Lucia Mar Unified School District and the Clark Center

Since opening in 2002, the Clark Center for the Performing Arts has become the Central Coast’s premier venue for world-class, professional performing arts in an intimate setting. Located on the Arroyo Grande High School campus, the Clark Center is a state-of-the-art hub for cultural events serving all the people of our community with a diverse and varied world of creative arts performed in the professional surroundings of the Clark Center.

Inspired by Cliff and Mary Lee Clark’s dream of building an auditorium for local students to use for performances, community members raised 9 million dollars to construct the facility which was then donated to the Lucia Mar Unified School District. The Clark Center is jointly operated by the School District, The Clark Center Foundation, who has established an Endowment fund to maintain and make capital improvements on the building, and the Clark Center Association, who sponsors professional touring productions and provides supporting services for all performances.

Both the Clark Center's Forbes Hall and Studio Theatre are used by various professional and community productions and are available to rent. 

Lucia Mar Unified School District Staff

Theatre Manager
Barry Hamlin
(805) 474-3000 ext. 2266
bhamlin@lmusd.org