Who WE ARE

Our Mission

Throckmorton Theatre aims to unite our community through the transformative power of the arts. We believe that creative expression and artistic experiences are fundamental not only to our shared cultural legacy but also to our common human condition and identity.

“Our goal is to create a dynamic community of ideas and conversations which, through the study and performance of arts and letters, informs and expands our way of seeing the world.” –Lucy Mercer, Artistic Director

Our Team

  • Lucy Mercer

    Artistic Director

  • Alex Fong

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Reba Gilbert

    Theatre Programs Director

  • Jean-Paul LaRosee

    Technical Director & Productions Manager

  • Steve Coleman

    Head Scenic Designer

  • Gaby Mercer-Slomoff

    Marketing & Creative Services Manager

  • Barb Nimmons

    Box Office Manager & Administrative Support

  • Nelly Furgiuele

    Concessions Manager

  • Patti Melin

    Box Office

  • Victoria Davis

    Box Office

Our Story

Originally called The Hub Theater when it opened back in 1912, it was a genuine hub for the community. Today it is again a hub, a “people’s theatre” where everyone can come together in an intimate space, to imagine, to take risks, laugh out loud and begin to more deeply understand each other. We embrace and support all of our performing artists and our programs are designed to foster creative thinking outside the molds of our everyday lives.

Our company produces a season of theatre including both youth and all-ages in our casting. We also produce concerts, a weekly comedy show, master classes and workshops, fine art exhibitions and spoken word events. What is the common denominator? Creativity, reaching high, magic, and a driving interest in all people and the natural world around us.

HISTORY

Once Mill Valley had a Hub, a vaudeville and silent movie theatre that opened in 1912,. It was the heart of the town’s artistic life, where Charlie Chaplin appeared, and young Hattie Krausegill accompanied silent films on the piano and organ. Admission was 20 cents with Saturday matinees a bargain nickel. When the “talkies” took over at the newly built Sequoia in 1929, the Hub closed down. It was purchased by the Odd Fellows Lodge in the 1950’s and was a meeting hall for the Lodge who rented the space to the Mill Valley Film Festival (known then as Saturday Night Movies) in the 1970’s. The Lodge became the first home of the Festival.