Save the Pier the Play

“Save the Pier,” a play by pier historian Jim Harris, dramatizes the fight to stop the island plan and save the Santa Monica Pier. Produced by Carolyn Yost and directed by Paul Sand, the play will be presented right on the pier for three nights, September 23, 24, and 25.

In the early 1970s, the Santa Monica City Council voted to build a 35-acre island in Santa Monica Bay featuring a high-rise hotel, a convention center, restaurants and other amenities. The Santa Monica Pier would be torn down and a four-lane bridge would be built in its place to provide access.

The play is based on interviews with people who worked together to save the pier from being torn down and is presented to inspire the next generation of activists to work to build the community that they envision.

Performances are free and open to the public.