Diversionary Theatre

The Diversionary Theatre, located at 4545 Park Boulevard #10, San Diego, CA, was founded in 1986 to provide outstanding theatre for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. The theatre productions have focused on both historical and contemporary LGBT themes. The theatre is recognized as one of San Diego's best theaters.

Over the last four years, the theater has extended its season with remarkable success receiving excellent reviews and multiple awards. Recent productions have included "The Daddy Machine", "Bent, Speech and Debate" and "The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical".

The theatre produces 5-6 new plays every year, many of which are written by established playwrights or have a production history. However, the artistic director and production team are interested in new writers and their works especially for the theatre's new play reading series. If a work meets the theatre's subject guidelines, new writers are encouraged to submit it for consideration.

The theatre is situated in the University Heights neighborhood, minutes away from all major San Diego freeways. University Heights has an active art, theater and music community. It also features excellent restaurants, a bakery, antiques shops, a bookstore, woodworkers, Trolley Park, University Heights Athenaeum School of the Arts and a variety of other establishments.

Extended street parking is available during the evenings, with metered and unmetered parking during the day.