ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS
Alchemy Theatre Company
Alchemy Theatre Company is devoted to advancing the art and experience of theatre in our own community through integrity, quality, and creativity. We create opportunities to work with leading artists in an environment that is not only respectful, committed, and welcoming, but also pushes the envelope of what can be imagined.
American Coast Theater Company
American Coast Theater Company is committed to producing professional theatre with artistic excellence and high production value. They are committed to producing works that may inspire hope or self-reflection through the eyes of the characters that struggle with their own humanity. Their goal is to produce works from the American and international dramatic canon.
Broadway Divas - Segerstrom Center for the Arts (Voyance Productions)
Broadway Divas, held exclusively at the world famous Segerstrom Center for the Arts is Southern Californias only fully produced and staged Broadway level Drag Spectacular through Voyance Productions.
Each show starts off with a cast of 6 shows stopping Drag Artists that is then blended into an ensemble of 8-10 SoCal based dancers and singer to create huge Broadway replica production numbers.
Broadway Divas is also proud to be hiring all our singers, dancers, choreographers, costumers, tech support and scenic designers from within the Orange County theater community. We are able to employ up to 20 people a show.
We are very proud to be creating a new and unique type of theatrical experience here in Orange County and feel the resources the Guild could provide us can only make our reach within the community grow.
Cabrillo Playhouse
The Cabrillo Playhouse was chartered as a non-profit corporation on March 6th 1953, and has been bringing comedies, drama and musicals to San Clemente and neighbors ever since! The Playhouse represents the nostalgic past of our great city. Built in 1928, the troupe moved into the converted historic Ole Hanson-style home and turned it into our beloved, “intimate” 66-seat theatre by the sea.
Laguna Playhouse
Founded in 1920, Laguna Playhouse is one of the oldest continuously-operating not-for-profit theatres on the West Coast and is noted for its wide-ranging theatrical programming, award-winning youth education offerings and community partnerships. The Laguna Playhouse is a valued part of the Laguna Beach arts community that serves all of Southern California with year-round, professional, high-quality productions in theatre, music and dance.
Newport Theatre Arts Center
Newport Theatre Arts Center has been producing the best community theater in southern Orange County since 1979. We are located on Cliff Drive and overlook Pacific Coast Highway and the spectacular Pacific Ocean. Our 90-seat venue offers comfortable, upholstered seating, affordable pricing, free parking and convenient access to the finest dining Newport Beach offers.
Project La Femme
Project La Femme is a performance/art collective that seeks to create and investigate images and defnitions of women through diversity, inclusiveness and honesty. Their goal is to challenge and expand the concept of feminine, to use art as activism, to provide value and support to our community and to hold ourselves accountable in amplifying voices potentially deemed "other".
Rose Center Theater
Opening in 2006, and located in the city of Westminster, California, The Rose Center Theater (RCT) has developed a reputation as one of the most well-renowned performing arts centers in Orange County. With our long standing commitment to our artists and patrons and support of the local arts community, The Rose's 40-foot wide proscenium stage boasts a magnificent performance space designed with luxurious VIP/Performance boxes, beautiful backstage performer areas, and a spacious glass-enclosed lobby, perfect for a wide variety of events and productions.
The Friends of the Abbey Center, dba Rose Center Theater is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation committed to ensuring that the Arts remain a vital part of our community; providing a safe space to gather, educate, create, and appreciate the Performing Arts.
With our "in-house" production team, RCT Musical Theater Productions, headed by Managing and Artistic Director Tim Nelson, the Rose Center Theater produces four Broadway-style musicals every season, and serves the community in a variety of ways by generating greater public interest in the arts, and providing access to the performing arts to our local and underserved communities.
We’re driven by a firm belief in the power of quality and novel artistic performances, and work with some of the very best talent in the industry. We make sure to stage a variety of shows that are accessible to a wide range of audiences. We strive to offer something for everyone.
STAGEStheatre
STAGEStheatre is consistently evolving to provide artists with a creative environment that offers an eclectic and challenging variety of theatrical opportunities at all "stages" of the process. STAGEStheatre presents every form of theatrical literature, from the classics to world premieres. STAGEStheatre endeavors to merge each literary work with the highest production values and the most passionate performances possible.
South Coast Repertory Theatre
Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 and located in Costa Mesa, is led by Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Director Paula Tomei. SCR is widely recognized as one of the leading professional theatres in the United States. While its productions represent a balance of classic and modern plays and musicals, SCR is renowned for its extensive new-play development program—The Lab@SCR—which includes one of the nation’s largest commissioning programs. Of SCR’s 534 productions, one-quarter have been world premieres. SCR-developed works have garnered two Pulitzer Prizes and eight Pulitzer nominations, several Obie Awards and scores of major new-play awards.
The Electric Company Theatre
The Electric Company Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit theatre in residence at the historic Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton. We produce electrifying stories, electrifyingly told. Our work ranges from Shakespeare and musicals to original plays and site sympathetic experiences.
The Larking House
The Larking House is a grassroots theatre company dedicated to providing a home for emerging artists.
We aim to offer our artists and our audiences a truly rich & creative experience with every project we choose to take by fostering unique & unsung ideas, championing bold new works & building a diverse collective of fresh artistic minds.
The Wayward Artist
The Wayward Artist aims to create an artistic home for the wayward artist- the lost, the naked, the vulnerable. They aim to produce wayward theatre of the highest quality- works forgotten, works re-invented, works unknown. They attempt to transform a wayward world- its arrogance, its ignorance, its complacency.
Unnamed Theatre Company
Unnamed Theatre Company is "smart, scrappy and sprightly theatre creators who affirm that art should honor the humanity of all peoples. We seek to uplift and empower the voices of the unheard, the unattended to and the undesired, so that we may create theatre experiences that touch the souls of our community and push the boundaries of creativity."
Westminster Community Playhouse
The Westminster Community Playhouse (WCP) is a non-profit community theatre that engages with the community through artistic, educational and cultural experiences that enrich lives and promote lifelong learning in and through the performing arts. WCP values it’s patrons and volunteers, and strongly believes in: Education, Camaraderie, Diversity, Integrity, Respect, Accountability and Teamwork.
Whittier Community Theatre
In its 101 year history, WCT has provided quality theatre and artistic opportunities to Southern California audiences. We have a large membership and are looking forward to grow more in the years to come. We look forward to joining the OC Theatre Guild to broaden our outreach to audiences and artists.
Yorba Linda Cultural Arts Center
The Yorba Linda Cultural Arts Center is a facility of the City of Yorba Linda Parks and Recreation Department that includes a black box theater known as the Virginia De Land Theater, which houses a variety of shows co-produced by the Parks and Recreation Department and various local theater groups, as well as performances hosted on a rental basis.
Yorba Linda Spotlight Players
Yorba Linda Spotlight Players strives to provide a community space that inspires artists to reconnect to their creative passions and love of theater. We are excited to partner with the City of Yorba Linda to produce meaningful, entertaining experiences for the local and surrounding communities.
Z Playhouse
Z Playhouse is a new and contemporary family oriented theatre established in Mission Viejo, California.
As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the Z relies upon memberships and charitable donations to support our ongoing work to serve art, artists, and community. The Z will be bringing live community theater, stand-up comedy, improv, youth theater and so much more to the Orange County community.