Venue Theatre Collective, Inc, was formed in 1992 as a Not For Profit Corporation, to provide a "Venue" for actors, playwrights, screenwriters and other performers to work on their craft and showcase their creations to the public. The Actors Studio is the training wing, where actors learn the craft and business. Classes are offered starting at age 5 with Creative Dramatics, with different classes for the maturing child through to adults. Our techniques are based in Strasberg Method although other schools of accepted performance training are incorporated. Venue Ensemble Theatre presents 3-4 high quality performances with small casts in our Black Box Theatre every season. We also have visiting companies use our Theatre.

Recognized as "Best of the Bay" by Creative Loafing, Listed as #3 statewide for actor training.