Golden Bough Playhouse - Carmel, CA
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N 36° 33.108 W 121° 55.471
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The Golden Bough Playhouse in Carmel, CA.
Waymark Code: WMM7EA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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The Golden Bough Playhouse is a historic theatre in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California on Monte Verde St., between 8th and 9th Avenues. The playhouse occupies the site of the former Carmel Arts and Crafts Clubhouse, Carmel's first cultural center and theatre, built in 1906-07 on Casanova Street, and the Arts & Crafts Hall, built in 1923-24 on an adjacent lot on Monte Verde Street. The early Carmel bohemians participated in events held at these facilities, including writers Mary Austin and George Sterling. The dramatic presentations there achieved national attention as early as 1914, and an article in The Mercury Herald commented "...a fever of activity seems to have seized the community and each newcomer is immediately inoculated and begins with great enthusiasm to do something... with plays, studios and studies...".

Both the clubhouse and the Arts & Crafts Hall were destroyed by fire in 1949. The current building, which now houses 2 theatres, was built in 1952 by Edward Kuster, owner and operator of both the Golden Bough Playhouse, as well as its predecessor, the Theatre of the Golden Bough, which was located on Ocean Ave." (visit link)
Theater Name: The Golden Bough

Country: USA

Address:
Casanova St & 8th Ave
Carmel, CA USA


Web Site: [Web Link]

Venue: Community Theater

Type of Productions:
Plays and musicals


Restored Building: yes

Date of Construction: 1956

Stage Type: Proscenium

Seating Capacity: 300

Architect/Designer: Not listed

Special Productions/Events/Festivals: Not listed

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