The Best Theater in Peninsula

Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall

This spectacular venue offers year round performances and lectures by established and upcoming writers, musicians, dancers, artists, actors and educators. JCC Members receive valuable discounts and early registration for select events! Meet up with... more

AtmosTheatre / Theatre in the Woods

Theatre in the Woods is a Bay Area company of amazing and wonderful ensemble actors who came together through organic magic. No need to cross a bridge or climb a mountain. Our mission is to share the joy of acting in the beauty of nature... right... more

Bay Area Educational Theater Company (ETC)

Bay Area Educational Theater Company (e.T.c.) is an educational, family-oriented, non-profit organization dedicated to fostering self-esteem, individuality, and teamwork while creating quality theatrical productions. e.T.c.s method provides comprehen... more

Bayside Performing Arts Center

It is the policy of the San Mateo-Foster City School District that the theatre at Bayside be used primarily for educational purposes. Educational purposes include serving as a performance venue for music, dance, drama, and other arts programs in the... more

Bing Concert Hall

Bing Concert Hall's 842 seats are arranged in a "vineyard"; format, with seating sections ringing the stage. What's more, the center-section seating begins on the same level as the stage. The result is a concert experience of unparalleled intimacy, o... more

Blue Blanket Improv

Saturday Night Comedy Spectacular! Blue Blanket Improv presents a wild theatre experience designed to keep you in stitches and teetering on the edge of your seat to find out what's coming next. Each show is created on the spot, based entirely on au... more

Blue Blanket Improv - Comedy Improv Shows

It's never the same show twice.  Each show is created on the spot, based entirely on audience suggestions. The new "To Do" in Half Moon Bay! When: One Show Each Month... Visit the website for upcoming dates and times. more

Broadway By the Bay

Broadway By the Bay is the only major musical theatre company between San Francisco and Palo Alto producing full-scale musical productions using local talents. We are committed to producing the highest-quality shows while maintaining accessibility to... more

Burlingame United Methodist Church

Coastal Repertory Theatre

Nestled in the beautiful seaside town of Half Moon Bay, Coastal Rep surprises, inspires and delights its patrons with memorable drama, musical and comedic performances.  We produce 4 plays and 2 musicals each season, and a variety of special ev... more

Dragon Theatre

Located in downtown Redwood City since 2013, Dragon has been building a reputation for low-cost, high-quality, live theatre entertainment. The Dragon Theatre houses a 65-seat intimate theatre area, a classroom, and a studio space.   Dragon&rsquo... more

Hillbarn Theatre

Hillbarn Theatre and Conservatory is a nonprofit organization providing quality community theatre as well as a full range of performing arts classes for children and adults. Volunteers are key to helping us accomplish our mission of providing qualit... more

Hillsdale High School

First opened to students in 1955, Hillsdale High School is a four-year high school serving students largely from the cities of San Mateo and Foster City. Hillsdale maintains a thriving arts program, offering students the opportunity to let their... more

Lucie Stern Theatre

The Lucie Stern Theatre is an intimate 425-seat venue. The venue is home to the Palo Alto Players and is a venue used quite frequently by TheatreWorks, Palo Alto Players and West Bay Opera. more

Memorial Auditorium - Stanford

Memorial Auditorium is the largest indoor facility on campus designed for regular performance use. It is located on Serra Mall, across from Hoover Tower. Memorial Auditorium's main stage features a large proscenium stage, and orchestra and balcony se... more

Menlo Atherton Center for the Performing Arts

The Menlo Atherton Center for the Performing Arts is a performance space / theater at Menlo-Atherton High School. more

Midpen Media Center

The Midpeninsula Community Media Center (Midpen Media) is a nonprofit agency with digital media resources and training available to the public. more

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Mildred Owen Concert Hall

You will find a comfortable, welcoming hall, with a beautiful hand-crafted stage, fantastic sound system and walls filled with local art. Almost every week, you can experience world class artists in an intimate, casual environment that enhances and e... more

Pacifica Spindrift Players

Palo Alto Square Theatre

Pigott Theater

"Pigott is a gem of a theater," said Branislav Jakovljevic, professor and chair of the Department of Theater and Performance Studies in the School of Humanities and Sciences. "We are taking full advantage of this proscenium theater, which for TAPS st... more

Roble Studio Theater

Roble Studio Theater is a fully renovated 6540 square-foot black-box theater with flexible seating arrangements and state-of-the-art equipment. The theater is open to Roble residents, student organizations, and other student groups looking for a spac... more

Roble Theater

Samuel Johnson, Jr. (Capuchino) Performing Arts Center

The Samuel Johnson, Jr. Performing Arts Center, located on the Capuchino High School campus, is a 938 seat theater with a large stage and even an orchestra pit, ideal for a wide variety of performances. more

San Mateo Performing Arts Center

San Mateo Performing Arts Center (SMPAC) offers all that you would want in a premiere theater venue. As the largest theater between San Francisco and San Jose, we offer a spacious, multi-level lobby with vaulted ceilings, 1540 seats, a large, fully e... more

The Nitery Theater

The Nitery is located in Old Union, in the center of campus. It is a flexible black box space which seats a maximum of 80, although seating varies by performance. The entrance to the theater is in the courtyard, opposite the fountain. more

West Bay Opera

West Bay Opera presents three fully-staged productions per season, in October, February, and May. The company has a reputation for tackling unusual and challenging repertoire, in addition to the more traditional works, as well as the occasional conte... more

Woodside Performing Arts Center

The Woodside High School Performing Arts Center opened in December of 2004... The main theater seats 478 people and features state of the art lighting, sound and fly systems. more

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