HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/23/2019 Item 2, Hildebrand
Wilbanks, Megan
From:cajaxx@gmail.com
Sent: 2019 7:24 PM
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Please approve SloRep Theatre Project
Hello,
My name is Jacqueline Hildebrand, and I am a professional actor who is lucky enough to make my living as an actor,
director, and theatre educator on the central coast of California. I have been very fortunate to work with SLO Rep
several times over the last three years, and I am writing to encourage you to support the SLO Rep Theatre Project.
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.
SLO REP is a 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. There are so many examples
of professional regional theatres having very positive financial and cultural impacts on communities around the country,
and literally zero examples of a professional regional theatre having a negative financial and cultural impact on a
community.
I plead with you to please support the SLO Rep Theatre Project.
Thank you so much for listening.
Sincerely,
Jacqueline Hildebrand
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