These businesses were voted the Best Theater Classes in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2024 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Berkeley Playhouse. Kids can attend theater classes and camps and perform in productions at this playhouse that draws audience members of all ages. Berkeley. tickets.berkeleyplayhouse.org.
Silver: Poison Apple Productions. Martinez. poisonapple.org.
Bronze: Creative Spark Children’s Theater. Pleasant Hill. creativesparkchildrenstheater.org.
Peninsula
Gold: San Carlos Children’s Theater. Offers after-school drama classes, musical theater camps, specialized workshops and full-scale productions. Multiple locations in San Carlos. sancarloschildrenstheater.com.
Silver: Pied Piper Players. Burlingame. piedpiperplayers.org.
Bronze: Broadway Babies and Kids. Belmont and San Mateo. broadwaybabiesandkids.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: New Conservatory Theatre Center. NCTC believes students learn by doing. Everyone should feel safe to jump right in. San Francisco. nctcsf.org.
Silver: North Bay Theatrics. Cotati. northbaytheatrics.com.
Bronze: Musical Theatre Works. San Francisco. musicaltheatreworks.org.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Children’s Musical Theater San Jose. This children’s theater has been offering musical and theatrical training to students ages 4 to 20 of all abilities for more than 50 years. San Jose. cmtsj.org.
Silver: Starting Arts. San Jose. startingarts.com.
Bronze: Los Altos Youth Theatre. Los Altos. losaltosstage.org/los-altos-youth-theatre