Celebration Theatre was founded in 1982 by Charles Rowland, who leased a storefront in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles, to start a company dedicated to producing gay-themed material.
[1] In 1993, Robert Schrock took over as artistic director and moved the company to a 99-seat Equity waiver space in West Hollywood.
[2] Since then, the theatre has seen numerous individuals assume its role of artistic director.
[8] By early January 2013, the theatre announced that Matthews and Shepperd would return as co-artistic directors.
[12] In the 2023-2024 season, it operated as a guest resident at the Los Angeles LGBT Center.