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{{Short description|Arts venue in Mountain View, California}}
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| genre                  = Theatre, dance, and music
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| opened                 = {{Start date|1991|df=y}}
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| seating_type           = Reserved seating
| capacity               = 600 {{small|(Main theater)}}<br>200 {{small|(SecondStage)}}<br>300 {{small|(ParkStage)}}<br>1,100 {{small|(total)}}
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| tenants                = [[TheatreWorks (Silicon Valley)|TheatreWorks]], Peninsula Youth Theatre, Upstage Theater
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The '''Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts''' is located in downtown [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], [[California]].  It is operated by the City of Mountain View and hosts a variety of art events. Its home theatre companies include [[TheatreWorks (Silicon Valley)|TheatreWorks]], Peninsula Youth Theatre, and Upstage Theater.

==History==
It was founded in 1991 with three stages, and holds performances in theatre, dance, and music.<ref name="cmv_20181231_promo"/>

According to ''Mercury News'', the facility is referred to by Mountain View city employees as the MVCPA. As of August 2017, its executive director was Scott Whisler. An expansion project started in 2017 is to add two dressing rooms, a green room for Second Stages, and improve the Park Stage.<ref name="mn_20170811_expand"/>

In 2018, a production of the play ''[[Frost/Nixon (play)|Frost/Nixon]]'' debuted at the center.<ref name="patch_20181121_debut"/>

==See also==
*[[Theater in California]]

==References==
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<ref name="cmv_20181231_promo">{{cite web
 |url          = https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/cs/mvcpa/default.asp
 |title        = Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
 |author       = <!-- no byline -->
 |date         = <!-- no date provided -->
 |publisher    = City of Mountain View
 |access-date  = 17 December 2019
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20190101002833/https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/cs/mvcpa/default.asp
 |archive-date = 2019-01-01
 |url-status     = live
}}</ref>

<ref name="patch_20181121_debut">{{cite web
 |url          = https://patch.com/california/mountainview/frost-nixon-debuts-mountain-view-performing-arts-center
 |title        = 'Frost/Nixon' Debuts At Mountain View Performing Arts Center
 |last         = Wood
 |first        = Sue
 |date         = November 21, 2018
 |publisher    = [[Patch Media|Patch]]
 |access-date  = December 31, 2018
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20181122115800/https://patch.com/california/mountainview/frost-nixon-debuts-mountain-view-performing-arts-center
 |archive-date = 2018-11-22
 |url-status     = live
}}</ref>

<ref name="mn_20170811_expand">{{cite news
 |url          = https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/11/mountain-view-to-expand-center-for-performing-arts/
 |title        = Mountain View to expand Center for Performing Arts
 |last         = Orr
 |first        = John 
 |date         = August 11, 2017
 |newspaper    = [[The Mercury News]]
 |access-date  = December 31, 2018
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20190411214741/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/11/mountain-view-to-expand-center-for-performing-arts/
 |archive-date = 2019-04-11
 |url-status     = live
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==External links==
* [https://www.mountainview.gov/depts/cs/mvcpa/subsite/default.asp Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts] official website
* [http://www.pytnet.org Peninsula Youth Theatre]
* [http://www.theatreworks.org TheatreWorks]

{{Mountain View, California}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mountain View, California]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Santa Clara County, California]]
[[Category:Performing arts centers in California]]
[[Category:Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area]]


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