McCadden Theatre

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Thank you for considering the McCadden Place Theatre for your 2025 Fringe Festival

production. Here is most of the information you’ll need to know about our space. 

Welcome home.

TOURS 

email [email protected] to schedule a tour

• Tours of the space will be held by appointment only – email us at [email protected] 

*Alternate times can be provided upon request.

Virtual tours of the space can be found here.

SPACE SPECS:

➢ Up to 60 seats (48 fixed, plus 12 removable folding chairs)

➢ Two level playing space

○ Approx. 13’d x 23’w main playing area

○ Approx. 8’d x 14’w balcony playing area

○ See full measurements in photos

➢ Lighting grid with 48 dimmers, 12 new RGBWA-UV LED, 20-30 halogen lights

➢ Stereo Sound – In house sound computer with QLAB 4

➢ Audio snake (for instrumentation)

➢ Backstage mic

➢ New Projector/Projection Screen (155" diag.)

SHOWTIMES:

START TIMES of productions at the McCadden will be between the following hours:

❖ Thursdays: 11:30pm onwards

❖ Fridays: 12:00 noon – 11:30pm

❖ Saturdays: 10:00am – 11:30pm

❖ Sundays: 10:00am – 11:30pm

We may open up weekday daytimes to productions, upon request and availability.

PRICES INCLUDE:

★ Use of the McCadden’s extensive prop and furniture inventory, including:

○ Chairs

■ various styles and time periods

○ Tables

■ Coffee, dining, end

○ Couches

■  Couch (2 seater)

■  Futon couch/bed

○ Hand props

■ Kitchen supplies, phones, cups, plates, and MUCH more…

○ Wall decorations

○ Cubes 18"

○ Stools

■ 18"

■ 36"

○ Bar unit (on wheels)

★ A window of 15 minutes to load in and 15 minutes to load out on performance days. Historically, this is plenty of time.

★ Three times the length of your production for tech rehearsal.

NOT INCLUDED IN PRICING:

• Tech Booth staff provided by the venue, at expense of the production.
• Box Office staff provided by the venue, at expense of the production.
• Insurance (either secured by production, or added to a rider by McCadden)
• Parking in lot across the street.

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The McCadden Place Theatre began January of 1980 as a dream in the minds of two New York actors, but was fulfilled in the hearts of two unique individuals. Jay Donohue and Joy Rinaldi had both been performers on the “other side of the Mississippi”, and both curious to explore other possibilities in an ever expanding creative world. After some tireless times on film and television sets, both longed to be back on the live stage.

They began to plan a theatre in which they could have a more direct participation and the satisfaction of acting a role for more than ten minutes at a time. The goal was to bring Los Angeles more quality productions with as much diversity in plays as there are in actors to be found to act the parts.

The two began working to make the dream a reality. The first effort was to seek out a place to house their theatre. They found a graffiti-laden furniture warehouse at 1157 North McCadden Place in Hollywood. There was no question the place needed work. But with good friends, materials and supplies scraped together through donations, a little elbow grease, a few six-packs of the beverage of the day, you are witness that dreams do come true.

In July 1991, the McCadden Place Theatre was gutted by a rather unfortunate fire. After a full year of rebuilding, the theatre reopened with many improvements, including an updated grid, and raised ceiling, and a balcony on-stage.

Venue Team

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aaron lyons *

* Fringe Veteran