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| The Sea Ranch Thespians are dedicated to bringing the most professional productions possible to the barn theater. The Thespians challenge themselves and the audiences and ‘raise the bar’ with each production. “Challenge” may be an understatement: computer-controlled lighting and sound, professional curtains, elegant flooring, a dedicated and extremely skilled stage/set construction crew as well as a dedicated and extremely skilled lighting and sound crew are all part of the productions. The equipment is equal to or better than many professional theaters.
The Sea Ranch Thespians began in 1998 with “Murder at Rutherford House”. Our nineteenth production, “Spoon River Anthology” was performed in April of 2007. All of this is done with volunteers – over a hundred names appear in each program. Acting talent comes from the local community and beyond – retired professionals as well as “I have never been on stage, but would like to” actors have joined the Thespians and the directors are skilled in working with all. Local artists have volunteered their skills to do set design, paint special backdrops, create program and poster designs, and design and maintain this web site. The enthusiasm is catching. The 160’ X 60’ Knipp-Stengel barn was built in 1880 out of redwood from the near-by hills. Its size allows a stage to be erected in a variety of sizes, levels and locations. The acoustics are wonderful – no doubt appreciated by the animals who were the original residents. A group of volunteers, The Barn Crew, spent over ten years doing a structural renovation and then became skilled in theater set building. After each production, the stage, audience risers, curtains and all the various props are taken down, stored or returned and the barn becomes a barn again. |
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