West Coast Ensemble Theatre Company

www.wcensemble.org/

Founded in 1981 by Les Hanson, the West Coast Ensemble began in a Hollywood storefront as a company of 20 actors. Over the last 25 years, the ensemble has grown in size and multi-cultural diversity to more than 150 theatre artists. West Coast Ensemble has presented over 250 plays and musicals and has introduced hundreds of emerging actors, directors, playwrights, designers and technicians to southern California. The principal program of West Coast Ensemble is the presentation of a four-show season of MainStage plays along with a workshop season of smaller, more challenging original works. In addition, WCE provides development programs for musical and non-musical theatre works, giving voice to emerging playwrights and composers. WCE fulfills its commitment to the total theatre artist through a conservatory of ongoing free classes in scene study, voice, improvisation, movement and stage combat, as well as through a Director’s Lab and Playwright’s Unit, giving fledgling directors and writers the opportunity to continually develop their craft.

El Centro Theatre, 800 N. El Centro

Hollywood

California

90038

United States

818.786.1900