For more than 50 years PCPA has been presenting exemplary theatre and providing excellent training with a resident company of theatre professionals. Begun in the summer of 1964, founder Donovan Marley laid the ground work for a year-round professional theatre company. PCPA remains the only resident professional company on the Central Coast producing consistent quality entertainment for the community while training thousands of actors and theatre technicians for a career in theatre. The company of nearly 50 theatre professionals is a team dedicated to advancing the art of theatre from the studio to the stage. When you enjoy a production at PCPA today, you're watching the stars of tomorrow.