THOMAS F. BRADAC

A celebration of life for Thomas “Tom” Bradac, a long-time theatrical producer, director and actor in Garden Grove and Orange County, will be held on Tuesday, April 23.

The event will be held at the Garden Amphitheatre, 12762 Main St., Garden Grove at 1:30 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served  and the dress code is “colorful.”

Bradac, a Garden Grove resident, oversaw the renovation of the historic Gem Theater from a closed neighborhood movie house into a venue for live theater.

He established the Grove Theater Center (which later included what was originally called the Festival Amphitheater) and the Grove Shakespeare Festival.

Bradac was also the founder of Shakespeare Orange County and was a professor of theater at Chapman University in Orange.

To RSVP, e-mail alyssa.bradac@gmail.com or caitlin.bradac@gmail.com.