All contributions to The Pear Avenue Theatre are tax-deductible. Please make your contribution payable to "The Pear Avenue TheatreVolunteers are needed for stage crew, box office, and ushering. Please call or send us an e-mail if you would like to help.About PearThe Pear Avenue Theatre is a bright theatrical venue on the Peninsula. Just steps away from the Mountain View Shoreline movie multiplex ( but a whole world apart ), the Pear was created in June 2002 by a group of theatre artists who believe that Peninsula audiences are ready for plays that will challenge them, as well as delight and move them. The Pear offers audiences a theatrical alternative--intimate, startling productions that prove you can work wonders on a shoestring, as long as your spirit is willing and your imagination wide.Those of us who have come together in this venture have given our hearts and lives to the theatre. We are experienced actors, directors, writers, and teachers ( most of us wear a few hats ). Our goals are to produce new plays by local writers as well as innovative stagings of classics and less familiar works; to encourage playwrights to grow artistically through workshops, staged readings, and full productions of their plays; and to offer performance classes to both young people and adults.Above all, the Pear is a place where people come together to create. Writers collaborate with actors and directors to create art; audiences respond to performers and bring that art into the life of our community. At the Pear, everybody gets into the act. Join us!
Website: thepear.org
Phone: (650) 254-1148
Cross Streets: Near the intersection of La Avenida St and Armand Ave
Closed now
- Tue 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
1110 La Avenida St Mountain View, CA 94043-1424 ·2332.37 mi
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Amenities
- Family friendly
Reviews
tripadvisorIt’s incredible how much things can change. I used to love this theater — in fact, I gave it a 5-star review six years ago. Unfortunately, my recent experience was a real disappointment.While the actors were talented and delivered strong performances, they didn’t seem well-matched to the roles they were cast in, which made it harder to connect with the story. More importantly, I came to see a Shakespeare play, but was disheartened by the insertion of modern political messaging that felt out of place and unnecessarily polarizing.Sadly, this no longer feels like the theater I once enjoyed. I won’t be returning.
MoreHate the traffic & parking in San Fran, so theater anywhere else is what I want. It was easy to find, easy to park, easy to find a seat. The play was pretty bleh, but the staff was very pleasant and the refreshments were as expected: coffee, beer, wine. Theater was intimate. Will go again, hopefully to a better performance.
MoreThis was my first visit to Pear Theatre and look forward to returning for other performances. I enjoyed The Next Room and felt the cast did amazing and engaging. I loved the intimacy of stage and seating. Fun experience..
MoreWe have been subscribers to the Pear Ave Theatre for many years, it is a 40 seat theater in the middle of Silicon Valley. The productions are of very high quality featuring very talented actors. If you are in town during one of their runs definitely check it out. Tickets range from $10-$30, incredible value and a unique experience. It is located in an industrial area at the end of Pear Ave just off of Shoreline Blvd (plenty of free parking) For upcoming shows www.thepear.org
MoreCool theatre in the most random of places. They do adventures performances, like the diptych House & Garden, and Metamorphoses which takes place in a pool of water. The quality of the acting is great, and it has all the charms of local Silicon Valley theatre (much like the Bus Barn Stage Co.), selling a few snacks at intermission on a pay-what-you-can sort of basis, and allowing the audience to mingle outside. I love them for finding creative solutions to challenges that might initially seem to be larger than the theatre itself! Super convenient to DTMV as well... I'll have to keep an eye on their coming seasons, since we enjoyed our last show there so much! It is a bit hard to find, even though the street name is in the title of the venue... Just when you think there's nothing else to find, after all the construction you've driven/biked past, it's at the end of an alley on your left.
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