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PCPA Plays On! Making a Virtual Connection with the Community

by A.A. Cristi — June 12, 2020

While PCPA's stages are dark for the summer, due to the continuing health threat of COVID-19 and restrictions on public gatherings, PCPA Plays On!

BWW Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Solvang Festival Theatre

by Anna Jensen — September 5, 2019

PCPA closes its season with one of the sharpest, funniest, cleverest comedies written in the English language--Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

BWW Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at PCPA

by Anna Jensen — July 25, 2019

Before the first line of PCPA's The Addams Family had left the mouth of Gomez Addams (George Walker), my seatmate was already chuckling.

PCPA's Presents A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER

by A.A. Cristi — April 1, 2019

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, which took the 2014 Tony Awards by storm with 10 nominations - winning four, including Best Musical, will play in the Marian Theatre April 25 through May 12 and in the Solvang Festival Theater June 13 - 30.

BWW Review: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at Marian Theatre, Santa Maria

by Anna Jensen — February 12, 2019

PCPA's current production, Shakespeare in Love, imagines Will Shakespeare's (Yusef Seevers) madcap adventures in London early in his career.

BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at Solvang Festival Theater

by Anna Jensen — July 31, 2018

A musical comedy set to the ebullient music of Swedish pop group, Abba, Mamma Mia! takes audiences on a toe-tapping journey to a wedding on a small island near Greece.

BWW Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME-A NEW MUSICAL at Solvang Festival Theater

by Anna Jensen — June 20, 2018

PCPA's production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame - A New Musical, now on stage in Solvang's Festival Theater, delights audiences with its overtly theatrical storytelling style.

An Epic New Musical Comes To PCPA's Stages

by A.A. Cristi — March 27, 2018

The Hunchback of Notre Dame A sweeping score and powerful story make The Hunchback of Notre Dame a truly unforgettable musical and an instant classic.

Pacific Conservatory Theatre Will Present THE CRUCIBLE, Beginning February 15

by Nicole Rosky — January 22, 2018

Be afraid, be very afraid.

New FREAKY FRIDAY Musical to Launch PCPA's 54th Season This Fall

by BWW News Desk — November 9, 2017

Launching PCPA's 54th season on November 9, and playing through December 23, in the Marian Theatre is the new Disney musical Freaky Friday.

New FREAKY FRIDAY Musical to Launch PCPA's 54th Season This Fall

by BWW News Desk — October 16, 2017

Launching PCPA's 54th season on November 9, and playing through December 23, in the Marian Theatre is the new Disney musical Freaky Friday.

PCPA Presents Shakespeare's Most Popular Comedy, TWELFTH NIGHT

by Stephi Wild — July 20, 2017

Coming to the Marian Theatre August 16 and 19 and Solvang Festival Theater August 24 - September 10 is PCPA's production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy Twelfth Night.

LEND ME A TENOR The Musical Moves to Solvang

by A.A. Cristi — June 15, 2017

The uproarious farce, Lend Me A Tenor The Musical, plays in the Solvang Festival Theater July 6 - 23.

PCPA Presents an Enchanted BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

by A.A. Cristi — October 11, 2016

Pacific Conservatory Theatre presents a tale as old as time, Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Teachers Are Invited to Experience the Inner Workings of the PCPA Conservatory

by A.A. Cristi — August 22, 2016

The Teachers' Weekend - September 10 & 11 - is designed to give educators an up close and personal look into the PCPA Conservatory.

SHREK Begins 6/22 at Marian Theatre

by Tyler Peterson — June 8, 2016

Based on the Oscar-winning animation film, Shrek The Musical is the Tony Award-winning adventure-filled musical playing in the Marian Theatre June 22 - 25 then June 30 through July 31 in the Solvang Festival Theater.

PCPA to Stage RICHARD III, 4/21-5/8

by Tyler Peterson — March 31, 2016

Richard III, William Shakespeare's stunning portrait of Machiavellian genius and the murderous quest for absolute power, comes alive on PCPA's stage April 21 through May 8.

STAGE TUBE: David Stutwell and Julie Garnye Lead MAN OF LA MANCHA at Pacific Conservatory Theatre

by Sally Henry Fuller — July 19, 2015

The classic musical Man of La Mancha, plays in Pacific Conservatory Theatre's Marian Theatre July 8 & 11, 2015, then under the unreachable stars in the Solvang Festival Theater July 17 - August 16.

PCPA's MAN OF LA MANCHA Begins Tonight

by BWW News Desk — July 8, 2015

This classic musical Man of La Mancha, plays in the Marian Theatre tonight, July 8, and July 11, 2015, then under the unreachable stars in the Solvang Festival Theater July 17 - August 16.

STAGE TUBE: Julie Garnye on Playing 'Aldonza' in PCPA's MAN OF LA MANCHA; Plus Performance Sneak Peek!

by Tyler Peterson — July 2, 2015

This classic musical Man of La Mancha, plays in the Marian Theatre July 8 & 11, 2015, then under the unreachable stars in the Solvang Festival Theater July 17 - August 16.