Cabrillo Playhouse
HISTORY OF THE CABRILLO
The San Clemente Community Theatre was chartered as a non-profit corporation on March 6th 1953. On September 14, 1953 the group’s first play, Two Blind Mice was presented at the then-called Casino, later Sebastian’s West. In 1966 after much searching for the perfect site, the Building Committee located the old Adair home, and the adjacent lot, and we purchased it.
The Cabrillo Playhouse opened in 1966 established by the non-profit San Clemente Community Theatre. The Playhouse represents the nostalgic past of our great city. Built in 1928, our building was most notable as the home if William J. Barry, the first city clerk in the history of San Clemente.
The San Clemente Community Theatre was founded in 1953 and in 1966, the troupe moved right here and in the process converted the historic, Ole Hanson-style home into our beloved, ”intimate” 66-seat theatre.
Deathtrap at the Cabrillo Playhouse
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