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Beginning around 1912, the period known as the Little Theatre Movement developed in cities and towns across the United States. [1] The artistic community that founded the Pasadena Playhouse was started in 1916 when actor-director Gilmor Brown began producing a series of plays at a renovated burlesque theatre with his troupe "The Gilmor Brown Players".
The theatre in 1922. Raymond Theatre (formerly Perkins Palace) is an auditorium located in Pasadena, California, built around 1921. [1] It was known as Perkins Palace when it was a live music venue from 1979 through 1991. [2] In addition to being a popular music venue, it was featured in several films and music videos during the 1980s.
Boston Court Pasadena (also known as The Theatre at Boston Court) is a Regional theatre noted for its productions of new works. Located in Pasadena , California, it houses a 99-seat theatre for its mainstage productions, as well as a 80-seat black box theatre .
The Rialto Theatre is a 1,200-seat theater in South Pasadena, California. Located on Fair Oaks Avenue, it is considered one of the last single-screen theaters in Southern California and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]
The 3,029-seat theater hosts musicals, operas and concerts, among other events, on its 56 by 42 ft (17 by 13 m) stage. The venue's theatre organ was acquired in 1979, having been commissioned from American firm M. P. Möller in 1938 as a touring organ by Englishman Reginald Foort, who attended its Pasadena inauguration on April 23, 1980. [2]
The Lineage Performing Arts Center (LPAC) is a non-profit performing arts venue in Pasadena, California. This black-box theatre hosts a variety of events including dance and music performances, theatre productions, art exhibitions, fundraising events, film screenings, and private gatherings. LPAC is the home of the Lineage Dance Company.
The critically acclaimed Furious Theatre Company are artists in residence at the Pasadena Playhouse committed to edgy, innovative and original works.. The company debuted in April 2002 after they were generously granted the company the use of a 9,000-square-foot (840 m 2) section of Armory Northwest, a former plastics factory in Pasadena, California.
The first national North American tour debuted on October 2, 2012, at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, Canada [30] and closed on June 29, 2014, at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. [31] The cast included Ta'Rea Campbell as Deloris Van Cartier and Hollis Resnik as the Mother superior (later replaced by Lynne Wintersteller ). [ 32 ]