Address | 10886 Le Conte Avenue Los Angeles, California United States |
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Coordinates | 34°03′49″N 118°26′41″W / 34.0636°N 118.4447°W |
Owner | UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |
Operator | Geffen Playhouse Inc. |
Type | Regional theater |
Capacity | Gil Cates Theater: 512 Audrey Skirball Kenis Theatre:149 |
Construction | |
Built | 1929 |
Opened | 1970s |
Reopened | 1995 |
Rebuilt | 2005 |
Website | |
geffenplayhouse |
The Geffen Playhouse (or the Geffen) is a not-for-profit theater company founded by Gilbert Cates in 1995.
It produces plays in two theaters in Geffen Playhouse, which is owned by University of California Los Angeles. The Playhouse is located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was named for donor David Geffen. The current executive director is Gil Cates Jr.[1]