142 Throckmorton Theatre Youth & All-Ages Theatre Programs

142 Throckmorton Theatre Youth & All-Ages Theatre Programs take place in a theatre that produces a season of theatre including both youth and all-ages in its casting. In addition to theatre productions, the theatre also produces concerts, a weekly comedy show, master classes and workshops, fine art exhibitions, and spoken word events.

• Ages: 5–18 years old

The theatre describes itself as a “people’s theatre” where everyone can come together in an intimate space to imagine, take risks, laugh out loud, and begin to more deeply understand each other. Its programs are described as being designed to foster creative thinking outside the molds of everyday life. The organization states that the common denominator across its theatre season, concerts, comedy, classes, exhibitions, and spoken word events is creativity, reaching high, magic, and a driving interest in all people and the natural world.

The leadership team includes Lucy Mercer as Artistic Director, Steve Coleman as Head Scenic Designer, Reba Gilbert as Programs Director, JP Larosée as Technical Director, Barb Nimmons as Box Office Manager, Nelly Furgiule as Concessions Manager, Patti Melin as Volunteer Manager and Box Office Staff, Luis Galindo for Graphic Design and Concessions, Beni Shinohara as Curator for Noon Concerts, and Gaby Mercer Slomoff as Marketing and Website Design Consultant.

The theatre opened in 1912 under the name The Hub Theater as a vaudeville and silent movie theatre and also served as a meeting hall for the Odd Fellows Lodge. It was purchased by the Odd Fellows Lodge in the 1950s. In the 1970s, the space was rented to the Mill Valley Film Festival, then known as Saturday Night Movies, and the Lodge became the first home of the festival. It has been described as the heart of the town’s artistic life.

Last updated May 11, 2026.