Santa Monica Playhouse

Specialties

Santa Monica Playhouse is a theatrical and educational organization, internationally acclaimed for providing unique and unusual professional theater productions, experimental and original performance art and personal exploration in collaboration with independent, experimental and student works in various stages of development. The Playhouse serves as a collaborative rehearsal and performance space open to artists of all disciplines and experience levels, on the local, national and international level. Along with performances and cultural exchange, the internationally renowned Playhouse educational conservatory offers on-​going acting classes, mentoring and career development for actors of all ages, from 4 to adult.

History

Established in 1960.

«A total theatre experience» LA TIMES. Santa Monica Playhouse, the oldest continuously producing professional theatre company in Southern California, currently celebrating over 55 years of uninterrupted theatrical and educational services to the community, provides enriching and entertaining theatrical productions, Family Theatre musicals, educational programming for pre-​schoolers through adults, in-​service in public and private schools, leadership mentoring, cultural exchange, international touring, and community outreach. The Playhouse has been honored with over 250 awards and commendations and has presented 600 dynamic classic, contemporary and original productions, directly affecting the lives of five million audience members, including 1 ½ million students and educators, and 500,000 international audience members, artists and students through over fifty cultural exchanges. «Highly recommended!» The New York Times

Meet the Business Owner

Evelyn Rudie and Chris DeCarlo.

Business Owner

Evelyn Rudie began her career at age 3 and won an Emmy nomination at 5 for her portrayal of Eloise on TV’S Playhouse 90, starred in more than 70 motion pictures and television shows («The greatest child tragedienne of our time,» London Daily Express), and is the owner of a star in Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame.“Arguably the most talented and prolific producer-​director-​lyricist-​composer-​musician-​actress in theatre” (L.A. Times)

Chris DeCarlo has been directing, writing and acting in Los Angeles for over fifty years. As an educator, Chris is the director of the Actors Workshop and the Young Professionals’ Company, which under his direction, has traveled internationally, performing as well as leading discussions and workshops in New York, Canada, Japan, Ireland and England. Chris completed a nine-​year term as Commissioner on the Santa Monica Arts Commission and is currently a member of the Arts Commission Performing Arts committee.