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MARIAN & SEVERSON THEATRE

MARIAN & SEVERSON THEATRE

PCPA Pacific Conservatory Theatre produces a rich mix of plays—from Broadway musicals, comedies, Shakespeare and everything in between. PCPA offers year-round entertainment in two venues: the Marian Theatre, a 440-seat theatre with a thrust stage, and the Severson Theatre, a flexible black box theatre that seats up to 204.

Performing Arts Complex – Marian & Severson Theatres

GPS Address: 870 S. Bradley, Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 922-8313
Wednesday-Saturday 12:30PM-7PM, Sunday 12:30PM-5PM

Severson Theatre
Interior photo of Marian Theatre with patrons in seats

Upcoming Shows at Marian & Severson Theatre

InterPlay - The Way She Spoke
September 22, 2023 - September 23, 2023, 2 Shows
Severson Theatre (Santa Maria, CA)

The Way She Spoke, based on first-person interviews, this raw and riveting one-woman play travels from a rehearsal room in New York to the treacherous streets of Juárez,…

InterPlay - Oregon Gothic
September 23, 2023 - September 24, 2023, 2 Shows
Severson Theatre (Santa Maria, CA)

Come be “part of the process” as the first audience anywhere to experience Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright, Octavio Solis’ new script, Oregon Gothic [working title]. This play in development…

Dulce (Outreach Show)
October 14, 2023 - October 15, 2023, 2 Shows
Severson Theatre (Santa Maria, CA)

DulceA boy named Memo learns that Abuelita, his beloved grandmother, has died. Unsure of how to feel, Memo decides to find Abuelita’s hidden stash of candy. But his…

Elf the Musical
November 09, 2023 - November 10, 2023, 2 Shows - November 11, 2023, 3 Shows - November 12, 2023, 4 Shows - November 17, 2023, 5 Shows - November 18, 2023, 6 Shows - November 18, 2023, 7 Shows - November 19, 2023, 8 Shows - November 24, 2023, 9 Shows - November 25, 2023, 10 Shows - November 25, 2023, 11 Shows - November 26, 2023, 12 Shows - December 01, 2023, 13 Shows - December 02, 2023, 14 Shows - December 02, 2023, 15 Shows - December 03, 2023, 16 Shows - December 06, 2023, 17 Shows - December 08, 2023, 18 Shows - December 09, 2023, 19 Shows - December 09, 2023, 20 Shows - December 10, 2023, 21 Shows - December 13, 2023, 22 Shows - December 15, 2023, 23 Shows - December 16, 2023, 24 Shows - December 16, 2023, 25 Shows - December 17, 2023, 26 Shows - December 17, 2023, 27 Shows - December 19, 2023, 28 Shows - December 20, 2023, 29 Shows - December 21, 2023, 30 Shows - December 21, 2023, 31 Shows - December 22, 2023, 32 Shows - December 22, 2023, 33 Shows - December 23, 2023, 34 Shows
Marian Theatre (Santa Maria, CA)

Buddy is the biggest Elf the North Pole has ever seen. When his enormous size and poor toy-making skills cause him to face the truth, Buddy embarks on…

Henry V
February 15, 2024 - February 16, 2024, 2 Shows - February 17, 2024, 3 Shows - February 18, 2024, 4 Shows - February 21, 2024, 5 Shows - February 23, 2024, 6 Shows - February 24, 2024, 7 Shows - February 24, 2024, 8 Shows - February 25, 2024, 9 Shows - March 01, 2024, 10 Shows - March 02, 2024, 11 Shows - March 02, 2024, 12 Shows - March 03, 2024, 13 Shows
Marian Theatre (Santa Maria, CA)

Attempting to leave behind his rowdy and unpredictable past, Henry lays claim to certain parts of France through familial roots and ancient land laws. When his claim, and…

Wolf at the Door
February 29, 2024 - March 01, 2024, 2 Shows - March 02, 2024, 3 Shows - March 03, 2024, 4 Shows - March 06, 2024, 5 Shows - March 08, 2024, 6 Shows - March 09, 2024, 7 Shows - March 09, 2024, 8 Shows - March 10, 2024, 9 Shows - March 15, 2024, 10 Shows - March 16, 2024, 11 Shows - March 16, 2024, 12 Shows - March 17, 2024, 13 Shows
Severson Theatre (Santa Maria, CA)

After Isadora and Septimo suffer an unthinkable loss, the brutal Septimo forces a very pregnant stranger, Yolot, to stay against her will. But Isadora and Yolot start making…

Little Shop of Horrors
April 25, 2024 - April 26, 2024, 2 Shows - April 27, 2024, 3 Shows - April 28, 2024, 4 Shows - May 01, 2024, 5 Shows - May 03, 2024, 6 Shows - May 04, 2024, 7 Shows - May 04, 2024, 8 Shows - May 05, 2024, 9 Shows - May 10, 2024, 10 Shows - May 11, 2024, 11 Shows - May 11, 2024, 12 Shows - May 12, 2024, 13 Shows
Marian Theatre (Santa Maria, CA)

Mushnik’s flower shop on Skid Row is about to go under, until Seymour, a tragically shy assistant, stumbles upon a new breed of plant with an unusual appetite…

The Play That Goes Wrong
June 27, 2024 - June 28, 2024, 2 Shows - June 29, 2024, 3 Shows - June 30, 2024, 4 Shows
Marian Theatre (Santa Maria, CA)

Welcome to opening night of the Comley University Drama Society‘s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to disastrous. Part Monty…

Cabaret
July 18, 2024 - July 19, 2024, 2 Shows - July 20, 2024, 3 Shows - July 21, 2024, 4 Shows - July 24, 2024, 5 Shows - July 26, 2024, 6 Shows - July 27, 2024, 7 Shows - July 27, 2024, 8 Shows
Marian Theatre (Santa Maria, CA)

Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome.In Berlin as the 1920’s draw to a close, and as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich, you can forget your troubles at the…

The Agitators
August 22, 2024 - August 23, 2024, 2 Shows - August 24, 2024, 3 Shows - August 25, 2024, 4 Shows
Marian Theatre (Santa Maria, CA)

Young abolitionists, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony, in are full of dreams and seemingly common purpose when they meet Rochester New York in the 1840’s and form…

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SOLVANG FESTIVAL THEATER

SOLVANG FESTIVAL THEATER

The 700 seat, outdoor, Solvang Festival Theater operates primarily from June through October providing a space for PCPA productions.

The facility is maintained by Solvang Festival Theater thanks to an energetic board of directors, active patron program, volunteers, and a supportive community.

Since 1974, summer productions in the outdoor theatre have entertained tens of thousands of theatergoers who in large part travel to Solvang from all parts of California and the Western United States with the express desire to experience live theatre.

The relationship between Solvang Festival Theater and PCPA is unique in the theatre world.  For an entire community to wholeheartedly embrace live theatre as Solvang has done for the past 45 years is unequaled.

Solvang Festival Theater

420 2nd Street, Solvang
Non-Show Days: Wednesday-Sunday, 4:00PM-7:00PM
Show Days: Tuesday-Sunday 4:00PM-8:00PM

Festival Seat Chart
Ariel photo of the stage and seating at Solvang Festival outdoor theater
front entrance to solvang theatre

Upcoming Shows at Solvang Festival Theater

Little Shop of Horrors (Solvang)
June 13, 2024 - June 14, 2024, 2 Shows - June 15, 2024, 3 Shows - June 16, 2024, 4 Shows - June 19, 2024, 5 Shows - June 20, 2024, 6 Shows - June 21, 2024, 7 Shows - June 22, 2024, 8 Shows - June 23, 2024, 9 Shows - June 26, 2024, 10 Shows - June 27, 2024, 11 Shows - June 28, 2024, 12 Shows - June 29, 2024, 13 Shows - June 30, 2024, 14 Shows - July 02, 2024, 15 Shows - July 03, 2024, 16 Shows - July 05, 2024, 17 Shows - July 06, 2024, 18 Shows - July 07, 2024, 19 Shows
Solvang Festival Theater

Mushnik’s flower shop on Skid Row is about to go under, until Seymour, a tragically shy assistant, stumbles upon a new breed of plant with an unusual appetite…

The Play That Goes Wrong (Solvang)
July 12, 2024 - July 13, 2024, 2 Shows - July 14, 2024, 3 Shows - July 18, 2024, 4 Shows - July 19, 2024, 5 Shows - July 20, 2024, 6 Shows - July 21, 2024, 7 Shows - July 25, 2024, 8 Shows - July 26, 2024, 9 Shows - July 27, 2024, 10 Shows - July 28, 2024, 11 Shows
Solvang Festival Theater

Welcome to opening night of the Comley University Drama Society‘s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to disastrous. Part Monty…

Cabaret (Solvang)
August 02, 2024 - August 03, 2024, 2 Shows - August 04, 2024, 3 Shows - August 07, 2024, 4 Shows - August 08, 2024, 5 Shows - August 09, 2024, 6 Shows - August 10, 2024, 7 Shows - August 11, 2024, 8 Shows - August 14, 2024, 9 Shows - August 15, 2024, 10 Shows - August 16, 2024, 11 Shows - August 17, 2024, 12 Shows - August 18, 2024, 13 Shows - August 21, 2024, 14 Shows - August 22, 2024, 15 Shows - August 23, 2024, 16 Shows - August 24, 2024, 17 Shows - August 25, 2024, 18 Shows
Solvang Festival Theater

Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome.In Berlin as the 1920’s draw to a close, and as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich, you can forget your troubles at the…

The Agitators (Solvang)
August 29, 2024 - August 30, 2024, 2 Shows - August 31, 2024, 3 Shows - September 01, 2024, 4 Shows - September 05, 2024, 5 Shows - September 06, 2024, 6 Shows - September 07, 2024, 7 Shows - September 08, 2024, 8 Shows
Solvang Festival Theater

Young abolitionists, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony, in are full of dreams and seemingly common purpose when they meet Rochester New York in the 1840’s and form…

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