Founded in 1931, Palo Alto Players is the San Francisco Peninsula's first theatre company, making it the Peninsula's longest running theatre. Based in the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, Palo Alto Players produces five shows per year between September and June, comprising a season of comedies, dramas, classics, and musicals that attracts audiences and participants from all over the Bay Area. Palo Alto Players is committed to providing a meaningful theatre experience for both audience and production participants. Intrinsic in this is the belief that theatre benefits the community-at-large and enhances the quality of life of those who are touched by it through education, enlightenment and enrichment.