UCLA TFT’s Freud Playhouse has been a creative hub for the UCLA TFT Department of Theater and the UCLA campus for over 50 years.
Constructed in 1962 and dedicated to founder Ralph Freud in 1969, it offers a dynamic learning and performance space for students, faculty, staff, and international theater companies. The venue has hosted renowned companies like Disney, The Wooster Group, and The Royal Court Theatre. It was also home to Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope studio, which collaborated with UCLA TFT on the experimental live cinema project, Distant Vision.
The 562-seat proscenium theater features a stage typical of a 1,500-seat venue and can accommodate a full orchestra.