When I was a young girl growing up in the Bay Area, in order to get out of the neighborhoods and onto the freeway, you had to drive past this little old playhouse in the city of Lafayette. I remember the rustic wood shingled building and a sign that had masks on it much like this picture. I always wondered what went on behind those walls. I had no idea. I never met anyone that went to see a production there. I just knew that someday I wanted to find out what it was all about.
Flash forward, (I won’t say how many years
😉)
and local theater has become a big part of my life. I’m very thankful
that Moonlight Stage Productions, The Star Theatre, Vista's Broadway
Theater, productions at local high schools and the former Avo Theatre
have pulled me in. I can’t tell you what a treat it is that local
theater has become a regular part of my life and something that I value
and look forward to. I’ve seen some really amazing shows and I feel
like I am greatly enriched because I have. I love that local theater
gives local talent a chance to grow and bloom and we all get a first row
seat. I also love that they provide so many opportunities to get our young ones involved, both on the stage and in the audience. I would like to encourage you to make local theater part of your
life as well if you haven’t already. 