Emily Gates Performing Arts Center

The Emily Gates Performing Arts Center is the home of San Marin Performing Arts — a dedicated theater where students rehearse, perform, design, build, and bring productions to life.

Opened in 2021, the 221-seat venue gives San Marin High School students a professional-style space for concerts, plays, musicals, technical theater, and community events. The center was funded by Measure G and built to replace performances previously held in a less-equipped multipurpose space.

Built for Performance

The Emily Gates Performing Arts Center supports music, theater, technical arts, and community events in one flexible venue. The theater includes a large proscenium stage, programmable LED lighting, sound system, stage monitors, wireless microphones, projection screen, digital projector, and grand piano.

Behind the scenes, students have access to backstage support spaces including a greenroom, dressing room, make-up mirrors, and video monitor — giving performers and technical arts students a real production environment.