MVP Initiative

In the Veterans Playwriting Workshop, participants work with teaching artists who are veterans themselves for numerous weeks to craft and share their stories, finding community and healing along the way. The multi-phase program is divided into three sections that can be taken as many times as desired: Beginner, Intermediate, and Development. For the Development phase, the Playhouse selects one to three plays created through VPW to produce for a weekend of public readings. This process involves hiring directors, actors, and stage managers as well as utilizing existing staff to plan and present multiple readings of each play.

VPW is provided free of charge for participants (open to veterans, active-duty military, spouses, and national interpreters), as well as attendees of the readings and performances. Workshops have been offered as a hybrid experience both in-person and online through Zoom for more flexibility and ease of access for participants.

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With a preshow reception and complimentary tickets for a Playhouse performance, Military Nights Out create magical moments of reconnection for military members and your families. Each year, military guests attend one of these special nights during each production in our six-show Subscription Season.

With support from individual donors and in-kind support from the Gary Sinise Foundation and other community partners, the Playhouse is able to elevate these events with hosted meals and important resources for attendees.

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To serve more members of our military community, invitations to Military Night Out events are not guaranteed for all productions within the season.

Military Families at WOW events provide an opportunity for families to gather and enjoy a day of theatre at our annual WOW Festival at different community sites each year. Experiences can include Military Appreciation Mixers, family-friendly activities and performances, resources from military-serving community organizations, art by veterans, and more.

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Depending on availability of seats, La Jolla Playhouse works with VetTix to offer complimentary tickets to military community members for performances in our Subscription Season and other events.
 
 

La Jolla Playhouse welcomes U.S. military personnel, spouses and children, as well as U.S. veterans.

La Jolla Playhouse has a long-standing commitment to the military personnel in our community, and we welcome you to our theatre. Tickets for military personnel and their immediate family are available for most shows. Please visit our season page to find out what’s playing.

1. Choose your preferred production and date
2. Hover over the seat map for Area 2 seating
3. Add Military $30 tickets ($25 ticket plus $5 fee) to your cart (limit 2) and check out – email confirmation will be sent to you right away
4. Bring your Military ID with you to pick up our tickets at Will Call on the day of your performance, from one hour before the start time
5. Enjoy the show!

Please note: Facility and handling fees may apply. Tickets will be held at Will Call and can be collected on the day of performance from one hour prior to start time. Tickets cannot be collected in advance. Military ID must be shown to collect tickets, otherwise a difference in ticket price may apply.

Please get in touch with Patron Services if you have questions at [email protected] or (858) 550-1010. We look forward to welcoming our Military community to the Playhouse.

Since 1987, each year the Playhouse makes a dedicated effort to bring the Performance Outreach Program (POP) Tour to military families – through performances on military bases, at the WOW Festival where multiple POP Tour public performances take place, and visits to schools that have large populations of military children. Each year’s play highlights a real-life topic or timely issue for written specifically for San Diego’s children.

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The Playhouse offers full scholarships, upon request, to the Young Performers Conservatory program for students with family in the military. This is to ensure that the children of some of our most dedicated community members can participate in summer classes and gain experience for college and career without the barrier of cost.

For more information about scholarship availability for military youth, contact [email protected].

La Jolla Playhouse seeks out, commissions, and creates theatre productions with military themes to directly give voice to and speak to members of the military community. Past examples include the 2018 POP Tour production of HOME OF THE BRAVE which was inspired by interviews with military children in San Diego and Honolulu, a devised-theatre piece as part of our Without Walls series called WHAT HAPPENS NEXT which was created with San Diego veterans and was performed at Challenged Athletes Foundation, and TuYo Theatre’s ON HER SHOULDERS WE STAND about Latinas’ contributions in WWII which took place during our 2022 Without Walls Festival at Liberty Station.

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