Off the beaten path, well worth searching out! The theater group is great and they have a large selection of performances. If you haven't gone we recommend it. If you are in the area, you can also get a low-cost season pass. In return for supporting the theater they will reserve a great seat for you! We really enjoyed the "City of Angels" production with loads of twists and turns in the plot. read more

Pacifica Spindrift Players - A beautiful small theater company in the Winding hills of Pacifica. Kenny's Cafe is 2 minutes away if you need a tasty, hot , fast dinner!! - Performing Arts Near Me - Pacifica, California

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True a hidden little gem of a small community theater hidden up in the hills of Pacifica, CA that not many people would know about. In looking at current, future and past seasons they put on popular shows that most people have heard of like Midsummer Dream and My Fair Lady. I happened to see Gypsy. It's a tiny theater that is first come, first served. The sign at entrance says capacity is 100 people. Every seat is good view of the stage in front. Small orchestra section of 3 people on stage right at least for this production. Nice to support local actors. . My first time here on the sold out closing night of the show. I enjoyed the show. Parking is limited on the upper lot where the theater is, so get there early. Then second lot on bottom with stairs leading up to the theater. Finally street parking below by entrance. Well seeing a show here, is less crowded and more relaxed than a bigger city like San Jose and San Francisco where you have to fight with big crowds and hunt for parking spaces. read more

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This is a charming theater and is filled with passionate performers and staff. Support local theater and go to a show! They have a gallery area that has beer, wine, refreshments and light snacks all for donation. There's a plenty of free parking too! read more

Pacifica Spindrift Players - Performing Arts Near Me - Pacifica, California

This review is dated -- the incident took place in 2005 -- but may still be useful. My friend is an actress with Pacifica Spindrift Players, and was playing the title role in one of their productions. I'd been out of town for some of the performances, so when I got back, she invited me to attend the final show one Sunday morning. My wife called ahead and purchased tickets, which were left for us at will-call. We live in the East Bay, and my wife and I left home in plenty of time to get to the performance in Pacifica. An accident on the Bay Bridge delayed traffic, though, so we were more pressed for time than we thought we would be. We drove as quickly as we legally could, and walked in the theater door with four minutes to spare. There was no line, so we walked to the will-call desk, introduced ourselves, and politely asked for our tickets. To our bewilderment, the ticket agent looked at us with utter contempt and refused to give us our tickets. He berated us for being late (we were four minutes early), complained that our lateness was inconsiderate and rude, and told us that if we wanted to see the play we should have gotten there on time. We weren't late, and the ticket agent knew this. He could see the clock on the wall as well as we could. It was now three minutes before the play was scheduled to start. The house lights were still on, the curtain was closed, and no one was on stage. My wife and I kept our cool, apologized for being late (even though we weren't), and explained that we were there by the personal invitation of the lead actress. The ticket agent continued to insult us. I reminded him that this was the last performance and there would never be another opportunity to see my friend in this role. We explained that it hadn't been our fault that there was an accident on the bridge. We pointed out that the play hadn't started yet. It was now two minutes to curtain. An older, grandmotherly-type woman emerged and tried to console us, telling us there were plenty of other tourist things we could do in Pacifica. She made no attempt to find our tickets, nor did she tell the male ticket agent to help us. Still without losing my cool, I explained that we had purchased tickets over the phone, we had been assured that they would be at the will-call desk, and would they please give us the tickets we'd paid for? It was now one minute to curtain. The rude clerk snidely told us that we were so late (which we were not) that they'd decided we weren't coming and had sold our seats to someone else. As we debated, the house lights darkened and the play began. At that time the woman took over the conversation and asked us if we would like credit for future tickets or whether we would like our money back. My wife and I exchanged glances, and one look was all it took for us to agree that we'd never set foot in that theater again. We told the woman we'd like a refund. From the lobby we heard the actors' faint voices as the woman processed the refund, and then we left. I've met rude people before, but this was a new one. Never before or since has a ticket agent at a will-call window refused to give me tickets I'd already paid for. Moreover, the ticket agent falsely accused me of being late. He knew it wasn't true, I knew it wasn't true, and he knew I knew it. The clock on the wall was plainly visible to everyone in the room. To this day I have no idea why that ticket agent lied to my face about the time and refused to serve prepaid customers, nor why the female ticket agent didn't do anything to help us or to tell her colleague to stop insulting innocent customers. We weren't late, and that fact was obvious to both ticket agents. I am still good friends with the actress whose performance I missed, but I'm never going to that theater again. read more

A small theater that dares to dream big and do big things by putting on awesome productions of musicals and dramas! all in all a cool hidden gem in the beach town of pacifica! read more

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Pacifica Spindrift Players always present an enjoyable and well produced theater experience. Every show I have attended at the theater has left me wanting to be a part of one of their productions. I highly recommend seeing a Pacifica Spindrift production. read more

Pacifica Spindrift Players is a gem of a community theatre hidden up in the hills of this lovely coastal community. Only a 15-minute drive south of San Francisco, a trip to the theatre is a great excuse to visit Pacifica and enjoy the beach, the amazing Taco Bell (yes, I said "amazing" and "Taco Bell" in the same sentence) and the beautiful scenery of the area. Plays here are hit or miss, but like any community theater you'll have good seats and they won't cost you an arm and a leg. Sweet! *disclaimer: I've performed here and I will be directing "Bus Stop" later this season. My review is more about shows I've seen at the theater than the one I was in.* read more

Two words: Bullshot Crummond! Hysterical presentation of a wonderful comedy- superlative cast - each very talented- and the audience howling. Use GPS to find this wonderful old theater in Pacifica - it is so worth it. We had a great time - it is a terrific Community Theater. The Waiter - played 7 roles - was our very favorite, comedic actor. read more

The first time I saw this play (for me in 1992, of the film from 1982), a light went off for me: this is what theatre IS. I remembered that feeling, but apparently little of the play itself, and the moment I saw that Spindrift was going to produce it, I determined I WILL see this. Not so much for the staging, as for the play itself. To see if that my first impression would hold true after 20 years. YES! Whole worlds of imagined reality--a bunch of them--are created for you, all in the set of a five-and-dime in McCarthy Texas in 1955--or is it 1975? In Henry Sellenthin's adept production, the timeshifts take us with a minimum of fuss between the two eras. One where James Dean's brief life lit the imaginary world of a small-town girl's (with one boy) fan club, and a later one where the made-up stories ultimately come into conflict with the convoluted world that came to be. The center of the play is Mona, but ust when you think you know what is going on, what is about to happen, another character jumps effortlessly into the lead, and then another. And all the worlds that they weave with just the interplay of spoken word, become absolutely real. This play is full of surprises, even to one who thought he knew it. The drama of the drugstore as real life takes place right in front of you in the intimate space of the Spindrift's theatre. You can go to larger venues, pay more money, but you will not find a better rendition of Ed Graczyk's play. Handsome kudos to actors Laurie Wall, Helen Artellis, Joan Pugh-Newman and the entire onstage ensemble and the Spindrift production team, for yet another wonderful theatrical experience. Don't miss this one. Through June 25 at Spindrift Theatre in Pacifica CA www.pacificaspindriftplayers.org 650-359-8002 Review by David Hirzel www.davidhirzel.net read more

My daughter and I saw A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. This is a very small community theater that you should go out to support. The cast was excellent with very good actors and singers with a wide range of cast ages. We sat in the front row and there is nothing quite like seeing live theater that close to the action. The theater was only about a 30 minute drive from our hotel on The Embarcadero, but feels light years away from SF and is worth the drive to see a beautiful Pacific sunset on the way down. read more

Really a beautiful area hiding a small little gem of a theater. Saw Boxcar - El Vagon - directed by David Acevedo here. It was awesome and worth seeing. It's coming to SF so keep your ears open for it. Pacifica Spindrift Players is a tiny playhouse which means all 30 seats are great ! read more

Had a wonderful time last night at this charming venue. How to Succeed in Business is a must see. The lead character "Finch" is played by the actor Gary Craig Schoenfeld and he does a fabulous job. He has charisma in spades! He is funny and engaging.....and has quite a singing voice. The supporting cast is impressive as well. Can't wait to see the next play this talented group puts on. read more

I have lived in Pacifica 23 years and have never been to a community theater untill this Saturday and was very impressed. I saw A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and thought all the actors played their part very well especially Maggie! If you live in Pacifica and haven't been you are definitely missing out. read more

It's a pretty cute little theater, though I found it to be rather an odd location. We kept driving up the street going, "this doesn't look like somewhere a theater would be. Did we pass it?" It's unfair of course to judge a theater based on the single show we've seen there, though I will say we enjoyed it very much. The seats are good - comfortable and raised so that someone sitting in front of you doesn't impair your view of the stage. read more

Came here for the 1st time a couple days ago to watch "Glengarry Glen Ross." I give the show 3.5*. It dragged abit and i got a bit bored frankly. The show was very short, 90 minutes net. We had an intermission after 45 min, woudl have preferred to just watch the entire play in its entirety w/o break. I haven't watched the movie, so I'll see it soon so I can compare. Seats were ok, comparable to most small playhouses. Seats were split between 2 sides. Snacks served during intermission. Bought a season's pass so i hope the upcoming shows don't disappoint. read more

I love and support local theatres. This one is amazing! Took in a show last year and loved every minute of it. It is a small theatre, but if you get your tickets in advance you would have no problem seeing a show. Looking forward to "Death Trap" in Feb. ! read more

This is a wonderful community theatre full of talent and charm. Worth the time to see a show there or audition!

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Pacifica Spindrift Players Opening Night 1/6/12 One of the many rewards of going to small theater productions (Pacifica's Spindrift theater seats 98) is chatting with the cast and crew in the lobby after the show. There Elisa Valentine (Maggie in the current run of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) told me that is one role every actress wants to play: she can be by turns shrewd, seductive, a sweetheart, a vamp, and of course, catty to the hilt. All in the first act, where Valentine's Maggie owns the stage. She shares it with a sullen, almost absent husband (Collin Wenzell as Brick), a washed-up sportscaster with too much on his mind that he tries to drown with alcohol. He doesn't say much; just lies on the sofa seeming asleep, or gets up to pour himself another drink while Maggie in what amounts to an extended soliloquy alternately berates, cajoles, flatters, and attempts to seduce him. Nothing doing, for this scene. Brick's not having any of it. "How long does this have to go on? . . Go on, take a lover. You know you want to." Outside their bedroom window, others in the household of this decaying southern mansion are listening in. We in the audience are too. The secrets unfold themselves slowly. Partly it's the masterful script, but more the details of the production that create this world. The very clever set design by Henry Sellenthin gives us on one stage a bedroom, parlor, a hallway outside a door, a balcony, and a star-filled night sky (by lighting designer Carson Duper) just outside the French doors. There's more air and frame than wall and scrim; bars on the railing, the transom, the brass bedstead all give the subtlest hint of how these lives are contained in cages. The characters don't see them, but we do. And oh, those characters! Williams gave them words to say, but fine acting by the entire cast breathes life into them. In the second act Wenzell's lethargic Brick catches fire, slowly, as his overbearing, sonofabitch father (John Musgrave as Big Daddy) confronts him over his constant drunkenness. This son's a disgrace, the other one's a disappointment, and he has no trouble expressing himself about it. Brick takes it all in, another reason to fail. Big Daddy's slowly dying although he doesn't know it. He's heartbroken. He won't let anyone see it, but we can hear it by the unconscious catch in his voice when he says Brick's name. The second act builds slowly, gracefully under Gary Pugh-Newman's patient direction. One by one the layers that father and son had both so carefully protected themselves with are peeled away and we see depths in each of them that they cannot see for themselves. The second act belongs to them. At odd moments each reveals to the other--if not to himself--aspects kept concealed their entire lives together. In a slow ballet they move toward each other, then pull away. The play was written in 1955. Brick's implied homosexuality--Big Daddy says his son's too-close friendship with another young man was "not exactly normal"--and the importance of keeping it a secret, was a big deal then. But in this play, nothing is quite what it seems. Yes, Brick and Skipper were very, very close, but "It was pure and true, and that's not normal." A deep, deep friendship, gone to ruin over fear of what others might have said. Brick has crippled himself with alcohol over this, and will not hear his father's kind words, or recognize his father's love. But we do. Supporting actors enter and depart, preparing the way for the fine ensemble work of the third act, when every one of them gets to take center stage for a time, and makes good use of it. Characters who previously had been more walk-ons burst into life, each with his own heartache, fear, intrigue, betrayal. Big Mama (Joan Pugh-Newman) finally learns the truth about her husband--he's dying, this man who has held her in such contempt for forty years, and she won't hear a word of any of it. By the final curtain, we've seen them all, and recognized ourselves in them. This remarkable production by Pacifica Spindrift Players is replete with subtleties of lighting, set design, acting, and direction of this remarkable production that do not lend them selves to simple description. You really must go see Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to see all of what I mean. Through January 29. 2012 www.pacificaspindriftplayers.org 650-359-8002 Review by David Hirzel www.davidhirzel.net read more

We just saw the current production of Cabaret. It is quite possibly the best performance we have ever seen at this fine theater. Don't miss it! read more

Had a very enjoyable evening seeing their production of "Into the Woods." The performers were great, and the theater is very cozy. I wasn't sure what to expect, given the community theater vibe, but I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of singing & acting. The scenery was simple, yet effective. The only down side was a slightly late start & longer intermission made for a very late night. I will definitely return here for another show. read more

Nice community theater. Saw Westside Story, it was a decent community production. I did think it odd that Maria wasn't Latina, but then again neither was Natalie Woods. But the cast was pretty diverse. She seemed to be the most talented singer in the production. Some cast members were more talented than others but overall they were very professional. read more