Future Me was a huge success. A heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to its success: whether you were one of the almost 1,000 people who came to see it, or one of the professionals who moderated our excellent and informative post-show discussions, or someone who passed on the word that it was a great show or brought others along, or one of the artists who made it such a memorable piece of theatre. To all of you, TheatreFIRST offers its deeply felt gratitude. (And if you’d like to hear more, click on the link at the foot of the page to hear a KFOG radio special on Future Me and the issues it raises.)
So what’s next, we hear you ask! Indeed, that is the question on all our lips. As you know, we are deep into negotiation for a new performance space about a block from the Paramount Theater in Oakland’s up-and-coming Uptown arts district. We will keep you informed as the process continues, but we anticipate it will be a few months before we can make any definitive announcements. In the meantime, please keep your fingers crossed: this is a very important time for us, as we approach this major step forward in our development, and in the development of the arts in Oakland. Work is going forward as we speak on next season. If it turns out we are not able to occupy our new space in time for a three-show season starting in the fall, we will look elsewhere to present as full a program of terrific, provocative and entertaining theatre as we can. So stay tuned - these are exciting times!
And once again, thank you all for your support and participation in the future of TheatreFIRST. We look forward to seeing you all in our new home very soon!