Supporting the Mountain Play...
…preserves a long tradition of outdoor theatre on Mount Tamalpais, and it helps weave the fabric of our community by bringing us together to celebrate story, music, and nature.
Donate by Mail
The Mountain Play Mailing address is
1556 4th Street Suite B
San Rafael, CA 94901
Why Support Musical Theatre?
Storytelling provides a shared experience of what it is to be human. It poses questions that encourage a deeper understanding of our existence. Undoubtedly, storytelling is essential to how we perceive the world around us.
Music engages the human spirit by creating and inspiring deep emotional connections beyond the bounds of language.
As people become less connected to one another and disconnected from nature, we crave a uniting, shared experience. That shared experience reminds us of the riches in each other’s stories. Finally, live performance art surrounded by the exquisite beauty of nature gets us back to our roots!
Our goal is to preserve the stability of our longstanding tradition in a rapidly changing world. Above all, we ensure that our programming remains relevant to the shifting culture and sustainable for the future. With the support from our community, Mountain Play can continue the adventure.
Your Dollars at Work!
Engage, Share, Build, and Improve!
Your dollars not only go to excellent outdoor theatre, but they also support our growing community commitment:
- Engage children in their first live theatre experience and encourage a lifelong love of theatre.
- Share the environmental beauty of Mount Tamalpais State Park with its future stewards and protectors.
- Build community by annually engaging a broad range of local organizations.
- Improve the quality of performing arts opportunities in the Bay Area for artists and patrons.
ENGAGE – Arts Education and Environmental Stewardship
Since 2011, the Play for Art’s Sake outreach program has provided free or discounted tickets to Mountain Play performances for children ages 13 and under. Through the program we helped raise money for local arts programs such as: Can Do! (foundation for Dixie School District) and Kiddo! (foundation for Mill Valley School District), Youth in Arts, San Rafael High School, and Terra Linda High School.
SHARE – Redwoods Retirement Community Center
Every year since 1995, the Mountain Play presents an annual musical revue at The Redwoods senior community in Mill Valley. Most of the audience are patrons who can no longer make it up to the mountain.
BUILD – Community Ties with Other Local Non-Profits
Since 1993, the Day on the Mountain outreach program has introduced low-income and at-risk children and adults to musical theatre and the healing natural beauty of Mount Tamalpais State Park. Working with Bay Area social service agencies, Mountain Play provides reserved seating tickets, a guided nature hike on the mountain, boxed lunches, show tee shirts, and round-trip transportation.
IMPROVE – Accessibility for All Patrons
In the early 1980s, Mountain Play developed special accommodations for patrons with wheelchairs, including grading a path to the theatre and constructing a shaded wheelchair platform.
In 1980, the Mountain Play introduced sign language interpretation at its performances on Mount Tamalpais, and every year interpreters sign at least one performance. No reservation is required.