Located in the heart of historic, downtown Canoga Park, the Madrid Theatre is a four hundred and thirty (430) seat theatre owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Madrid Theatre first opened in November 24, 1926 when the town was known as Owensmouth. By the mid-60s it was known as the Park Theatre and running adult films. It later became part of the Pussycat chain, advertised as the Park Pussycat. It closed following damage from the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The City of Los Angeles acquired the property from the Pussycat chain and demolished the building.

Since it’s opening in the late 1990s, the Madrid Theatre has hosted live dance, music, and theater performances, as well as conferences, speaking engagements, private events, film shoots and film festivals.

The Warner Grand Theatre (WGT) opened in 1931, one of three Art Deco/Moderne “neighborhood picture palaces” built by Warner Brothers Studio in the Los Angeles area. Seating for 1,489 patrons is split between a main floor orchestra (889) and a mezzanine loge and balcony (600). On its opening "Goin' Wild" with Joe E. Brown was the initial attraction.

In 1953, as a result of the Federal consent decree splitting studios from their theatre chains, Warner Bros. split their business into two firms. Warner Bros. remained the film production and distribution company. The theatres ended up with the new Stanley Warner Corporation. New operators took over in 1974 and the theatre had a run as a Mexican film house under the name Teatro Juarez. The theatre closed in December 1975, with the operators reporting difficulties getting financing for new equipment and other upgrades. Arnulfo Estrada, a Wilmington grocer, bought the theatre in 1980 and ran it himself, still as the Juarez with Spanish language product. After having problems with violence and vandalism he leased it for a ten year term beginning in early 1983 to South Bay Theatre, Inc. They changed the name to the Warner Grand, started a refurbishment program, and ran classics, organ concerts, and other programming. New owners in 1986 and again in 1991 left the venue adrift.

In January 1996 it was purchased by the City of Los Angeles and assigned operations and programming to the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA).

The Barnsdall Gallery Theatre is an intimate, 299-seat theatrical venue that hosts live theatre, dance, music, spoken word, lecture, film, community gatherings, and special events.

Aline Barnsdall, a native of Bradford, Pennsylvania and heiress to an oil fortune, was led by her interest in the future of the American stage to Chicago, Illinois, where she co-directed an experimental theatre company. While in Chicago, she met the equally unconventional Frank Lloyd Wright. A trip to California turned Barnsdall's attention to Los Angeles. In 1915 she commissioned Wright to help her develop an innovative theatrical community. Selecting a thirty-six acre site in East Hollywood known as Olive Hill, Barnsdall and Wright worked together to develop a plan that included a home for Barnsdall and her young daughter, two secondary residences, a theater, a director's house, a dormitory for actors, studios for artists, shops, and a motion picture theater. As an art lover, she gifted the property to the city of Los Angeles in 1927. This was to become in her wishes as a center for the arts.

In 1971, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery and the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre opened to the public.