San Diego Theaters and Playhouses
| Theater | Location | Additional Information | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Balboa Theater | 868 4th Ave Downtown / Gaslamp , CA 92101 | Featuring: Indoor Concert VenuesPayment options: All TypesAccepts Walk-Ins: YesFront Deck Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Listing Details: First built in 1924, the Balboa Theater was a grand 1920s movie palace with a seating capacity of 1,600. Later the theater was converted to housing for the Navy during World War II, and now its historic grandeur can still be enjoyed through public tours and performances. An old-fashioned theater in the middle of the city, the Balboa Theater combines old-world glamour with new-world acts. With plush red seats, the theater offers an opulent and refined space to enjoy some of San Diego’s local artists and visiting performances. Parking is hardly a problem when Horton Plaza is within easy walking distance, and you can enjoy 3 hours of free parking just by getting your ticket validated. . |
2 | San Diego Civic Center | 1100 Third Avenue Downtown / Gaslamp , CA 92101 (619) 570-1100 | Featuring: Symphony, Musical Theaters, Performing ArtsPayment options: All TypesAccepts Walk-Ins: YesFront Deck Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Listing Details: San Diego Civic Center is a part of San Diego Theatres which is a non-profit corporation designed for public benefit. San Diego Theatres are publicly owned performing arts theatres that include the Civic Center and the historic Balboa Theatre. The purpose of the nonprofit is to optimistically impact the community of San Diego through the downtown theatre district. San Diego Theatres originated in 2003 by the Convention Center Corporation which the future hopefully produces the theatres to be independent entities one day. The Civic Center has approximately three thousand seats which make the theatre the region’s largest performing arts venue. The Civic Theatre has a wide range of performances including: contemporary music, broadway performances, dance and opera. The theatre has also served for inaugurations and corporate meetings. . |
3 | The Old Globe Theatre | 1363 Old Globe Way Banker's Hill , CA 92101 (619) 231-1941 | Featuring: Performing Arts, Community TheatersPayment options: All TypesAccepts Walk-Ins: YesFront Deck Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Listing Details: The Old Globe Theatre is an internationally acclaimed regional theatre in the country. Within this San Diego establishment’s seventy years of existence, the theatre has won multiple Tony® Awards, as well as enhanced the appreciation for local Performance Art. The Old Globe puts on fifteen plays and musicals during its year round season. At any given time plays such as The Full Monty and Damn Yankees will be playing on one of its three stages. The Old Globe also is the heart and life of the reputable Shakespeare festival. The theatre has an intimate setting, that doesn’t have a bad seat in the house; it is modeled after Shakespeare’s Old Globe in London. The seating is arranged in three separated sections: right, center, and left. There are two levels: Orchestra Level and the Balcony Level. Throughout the year the Old Globe has notable events. There are a number of fundraisers and exclusive donor-only events as well as public Friday night pre-show parties. Public events require tickets, but include a hosted wine and martini bar, appetizers and live music from local artists |
| 4 | La Jolla Playhouse | PO Box 12039 La Jolla , CA 92039 (858) 550-1010 | Featuring: Musical Theaters, Performing ArtsPayment options: All TypesAccepts Walk-Ins: YesFront Deck Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Listing Details: The La Jolla Playhouse produces new plays, musicals, premiers and classical productions. Playhouse productions such as Big River and Walk in the Woods have started on the stages of La Jolla and have ventured to other international venues. The actual play house is located on the corner of La Jolla Village Drive inside the campus of the University of California, San Diego. The playhouse is supported by the city as well as other personal sponsors. The playhouse supports an education outreach program that involves the university as well as other schools. The La Jolla Playhouse maintains four different venues: the Mandell Weiss Theatre, the Mandell Weiss Forum, the Jacobs Center and Poitker Theatre and the Theodore and Adelle Shank Theatre. Each venue gives a different atmospheric experience, and is catered to different types of productions. . |
| 5 | Spreckels Theatre | 121 Broadway Downtown / Gaslamp , CA 92101 (619) 234-8397 | Featuring: SymphonyPayment options: All TypesAccepts Walk-Ins: YesFront Deck Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Listing Details: The Spreckels theatre has a very classic, traditional atmosphere. Right away, the foyer illuminates with old, antique beauty. The theatre initially came into action in 1912, but was renovated in 1976 to exude a live theatre format and is located right Downtown San Diego. The architecture, acoustics and beauty are part of the most recognized features of this glorious theatre. The theatre itself is very large consisting of multiple levels. The stage incorporates a large area for a full set orchestra to enhance the feeling of the productions. The theatre produces all kinds of performing art including comedies, musicals, plays, industrial and dance programs. Famous musicians such as Ray Charles and Patti LaBelle have also played at the Spreckels Theatre. The theatre incorporates everything that any audience seeker is looking for. |
| 6 | Ion Theatre Company | PO Box 161199 Downtown / Gaslamp , CA 92176 | Featuring: Musical Theaters, Performing ArtsPayment options: All TypesAccepts Walk-Ins: YesFront Deck Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Listing Details: Ion Theatre Company is extremely dedicated to showing the passion of artistic work to the audience. The theatre was founded in 2004 and used 6th@Penn Theatre for its initial venue. The company’s first apparent production that was directed towards social issues was A Raisin in the Sun; specifically put on the stage to campaign awareness of housing discrimination issues arising everywhere. Since the birth of the Ion Theatre Company, it has won many awards and has been recognized by many. In 2007, the Ion Theatre took on a renovation of a dance studio space in Mission Valley to transform the empty space into a theatre. This new project was completed and took on the name “The Lab,” and has been the home of eleven productions. Ion embraces diversity and tries to be a public advocate for equality and inclusiveness. Because of this mission, the theatre is culturally evolving and tries to educate local communities about the beauty of diversity and love. . |
| 7 | Institute for Readers Theatre | PO Box 421262 Downtown / Gaslamp , CA 92142 (858) 277-4274 | Featuring: Musical Theaters, Performing Arts, Community TheatersPayment options: All TypesAccepts Walk-Ins: YesFront Deck Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Saturday 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM Listing Details: Readers Theatre embraces the art of storytelling. Readers Theatre opens an environment for artist’s interpreters to understand the connotative power of playwrights and the words that plays are created from. There have been over one hundred Readers Theatre productions held in educational and community levels. The current theatre sponsors workshops every year in cities throughout the world in order to help advance the art of storytelling. The theatrical experience is open to all students; experience is not necessary. The founder of the original institute passed away in 2005 but the institute is still open and is run by trained faculty who desire to continue the founders work. The workshops are held at various locations depending on the city that they are taking place in. . |
| Broadway San Diego | 3666 Fourth Avenue Downtown / Gaslamp , CA 92103 (619) 564-3000 | Featuring: Musical Theaters, Performing Arts, Community Theaters, SymphonyPayment options: All TypesAccepts Walk-Ins: YesFront Deck Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Listing Details: Broadway San Diego is part of the Nederlander Producing Company of America, an experienced company operator of live theatre. The original debut of the broadway playgoers was in 1976 at the Spreckels theatre. They then found a permanent theatre home at the San Diego Civic Theatre in 1986. Broadway San Diego has produced over three hundred and three events including famous works such as The Phantom Of The Opera and The Producers. Broadway San Diego has two theatres that are used for performances; the San Diego Civic center and the Balboa Theatre. The Civic Theatre is the larger of the two, with multiple levels of stadium seating. The Balboa Theatre has less seating, yet will still give a impeccable atmospheric experience of a performing arts production |
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