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Announcing Auditions for The People vs. Mona
Masquers announces open auditions for The People vs. Mona, the Musical.
Fresh Paint for a New Year
Now the outside is as beautifully updated as the inside. Read more about the fresh curb appeal.
A New Dawn. A New Beginning.
Learn about all that we accomplished in 2021 and see how you can support the new chapter beginning in 2022.
Meet Our New Managing Director
Meet our new managing director, Michael Sally, and learn about his vision for the next chapter at Masquers.
Year End Greetings
Live theater is all about human connection. We are eager to start the process of producing plays and welcoming patrons like you back through our doors, to create and experience theatre together again. Though the building has been dark, Masquers Playhouse has had many accomplishments in 2020: A Diverse Board of DirectorsWith the addition of…
We are BEAMing…Finally!
Today, we reached another major benchmark of the construction project – the delivery of “the beam!”
Masquers Featured in East Bay Times
Curtain Calls: Point Richmond’s Masquers Playhouse repairs going wellAttending productions at the quaint Masquers Playhouse in downtown Point Richmond has always been a joy for me, especially when it included a preshow dinner at Hotel Mac! In March 2016, however, a horrible thing happened. Playhouse personnel discovered major damage to the theater’s interior support structure,…
Pour Concrete? Check!
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?Proving nature’s law is wrong, it learned to walk with out having feet.Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air.Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.- Tupac Shakur I’m…
March 2020: Construction Updates! Get Your Fresh Construction Updates Here!
“You can dream, create, design, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it requires people to make the dream a reality.” –Walt Disney The dream is becoming a reality thanks to the people at Overaa Construction and Interactive Resources. Overaa is now on the job of restoring our theater full-time, and Interactive…
January 2020: Meet and Exceed Capital Campaign Goal? That Would Be Check and Check.
There’s generosity and then there’s the generosity of Masquers supporters; the kind that’s spoken of in hushed tones in fundraising circles. When the capital campaign closed this winter, the total raised came to $550,000—$50,000 more than our targeted amount!Your support has made it possible to begin the revitalization our beloved theater. Permits have been submitted…