At last night’s 2018-2019 Season Announcement Party, CEO and Artistic Director George Green announced the rebranding of The Playhouse San Antonio. Effective immediately, it is now officially named The Public Theater of San Antonio. (The Public Theater of San Antonio, 2018)
The Public Theater is San Antonio’s largest, most productive professional live theater organization and only Equity Theater. Established in 1912 as the San Antonio Dramatic Club and incorporated on April 6, 1927 as the San Antonio Little Theatre, it is the most historic theater in South Texas. Previously known as The San Pedro Playhouse (1997) and The Playhouse San Antonio (2012), its most recent brand, The Public Theater of San Antonio, was unveiled as an effort to align the organization’s new professional vision to the needs of the region. For over a century, The Public Theater has evolved to serve its community as a 501c3 non-profit organization.
Located in one of the oldest parks in the United States, San Pedro Springs Park, the 350 seat Russell Hill Rogers Auditorium is home to larger musicals while the more intimate 60 seat Cellar Theater hosts a myriad of classic and contemporary plays. Annually, an average of two hundred professionally paid performers and technicians participate in productions. Nearly 80% of the performers and creative team members are locals and its core audience come from Bexar County and the city of San Antonio.
The Public Theater’s mission is to produce live professional theater that inspires, educates and connects communities. The organization’s objective is to produce high quality theatrical productions year-round in multiple venues while contributing to its and the city’s annual financial and cultural growth. The goal is to maintain and improve upon its perception as San Antonio’s flagship theater while creating a stronger collaborative and supportive culture.
