTERIES EN BROCHETTE
Mail: 2629 Main St., #103
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 399-1507
www.mysteriesenbrochette.com
Email: mminot@mysteriesenbrochette.com.
H&R. Interactive, mystery dinners with music. Actors are paid; must have strong singing ability, and improv is a plus. Contact: Muriel Minot, producer; Bob Rumnock, artistic director
NEEDTHEATER
Mail: 454 S. Crescent Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
www.needtheater.org
Email: info@needtheater.org
(323) 472-0200
Fax: (323) 938-9209
H&R, M, W (bimonthly), Membership (Open). Philosophy is to offer Los Angeles theatre as riveting social dialogue. Semiannual mainstages, bimonthly workshops, quarterly board meetings
PACIFIC CONSERVATORY
OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
PCPA THEATREFEST
(In residence at Allan Hancock
College)
Mail: 800 S. College Dr.
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 928-7731
www.pcpa.org
Email: casting@pcpa.org
M (attn: Patricia Troxel), W, Membership (faculty and students), Open. Also performs at the festival outdoor theatre in Solvang. Contact: Valerie Rachelle, casting director, ext. 4119
PADUA PLAYWRIGHTS
(213) 625-1766
www.paduaplaywrights.net
Email: info@paduaplaywrights.net
W, Membership, Closed
PARSONS NOSE FAMILY
THEATER
1325 Monterey Rd.
South Pasadena, CA 91030
(626) 403-7667
www.parsonsnose.com
Email: parsonsnose@pacbell.net
H&R, Company, Limited
PLAYWRIGHTS' ARENA
(Los Angeles Theatre Center)
514 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 627-4473
www.playwrightsarena.org
Email: jrivera923@juno.com
M (attn: Tony Foster, literary manager), H&R, Open. Only Los Angeles playwrights. Contact: Jon Rivera
THE PORTERS OF HELLSGATE THEATRE COMPANY
11323 Herbert St.
Culver City, CA 90066
(310) 497-2884
www.myspace.com/theportersofhellsgate
H&R, Limited. The Porters of Hellsgate is a new classical theatre company under the artistic direction of Charles Pasternak. Contact: Eddie Castuera, executive director; Jack Leahy, executive director
THE PRODUCTION COMPANY
See Chandler Studio Theatre Center in "Under 100 Seats" section
RED DOG SQUADRON
www.reddogsquadron.com
Email: reddog@reddogsquadron.com
M (electronic submissions only), Limited. Contact: Brad Raider and James Roday, co-artistic directors
REPRISE! BROADWAY'S BEST
1575 Westwood Blvd., Ste. 204
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Mail: 1640 Fifth St., Ste. 206
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 319-1111
Fax: (310) 319-1107
www.reprise.org
Email: info@reprise.org
Open. Performs at UCLA Freud Playhouse. Contact: Jim Gardia, producer
RICARDO MONTALBAN
REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY
1615 N. Vine St.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 850-2655
www.rmrtc.org
R-VA, H&R, M. Membership, Closed
RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY
(Rubicon Theatre)
Mail: 1006 E. Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 667-2900
H&R (attn: Lisa Jackson, casting), M (call first), W, Company. Contact: Karyl Lynn Burns and Jim O'Neil, co-artistic directors
RUDE GUERRILLA THEATER COMPANY
See Empire Theater in "Under 100 Seats" section
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL/LA
Mail: 1238 W. First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 481-2273
www.shakespearefestivalla.org
Email: info@shakespearefestivalla.org
H&R (March or April mostly), W (youth), Membership, Open. Contact: Regina Cabrera
SIGHT UNSEEN THEATRE GROUP
Mail: 844 17th St., Ste. 105
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 315-1477
www.sightunseentheatre.com
H&R, M (attn: Andy Mitton, artistic director), Open
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
JEWISH REPERTORY THEATRE
5850 W. Third St., Ste. 234
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 293-7257
www.scjewishrep.com
Email: AHFBroadway@yahoo.com
H&R, M, Membership, Open. Adults and children. Contact: Alan Friedenthal
THE SYZYGY THEATRE GROUP
Mail: 1125 E. Broadway #67
Glendale, CA 91205-1315
(323) 254-9328
www.syzygytheatre.org
M (see website for guidelines), W, Membership, Limited. While eligible to work under the 99-Seat Plan, pays actors through LOA contracts with Actors' Equity Association. Martin Bedoian, artistic director; Katherine Bedoian, managing director
TABOO THEATRE/OMNIQUEST
1416 N. La Brea Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 802-1630
Email: info@omniquestmedia.com
Membership. Contact: Michael Kaliski
THEATRE 40
(Reuben Cordova Theatre at Beverly Hills High School)
241 Moreno Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Mail: P.O. Box 5401
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 364-3606
www.theatre40.org
H&R, D, Limited. Seating: 99
THEATRE BANSHEE
3435 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91595
(818) 846-5323
www.theatrebanshee.org
Email: Sean@TheatreBanshee.org
R-VA, H&R, M, Membership, Limited. Contact: Sean Branney
THEATRE NEO
Mail: P.O. Box 48553
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 769-5858
www.theatreneo.com
M, D ($15 month), W (open to all), Limited. Contact: David St. James, communicator
TOWNE STREET THEATRE
Mail: 4101 Budlong Ave., #4
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 624-4796
www.townestreet.org
Email: info@townestreet.org
M, H&R, D, W (adult and children's), Membership, Limited. Send H&R and M to Veronica Thompson, 5215 Rosemead Blvd., #C, San Gabriel, CA 91776. Contact: Nancy Cheryll Davis-Bellamy, artistic/producing director
VENICE THEATRE WORKS
(Electric Lodge)
Mail: 1422 Electric Ave.
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 281-6299
Email: justiny@anet.netM (original, nonproduced premieres, any length plays), H&R (attn: Jackie Apodaca), Company, Open. Contact: Justin Yoffe
VITALITY PRODUCTIONS
Mail: 746 S. Los Angeles St., Ste. 506
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(646) 206-652a7
Email: vitalityproductions@gmail.com
H&R, M, Limited. Described by members as a hip, young community of trained actors striving to be the little company that could and having fun while making a difference. Contact: Liz Vital and Nick Mills
VOX HUMANA THEATRE COMPANY
P.O. Box 93338
Los Angeles, CA 90093
(323) 769-5794
www.voxhumanaproductions.org
VS. THEATRE COMPANY
Mail: P.O. Box 2293
Los Angeles, CA 91610
(323) 816-2471
www.vstheatre.org
H&R, W (Annual Master Class), Open. Focuses on producing West Coast/Los Angeles premieres from the best contemporary playwrights around. Contact: Johnny Clark or Kimberly-Rose Wolter, co-artistic directors; Ron Klier, literary director
WEST COAST ENSEMBLE
c/o Jaffee and Associates, LLC (business mgmnt.)
3151 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Suite 107
Los Angeles, CA 90068
(323) 876-9337
www.wcensemble.org
H&R, M, D ($45 month),
Membership, Limited
WHITTIER COMMUNITY
THEATRE
7630 S. Washington Ave.
Whittier, CA 90602
Mail: P.O. Box 601
Whittier, CA 90608
(562) 693-1105
www.whittiercommunitytheatre.org
Open. Seating: 403. Contact: Richard Devicariis
WILL AND COMPANY
1615 N. Vine St.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 461-0093
WOMEN IN THEATRE
Mail: 11684 Ventura Blvd., #444
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 763-5222
www.womenintheatre.com
Email: witprez05@aol.com
M, H&R, D ($50 annually), men also welcome, W, Membership. Quarterly meetings. Monthly board meetings, luncheons, play readings, plus special events. Contact: Talmadge Ragan, president; scripts to Sarah Simmons or Justine Visione, play-reading chairs
WRITE ACT REPERTORY
COMPANY
6125 Carlos Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 469-3113
Write Act Rep Theatre
6128 Yucca Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
www.writeactrep.org
Email: writeactpub@aol.com
R, H&R, M, W, D, Membership, Limited (actors, writers, directors, designers, and technicians). Contact: John Lant, producing artistic director
ZOO DISTRICT
Mail: P.O. Box 29106
Hollywood, CA 90029
(818) 613-4265
Email: zoodistrict@sbcglobal.net
Membership
STUDIOS FOR RENT
ACTORS WORKOUT STUDIO
4735 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91602
(818) 766-2171
www.actorsworkout.com
Email: info@actorsworkout.com
R-VA (productions, classes, rehearsal, auditions), W. Seating: 40, 30
MADILYN CLARK STUDIOS
10852 Burbank Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 506-7762
R. Five studios: Studio A: 30 x 60 ft., Studio B: 20 x 40 ft., Studio C: 16 x 24 ft., Studio D: 15 x 20 ft., and Studio E: 20 x 40 ft. Each studio equipped with piano, sound system, mirrors with curtain, wood floor, refrigerator, tables, and chairs. Garden for lunch and breaks. Contact: Madilyn Clark
DUARTE DANCE CENTER
2160 Huntington Dr., Unit C
Duarte, CA 91010
(626) 256-6994
Fax: (626) 256-0413
R, H&R, W, Membership (all ages), Open. Studio A: 600 sq. ft. Studio B: 1,000 sq. ft. There are also 50 folding chairs. Contact: Rosemary Wright
So you've got the space, and the play's in great shape. Want anyone other than your mom and your agent to know about it? And how about programs, tickets, fliers, posters? You should have thought of all that. We've done some of that thinking for you with the following listing of services. Of course, if your main goal is to reach industry folks (and how dare we suggest such a thing), Breakdown Services offers good agent and CD flier deals; call (310) 276-9166 for more info.
TICKETS
LAStageTIX
www.lastagetix.com
LA Stage Alliance provides comprehensive online show listings, with more than 600 performing arts events (plays, musicals, concerts, and more) included annually, covering six counties. Half-price tickets to many shows available for online purchase. Tickets and listings are available to the general public without membership, but organizational membership is required to list productions and sell tickets.
Plays 411
(323) 965-9996
www.plays411.com
Email: info@plays411.com
Production service company and ticket agency for plays, 24/7 telephone and online reservations. Graphics and printing, marketing, publicity, insurance, websites, casting, accounting. Competitive prices.
Seat Advisor Inc.
1810 State St.
San Diego, CA 92101
(877) 732-8627
www.seatadvisor.com
Seat Advisor offers powerful box office software with integrated Internet sales. It is designed to be intuitive and easy to learn for live event venues of all shapes and sizes.
PROGRAM MAGAZINES
The following publish magazines in which special-event covers and programs accompany feature coverage and advertising.
LA Stage Magazine
www.LAStageAlliance.com
Email: LMelville@LAStageAlliance.com (editor/publisher) or TMcFarland@LAStageAlliance.com (executive director)
LA Stage Alliance's bimonthly magazine, dedicated to coverage of the performing arts in Greater Los Angeles. Intended for patrons and industry professionals. Available on newsstands, by subscription, and at LASA member theatres.
Playbill Inc.
525 Seventh Ave., #1801
New York, NY 10018
(212) 557-5757
www.playbill.com
PUBLICITY
While anyone can put on a play, getting audiences and critics to come see your show is not always a simple task. A publicist handles everything from sending out press releases about your production to inviting critics to strategizing your advertising and marketing plan.
Aldrich & Associates Inc.
Larry Aldrich or Sandy Smith
65 Pine Ave., Ste. 320
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 436-5156
Fax: (562) 435-8204
www.AldrichPR.com
Email: larry@aldrichpr.com
Aldrich & Associates is a full-service public-relations and marketing-communications agency. Founded in 1984 and serving some of the nation's largest corporations, it also provides PR and marketing services for Boston Court Performing Arts Complex, Zebulon Projects, Theatre@Boston Court, and many independent theatrical productions.
Baker Winokur Ryder
9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th fl.
West Tower
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 550-7776
Fax: (310) 550-1701
A public relations firm with 20 years experience, Baker Winokur Ryder typically handles mid- to higher-end theatres, as well as A-list clients, film, and television accounts.
Creative PR
(888) 233-5650
Fax: (323) 651-0320
www.creativepr.org
Email: Kathy@creativepr.org
This is a boutique firm, in business for more than 20 years, that specializes in theatrical and cultural events and is known for reasonable rates and individual attention to each client. Kathy Gronau heads a team of five, with extensive backgrounds in public relations and marketing. Clients have included theatrical productions ranging from 99-Seat Plan to national tours, dance and music performance groups, and art galleries.
Davidson & Choy Publicity
4311 Wilshire Blvd., #202
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(323) 954-7510
Fax: (323) 954-7520
Davidson & Choy Publicity (press representatives) is one of this region's leading firms specializing in publicity for the performing arts and has a history of representing Broadway musicals from the original Evita at the Shubert Theatre to the current Wicked at the Pantages Theatre. The firm represents Cirque du Soleil, Spamalot in Las Vegas, Dance at the Music Center, Opera Pacific, the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Richmark Entertainment at the Wadsworth and Brentwood Theatres, Disney Parks, and Walking With Dinosaurs: The Live Experience, currently on a national arena tour. Recently the firm represented Los Angeles engagements of The Lion King, Hairspray, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, and The Vagina Monologues. The company has also represented American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance, New York City Ballet, Theater, Kirov Ballet, and Kodak Theatre attractions.
Demand PR
David Elzer Marketing and
Public Relations
(818) 508-6621
Email: ElzerD@aol.com
Demand PR specializes in the marketing and publicity of Los Angeles theatre. Current clients include: Antaeus Theatre Company, Apartment A, Celebration Theatre, Colony Theatre Company, Furious Theatre Company, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, NoHo Arts Center, Open Fist Theatre Company, Rubicon Theatre Company, Theatre Tribe, Third Stage Company, and West Coast Ensemble.
Ecco! Public Relations, etc.
(323) 876-0227
Email: dianahale@earthlink.net
Diana and Bernadette Hale have done publicity for Theatre 40 for 27 years and started Ecco! Public Relations, etc. six years ago. They have handled publicity for Eclectic Company Theatre, the Interact Theatre Company, and dozens of other production companies. They take productions of any size.
Forrest & Associates
(818) 760-0964 Toluca Lake
(818) 508-0281 North Hollywood
Cell: (818) 693-0964
Fax: (818) 508-9698
Email: rnfrst@aol.com
Pegge Forrest has 25 years of public relations and publicity experience. Her two offices -- located in Toluca Lake and in North Hollywood -- are a full-service public relations and marketing firm. Forrest & Associates has multilayered experience in nonprofit and 99-Seat theatre, with a specialty in hands-on image building. Current clients include Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities, Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, Hermosa Beach Playhouse, El Portal Theatre, Valley Musical Theatre, and Weddington Street Productions. Forrest Associates also includes Jay Irwin and Debbi Swanson Patrick.
Entertainment Enterprises
(310) 855-0498
Contact: Marcia Groff
Email: ent-entprs@sbcglobal.net
Entertainment Enterprises is a full-service media relations company. Current clients include Trampas Film Productions and its principals Tane McClure and Tyke Caravelli, CRC Entertainment and its play Viagra Falls and feature film Boiler Maker, The 2008 Backlot Film Festival, the distribution company WAMclips.com, and musical acts Henry Turner Jr. and Flavor. The firm has also represented the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood and provided publicity for numerous stage productions in the greater Los Angeles area.
Long Pine Communications
Gail Matsunaga
(310) 597-4049
Email: LongPine@BigFoot.com
Gail Matsunaga has 15 years experience publicizing small theatre in L.A. She provides her clients with hands-on, personal service, and for this reason she doesn't take many clients at a time. She has publicized productions at the Odyssey, Company of Angels, Hudson, as well as for 12 Angry Men, Bad Seed, Ernest in Love, and the Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble. Projects include NoHo Theatre and Arts Festival and Virtual Theatre Project.
Wayne McWorter
(323) 468-1743
This prominent publicist has more than 20 years of experience and handles publicity for Broadway and L.A. engagements at the Pantages Theatre and other venues. He infrequently takes on outside projects.
Patty Onagan Publicity
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd., #405
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 464-3706
Fax: (818) 464-3766
Email: ponagan@aol.com
Patty Onagan has more than 10 years of theatrical publicity, marketing, special events, and producing experience. Current and past clients: Pasadena Playhouse, Theatre League at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, City Kids: The Musical, Pussycat Dolls Live at the Roxy, bare, the Pop Opera, Maybe Baby It's You (starring Tori Spelling), Star Wars Trilogy in 30 Minutes, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the Cañon Theatre, and the Geffen Playhouse. She also works for nonprofit theatre companies such as the Elephant Theatre Company, Camelot Artist Productions, and TheSpyAnts. Special rates are available for nonprofit theatre organizations.
Lucy Pollak Public Relations
(818) 887-1499
Fax: (818) 887-1474
Email: lucy@lucypr.com
With a background in producing, Lucy Pollak is able to provide personal service with an understanding of a theatre producer's needs. She has worked in L.A. theatre since 1980. Some of her clients include the Actors' Gang, L.A. Theatre Works, International City Theatre, Padua Playwrights, the L.A. County Arts Commission, the Powerhouse Theatre Company, the Fountain Theatre, and Theatricum Botanicum.
RMH Media
1037 S. Orange Grove Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 934-9248
Rita Hollingsworth has been doing publicity for more than seven years and currently works with her business partner, Jeff. While they mostly handle independent-film clients, they also publicize theatrical productions such as Laughing Matters at the Geffen Playhouse, Repeat W/Madeline at FIX, Texas at the Secret Rose, The Whiskey Sisters at the Showcase Theatre.
Terri Roberts, HatRack PR
(818) 909-9259
Email: tsource@sbcglobal.net
www.hatrackproductions.com
HatRack PR is the publicity element of HatRack Productions & Production Services, created and run by Roberts and her production partner, Russell Boast. HatRack specializes in services for live theatre at reasonable rates. Roberts has been writing professionally for more than a decade and combines her media skills and contacts with her background in performance and production to offer small-theatre publicity with a knowledgeable, personal touch. Publicity clients have included local companies and a wide range of independent productions.
R.S. Bailey, Tz Entertainment
(323) 466-3134
Fax: (323) 466-3503
Email: TzEntPR@aol.com
R.S. Bailey is the former marketing and communications director of the Los Angeles Theatre Center and the press relations director of the Los Angeles Actors' Theatre. He has been involved in publicity for theatre in Los Angeles since 1980. He has an extensive background in 99-Seat theatre, representing productions of original plays. He has regularly represented Theatre/Theater, San Quentin Drama Workshop, Theatre Tribe, and numerous independent productions. Extended services also include photography, graphics, full production support, and lighting equipment for rent. He is a subscription marketing specialist and worked closely with subscription guru Danny Newman.
Virginia Schneider
(818) 522-9099
Email: vss12@sbcglobal.net
Schneider began her publicist career doing press for Actors Theatre of Louisville. She graduated from Columbia College with a degree in arts marketing and communications and received a grant to publish a book on marketing and PR for nonprofit theatre. She was a press representative for the International Theatre Festival of Chicago, where she worked with such luminaries as Kenneth Branagh, Alan Ayckbourn, and the Gate Theatre of Dublin. Besides doing publicity for more than 16 years, she is an experienced journalist and producer. Over the last six years she's worked exclusively for select 99-Seat theatre companies such as Circle X and Theatre Neo.
Selfman & Others PR
P.O. Box 641831
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(323) 653-4555
Fax: (310) 788-8407
Email: floself@aol.com
Selfman & Others PR (Flo Selfman) handles PR and marketing for theatre productions, events, festivals, books, and authors. Shows range from big musicals to solo shows, comedy, drama, world and regional premieres. Theatres include: the Coast Playhouse, the Court Theatre, the Stella Adler, Hudson Mainstage, and Odyssey Theatre. Projects: West Coast Brecht Centennial Festival, LAMEC Festival
Philip Sokoloff
P.O. Box 94387
Pasadena, CA 91109
(626) 683-9205
Fax: (626) 683-9172
Email: showbizphil@yahoo.com
Philip Sokoloff offers his own writing skills and reasonable rates along with his 11 years of experience in publicity. He handles public relations for, among others, Theatre West, the MET Theatre, the Sierra Madre Playhouse, Robey Theatre Company, Eclectic Company Theatre, Fremont Centre Theatre, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Latino Theatre Company, the New Latc, and Ray Bradbury's Pandemonium Theatre Company.
Michael Sterling & Associates
An Entertainment Public
Relations Company
13921 Valley Vista Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 385-0007, ext. 3
Fax: (818) 385-0003
Email: MSterling@MSAPR.net
A full-service, high-end public relations firm, Michael Sterling & Associates offers local, regional, and national exposure and complete service to its clients. While it deals mainly with higher-end clients, it is flexible. Among current clients are the 21st U.S. Touring Season of Smucker's Stars on Ice, Olympic champion and figure skating icon Scott Hamilton, and Valley Music Theatre. Since June 2006 Sterling has produced Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's in Studio City, an elegant supper club dedicated to presenting the best of Broadway performers and nightclub artists.
Racquel Lehrman,
Theatre Planners
(818) 342-4319
www.theatreplanners.com
Email: nyracquel@earthlink.net
Lehrman graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts 10 years ago and has been producing and publicizing theatre ever since. Her organization is a production-publicity firm that specializes in 99-Seat and under productions. The company has worked with the LA Weekly-
nominated Meta Theatre Company, Meadow's Basement, and numerous other acclaimed individual productions.
Up and Running
137 N. Larchmont Blvd. #149
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 733-7073
Email: jerrycharlson@yahoo.com
In the "biz" side of showbiz for more than 15 years, the arts consultants at Up and Running have extensive experience, especially in theatre publicity. Clients have included individual producers and solo performers, as well as established theatres from 99-Seat to Los Angeles Theatre Center. Prices are reasonable and the first consultation, with an evaluation of client needs, is free.
PRINTERS
Americas Printer
6910 Aragon Circle
Buena Park, CA 90620
(714) 521-1100
www.americasprinter.com
California Offset Printers
620 W. Elk Ave.
Glendale, CA 91204
(818) 291-1100
Fax: (818) 291-1190
Certified Printer
1525 Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 465-5411
Fax: (323) 467-9100
Charlie Chan Printers
7402 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 850-5407
www.charliechan.com
Henry Printing & Copying
6110 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 464-7228
Fax: (323) 464-5805
Email: Henryprinting@sbcglobal.net
Minuteman Press
600 W. Ninth St., Suite 135
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 627-2604
Fax: (213) 627-4022
www.la.minutemanpress.com
Miracle Offset
16654 Soledad Canyon #221
Santa Clarita, CA 91387
(661) 257-3555
www.miracleo.com
Plaza Printers
Hyatt Regency
Century Plaza Hotel
2055 Avenue of the Stars, Plaza Level
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Aman Esfandiary
(310) 553-0402
Rabbit Lithographics
1333 W. Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 250-9062
www.rabbitlitho.com
West L.A. Print & Copy
11577 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 473-5620
www.westlaprint.com
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Graphics & Beyond
Museum Tower
225 S. Olive St., Ste. 101
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-8283
www.graphicsandbeyond.com
STAGE COMBAT
You don't hire only actors when you do a play. What if the script calls for a fight scene?
The Academy of Theatrical Combat
(323) 939-7345
www.theatricalcombat.com
David Lea's Stunt Fights
Stunt Action Choreography
(818) 603-9696
DaveLea7@earthlink.net
www.davelea.com
Los Angeles Fight Academy
(818) 692-5571
www.4lafa.org
Swordplay Fencing Studios
(818) 566-1777
www.swordplayla.com
INSURANCE
Producing theatre isn't just an art, it's a business, and as with any business, there are legal and financial dimensions you'll have to address sooner than later. The following listing should help you on your way.
C&S International Insurance Brokers Inc.
Debra Kozee
19 Fulton St., Suite 308A
New York, NY 10038
(800) 257-0883; (212) 406-4499
www.csins.com
www.documentary-insurance.com
Email: staff@csins.com
C&S Insurance Brokers Inc. is an independent insurance brokerage that specializes in arts, entertainment, and media. It offers National Insurance Programs for theatres and performing arts companies.
Entertainment Industry Health & Welfare Group, LLC
23291 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 783-6030
Fax: (818) 907-2745
wberi@earthlink.net
Celebrating 38 years of full-service insurance needs for actors, production companies, talent agencies, casting directors, producers, writers, directors, hyphenates, and studios.
Schweickert & Company
15 Peters Canyon Rd.
Irvine, CA 92606
(800) 748-6293; (714) 436-6400
www.schweickert.com
Schweickert & Company insures more than 100 performing arts organizations throughout the U.S., including theatres, opera and dance companies, and orchestras. The company has a great deal of experience with nonprofit groups in particular, although it's capable of handling the insurance needs of any performing arts group. The company is also actively involved with theatre and understands the needs of theatre companies, and can handle groups of any size. Coverage includes property, casualty, liability, and workers' compensation. Call for rates.
LEGAL AID
California Lawyers for the Arts Inc.
1641 18th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 998-5590
Fax: (310) 998-5594
www.calawyersforthearts.org
Email: UserCLA@aol.com
California Lawyers for the Arts Inc. is a nonprofit tax-exempt service organization that provides lawyer referrals, dispute resolution services, educational programs, publications, and a resource library to artists of all disciplines and arts organizations. Members receive a 30 percent discount on all referrals; a 20 percent to 66 percent discount on educational programs; a 10 percent discount on all publications available through CLA, and free use of the art law library. Membership fees run from $20 to $1,000, depending on situation, with most fees running $20-$100. Membership is not necessary to use its services, but members receive discounts.
A. Chandler Warren, Jr.
7715 W. Sunset Blvd., #100
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 876-6400
Email: achandlerwarren@aol.com
ACCOUNTANTS & BUSINESS MANAGERS
Michele Varon, CPA
4064 Weslin Ave.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 386-1900
VALET
If you are renting from a theatre without a parking lot or its own valet service, you may opt to hire a valet service on your own. Most companies provide valets at a rate between $13-$18 per hour per attendant -- that's for free valet parking for your guests. If you decide to let your patrons pay for valet service, then those fees are deducted from your prearranged price. Negotiate that in advance, as some companies do not charge parking guests.
The number of attendants will depend on the number of patrons you expect: typically one attendant for each 15 cars. In either case, make sure the company is insured. Also, when you call, have as much information as possible regarding not only your needs but an idea of the area around the theatre: If you can make the attendants' job easier by finding a nearby lot for them to park in, they will often give you a discount on the hourly rate. Some companies need as many as three weeks or more advance notice; many need only a few days. It is always a good idea to check with the theatre owner to see if he or she can recommend a valet service company.
Arrow Parking
(323) 461-8548
Parking Company of America
(562) 862-2118
KEI Parking Management
(800) 559-7275; (323) 850-3325
Precision Valet
(818) 241-5011
Premiere Valet Services
(323) 876-5816
Valet Parking Services
(310) 836-3388
Z Valet & Shuttle Service
(323) 954-3700
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Obviously we can't list every stage manager, set builder, lighting technician, etc. in Los Angeles. But we offer -- as part of our weekly publication -- a service to any theatre to list any stage tech job openings it has for a $20 fee per notice. So remember, if you are going to put on a show and you have a need for a cast member or a technical person, be sure to get your information to us by 1:30 p.m. Friday for the following Thursday's issue of Back Stage West. Fill out a casting/crew notice form, which may be mailed, faxed, or brought in person to the offices of Back Stage West, Attn: Casting, 5055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036. Fax: (323) 965-1340. Email: bswcasting@backstage.com. For more information, contact Casting Editor Cassie Carpenter at (323) 525-2035.
When you've got witches who need to boil and toil and trouble, you'll need a cauldron, some dry ice, and probably some good wax noses and warts. Eerie lighting and a blasted heath will help -- and the sound of howling banshees wouldn't hurt.
You get the idea. Here's a list of places to go in the L.A. area to rent the right set piece, light instrument, sound setup, natty period threads, etc.
The list was compiled with a preference for businesses that regularly cater to local theatres and sometimes even offer theatres a money-saving break. And that's a special effect everyone would like to brew up.
LIGHTS
Angstrom Stage Lighting
837 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 462-4246
www.angstromlighting.com
This company has full lighting equipment for rent or sale, including expendables, projection systems, and special effects. It also delivers.
Astro Audio Video Lighting
6615 San Fernando Rd.
Glendale, CA 91201
(818) 549-9915
www.astroavl.com
Email: craigm@astroavl.com
This company specializes in club, DJ, dance, and theatrical lighting and sound rentals.
Entertainment Lighting Services
11440 Sheldon St.
Sun Valley, CA 91352
(818) 769-9800
Fax: (818) 769-2100
www.elslights.com
ELS rents and sells stage and film/TV lighting: rigging, staging, truss, power distribution, automated lighting, special effects, and expendables. It also offers full production support.
Hollywood Rentals Production Services/Olesen Lighting and ESS
19731 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91324
(800) 233-7830
www.hollywoodrentals.com
Olesen has for sale or rent any lighting equipment you need. It also carries set supplies: paint, fabric, etc. (The paint is not for rent.)
NorCostco/California Costume,
Stage Lighting, and Makeup
3606 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 567-0753
www.norcostco.com
PROPS AND SETS
Note that a great resource for props and set-dressing needs is the printed guide Debbie's Book, which you can sample at
www.debbiesbook.com.
Alley Cats
7101 Case Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91605
(818) 982-9178
As the name promises, this place specializes in "alley dressing" -- i.e., newspaper kiosks, dumpsters, trash cans. It also has theatre seats in rows of four or two -- some red and some purple.
Art Models & Props
7668 San Fernando Rd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352
(951) 206-9156
Art Models & Props specializes in custom building and special effects lighting (black lighting, lasers, fiber optics), as well as robotics and puppeteering, and is also a production company.
EC Prop Rentals
11846 Sherman Way
North Hollywood, CA 91605
(818) 764-2008
The specialty here is industrial props -- the sort of things you'd need for a locker room, a factory, a police squad room, a loading dock.
Hand Prop Room
5700 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 931-1534
As the name suggests, you don't go here for furniture but for things to put on the furniture: luggage, cameras, sporting goods, pictures and lamps, silver, china, guns, and lots of desk-dressing office materials. HPR also has larger items like bicycles, rowboats, and telephone booths, and it manufactures custom props.
Independent Studio Services
9545 Wentworth St.
Sunland, CA 91040
(818) 951-5600
ISS specializes in set decorations from period to contemporary furniture, fixtures, appliances, equipment, art, and hand props. It has almost 100,000 square feet of inventory, including one of the largest assortments of large and small bronzes, complete silver and crystal collections, and fitness equipment.
Omega Cinema Props
5857 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 466-8201
This house specializes in interior furnishings and set decorations, from rugs to linens, and in outfitting restaurant and office sets.
Period Props
P.O. Box 6461
Burbank, CA 91510
(818) 848-7767
Pinacoteca Picture Props
5735 W. Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
(323) 965-2722
The specialty here is framed art pieces, from painting to mixed media, as well as custom frame work.
Santa Fe Wrecking Co.
1600 S. Santa Fe
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 623-3119
www.santafewrecking.com
Santa Fe Wrecking sells a great deal of architectural salvage and used building supplies perfect for set pieces. It has a lot of doors, toilets, windows, bathtubs, and other items. But don't go there expecting to find furniture; it's a salvage yard.
20th Century Props
11651 Hart St.
North Hollywood, CA 91605
(818) 759-1190
www.20thcenturyprops.com
With more than 100,000 square feet of stock and access to set manufacturers, 20th Century has a terrific inventory that includes vintage lamps, lighting instruments, furniture, appliances, hand props, outer-space items, an airplane, a submarine, etc.
Woody's Electrical Prop Rentals
7255 Clybourn Ave.
Sun Valley, CA 91352
(818) 503-1940
As the name suggests, Woody's has props with lights and switches and other electrical props.
COSTUMES
Costume Alley
2122 E. Thompson Blvd.
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 643-1180
www.costumealley.com
Gilbert of Hollywood Costumes
11345 Chandler Blvd. North
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 506-6668
Glendale Costumes
746 W. Doran St.
Glendale, CA 91203
(818) 244-1161
International Costumes
1423 Marcelina Ave.
Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 320-6392
Make Believe
3240 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 396-6785
Shelly's Dance and
Costume Wear
2089 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 475-1400
The Theatre Company
1400 N. Benson Ave.
Upland, CA 91786
(909) 982-5736
Email: info@theatreco.com
Valentino's Costumes
13812 Saticoy St.
Van Nuys, CA 91402
(818) 508-9933
www.valentinoscostumes.com
Email: valentinoscostumes@sbcglobal.net
Western Costume Co.
11041 Vanowen St.
North Hollywood, CA 91605
(818) 760-0900
SPECIAL EFFECTS COSTUMES & MAKEUP
Total Fabrication
13136 Saticoy St., Unit P
North Hollywood, CA 91605
(818) 765-0091
www.totalfab.com
Creators of creatures, specialty costumes, armor, walkarounds, mascots, puppets, makeup effects, and props.
MAKEUP & HAIR
For most makeup needs, the following shops should suffice. You may also want to check with the Milton Agency, an agency repping hairstylists, makeup artists, and costume designers for theatre, film, and TV. 6715 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 206, Hollywood, CA 90028, (323) 466-4441. Makeup specialists also include:
The Joe Blasco
Make-Up Center
1670 Hillhurst Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90027
(323) 467-4949
www.joeblasco.com
The Ben Nye Company
3655 Lenawee Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
(310) 839-1984
www.bennyemakeup.com
Cinema Secrets
4400 Riverside Dr.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 846-0579
www.cinemasecrets.com
Frends Beauty Supply
5270 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91607
(818) 769-3834
Beauty supplies,
theatrical special effects, wig rental,
wig styling
His & Her Hair Goods Co.
5525 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 931-1021
www.hisandher.com
Custom-made wigs, wig- and
facial-hair making supplies
SOUND RENTAL
There are more than 100 companies in Los Angeles that rent and sell sound systems, from wireless microphones to amplifiers and speakers. Most have the ability to support theatre productions, but not all have experience with theatre spaces. Make sure to ask. Sound companies are listed under the heading "Sound Systems & Equipment" in the L.A. County Business-to-Business Yellow Pages. (They are not, however, listed in the regular Los Angeles County Yellow Pages -- don't ask us why.)
Astro Audio Video Lighting Inc.
6615 San Fernando Rd.
Glendale, CA 91201
(818) 549-9915
www.astroavl.com
Email: craigm@astroavl.com
This company specializes in club, dance, and theatre lighting and sound rentals, as well as dance floors and big-screen and video projectors.
Hollywood Sound
1541 N. Wilcox Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 466-2416
Equipment rental.
Jon Sound, Jon Gottlieb
(818) 760-7263
Jon Sound is owned and operated by the Ovation- and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award-winning sound designer Jon Gottlieb, who provides sound design, system consultations, and audio equipment rental.
SCRIPT/PLAYWRIGHT RESOURCES
What's all this about producing? Say you're a playwright looking for as many mail slots as possible in which to deposit your polished gem of a script, and/or as many groups of like-minded scribes with which to gather and complain -- er, share information about your craft -- as well as find out about lucrative opportunities to practice that craft. Go ahead, say it: "I'm a playwright...."
In short, this list is for you.
Academy for New Musical Theatre
5628 Vineland Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 506.8500
www.anmt.org
Email: academy@anmt.org
The Academy for New Musical Theatre supports workshops, readings, studio productions and collaboration opportunities for writers, composers, actors, directors, producers, and audience members who share a love for musical theatre. The company's mission is to foster the highest quality of musical theatre writing, and to advance the future of musical theatre production. The workshop offers a forum for writers to study the specific crafts of music theatre, book-writing, composing, and lyric writing, culminating in staged readings and showcases. The application deadline for the workshop, which meets monthly September-June, is in late summer; placement is by interview. Contact: John Sparks, artistic director
Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights
(323) 957-4752
www.laplaywrights.org
Email: info@laplaywrights.org
ALAP is a support and service organization for Southern California playwrights. Events include a biennial Playwrights Expo, an annual Playreading Festival, symposiums, and social gatherings. Publications include a bimonthly newsletter, an annual membership directory, and an online Script Catalogue. ALAP is all-volunteer. Dues: $40/20 student (tax-deductible)
Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center
681 Venice Blvd.
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 822-3006
www.beyondbaroque.org
Beyond Baroque promotes reading, writing, and publication of contemporary literature through regular readings, free and tuition-based workshops in literature and performance, a magazine, and an archive of small-press publications. Free workshops in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
Coronet Writers Lab
1625 N. Las Palmas Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(310) 281-7918
www.coronetwriterslab.com
tjay3@aol.com
The Coronet Writers Lab is a group of committed actors and writers working together to help the writers make their scripts -- full-length stage plays and screenplays -- the best they can be. Each week several writers receive readings, then positive and constructive feedback on their works-in-progress. It is a dynamic forum in which both actors and writers derive creative fulfillment from lab sessions that meet every Tuesday at 7 pm. For further information and to audit a class, please contact the moderator, T. Jay O'Brien, at (310) 281-7918.
First Stage
6817 Franklin Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 850-6271
www.firststagela.org
Email: FirstStageLA@aol.com
First Stage works for the development of new work for the screen and stage. It offers staged readings, writer and actor workshops, and general support for the playwright. It is a membership organization, $200 per year, but you don't have to be a member to have your work read. Contact: Dennis Safren
Samuel French Theatre & Film Bookshops
7623 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 876-0570
Open Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., closed Sun.
11963 Ventura Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 762-0535
Open Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun. noon–5 p.m.
www.samuelfrench.com
Samuel French has the largest collection of books and publications on theatre, film, and television this side of the Chattahoochee.
New Playwrights Foundation
608 San Vicente Blvd. #18
Santa Monica, CA 90402
(310) 393-3682
www.newplaywrights.org
Email: dialogue@newplaywrights.org
Since 1969 New Playwrights Foundation has worked to develop and disseminate new works for theatre and other media written by local nascent and lesser-known writers. Writers, actors, directors, producers, and composers are welcome to visit workshops free of charge. Meetings are held in Santa Monica on alternate Thursday evenings for readings, critiques, and exchange of information. Contact: Jeff Bergquist, artistic director
Playwrights Ink
3425 W. First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(213) 385-4562
www.hometown.aol.com/playinkla
Email: tom.jacobson@sbcglobal.net
Playwrights Ink works to develop stage-worthy plays with individual and culturally diverse viewpoints. It fosters relationships with acting ensembles, individual artists, and theatres. Contact: Tom Jacobson
Writers at Work
4022 Fountain Ave., Ste. 202
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 661-5954
www.writersatwork.com
Writers at Work offers workshops and other services emphasizing freedom of the imagination, rigorous standards of craft, commitment to one's work, and a supportive environment honoring diversity of voices, styles, and concerns. While committed to serving all writers, it has a particular interest in those whose stories have not been widely recorded: women, lesbians, gay men, and people of color. Contact: Gwin Wheatley
Writer's Guild of America, West
7000 W. Third St.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 951-4000
www.wga.org
The Writers Guild was established in 1933 and is the union for writers in the fields of motion pictures, broadcast, cable, and new technology industries. It represents members in collective bargaining and other labor matters.
The Writers Store
2040 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 441-5151
(866) 229-7483
www.writersstore.com
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
Finally, no Production Guide would be complete without a list of the organizations and institutions whose job it is to spread information, support, advocate, and counsel with and among the members of a theatre community that seems to grow every year. If we may be so bold, Back Stage West considers itself a member of this elite group of community resources. We'll keep you posted throughout the year.
Until next year's Production Guide: Go forward, theatre makers, in the name of great art and decent parking.
And don't forget to invite us!
Actors' Equity Association
5757 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 634-1750
www.actorsequity.org
Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, represents more than 46,000 actors and stage managers in the United Stages. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. Equity is governed by its own members through an elected council, representing principal actors, chorus actors, and stage managers living in three regions: Eastern, Central, and Western. Members at large participate in Equity's governance through a system of regional boards and committees. Equity has 24 designated area liaison cities with more than 100 members each.
LA Stage Alliance
644 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 614-0556, ext. 12
www.lastagealliance.com
Email: LAStageAlliance@LAStageAlliance.com
Formed in 1975 and currently serving over 325 organizations annually, L.A.'s largest nonprofit performing arts service organization is dedicated to building awareness, appreciation, and support for the performing arts in Greater Los Angeles through community building, collaborative marketing and audience development, professional development to strengthen operations for members, and advocacy. LAStageAlliance.com offers information about LASA's programs and services including the Ovation Awards (LA's only peer-evaluated awards program celebrating excellence in theatre production), LAStageTIX (an online comprehensive list of currently running productions and half-price tickets), LA Stage Times (a discounted co-op advertising program in the L.A. Times), National Arts Marketing Project (marketing workshops for arts administrators), MetLife Foundation National Arts Forum Series and the Next Stage workshops (to help facilitate business development for performing arts producers), and the Free Night of Theatre.
Community Arts Resources (CARS)
3780 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 1020
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 365-0605
Fax: (213) 365-0702
www.carsla.net
Community Arts Resources manages Southern California's only publicly available cross-disciplinary database containing some of the best lists for theatre, literary events, performance art, community festivals, and dance. Begun in 1987 and updated daily, the CARS database includes 80,000-plus artists, arts organizations, venues, and audiences. Lists are available in almost any format for a small fee to nonprofit organizations and individual artists, as well as at a commercial rate for the general public. CARS presents large- and small-scale festivals for a variety of museums and nonprofits in Los Angeles and consults on the role of the performing arts in public spaces. CARS also provides other important services to the field including two publications: Doing It Right in LA: Self Producing for the Performing Artist and Southern California Performing Arts Venues.
Society of Stage Directors and
Choreographers
1501 Broadway, Ste. 1701
New York, NY 10036
(212) 391-1070
Fax: (212) 302-6195
www.ssdc.org
Email: info@ssdc.org
Valley Theatre League
18034 Ventura Blvd. #291
Encino, CA 91316
(818) 623-0040
Fax: (818) 623-0202
Edmund Gaynes is the president of this association of theatres that bring live performances to the San Fernando and adjacent valleys. VTL produces the annual Artistic Director Awards and shares resources with member theatres.
ONLINE RESOURCES
ArtsNet
www.artsnet.org
Provides services and information related to arts management and cultural resources on the Web.
BackStage.com
Back Stage: The Actor's Resource—the sister publication of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, and Ross Reports—has kept the entertainment industry abreast of industry news, trends, developments, job opportunities, and upcoming auditions for more than 40 years. Back Stage includes a website, which is updated daily, and weekly print editions published in New York (Back Stage East) and California (Back Stage West). Combined, Back Stage's print and online editions reach more than 200,000 highly trained, experienced, and specialized performers, crew members, casting directors, agents, and producers every month. Casting and job notices are accepted, verified, and carefully written and edited by the Back Stage Casting Department, which publishes updated casting and staff/tech/crew job information both in print and online. The print and online "casting" sections of Back Stage include job opportunities for actors, singers, dancers, models, comedians, writers, and staff/crew working in all aspects of the entertainment and performing arts industries (film, theatre, radio, multimedia, TV, commercials, corporate events, etc.). With the advanced and simple casting search options on BackStage.com, actors and crew members can explore a wealth of casting and job opportunities with a few simple clicks; many jobs can be applied to directly online; casting notices can be sorted based upon the upcoming audition dates; subscribers can save their favorite job notices to a personal inbox on the site; and personalized, customizable Saved Searches and Casting Alerts update BackStage.com members to new opportunities at a frequency of their choosing, both on the site and via email. Message boards, blogs, reviews, career advice, editorial archives, production lists, a products and services directory, and other resources are also available online. Job notices are checked for authenticity, scams and pornographic projects are discovered and rejected, the union status is confirmed for every project (Back Stage works closely with SAG, Equity, and other unions), and projects requiring nudity are subjected to thorough reference checks. The casting.backstage.com section of the site includes a popular Actor Search talent database, which allows casting directors, directors, producers, and agents to search through thousands of résumés, headshots, and video reels. The weekly print editions provide a convenient and portable way of staying informed and connected in the ever-changing worlds of casting, performance, and entertainment.
Mayday Productions
www.americanmusicals.com
The American musical theatre reference library
Playbill Online
www.playbill.com
The Web page for the ubiquitous Playbill magazine features nationwide coverage of theatre events and performances, and includes links to other theatre-related websites.
Play Rehearsal Scheduler
www.onsetsoftware.com
A theatre production database for stage directors, technical directors, stage managers, and producers. Generates more than 60 predesigned reports to create rehearsal schedules, scene breakdowns, cast, prop, costume, crew lists, and more.
SeatAdvisor.com
www.seatadvisor.com
SeatAdvisor allows users to get box office information from home. The SeatAdvisor interactive color-coded seat maps allow ticket buyers and the box office the ability to select seats and to view photos of the stage and other seat information on every seat in the house.
TheatreLink
www.theatrehistory.com/links
Categorized links to all kinds of theatre resources across the Web and around the world.
NONPROFIT SERVICES
California Community
Foundation
445 S. Figueroa St., Ste. 3400
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1638
(213) 413-4130
www.calfund.org
The California Community Foundation provides grants to Los Angeles County nonprofit service agencies, including arts organizations. It makes a limited number of fellowship grants to individual artists. It holds and manages more than 1,300 individual charitable funds with combined asset value of more than $760 million. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, it provided nearly $90 million in grants.
Center for Nonprofit
Management
1000 N. Alameda St., Ste. 250
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 687-9511
www.cnmsocal.org
The Center for Nonprofit Management assists boards and staffs of nonprofit organizations with improving management effectiveness in order to better fulfill their missions in the community. It provides information through its publications and Helpline, training through its quarterly Seminar Series, and consulting through its short- and long-term consulting programs. It also houses a nonprofit resources library.
The Cultural and Planning Group
101 N. Gramercy Place
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(213) 500-6692
Contact: David Plettner
Draper Consulting Group
1820 14th St., Ste. 100
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 392-2200
Email: ldraper@drapergroup.com
Flintridge Foundation
1040 Lincoln Ave., Ste. 100
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 449-0839
www.flintridgefoundation.org
Western States Arts Federation
1743 Wazee St., Ste. 300
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 629-1166
www.westaf.org
WESTAF is a nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts. For the most current information on the organization's activities, visit its website.
LOCAL, CITY, AND COUNTY RESOURCES
Beverly Hills Chamber of
Commerce & Visitors Bureau
(310) 248-1000
www.beverlyhillschamber.com
California Arts Council
(916) 322-6555
www.cac.ca.gov
Hollywood Arts Council
(323) 462-2355
www.hollywoodartscouncil.org
www.discoverhollywood.com
Long Beach Area Convention &
Visitors Bureau
(800) 452-7829
www.visitlongbeach.com
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
(213) 580-7500
www.lachamber.org
Los Angeles Community
Redevelopment Agency
(213) 977-1600
www.lacity.org/cra
Los Angeles Visitors Center
(213) 689-8822
www.seemyla.com
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
(213) 202-5858
www.lacountyarts.org
Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department
(213) 202-5500
www.culturela.org
West Hollywood Convention and
Visitors Bureau
(310) 289-2525
www.visitwesthollywood.com