Shadow Puppetry WorkshopYurok Wellness Coalition and Arcata Playhouse  The Playhouse and Yurok Wellness have combined efforts to offer a workshop for K-12 children across the county. Pairing Yurok storytelling with Shadow Puppetry, groups gather for ten, one hour classes with students: one opening class with a Yurok story teller introducing the story and the rest […]

Playhouse Arts presents MIGRATIONS: Walking Together, an original ensemble-created multi-disciplinary, multicultural performance project returning October, 1st 2022 9AM-2PM. It involves dance, theater, movement, masks, puppets, poetry, narratives and more. The structure of this free event is a procession: we will start in front of the Arcata Playhouse (1251 9th St, Arcata, CA 95521) and finish […]

Playhouse Arts presentsed Intersections, Where We Meet, a multicultural experience centered in Goudi’ni (Arcata), on unceded Wiyot land. While originally conceived as an outdoor progressive piece that would roam the Creamery  District, COVID has placed the performance online with On the Stage. This online platform, designed by theatremakers for theatermakers,  allows us to stream live from locations all over Arcata, the […]

The Arcata Playhouse announces the launch of The Round Story, a multi-year project which brings members of our small rural community together to address racial equity, social justice, and the changing of our demographic.  The Playhouse is partnering with the NAACP, the Native Women Collective, Centro del Pueblo, TRUEntertainment, and HSU to weave the threads […]

En EspañolElemental is an outdoor community spectacle for the whole family that is a magical journey of the elements that feature a lantern procession, giant puppets, stilt walkers, fire performers, dancers and a giant shadow play with live music and a display of beautiful paper lanterns. The production is site specific, meaning it uses the […]