The historic San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, built in 1927 by John Steven McGroarty specifically to present The Mission Play, a 4 1/2-hour production about the history of California that he wrote, is a magnificent and opulent theater with genteel side boxes offering "a place to be seen," and chandeliers which replicate the lanterns used on Spanish galleons which sailed around the tip of South America en route to California in the 1800s .

A tour of the Theatre may be arranged by contacting the Theatre's Managing Director at 626-308-2865 ext. 227

Access to certain areas of the theatre is subject to change due to performance schedules.