Carmel's Forest Theater was founded in 1910 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and at the time it was one of the few outdoor theatres on the West Coast. Its founder and driving force was celebrated actor and director Herbert Heron. The main focus of the theatre was to present original new works by California authors, to offer to the public greatest Shakespeare’s plays, and to foster and encourage children's theatre.

In 1949, Heron formed the Forest Theatre Guild and created the small, 60-seat Indoor Forest Theater. In 1972, the Forest Theater Guild started producing musicals and, since 1997, they have been producing a film series.

Mountain View Ave and Santa Rita St., 831-622-0100, (website link)

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