The Rosenthal Theater on the Inner-City Arts campus is a creative home for innovative programming in the performing arts. The space nurtures and illuminates the artistic spirit of young people and adults, enabling them to create, present, and experience new work.
Each year Inner-City Arts offers shows for school partners and public audiences to experience the magic of live performance. We welcome the community to make meaningful memories with loved ones and see what’s behind the Big Orange Door!
2025-26 SEASON
PRIETO
Thursday, Nov. 20-Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025
8 p.m.
Dive into Santa Clara County Poet Laureate and performance artist Yosimar Reyes' journey growing up queer in East San Jose, seen through the eyes of his younger self.
CELEBRATING SAMBA
with Viver Brasil
Saturday, March 21
12:30 p.m.
Storytelling, movement, song, drumming, and vibrant costumes are uplifted as expressions of resistance, resilience, and devotion to the ancestral roots and contemporary expression honoring Brazil’s African legacy.
BRAIN FREEZE
April 17, 18, 24 at 7 p.m.
April 25 at 12:30 p.m.
Brain Freeze asks us to examine the American Dream of the past, present and future. How do we move forward when the world has changed?
For more information on The Rosenthal Theater
For inquiries about theater programming, please contact:
Shelby Williams-González
President & CEO
shelby@inner-cityarts.org
213.627.9621 x 105
For inquiries about theater rentals, please contact:
George Garcia
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
george@inner-cityarts.org
213.627.9621 x 101
With special thanks to our supporters who make this program possible:
Apple, Edward A. and Ai O. Shay Family Foundation, Joseph Drown Foundation, The Ahmanson Foundation, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
"Having something like The Rosenthal Theater built for the children in this neighborhood and to see them come in here... I think it's going to elevate their whole sense of belonging and ideas of what is possible."
– Monica Rosenthal, Founders Board Member of Inner-City Arts
