Guild: Not Too Late To Be An Inaugural Supporter
By Trish Melehan
With theatre, you have to be ready for anything,” said the great actor, Willem Dafoe.
The Scotts Valley Community Theater Guild is pleased to announce that it has signed a multi-year lease for the operation of the Scotts Valley Performing Arts Center adjacent to the Library.
Val Rebhahn, Scotts Valley Community Theater Guild Advisory Board member and Scotts Valley resident, sets a bank of lights in the coming Performing Arts Center.
As the lease was consummated just a few days before the coronavirus pandemic hit full force, our professionals and volunteers were put on a temporary construction hold. However, the good news is that, with the county’s non-essential construction restrictions lifted, the Guild is now ready to start the construction and installation of “The Temporary” Performing Arts Center.
Although most theater and music groups in the county have canceled their productions for much of the rest of the year, the Guild will proceed with making the space suitable for events and performances, anticipating theater and the arts making a resounding comeback in our community once the dark days are behind us.
In fact, the Guild anticipates this 9,000-square-foot mostly open and airy space will be in very high demand with the use of social distancing and other safety protocols.
With that in mind, the Guild is proceeding to use the funds on hand, to call in existing pledges, and to seek donations to secure final touches, such as the purchase of a portable stage, drapery and other final fixtures. It is not too late to be recognized as a “founder” or an “inaugural supporter,” with other naming opportunities available.
Laurence Olivier once said, “I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theatre is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture.”
With your help, Scotts Valley will finally have a Performing Arts Center for theater, music, dance, as well as other enriching and cultural activities. If you are interested in helping with this endeavor, visit the Guild’s website at www.SVCtheaterguild.org.