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Balboa Theatre
The historic Balboa Theatre was originally opened in 1924 as a vaudeville house before being converted to a movie theatre in 1932. After a $26 million restoration and renovation by the City's Redevelopment Agency, the Balboa Theatre located in the Gaslamp Quarter reopened in 2008 as a 1,339 seat performing arts venue. The Balboa Theatre is owned by the Redevelopment Agency and managed by San Diego Theatres on behalf of the Agency and the community. This venue will be treasured as an ideal site for music, dance, and drama as well as for civic, corporate and convention gatherings.
Civic Theatre
The Civic Theatre is a 2,967 capacity performing arts venue located in downtown San Diego. It is the performing home of the San Diego Opera, Broadway/San Diego and regularly hosts performances of the California Ballet, presentations by La Jolla Music Society, touring orchestras and dance companies, Broadway musicals and plays, concerts, film presentations, lectures, etc. The Theatre is owned by the City of San Diego and operated by San Diego Theatres for the benefit of the community.
This information is provided to assist you in planning your events at the historic Balboa Theatre or at the Civic Theatre. Should additional information be required, please feel free to contact us for prompt response. Larger scale versions of the drawings included here are available upon request.
The Services and Fees document provides rental, services, equipment and personnel costs related to use of the Civic Theatre.
The Production Information document provides technical specifications, including maps, measurements, stage and dressing room diagrams, counter-weight plot, lighting system, electrical circuit details, sound system, and in-house equipment. Additionally, this document includes information pertaining to ticketing aspects related to productions utilizing the Civic Theatre.
The General Policies, Rules and Regulations document outlines those items that pertain to use of the venues. The content of this document supplements and is incorporated into the license agreement governing use of the venues.
