HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/12/2019 Item 10, Stiles
Wilbanks, Megan
From:SheRa Stiles <sheraveselak@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday,
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Please approve SLO REP Theatre project.
- 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.
- 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 amount 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.
- SLO REP is a part of our community. Founded as SLO Little Theatre, SLO
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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.
Sincerely,
Shera Stiles
805-296-2471
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