Best Theater Classes in the Bay Area

These Theater Classes were voted the Bay Area’s 2022 Best of the Best by Bay Area Parent readers. Read the full list of winners here.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Children’s Musical Theater San Jose. This children’s theater has been offering musical and theatrical training to ages 4 to 20 for 53 years. San Jose. cmtsj.org.
Silver: Willow Glen Children’s Theatre. San Jose. wgct.org.
Bronze: Peninsula Youth Theatre. Mountain View. pytnet.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: Hillbarn Theatre and Conservatory. Foster City. hillbarntheatre.org.
Bronze: Better Together Dance Theatre. Belmont. bettertogetherdancetheatre.com.
San Francisco and Marin
Gold: Marin Shakespeare Company. Established in 1989, Marin Shakespeare Company has classes, camps, school programs, a teen touring company, intern programs and productions. San Rafael. marinshakespeare.org.
Silver: The Rabbit Hole Children’s Theater. San Francisco. therabbitholetheater.com.
East Bay
Gold: Bay Area Children’s Theatre. Offers classes for grade K-12 that nurture creativity, learning and connection. Multiple locations. bactheatre.org.
Silver: I Can Do That! Performing Arts Center. Danville. icandothatpac.org.
Bronze: Berkeley Playhouse. Berkeley. tickets.berkeleyplayhouse.org.