George the Stalwart looked the gods in the eye: “I’ve a Herculean $100,000 project and
a $50,000 budget, bring me three stouthearted men who will toil for 70 days and nights,
power tools at hand, whose only reward is free lunch!” And the gods complied with:

Kurt the Enforcer wielded a path of destruction with his mighty sledge
to tunnel and porch, then designed, framed and built them anew, all the while
rejecting bids and contracting labor only as a last resort;

Jonathan the Resolute, super volunteer bar none, who, fueled by Red Bull,
toiled all day on every part of the project, then put down his hammer
and saw to hit the books, studying for the dreaded bar;

David the Transformer never met a fuse, circuit, grid or board he couldn’t conquer;
he pulled out miles of wire, routed conduits and rewired, designed a complex system
for 70 emergency stair lights, all paving the way for our electrical upgrade;

Our Amazing Quartet who conquered the tunnel, the porch, the ramp,
the grid, heating, ADA, fire, and safety systems, befriended every clerk
at Jackson’s, Home Depot, OSH and Ace, and passed every inspection
and test levied by the Town, the Fire Marshal, and the California Bar!

Let us raise our glasses in toast and thanks to
the extraordinary accomplishments of
George, Kurt, Jonathan, and David,
whose efforts will benefit performers and audiences of
The Playhouse in San Anselmo
for generations to come.

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Fan Photo - Alex Call Concert Oct 14

Things are far enough along that last night, October 14, we had our first performance since the project began in mid July. We hosted the first of two concerts by 60′s musician Alex Call.

With three weeks to go until our regular theater clients start coming in, the drywall, heating, painting, electrical and most portions of the project are completed. Next steps are getting final sign offs from the building inspector and fire marshall.

The tunnel along the Kensington St side of the theater appears much wider now without the heater ducts overhead. This picture is looking toward the concession door.

How nice our lighting electrics look along the side tunnel.  Look at all the sprinkler heads too! The space may not be useful for dressing room cubbies but it is really well suited to backstage prop tables during show time.

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