La Jolla Playhouse advances theatre as an art form, telling stories that inspire empathy and create a dialogue toward a more just future. With our intrepid spirit and eclectic, artist-driven approach we will continue to cultivate a local, national, and global following with an insatiable appetite for audacious work.

We provide unfettered creative opportunities for a community of artists of all backgrounds and abilities. We are committed to being a permanent safe harbor for unsafe and surprising work, offering a glimpse of the new and the next in American theatre.

Especially at this time in history, the Playhouse provides vital ways to spark conversations and bridge differences across political/social/moral/religious divides. Exposure to art leads to life-long learning and an enlivened, engaged community that is better able to comprehend diverse perspectives and tolerate different opinions. Live theatre, specifically, increases empathy, tolerance and an understanding of the world we live in today (U. Arkansas).