La Jolla Playhouse realizes its mission and goals through five initiatives which typically reach around 70,000-100,000 people annually.

(1) The six-show Subscription Season includes Playhouse commissions, new plays and musicals, and re-imagined classics. The Playhouse’s productions include 120 world premieres, 70 commissioned works, and 37 transfers to Broadway, and 42 Tony Awards.

(2) The acclaimed Without Walls (WOW) series breaks barriers by moving beyond the boundaries of a traditional theatre space. It gives us the opportunity to commission and present site-specific, immersive, and interactive works, and includes an accessible, multi-day annual WOW Festival.

(3) The Uplifting the New and the Next in American Theatre initiative supports the development of diverse new voices, the creation of new work, and gives artists the time, space, and resources to develop projects and gain valuable feedback from audiences. Programs include Native Voices new play festivals, Latinx New Play Festival, DNA New Work Series, and Veterans Playwriting Workshop.

(4) The Playhouse reaches more than 20,000 people each year through our Learning & Engagement programs, collaborating with schools and cultural and service organizations throughout San Diego County. Programs include the Performance Outreach Program (POP) Tour (elementary schools), JumpStart Theatre (middle and high schools), student matinees (middle and high schools), Technical Theatre Training for educators and incarcerated youth, as well as Military & Veterans Programs and Voices of Our City Choir Theatre Workshops (unhoused population).

(5) The Developing the Next Generation of Theatre Professionals initiative supports our antiracism and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, while providing training, mentorship, and career opportunities for emerging arts leaders. Programs include paid internships, Directing Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence, and observerships.