Founded in 1917 by Gilmor Brown, the Pasadena Playhouse is a historic performing arts venue designed by architect Elmer Grey and the cornerstone laid May 31, 1924. In 1928 the College of Theatre Arts was incorporated with the Pasadena Playhouse Association as a non-profit institution. After having produced the entire canon of Shakespeare for the first time in America, California legislature voted to dedicate the Playhouse as official State Theatre in 1937. During this time, the theatre included a College of Theatre Arts (known as "The Star Factory", which produced such notables as Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Raymond Burr and Sally Struthers. The theatre itself drew talent from across the country, premiering hundreds of new plays by writers like Tennessee Williams, Eugene O'Neill, Noel Coward and many more.
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