LJ Williams Theater

Been here many any times and although it’s old and the bathroom situation is bad, it’s a nice little theater. The seats are comfortable and good, their is ample leg room, every seat has a good view of the stage. The sound is good when it’s run by professionals, not so much by the high school crews, but that is understandable because they are still learning.

When we had a dance show here in this theatre one of the dressing rooms locked by itself. It happened to us twice. Then we discovered that a while back some girl has committed suicide in one of the dressing rooms. And what are the odds that it was the same room that the door kept locking by itself. I’ve heard many stories that this particular theatre is haunted but that was the only spooky experience I’ve had there

The LJ Williams Theater, located on the Redwood High School campus in Visalia, is a wonderful local venue for plays and musicals. The auditorium has very comfortable seats which all seem to have a great view of the stage. There is even a balcony above to add even more seating.
I visited recently to see the musical 42^nd Street by the Golden West Theater Arts group. The orchestra providing music for the show was in an orchestra pit directly in front of the stage so the sound quality was excellent.
The show was a lot of fun, but they did warn us before it started that they use wireless microphones in the auditorium and that we would all need to either turn our cell phones off or put them in airplane mode so as not to interfere with the show.
The theater is older and but has recently undergone renovations to bring it up to date. The bathrooms are clean, and there are interesting design design elements throughout the building.
I came here while visiting a friend who told me that most of the local high schools do their spring musicals here. It’s worth a visit as the tickets are cheap and the shows look very professional, not hokey and small town.