Topanga
California
Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
About
Theatricum Botanicum is a natural outdoor sanctuary for the arts that has been delighting visitors for nearly five decades. Lovers of Shakespeare, socially relevant plays, botany, California history, music, and arts education alike find community in this truly special place. Theatricum is a unique space where the beauty and trials of humanity are thrown into striking relief against the incredible back drop of Topanga Canyon’s lush and rustic natural surroundings.
Upcoming Events at Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
Performance - The Winter's Tale
Performance - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performance: Wendy's Peter Pan
Performance - Tartuffe: Born Again
Performance: Wendy's Peter Pan
Performance - The Winter's Tale
Performance - Tartuffe: Born Again
Performance: Wendy's Peter Pan
Performance - Tartuffe: Born Again
Performance - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performance: Wendy's Peter Pan
Performance - Tartuffe: Born Again
Performance - The Winter's Tale
Performance: Wendy's Peter Pan
Performance - Tartuffe: Born Again
Recent News
‘Tartuffe: Born Again’ is Hilarious, Modern-Day Adaptation of Moliere at Theatricum: July 13 - October 13, 2024
Topanga, CA -- Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents a hilarious satire about greed, corruption and hypocrisy. In Tartuffe: Born Again, translator and adaptor Freyda Thomas puts a contemporary spin on the original French play, recasting…
Read More »'Wendy's Peter Pan' Brings Neverland to Life at Theatricum: June 22 - October 4, 2024
TOPANGA, CA -- Calling all young-at-heart: Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum has transformed its uniquely beautiful outdoor amphitheater into the imaginary isle of Neverland for a magical production of Wendy’s Peter Pan. Theatricum artistic…
Read More »Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum Presents ‘Holly Near in Concert’ on June 13, 2024
WHAT: Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents Holly Near in Concert. After 50 years of bold work, singer-songwriter-activist Holly Near remains a consistent voice for change. Her work is loving, challenging, funny, thought provoking and rooted in…
Read More »'The Winter's Tale' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Kick Off Theatricum's Outdoor Summer Season on June 1 and 2, 2024
Topanga, CA - Celebrated for lively, expansive productions by William Shakespeare that fill the outdoor stage and spill over into the surrounding woods, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum opens its 2024 summer repertory season with two productions by…
Read More »Celebrate Mother’s Day with 25th Annual ‘MOMentum Place’ an Uncommon Afternoon of Aerial and Performance Delights
Every year on Mother’s Day, “MOMentum Place” creates a fantastical world of aerial and circus performers, dancers and musicians in the rustic outdoor amphitheater at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. Bring your mother to honor…
Read More »Theatricum Botanicum's 'Queen Margaret's Version of Shakespeare's War of the Roses' Highlights Bloody Toll of Political InFighting
TOPANGA, Calif. (May 10, 2023) – Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum continues its 50th Anniversary Summer Season with Queen Margaret’s Version of Shakespeare’s War of the Roses, a new edit of Shakespeare’s best-known history…
Read More »'Macbeth' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Kick Off Theatricum's Magical 50th Anniversary Season
TOPANGA, CA – Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum opens its 50th Anniversary Summer Season with two of William Shakespeare’s most mystical offerings: the thrilling supernatural tragedy, Macbeth, and that most magical of romantic comedies, A…
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