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.
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.
