Mark Taper Forum Seating Chart
A thrust-stage theater at the Los Angeles Music Center downtown, part of Center Theatre Group and opened in 1967. The intimate round room wraps a single continuous bank of seats around three sides of the stage, which makes it a celebrated home for new plays and premieres with no seat far from the action.
Sections at Mark Taper Forum
The Mark Taper Forum chart lists 6 main sections, and the one on your ticket does most of the deciding — price, distance, and view included. Scan the list before you buy, keeping in mind that the event type reshuffles the room: concerts, games, and private buyouts each open different parts of the house.
- Orchestra center — seats facing the thrust stage head-on
- Orchestra left — angled seats on the house-left side
- Orchestra right — angled seats on the house-right side
- Rear rows — back of the continuous seating bank
- ADA positions — accessible spots along the aisles
- Standing room — limited positions at the rear rail
Best seats at Mark Taper Forum
Center rows from about C to J face the thrust stage straight on and catch the full staging without sharp angles. Because the room is so small and steeply raked, even the back rows keep a clear, close view.
Tips before you go
The Taper sits on the Music Center plaza beside the Ahmanson and Dorothy Chandler, so confirm which building your ticket names. The Music Center garage underneath connects up to the plaza, the simplest parking for a downtown show night.
How to read the Mark Taper Forum seating chart
Start with the shape of the room: 739 seats on stacked levels facing the stage, split into 6 sections — Orchestra center, Orchestra left, Orchestra right, Rear rows, ADA positions, and Standing room. Your ticket names exactly one of them, and that name is worth reading twice, because neighboring sections can differ by a full level, a price tier, or which side of the room you face from.
What actually separates one Mark Taper Forum seat from another comes down to three things: how far from the stage you are, whether you sit center or off toward a side aisle, and which level you're on. Compare Standing room and Orchestra center on the chart and you'll see the spread — a different level, a different price, sometimes a different side of the Los Angeles room. The best-seats notes above narrow it down for Mark Taper Forum; before buying, check the official map against your exact section, row, and seat.
Sizewise, Mark Taper Forum holds 739, which puts it 51st of 53 California venues in this guide: Balboa Theatre (1,339) is the next size up, San Jose Improv (500) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Mark Taper Forum
Hosting a suite night, a group outing, or a private event near Mark Taper Forum? Work from the same layout shown on the chart above — sections like Orchestra center and Standing room and the tiers around them — and map your party onto tables that mirror it. Assign each guest a spot and export a PDF the Los Angeles event-services team can set up from. Mark Taper Forum runs to 739 at full configuration, but a private block is usually a club, a suite, or an adjacent banquet room — a fraction of that, and exactly the scale the maker below handles: rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, and head tables placed where you want them.
Hosting a private event at Mark Taper Forum?
Build a seating chart for your Mark Taper Forum event — banquet rounds for the dinner, rows for the program, head tables wherever the format calls for them. The maker handles layouts up to 500 seats and exports a print-ready PDF you can hand the Los Angeles venue's event team.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Mark Taper Forum hold?
- Full configuration at Mark Taper Forum is 739. Expect the working number to move with the event type: concerts open or close sections that other events leave alone, and a private buyout only counts the spaces you actually book — typically a club, a suite, or one or two of the 6 sections on the Los Angeles chart.
- What are the best seats at Mark Taper Forum?
- Center rows from about C to J face the thrust stage straight on and catch the full staging without sharp angles. Because the room is so small and steeply raked, even the back rows keep a clear, close view.
- What sections does Mark Taper Forum have?
- Main sections include: Orchestra center — seats facing the thrust stage head-on; Orchestra left — angled seats on the house-left side; Orchestra right — angled seats on the house-right side. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Mark Taper Forum located?
- Mark Taper Forum is located in Los Angeles, California. Confirm the street address, parking, and transit near sections like Orchestra center on the official venue site before you go; Los Angeles venues handle gates, lots, and rideshare pickups differently.
- How do I plan a private event at Mark Taper Forum?
- Map it in the Seat Chart App maker below: start from Mark Taper Forum's own layout — sections like Orchestra center and Standing room — drop tables to match your event's footprint, assign guests, and export a PDF the Los Angeles event-services team can set up from.