Segerstrom Center for the Arts


The Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a performing arts complex located in Costa Mesa, California, United States, which opened in 1986. The Center's Segerstrom Hall and Judy Morr Theater were designed by Charles Lawrence and opened in 1986. The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Samueli Theater and the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge Education Center opened in 2006, and were designed by Cesar Pelli, an architect who has received numerous awards and other honors for his work including the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 1995.
It is the artistic home to three resident companies: Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Pacific Chorale.

Performance facilities

In addition, the Education Center includes the Studio Performance Space and Boeing Education Lab. The Center is home to the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School and School of Dance and Music for Children with Disabilities, Leatherby's Café Rouge, George's Café, Plaza Cafe and two private donor rooms.

Orange County Museum of Art

The Orange County Museum of Art has broken ground on a new facility on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus.

South Coast Repertory

The Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory is also located on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus. It is widely regarded as one of America's foremost producers of new plays