Silent Sundays Series: Robin Hood

Silent Sundays with live accompaniment on our 1924 Mighty Wurlitzer are back at the Playhouse! Purchase your 2025 subscription in advance and see the series for the special price of $37 (more info below on how to purchase a subscription). Silent Sundays 2025 Lineup July......More

Silent Sundays with live accompaniment on our 1924 Mighty Wurlitzer are back at the Playhouse! Purchase your 2025 subscription in advance and see the series for the special price of $37 (more info below on how to purchase a subscription). Silent Sundays 2025 Lineup July 6th: Robin Hood starring Douglas Fairbanks July 27th: Battleship Potemkin September 7th: The General starring Buster Keaton October 5th: Shorts Number, Please? & High and Dizzy starring Harold Lloyd Kicking off our new season is Robin Hood on July 6th at 2:30pm! Starring the ‘King of Hollywood’ Douglas Fairbanks, this story differs from the film adaptations that would follow. In the first half of this silent classic, you’ll learn the backstory of the Earl of Huntingdon (Fairbanks), the man who would become Robin Hood. The King’s treacherous brother, who is regent and is planning to seize the throne permanently, has enacted cruel practices during his time in power, throwing England into disarray. When the Earl learns what is happening from his beloved Lady Marian, a legendary character emerges. With epic sets and over a million dollars spent, Fairbanks brings Medieval England to life in this adventure drama. Accompanying the film is organist Russ Peck. Mr. Peck currently performs at San Diego Symphony Hall/Jacobs Music Center for their silent film presentations and is house organist at San Diego’s Balboa Theatre. In addition to being an organist, he is principal timpanist for the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra. Tickets are $12. Purchase a subscription in advance and see all 4 films for $37. There are two ways to purchase a subscription: 1) In person– Visit the Playhouse Box Office Thursdays from 3:00pm-7:00pm 2) Online– Click the ‘Buy Tickets’ button, scroll to the very top, then click on ‘Special Offers’ located on the top center of the page above the Playhouse logo. Once on the ‘Special Offers’ page, scroll down, then click on ‘Silent Sundays Season Pass.’ There are two ways to purchase individual tickets: 1) In person– Visit the Playhouse Box Office Thursdays from 3:00pm-7:00pm or day of show starting at 1:30pm. 2) Online– Click the ‘Buy Tickets’ button.

Summer in San Gabriel Series: Free Outdoor Concert with Louie Cruz Beltran

Join us at beautiful Playhouse Plaza for the first of two free outdoor summer concerts at the Mission Playhouse featuring Louie Cruz Beltran, Thursday evening, July 10th at 7:00pm! Louie has delighted crowds at venues including the Hollywood Bowl, Gibson Amphitheater, M......More

Join us at beautiful Playhouse Plaza for the first of two free outdoor summer concerts at the Mission Playhouse featuring Louie Cruz Beltran, Thursday evening, July 10th at 7:00pm! Louie has delighted crowds at venues including the Hollywood Bowl, Gibson Amphitheater, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, and Dodger Stadium. He’s shared the stage with greats such as Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, and Natalie Cole. Accompanying Louie (vocals and congas) are Carlos Vivas (keyboard), Robert Kyle (saxophone/flute/percussion) , Eddie Resto (bass) and Abelardo Bolaño (drums). “Louie Cruz Beltran and his band are stunners…mixing Afro-Cuban rhythms and R & B influences that will move and dazzle you… -OC Weekly ”…seized attendees attention with percolating percussion, stimulating chanting choruses and searing brass arrangements.” ~Chris Walker, JazzTimes Magazine Parking is free. We provide fold up chairs (first come, first served). You can bring your own chair if you’d like. Our next summer concert will take place on July 24th at 7:00pm with Upstream.

Private Event

Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste Drive-Thru Collection Event

Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts is holding a free Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste Drive-Thru Collection Event in the Mission Playhouse lot, Saturday, July 19th from 9:00am-3:00pm. Click here for flyer with more details regarding the event. For more inform......More

Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts is holding a free Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste Drive-Thru Collection Event in the Mission Playhouse lot, Saturday, July 19th from 9:00am-3:00pm. Click here for flyer with more details regarding the event. For more information, please contact Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts at (800) 238-0173 or [email protected].

Summer in San Gabriel Series: Free Outdoor Concert with Upstream

Join us at beautiful Playhouse Plaza for a free outdoor summer concert at the Mission Playhouse featuring Upstream, Thursday evening, July 24th at 7:00pm! For over thirty years, Upstream has been spreading their message of love and positivity through their exhilarating ......More

Join us at beautiful Playhouse Plaza for a free outdoor summer concert at the Mission Playhouse featuring Upstream, Thursday evening, July 24th at 7:00pm! For over thirty years, Upstream has been spreading their message of love and positivity through their exhilarating Caribbean music. With a multi-talented line up of seasoned musicians from Trinidad & Tobago, Belize, St. Thomas, Jamaica, the Bahamas and the U.S., they continue to spread joy to everyone they meet! Parking is free. We provide fold up chairs (first come, first served). You can bring your own chair if you’d like.  

Silent Sundays Series: Battleship Potemkin

Silent Sundays at the Playhouse continue with Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin, Sunday afternoon, July 27th at 2:30pm! This 1925 war drama presents a dramatization of a true event where sailors on a Russian naval vessel mutiny against dire conditions they endure ......More

Silent Sundays at the Playhouse continue with Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin, Sunday afternoon, July 27th at 2:30pm! This 1925 war drama presents a dramatization of a true event where sailors on a Russian naval vessel mutiny against dire conditions they endure aboard the Potemkin. Roger Ebert called Battleship Potemkin “one of the fundamental landmarks of cinema.” It contains one of the most famous sequences in film history, the ‘Odessa Steps.’ Director Sergei Eisenstein “harnessed the power of montage- editing images to create a cumulative effect- as no filmmaker had before” (Erickson, TCM). “…The scene composition, the lighting, all the little visual details add up to create a film that is the very epitome of the silent drama” (moviessilently.com). Accompanying the film is organist Russ Peck. Mr. Peck currently performs at San Diego Symphony Hall/Jacobs Music Center for their silent film presentations and is house organist at San Diego’s Balboa Theatre. In addition to being an organist, he is principal timpanist for the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra. Our series continues with The General starring Buster Keaton on September 7th and shorts Number, Please? & High and Dizzy starring Harold Lloyd on October 5th. Tickets are $12. There are two ways to purchase tickets: 1) In person– Visit the Playhouse Box Office Thursdays from 3:00pm-7:00pm or day of show starting at 1:30pm. 2) Online– Click the ‘Buy Tickets’ button.