Fine Arts Division

Facilities

Each year the Pepperdine University Center for the Arts is host to over 250 public events, including performances by international touring stars and visual artists, student productions, and exhibitions. Visit the Center for the Arts web page for technical information regarding these facilities.

Smothers Theatre

Raitt Recital Hall

Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre

Smothers Theatre

Smothers Theatre, completed in 1980 and named for a friend of Pepperdine's, Frances Smothers, is host to hundreds of events each season. With its raked seating and superior sight-line, it is considered to be one of the finest theatres of its size in Los Angeles.
Smothers Theatre Technical Information

 

Raitt Recital Hall

Raitt Recital Hall is a lavish facility given to the University by Rosemary and John Raitt (the legendary Broadway star), who also founded the Center for the Arts Guild. With a capacity of 118 in 9 rows on one floor, this acoustically superior and intimate hall is home to the critically-acclaimed Stotsenberg Recital Series, funded by Mrs. Edward Stotsenberg of Malibu.
Raitt Recital Hall Technical Information

 

 

Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre

Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre is a "flexible black box" space, seating anywhere from 50 to 100 people and the venue for some of our most innovative student productions.
Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre Technical Information