Celebrating
OVER 60 YEARS
OF EXCELLENCE
For over 60 years, the Cultural Center’s prestigious Hi-Desert Playhouse division has provided the area’s best in award-winning professional, community, and youth theater productions.
The Hi-Desert Cultural Center’s multi-theater complex serves as the Joshua Tree National Park gateway communities’ primary source for high quality theatrical performances and education. From HBO or New York Drama Desk award-winning playwrights trying-out new staged readings or full-scale theatrical works with Tony Award-winning actors, to the performances of a large community cast bringing to life the classic Oklahoma!, to a powerful youth theater production of Disney’s The Lion King Jr., or the original avante-garde spoken word monologues and performances of eclectic desert artisans–the Hi-Desert Cultural Center’s professionally staged productions and state-of-the-art venues are YOUR theaters of choice.
Interested in staging a play?
READER's THEATER
SERIES
In addition to the main productions, the Playhouse’s READER’S THEATER SERIES is accepting proposals from directors to bring their talents to our stage with cutting-edge drama and comedy, American classics, what’s hot from Broadway and original scripts—all to be performed script-in-hand. With only three rehearsals and one performance for each production, this exciting series gives playwrights, directors, actors and audiences the opportunity to experience live theater focusing on the words. A question and answer session with the directors and actors will follow each performance.
