The Zephyr Theatre, originally called the Horseshoe Stage, opened on January 5th, 1956 at a time when intimate performance bases were scarce. It has been a working stage ever since, hosting plays, musicals, readings, workshops, live comedy, and performance-based classes. For more than 50 years, the Zephyr has been a mainstay of the Los Angeles theater scene and has hosted writers and performers at every level of achievement, from Oscar and Emmy award winners to new playwrights.

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Lee Sankowich bought the theatre in 1978 to bring his love of theatre to Los Angeles where he could direct and curate a thriving space. The Zephyr Theatre is a 3/4th thrust stage with 74 seats total and roughly 50 seats in the center section. We have a beautiful recently updated outdoor courtyard that is used as the lobby plus 3 restrooms and 2 spacious dressing rooms.