McCadden Place Theatre

Specialties

Rental for :

* Auditions

* Classes

* Productions

* Rehearsals

* Special Events

* Workshops

* Seating: 60

History

Established in 1981.

The McCadden Place Theatre began January of 1981 as a dream in the minds of two New York actors, but was fulfilled in the hearts of two unique individuals. Jay Donohue and Joy Rinaldi had both been performers on the «other side of the Missis– sippi», and both curious to explore other possiblilities in an ever expanding creative world. After some tireless times on film and television sets, both longed to be back on the live stage.

They began to plan a theatre in which they could have a more direct participa– tion and the satisfaction of acting a role for more than ten minutes at a time. The goal was to bring Los Angeles more quality productions with as much diversity in plays as there are in actors to be found to act the parts.

The two began working to make the dream a reality. The first effort was to seek out a place to house their theatre. They found a graffiti-​laden furniture warehouse at 1157 North McCadden Place in Hollywood. There was no question the place needed work. But with

Meet the Business Owner

Joy R.

Business Owner

Joy Rinaldi

Joy Rinaldi, an accomplished film, TV and Broadway actress, has spent 20+ years in the New York and Los Angeles acting arena. Hailing from New York, Joy began her professional career in such Broadway shows as Grease (in the original cast with Barry Bostwick and John Travolta), Over Here with the Andrews Sisters, and Division Street with John Lithgow. Moving to Los Angeles, she expanded her talents in TV/​Film with credits including Two Of A Kind, SOAP, Divorce Court, the TV pilot, The Naked Truth, and has guest-​starred in the TV series, Millennium. She is well-​known for her numerous national commercials for products such as Skippy, Crest, Vicks, Frito-​Lay, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Maxwell House Coffee, Jello and Revlon.

Joy is the founder of the award-​winning McCadden Theatre in Hollywood, California, established in 1980. At the McCadden Theatre she acted, produced and taught TV-​Film-​Stage acting. Joy also trained under and taught for Jeremiah Comey at his Hollywood studios