Since announcing its impending move to midtown, Capital Stage has been busy working on the design and permit process to prepare for the renovations to 2215 J Street. On April 15, the city granted the final building permits to allow construction to begin.
"The planning and permitting phase took longer than we had anticipated, but we are on track and very excited to be rolling up our sleeves and getting our new theatre built," said Jonathan Williams, company co-founder and project manager for the renovations. The former armory building in midtown will be repurposed into a 125-seat live theatre venue for the small professional theatre company. Demolition of the building's interior was completed on April 20 and the renovations are expected to be completed by mid-summer. "Demo went very smoothly. Next up is extensive plumbing and electrical upgrades," said Williams.
For the past six years Capital Stage has performed on board the River Boat Delta King. The company had been looking to move to a new home in a more central location and negotiated a long-term lease for the ideally located Old Armoury building in August 2010. Since that time Capital Stage and its board of directors have been busy with fundraising to pay for the $300,000 renovation project. "To date we have raised $215,000," said Stephanie Gularte, the company's founding artistic director. "Our board members and supporters are working hard to raise the remaining $85,000 over the next three months."Capital Stage Company's mission is to be a dynamic leader in the evolution of the contemporary live theatre landscape in the Capital region and to passionately engage audiences in the art of live storytelling with bold, innovative plays performed by professional artists, in an intimate, up close setting. With a strong commitment to expanding the base of working artists in the greater Sacramento region, we shall develop a company of actors, directors, writers, designers, and technical staff who are dedicated to bringing bold, lively productions of contemporary and classic plays to our community.
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