The McCadden Place Theatre, established in 1981 by Jay Donohue and Joy Rinaldi, is a Hollywood theater that aims to bring diverse and quality productions to Los Angeles. It provides a platform for actors to showcase their talents on the live stage.
Discover the power of on-camera acting at McCadden Place Theatre's dynamic classes led by Joy Rinaldi, "The Audition Doctor." Unleash your talent, find your essence, and develop confidence as a performer. Experience a unique two-camera/split-screen format that captures every nuance of your performance.
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Wednesday, Apr 3rd, 10:15am–2pm Pacific Time
The McCadden Place Theatre began January of 1981 was a dream in the minds of two unique individuals. Jay Donohue and Joy Rinaldi had both been performers on the "other side of the Mississippi", and both curious to explore other possibilities in an ever expanding creative world. After some tireless times on film and television sets, both longed to be back on the live stage.
They began to plan a theatre in which they could have a more direct participation and the satisfaction of acting a role for more than ten minutes at a time. The goal was to bring Los Angeles more quality productions with as much diversity in plays as there are in actors to be found to act the parts.
The two began working to make the dream a reality. The first effort was to seek out a place to house their theatre. They found a graffiti-laden furniture warehouse at 1157 North McCadden Place in Hollywood. There was no question that the place needed work. But with good friends, materials and supplies scraped together through donation, a little elbow grease, a few six-packs of the beverage of the day, you are witness that dreams do come true.
In July 1991, the McCadden Place Theatre was gutted by a rather unfortunate fire. After a full year of rebuilding, the theatre reopened with many improvement.
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