History

The company was established to provide children and their families an opportunity to participate in and learn about performing and technical arts through creative, educational programs.

Our family community atmosphere supports the development of individual self-esteem in a fun, safe, non-competitive environment, and fosters collaborative learning, while enriching social development and communication skills.

The cast, production staff, box office workers, ushers, and house staff are all volunteers, as is the Board of Directors. Countless volunteer hours go into each production to support our modest budgets. Regular staff includes the Artistic Director, and the artistic staff is contracted for each production.

Rehearsal and performance locations are on the Peninsula between San Mateo and Daly City. Performances are held at the Bayside Performing Arts Center in San Mateo, which seats an audience of 600.

Please take a moment and get to know us. Join our community of theatre-goers who have discovered creative family theater on the San Francisco Peninsula.

"There's a new theatrical family in town. It's called Pied Piper Players and they're lots of fun."
-– San Mateo County Times

Fun Facts
* Pied Piper Players was voted "Favorite Family Theatre" by readers of Bay Area Parent magazine in 2005 and 2006.
* More than 200 cast members from more than 160 families have participated in our Main Stage productions.
* 92 families came back to participate in another show. 13 families have done four shows or more!
* The Music Man had the most adults (mostly parents) in a cast, at 20.
* One of the lead actors in a couple of our recent productions is also an accomplished Hungarian dancer.
* Our talent has gone on to star in many area productions, including leading roles in Broadway by the Bay's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hillbarn Theatre's The Secret Garden, and many school productions.
* We place a premium on "getting one's groove on..." and often warm up to hip-hop and trendy music
* Program Chronology