PacRep at the Forest Theater, Carmel — Attraction in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Great place to enjoy outdoor theatrical performances near downtown Carmel. I recently attended a Sunday matinee of "The Addams Family". Excellent weather: sunny, warm, no wind. This is a family-friendly place to bring your kids, introduce them to theater productions, Very informal. Bring your own snacks and drinks -- see the website for restrictions on what you can bring in. And bring something to sit on -- the seats are wooden benches and can get pretty hard after 2 hours. As far as I know there are no reserved seats. Two issues kept me from giving a 5-star review: the afternoon sun can be an issue, so bring sunscreen and sunglasses. And parking can be a challenge. That theater parking lot is very small, so get there early or you will have to find street parking. Overall, this is a great summer/autumn activity and a chance to see professional theater in a beautiful...

The Forrest Theatre has been our family’s favorite place to go watch live shows. We recently saw The Adam’s family production and went home so disappointed by the vulgarity and inappropriate behavior. It’s started off great with fun music and dancing then throughout the performance it became more and more evident that it was not for families at all. Sexual innuendoes, profanity and lies with deceitful behavior is never a good idea for young crowds to be exposed to. Also, politics is never a good idea for family fun shows. The writers of this play are clearly out of touch and should consider keeping...

My husband and I went on a weekend to see The Wizard of Oz. The actors were incredible. Snacks were reasonably priced; however, you can bring your own food and drinks in, bonus! You can arrive 2 hours before the performance starts and snag a good seat; it was already maybe 1/2 way full by the time we arrived 1.5 hours before. The bathrooms were clean and workers were nice. Being outside to watch a play wasn’t something I’ve ever done so it was such a cool, fun experience for us....