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PCPA to Present California Premiere of Karen Zacarías' SHANE
by Gillian Blum - Jan 25, 2026

PCPA will present Shane, a bold and moving stage adaptation by acclaimed playwright Karen Zacarías (Native Gardens) — a California premiere playing February 12 through March 1, 2026, at the Marian Theatre.

Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards; NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards; Central Coast Theatre Company Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards; SHREK Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards; Central Coast Theatre Company Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards; CABARET Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

DISNEY'S FROZEN Opens at PCPA Next Week
by Gillian Blum - Nov 1, 2025

For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage — The production runs from November 6 through December 21, 2025 at the Marian Theatre, and July 5 through August 2, 2026 at the Solvang Festival Theater.

FROZEN Comes to Pacific Conservatory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2025

For the first time in forever, Disney's Frozen will come to life on the PCPA stage! The worldwide Broadway sensation, based on the Academy Award-winning animated film, brings dazzling life to the beloved story.

A Merry Madness: A review of PCPA’s SOMETHING ROTTEN!
by Anna Jensen - Aug 5, 2025

Many years ago, a TV commercial imagined how Reese’s peanut butter cups were invented. A handsome man with peanut butter crashes into a beautiful woman with chocolate:  

Pacific Conservatory Theatre's WAITRESS Begins This Month At Marian Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 9, 2025

PCPA is serving up the hit musical Waitress – a heartwarming story baked with love, liberation, and the pursuit of dreams. Bringing a deliciously empowering tale to the Central Coast stage April 24th through May 11th at the Marian Theatre in Santa Maria, and June 19th through July 6th at Solvang Festival Theater. 

Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at PCPA: Marian Theater
by Anna Jensen - Feb 20, 2025

What did our critic think of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at PCPA: Marian Theater?

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Comes to PCPA in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2025

PCPA will present William Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing, bringing wit, romance, and intrigue to the Marian Theatre stage.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards; ALICE BY HEART at Out of the Box Theatre Co Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards; Out of the Box Theatre Co Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards; ALICE BY HEART at Out of the Box Theatre Co Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Santa Barbara Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Santa Barbara Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Pacific Conservatory Theatre Presents DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2024

This holiday season, PCPA brings the beloved Disney classic Beauty and the Beast to the Marian Theatre stage from November 7 through December 22, 2024.

What did our critic think of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at PCPA: Solvang Festival Theater?
by Anna Jensen - Jul 18, 2024

The Play That Goes Wrong is a side-splittingly funny production not to be missed. The laughs begin as you enter the theater and last to the final bows. It’s a play that goes wrong by design, of course, and then goes more wrong in service of our amusement as the Cornley Drama Society puts on the murder mystery The Murder at Haversham Manor.

PCPA Presents THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Beginning This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2024

PCPA will present THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, a comedy about a theater production beset by a series of hilarious mishaps.