Murphys Playhouse Renovation
Tax deductible
The Black Bart Playhouse in Murphys fills a multitude of roles. It is ‘church’ to community Sunday services, a venue for independent film premiers and local play productions, a platform for all manner of local talent, world class musicians, and more. Home to our community's fundraisers and festivals, our contests and concerts and ceremonies, our prized playhouse is far more than the label ‘Playhouse’ implies. Tommy Castro and Sourdough Slim, Aiofe O’Donovan and Coco Montoya, to name a few, have rocked us here. The world premier of locally produced film ‘River of Skulls’ showed here, and residents have dressed in drag, delighting to the antics of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’. The playhouse's custodian, Murphys Creek Theater, works to ensure its availability for all manner of local needs.
Originally used by the Calaveras Road Department to store sand, credit goes to the Murphys Black Bart Players for negotiating with the County in 1987 and subsequently orchestrating a groundswell of locally donated labor, material and money to ‘repurpose’ an oversized storage shed into a playhouse. Now, thirty years later, this community treasure is in urgent need of repair. That’s the bad news. The good news is its caretaker, Murphys Creek Theater, is excited to announce it has been awarded a Grant for the building’s much needed repair.
The Grant is restricted to the building itself, and meeting our other expenses during this process is proving difficult. Murphys Creek Theater is reaching out to the community once again ask for help. Please consider supporting us as we see to the repair of your local playhouse. Any amount is appreciated!
Raquel Ruelas
Artistic Director
Originally used by the Calaveras Road Department to store sand, credit goes to the Murphys Black Bart Players for negotiating with the County in 1987 and subsequently orchestrating a groundswell of locally donated labor, material and money to ‘repurpose’ an oversized storage shed into a playhouse. Now, thirty years later, this community treasure is in urgent need of repair. That’s the bad news. The good news is its caretaker, Murphys Creek Theater, is excited to announce it has been awarded a Grant for the building’s much needed repair.
The Grant is restricted to the building itself, and meeting our other expenses during this process is proving difficult. Murphys Creek Theater is reaching out to the community once again ask for help. Please consider supporting us as we see to the repair of your local playhouse. Any amount is appreciated!
Raquel Ruelas
Artistic Director
Organizer
Blair Wiley
Organizer
Murphys, CA
Murphys Creek Theatre Conservatory
Beneficiary