Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    San Pedro Playhouse

    4.6 (32 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 5:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

    San Pedro Playhouse Photos

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - San Pedro Playhouse

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    A small intimate theater big on passion and emotion!
    Daniel C.

    As the city marches in droves to see musicals, plays in venues such as The Majestic Theater or The Tobin Center I wish there would be more pause. I recently saw a production of "Rent" at The Public Theater of San Antonio while not as big as those venues still as grand. The small and intimate setting only amplifies the emotions, the passion of whatever production is being hosted. In as much as those places are vital to our art community it's still important to support local theater . I went on "Pay What You Can Night" which is typically hosted a day before its normal run. It's considerably less expensive. I imagine they set aside this performance to reach out to the community. It's also an opportunity to work out any kinks. In my opinion this is the most cost effective option. Another thing I found helpful is that you can purchase tickets online, which also shows available seating. The theater itself is located next to the McFarlinTennis Court by SAC, easy to find. There is parking but very limited. Once entering I was struck by how intimate the layout is. It definitely operates with the theater geek, musical lover in mind. At this point I have to be careful not to mix the experience of "Rent" with that of the theater. But I feel in a way both are interconnected. The acoustics, in-house sound are impeccable. For example I could hear everything with clarity. From the dancing of performers on tables. To the hushed silence in a soliloquy. In a bigger setting these things might be lost on the audience. But in this theater every nuance of the performance is regarded, simply because any seat is a good one. My only two critiques would be that seating space is tight. And a major one: it desperately needs rennovations. I noticed a strong, musty smell permeating throughout the theater hall. I'm not sure if at one point there was once water damage. Both the walls and floors would benefit from being redone. Even with these cosmetic flaws it's still a great place to catch a show. The Public Theater of San Antonio is a small intimate venue run on a humble budget. From the seating, stage and performances the passion is boundless. Whether you come alone, as a couple, family or with a group nothing is more transformative than witnessing live theater. My lasting impression was seeing a band playing in the background. You could see the drummer flipping the pages of the sheet music. It made me wonder. Does "Rock of Ages" have a professional page turner? An understudy? These are things that keep me up late at night.

    Awesome piano in the lobby
    Tamara C.

    So tonight I took my grandson to see the musical "NEWSIE" that was fabulous show! The theatrics of the cast highlights the Best Show in Town. The Playhouse continues to elevate their performances of excellence that easy matches a NY Broadway Show. The staff and volunteers at The Public Theater of San Antonio continue to be efficient and professional while we enjoyed the evening with fellow participants. The audience showed such love for what they experienced during the Musical with applause and standing ovations. This show is a must see... tickets for Adults are 45$ and children as it is a great child Play is 20$. Note-all seats are great because the theater holds 350 participants. I have sat in the very back of the theater that still gave the same experience as I have had in the front center. Enjoy the Show!

    Cassidy H.

    Enjoyed the ASL night of Secret Garden last night. It was my first time there. Upon arrival we were greeted at the door. We got our tickets. Enjoyed the lobby area with its classic design and antique touches. Then easily seated with a pleasant reminder of 2 mins before the show. From the actors, to the set plus a fabulous storyline, it was a delightful entertainment. I'm sure to visit again.

    Michelle O.

    I finally got to check out the San Pedro Playhouse and I was impressed! It is in a cool historic building and is right across from the San Pedro Springs Park. I didn't realize there was a parking lot so I just parked along the street at the park and walked through it, which was nice. The crowd is definitely older which is cool but I wonder why younger people don't seem interested in going to plays. I saw The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and really enjoyed it. The theater is pretty small so I don't recommend sitting in the very front because it is hard to see. I sat in the third row and I still felt I should have sat further back. They have some pretty cool shows lined up for this year like Beauty and the Best, The Glass Menagerie, The Secret Garden, and others. I am excited to go back!

    Ron M.

    Where can you go for live entertainment at a reasonable price and expect to be throughly entertained? The Playhouse - that's where. It's an intimate, yet professionally run theatre. Showing a variety of musicals, it is a venue that doesn't overwhelm, where you can feel comfortable. My kids and I saw the last performance of Urinetown and found it fun, funny and very entertaining. The quality of the cast was great and attests to the kind of talent this theater can draw. Definitely give this and other local theaters the opportunity to make you laugh, smile, cry, or any other feeling that arises in you. You'll be happy you did.

    Mary W.

    We absolutely love this venue and come as often as our schedule allows. We always leave happy and wishing it were longer! The facility is nice and generally the parking is ample. There wasn't much parking today as it is Easter and a lot of people were utilizing the parking lot for the park nearby. We have always enjoyed every play, but particularly today's "Reasons to be Pretty". The staff is very helpful and friendly. We will continue to go back as often as we can with our busy schedules.

    See all

    1 year ago

    Helpful 5
    Thanks 2
    Love this 5
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 9
    Thanks 0
    Love this 8
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 5
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Catheline H.
    14
    105
    128

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    The public theater has amazing performances. Plus they give back to the community through their youth theater program.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Cassidy H.
    1159
    27
    38

    9 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 0
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jim D.
    195
    144
    11

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ron M.
    361
    468
    2779

    9 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ann C.
    176
    83
    137

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 6
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Mel F.
    0
    103
    9

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    14 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    12 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Professionalism and honesty are the highest qualities one can expect from a business. This place disappoints me.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    12 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    13 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of M P.
    0
    1
    0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Manzano E.
    102
    44
    43

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jan P.
    0
    19
    0

    12 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Wendell B.
    166
    300
    2

    12 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Ask the Community - San Pedro Playhouse

    Review Highlights - San Pedro Playhouse

    AS a regular attendee of Broadway productions, we went to Footloose at the Public Theater with lowered expectations, but HOLY MOLY!

    Mentioned in 8 reviews

    Read more highlights

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Performing Arts 447 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Majestic & Empire Theatres

    Majestic & Empire Theatres

    4.2
    (271 reviews)
    1.7 mi

    Nice theater!! We attended the Children's Ballet of San Antonio's production of Don Quixote. The…read morebox office and entry to the theater were very organized and efficient. They had a bar open and some snacks available in the lobby. The seating seemed like the view would be pretty decent from most seats and plenty of ushers to guide guests to their seats. On the flyer it looks like Phantom of the Opera may be here sometime in 2026 so would love to attend! Parked in the garage located directly behind the theater, it was $10 for the duration of the show.

    We have been regulars at this theater for of 25 years attending 8 events a year on average…read more I must say last night at the ALI SIDDIQ comedy show I thought I was at a play ground. We had tickets to the show bought months ago. The 6 of us ate at bohanans a ross the street. Got to the theater around 720, the doors were open allowing people inside, They had little bags to lock our phones up. We had never experienced that before. Was most interesting. Shame that people cant follow rules and leave phones away. When the show was over, it became the only words can be CLUSTER F---, while the shows first customers were trying to leave the theater, the Majestic thought it a good idea to allow the 2nd shows customers inside the theater. Pushing out the 1st shows customers out side and back doors only to line up around the block to get our phones unlocked. This left many people so far from valet parking and not sure which way to go. Was truly not the way We have EVER ZSEEN THIS DONE. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE in so many ways

    Photos
    This is the bags.
    This is the bags.
    Center seat row HH in mezzanine
    Center seat row HH in mezzanine
    Stage where the magic of laughter about to go down

    See all

    Stage where the magic of laughter about to go down
    The Classic Theatre of San Antonio

    The Classic Theatre of San Antonio

    4.5
    (2 reviews)
    1.7 mi

    I enjoyed the performance tonight and regret that I have missed eleven seasons before deciding to…read morecome to this theater! The experience far exceeded my expectations, very entertaining and put on by a diverse and devoted group of people, both on and off stage. Tonight's performamce was Miss Bennet, Christmas at Pemberley. It was very entertaining and also very moving, we left the theater with alot to reflect on and think about. We bought our tickets online at www.classictheatre.org

    This is a cute little hole-in-the-wall, black box theater that brings an intimate look into the…read moretheatrical productions it produces. The theater itself is attached to the Woodlawn Theater and shares restroom facilities with the Woodlawn. Running a separate series of smaller shows, the Classic Theater offers a theater-in-the-round experience with the audience seated on all sides of the theater which can allow audience interaction with the professional cast. The seating is comfortable, but you'll need the intermission to get up and stretch your legs as the chairs can get a tad uncomfortable. The theater also allows no outside food or drinks, but does have water and wine for donation (at least this was during the show we attended). Overall, the cast was excellent in Midsummer Night's Dream. They brought a refreshing perspective and performance for Shakespeare's work, which truly showed why Shakespeare should be consumed in theatrical form rather than reading, and the acting was intimate and, yet, bombastic at the same time. The cast really showed skill and thought with each word spoken, and they brought the characters to life while leaving themselves behind. With the theater-in-the-round, they worked the entire room as well as made me feel that the show was put on solely for me. I had had that same sense of disbelief in quite a long time during a theatrical production. The quality of the production also showed. Even though it seemed like a relatively low budget affair, it wasn't lacking the quality of a truly great show. My husband and I are already planning our time back to enjoy another production and we look forward to becoming regular patrons of the arts at the Classic.

    Photos
    Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Written by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon, Directed by Kelly Roush, November 30-December 30, 2018
    Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Written by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon, Directed by Kelly Roush, November 30-December 30, 2018
    The Trip to Bountiful, Written by Texas, Playwright, Horton Foote, Directed by John O'Neill, February 15-March 10, 2019
    The Trip to Bountiful, Written by Texas, Playwright, Horton Foote, Directed by John O'Neill, February 15-March 10, 2019
    Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Written by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon, Directed by Kelly Roush, November 30-December 30, 2018

    See all

    Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Written by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon, Directed by Kelly Roush, November 30-December 30, 2018
    Wonder Theatre

    Wonder Theatre

    4.7
    (7 reviews)
    4.2 mi

    We had such a great experience attending Sweeney Todd! I was expecting community theater but was…read moresurprised to experience a quality professional production with great acting and singing. This theater is located in the Wonderland mall, downstairs by the food court, in the old movie theater space once called The Bijou. How they've renovated the space to house quality theater now is impressive. This place is officially in our radar and we can't wait to experience another show.

    I saw a play this weekend, in a theater at Wonderland of the Americas, and was surprised to see…read morethat the old Bijou was converted into a community theater. The Bijou, which was known for showing more art and independent movies and served food, is now the Wonder Theater. The play was the Wiz and was pretty good as far as community theater goes. Many of the plays for this season's lineup are geared towards children and are affordable. The ticket prices were: $36.00 adults, $26.00 seniors and $18.00 students and children. The lobby, concession stand and seating area have been revamped, and a small stage has been added. Seating is fairly spacious, with new seats and a very clean theater. The lobby area is similar to the Bijou's, with a small full serve concession stand, selling popcorn and other goodies. This locale is worth a visit if you are partial to theater, regardless of it being Broadway or community. Many of the shows are from Friday to Sunday, and are great way to spend the afternoon/evening.

    Photos
    Stage
    Stage
    I wore my heels to watch Kinky Boots!
    I wore my heels to watch Kinky Boots!
    Wonder Theatre

    See all

    Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

    Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

    4.2
    (154 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    Amazing venue and great sound quality!…read more The Tobin offers an upscale experience with friendly staff, a range of price points, and nice sound quality. Prepaid garage or valet parking options are available as well as a convenient parking lot a short walk away. The show was loud, especially for an acoustic performance, but the sound quality was great. Overall, there is a variety of price points, so you can splurge on club seating with table service, or choose the balcony to save the piggy bank. We sat in the mezzanine section however next time I would prefer to sit closer to the stage. While some of the ticket prices were on the high side, you can sign up for the newsletter to receive discounts on upcoming shows. The price of drinks was outrageous but sadly typical for a concert. I did not order food or beverages but be sure you view the menu / price list ahead of your visit. There was no meet & greet or photo opportunity offered for this event but I hope that is an option at future events. Definitely consider the Tobin when your favorite band is in town!

    This is the best technologically advanced performance theater in town. I toured it when it was…read moreunder construction. The seat configurations alone blow all other theaters out of the water. I will say if you go for an orchestra, avoid the lower orchestra outer edge seats as there's no exit aisle. You have to walk past your entire row to get to the spot if you are a bigger man. Most shows will have an intermission which allows you to get up, use RR, grab a quick snack and get back to your seat in time for the action. Modern meets classic. Classic exterior, modern exterior and interior. I suggest coming for a classical music performance and when coming with a date, sit in the mezzanine. Great view and feels more intimate.

    Photos
    Mezzanine- Left - Row E
    Mezzanine- Left - Row E
    Need to Breath Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour
    Need to Breath Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour
    Paper Cloud Exhibit

    See all

    Paper Cloud Exhibit

    San Pedro Playhouse - theater - Updated July 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...