HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/23/2019 Item Public Comment, Nichter
Wilbanks, Megan
From:Pam Nichter <psn@nichter.net>
Sent:Friday, October
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Please approve the SLO REP Theatre project
Dear San Luis Obispo Planning Commission:
SLO REP is an important cultural asset. SLO REP is the only non-profit professional theatre in San Luis Obispo
County, presenting plays and classes year-round. SLO REP has outgrown its current home, the former library
on Morro Street and between the main stage and the black box theatre in the new building, nearly three times
as many people will be able to enjoy live theatre on a given evening. SLO REP strengthens the cultural vitality
of Downtown SLO.
SLO REP’s new home will make for an even more appealing Downtown. Expanded programming at SLO REP
will attract larger numbers of residents and visitors, making them an even greater economic driver for
Downtown San Luis Obispo.
SLO REP will be able to increase its educational programming. The new building will enable SLO REP to more
than double the number of classes it offers and students it serves. And with the new theatre, SLO REP will
finally be able to host student matinees to area schools.
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SLO REP is a part of our community. Founded as SLO Little Theatre, SLO REP is now in its 73 consecutive
season of producing live theatre, making it one of the region’s oldest arts institutions, and one of the nation’s
oldest, continuously operating non-profit theatres, currently running productions 46 weeks of the year. SLO
Little Theatre/SLO REP is a meaningful part of our community and of San Luis Obispo’s history.
SLO REP has earned this opportunity. Because of the steady improvement in artistic quality over the past
decade, SLO REP is one of the region’s best-attended arts organizations, frequently selling out. The artistic
improvement has been made possible by a rapidly growing donor base, which has demonstrated a strong
willingness to fund construction of a new theatre.
Respectfully,
Pamela S. Nichter
Board Member of SLO Rep and Member of the Community
3225 Cabrillo Highway
Harmony, CA 93435
805-927-2827
psn@nichter.net
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