Kentwood Players At Westchester Playhouse

Kentwood Players, founded by the late Arky and Jan Marcom, Elizabeth Thornberg and Betty Francis, in December 1949, performs out of the Westchester Playhouse, located near LAX. The company actually got its start, and its name, as members of the Kentwood Elementary School PTA in Westchester, motivated by a school play they performed there, decided to keep a good thing going. This small group of talented men and women quickly got their act together, so to speak, and in 1950, this illustrious theatre “family” officially began. In the early sixties they transformed an old warehouse into the Westchester Playhouse that now houses a proscenium stage, dressing rooms, costume closets, a scene shop, 112 comfortable seats and a large, welcoming front patio, located at 8301 Hindry Ave., LA 90045. KP pulls the best talent from the entire region. Serious actors know the caliber of Kentwood's shows and are proud to list them on their resumes. Some of our actors over the years have gone on to star in television and film. Actors also know that when all 112 seats are filled (and they usually are), 2,000 people will have watched them perform. Because this is community theatre, all work is done by volunteers. But the dedicated members always take their jobs seriously. They and the Board of Directors handle all aspects of running a little theatre. That's why this nonprofit group can afford to keep their prices low while not skimping on sets and costumes.