Padua Hills Theatre, Theatre in Claremont, United States.

Padua Hills Theatre is a Spanish Colonial Revival theater in Claremont, California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It consists of three buildings arranged around a central courtyard: a stage building, a dining facility, and living quarters for performers and staff.

Padua Hills Theatre opened in 1931 as the centrepiece of a six-acre artist colony laid out by Bess and Herman Garner three miles north of Foothill Boulevard in Claremont. Its resident company, the Mexican Players, performed Spanish-language plays, songs and dances there until 1974, making it the longest-running Mexican-theme musical theatre in the United States. The nonprofit Padua Institute ran it to promote intercultural understanding and taught Mexican folk music, dance and Spanish.

The Mexican Players performed traditional dances and music from different regions of Mexico, right after dinner, on the stage. Audiences sat at tables and watched the show as part of a shared evening out.

The complex sits three miles north of Foothill Boulevard in Claremont, at the foot of the mountains, and is reached by Via Padova. The main dining room and grounds now host weddings and special events under Padua Weddings, so check ahead whether a booking closes the courtyard. The site features olive trees, rock walls and curbing, and an outdoor stage.

The members of The Mexican Players lived on the grounds, cooked meals for the audience, and maintained the buildings, all as part of their commitment to the company. This meant the same people who performed on stage in the evening worked as cooks or groundskeepers during the day.