These businesses were voted the Best Theater Classes in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2025 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Village Music School. In addition to music lessons, it offers musical summer camps where students perform in a show. Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek. villagemusicschool.org.
Silver: Berkeley Rep School of Theatre. Berkeley. berkeleyrep.org/school.
Bronze: Mr. D’s Music Club. Oakland. mrdsmusicclub.com.
Peninsula
Gold: San Carlos Children’s Theater. Provides after-school drama classes, musical theater camps, specialized workshops and full-scale productions. San Carlos. sancarloschildrenstheater.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: North Bay Theatrics. This nonprofit children’s theater organization focuses on providing a safe and inclusive environment for young people to create leadership opportunities, develop relationships, build confidence and learn to value and enjoy the performing arts. San Anselmo. northbaytheatrics.com.
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 for more than 50 years. San Jose. cmtsj.org.
Silver: Playful People Productions. San Jose. playfulpeople.org.
Bronze: Rossinca Heritage School Theater. San Jose. rossinca.org.
