The San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre has received a generous $8,000 grant from The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County to fund the purchase of new equipment and technology that will improve the lighting and sound for productions and enhance the experience of actors, technicians, and especially, audiences. The funds have been used to purchase a new computer sound and lighting system, several new lighting instruments, computer tablets and other accessories that will bring the theatre’s sound and lighting systems, and patron services, into the 21st century.
According to Managing Artistic Director Kevin Harris, “It’s incredible what one can do with a 20-year-old computer system when that is all you have to work with. But thanks to the Community Foundation, we will be taking an enormous step forward in our technical capabilities this year. Our new Q-Lab® system combines audio, video, and lighting control in one package, providing a more seamless, artistically-integrated show experience for our audiences, students, technicians and artists.”
The new Q-Lab® system, along with several new lighting instruments, cabling and a new Mac Book, were fully installed in time for opening night of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” on August 10. Our audiences can enjoy the show, with much-improved technical capabilities, through September 9. For more information and tickets, please visit slorep.org or call (805) 786-2440.
About the Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County
Now celebrating its 20th Anniversary, the Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County is a county-wide community resource for local charitable giving. Created by and for the people of San Luis Obispo County, the Foundation is an enduring source of charitable funds to meet the changing needs and interests of the community. Through the vision and guidance of the original founders in 1998, The Community Foundation has raised the impact of charitable giving to new heights in the local community. Their endowment has grown to more than $60 million, they have distributed grants totaling more than $30 million to local nonprofits, and they have awarded more than 850 scholarships to local deserving students, worth more than $1.8 million. For more information about The Community Foundation, please visit cfsloco.org.
About the San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
The mission of the San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre is to present professional theatrical productions for the entertainment and enrichment of the public, and to provide theatre education opportunities for children and adults. We believe live theatre provides unique and powerful storytelling, blending multiple art forms and connecting communities through the shared emotional journey at each performance.
For more information, please visit slorep.org or contact Communications and Development Director Patty Thayer at (805) 781-3889, ext. 15 or email patty@slorep.org.