On the industry and international fronts, American Dream mall in New Jersey prepares to open a 3,000-seat performing arts center ahead of the FIFA World Cup, UK theater organizations call for ticket resale price cap legislation ahead of the King's Speech, and the Royal Academy of Dance receives a two-year grant to fund bursaries for trainee dance teachers.
Jesse J. Sanchez and choreographer Marissa Herrera will serve as artists-in-residence at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, workshopping movement for SUEÑOS: OUR AMERICAN MUSICAL in partnership with PCPA, culminating in an informal presentation.
Renaissance Theaterworks announced Emily Trask as its new Artistic Director, succeeding Suzan Fete after her 33-year tenure. Trask, a Wisconsin native, joins from Pacific Conservatory Theatre.
PCPA will bring Shakespeare's most provocative and morally complex play, Measure for Measure, to the Severson Theatre February 26 through March 15, 2026. Learn ore here!
Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe will run at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre's Severson Theatre from October 9 through October 26, starring Emily Trask.
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:
PCPA will present William Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing, bringing wit, romance, and intrigue to the Marian Theatre stage.
Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
PCPA’s production of “Cabaret” delivers musical and dramatic thrills as two ill-fated couples try to dance around ascending brutality of the rising Nazi party in Berlin.
PCPA has announced the upcoming production of the classic musical Cabaret. This much-anticipated performance plays at the Marian Theatre from July 18-27, 2024, and at Solvang Festival Theater from August 2-25, 2024.
Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in Santa Barbara! Winners include Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Studio Theater, UCSB and more!
It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 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!
There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
William Shakespeare is dead. Bad Hamlet knock-offs and children’s acting troupes litter the stages of Elizabethan London. And the King’s Men are running out of time. Rooted in real events, The Book of Will is the witty and wonderful battle of how the Bard’s legacy came to be.
PCPA Season 59 brings romantic misadventures, toe tapping live music, and uplifting stories all under the stars this summer! Learn more about the season lineup here!