PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

Founded in 1917, the Pasadena Playhouse, a 686-seat house, produces more than 300 performances per year and is designated the State Theatre of California. It is also listed on the National Registry of Historical Places. Founded by Gilmor Brown and housed in its present building since 1924, the Pasadena Playhouse has made an indelible mark on American theater. During its first four decades, the non-profit Pasadena Playhouse produced hundreds of plays, presented 477 world premieres and was the first American theater to present all 37 of Shakespeare's plays. The theater hosts a year-round season of six plays.