Mark Booher

COME FROM AWAY Will Come to PCPA
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2026

PCPA will stage the Tony Award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY, based on the true story of Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001, running April 23–May 10 at Marian Theatre and June 11–27 at Solvang Festival Theater.

Artistic Director/Dean Mark Booher to Retire From PCPA After 27 years of Leadership
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2026

Pacific Conservatory Theatre has announced that Mark Booher, Artistic Director/Dean, will retire from his leadership role in December 2026, concluding his 27-year tenure.

DISNEY'S FROZEN Opens at PCPA Next Week
by Gillian Blum - Nov 1, 2025

For the first time in forever, Disney’s Frozen comes to life on the PCPA stage — The production runs from November 6 through December 21, 2025 at the Marian Theatre, and July 5 through August 2, 2026 at the Solvang Festival Theater.

FROZEN Comes to Pacific Conservatory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2025

For the first time in forever, Disney's Frozen will come to life on the PCPA stage! The worldwide Broadway sensation, based on the Academy Award-winning animated film, brings dazzling life to the beloved story.

Review: HOLMES AND WATSON at PCPA: Solvang Festival Theater
by Anna Jensen - Jul 14, 2025

With a crack of thunder and a flash of lightning, “Holmes and Watson” begins. The new PCPA production on Solvang’s outdoor stage offers twisty delights to hardcore Sherlock fans and regular theater goers alike. 

PCPA Foundation Gives $240,000 Gift To PCPA
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2025

During the festive opening night celebration of PCPA's production of Waitress, the PCPA Foundation presented a check for $240,000 to support the ongoing work of the Pacific Conservatory Theatre. 

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Comes to PCPA in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2025

PCPA will present William Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing, bringing wit, romance, and intrigue to the Marian Theatre stage.

THE AGITATORS Comes to Pacific Conservatory Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2024

Get ready for a powerful and moving theatrical experience as The Agitators, a compelling drama about the enduring friendship between iconic American figures Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, comes to life in the Marian Theatre from August 22nd through the 25th and August 29th through September 8th at Solvang Festival Theater.

PCPA Presents THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Beginning This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2024

PCPA will present THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, a comedy about a theater production beset by a series of hilarious mishaps.

HENRY V Comes to Pacific Conservatory Theatre in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2024

Experience the immersive world of Henry V by William Shakespeare at the Marian Theatre, February 15 through March 3, 2024, Get your tickets today!

PCPA Presents EMMA Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2023

PCPA presents, Emma, adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy, from the novel by Jane Austen. Romantic misadventures, misplaced confidence, and matchmaking in the town of Highbury.

PCPA Brings Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT To The Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2022

PCPA's production of As You Like It comes to the Marian stage February 17th through  March 6th. 

Pacific Conservatory Theatre Announces 2021-22 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2021

Play readings, musicals, comedies and dramas are back on the stage for PCPA’s 2021-22 season, presented in three venues on the Central Coast. Interplay Play Readings are returning to the Severson Theatre September 23rd through 25th. Two fresh picked plays Quack and The Humans.

PCPA To Delay Opening Of Season 57
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2020

As the outlook for the resumption of public gatherings remains poor, based on the resurgence of the COVID virus and the unpredictability of the pandemic getting under control, PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre will delay the opening of its Season 57 to June 2021 with plans to resume live performances in Santa Maria and the Solvang Festival Theater.

PCPA Plays On! Presents More Free Virtual Programming This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 7, 2020

PCPA is expanding its free virtual programming summer sessions of PCPA Plays On! for youth and adults; programs that are educational, engaging, fun, and theatre focused.

PCPA Cancels Summer Season 2020 in Santa Maria and Solvang
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2020

PCPA has canceled its summer season. More details below:

Pacific Conservatory Theatre Cancels THE SOUND OF MUSIC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2020

PCPA Artistic Director/Associate Dean Mark Booher has released the following statement:

Resident Artist Emily Trask Welcomes New Literary Duties
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2019

Pacific Conservatory Theatre Resident Artist Emily Trask takes on an additional role as Literary Associate and Hurlbert Fellow. Trask joined PCPA in 2018 and has appeared in recent productions of Peter Pan, Shakespeare in Love, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder and The Importance of Being Earnest, and teaches Shakespeare I and Actor's Lab in PCPA's Conservatory.

PCPA's Kitty Balay Selected For Tyne Daly Master Class
by Marianka Swain - Jul 4, 2019

Every year, since 2009, The Ten Chimneys Foundation, which facilitates the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program, brings together just ten of the nation's top regional theatre actors to work with a world-renowned Master Teacher. This year, PCPA's Kitty Balay was selected to join leading actors and acting teachers who were chosen from an exclusive list of only ten national theatres. The actors will participate in a week of master classes headed by distinguished actress Tyne Daly from July 14 - 20, 2019. The intensive master class will take place at the estate of theatre legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin. This is a life-altering opportunity for the selected theatre actors to expand their creative and mentoring abilities.

PCPA Announces 56th Season
by Julie Musbach - May 24, 2019

Play readings, musicals, comedies, and dramas are set to delight and stir the senses for PCPA's 2019 - 2020 season - presented in three venues on the California Central Coast.