 In 1958, the City Council instituted an Arts Commission, charged with operation and maintenance of the Forest Theater.The guild remained active until it disbanded in 1961, after which the outdoor theatre lay unused and neglected for over a decade.From 1968 to 2010, Marcia Hovick's Children's Experimental Theater leased the indoor theatre, which is now operated by Pacific Repertory Theatre's School of Dramatic Arts (SoDA).