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Theatres on the SF Peninsula / South Bay

SF Peninsula and South Bay has tons of theatres for you to act in and enjoy. These are my favorites.

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Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City

Great community theatre. Hard to get cast here, but it often shows in the quality of productions. They're always looking for people to get involved back stage.

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photo: flickr.com

Dragon Productions Theatre Company in Palo Alto

It's easy to miss, but Dragon Productions brings cutting-edge theatre to Palo Alto. This wonderful black-box house has a 6 show season of dramas and comedies.

Pacifica Spindrift Players in Pacifica

This adorable theatre tucked in the Pacifica hills is a true community theatre. Productions here range from musicals to comedies.

Broadway By the Bay in Burlingame

For high-quality musicals on the Peninsula, there is no better spot to watch (or perform) theatre than Broadway By the Bay. They run a great youth program here.

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photo: smalltown.com

Coastal Repertory Theatre in Half Moon Bay

Coastal Rep is a cute theatre in the adorable coast-side town of Half Moon Bay. Finish off your day exploring this unique town with a show here!

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Theatre Works in Mountain View

For high quality theatre on the Peninsula, this is your place. They're professional, so you get what you pay for in quality most of the time.

Palo Alto Players in Palo Alto

High quality community theatre in Palo Alto. They do musicals & comedies best (whereas Dragon Productions does great dramas.)

Sunnyvale Community Players in Sunnyvale

Nice community theatre in Sunnyvale that does a few musicals per year.

Bus Barn Stage Co in Los Altos

A nice community theatre in Los Altos. They do a variety of straight plays and musicals each year.

Crystal Springs Players in San Mateo

A small theatre group based at Crystal Springs United Methodist Church in San Mateo.

City Lights Theatre Company in Santa Clara

A nice community theatre company in San Jose with a mix of musicals and cutting-edge dramas.

West Valley Light Opera Association in San Jose

This group performs quality musicals in Los Gatos.

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photo: wvlo.org

South Bay Music Theatre in San Jose

A theatre company based in Saratoga that puts on 3 musicals a year.

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photo: svcn.com

Sunnyvale Community Players in Sunnyvale

This theatre company puts on 3 full musicals and one youth musical each year.

Santa Clara Players in Santa Clara

For a mix of community theatre comedies and dramas in Santa Clara, this is your place.

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ayamikami said 6 months, 4 weeks ago:

Thanks for putting this together! I wasn't aware of any theatre companies outside of San Francisco.

I wish there was a way to add the whole guide to my wishlist :-)

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