"“To be opening a new theater is... truly extraordinary,” Wiener said at the event. “And it needs to become less extraordinary, because we need more art, not less.” Ray of Light renovated the theater with the help of donations from its fans and subscribers, expanding the size of the stage, installing new lighting, and remodeling the lobby and restrooms adding historical photos of the Jackson Square and “Barbary Coast” areas to the lobby."
"“Twenty-five years ago I started Ray of Light because I wanted a home for the theater kids, the observers, the people who grew up feeling everything and needed somewhere to put it,” wrote Ray of Light's founding Artistic Director Shane Ray at the outset of the project. “I wanted a place in SF where we could put passion, danger, hilarity, and rebellion on stage (often all at once) and not be precious about it; a place where audiences could have a great time and still walk out changed.”"
"Purple hues now cover the walls and floors of the restrooms and lobby, with black accents and gold bathroom fixtures. And as the Chronicle reports, a new platform has been installed above the stage for the orchestra, making them visible during shows."
Ray of Light Theatre, a musical-focused group based in San Francisco, moved from the Victoria Theater in the Mission District to the newly refurbished Barbary Stage downtown at 215 Jackson Street. The venue is the former single-screen movie theater next to Safeway, previously used by the 42nd Street Moon theater group. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening, with state Senator Scott Wiener and former SF Drag Laureate D’Arcy Drollinger presiding. Ray of Light renovated the space using fan and subscriber donations, expanding the stage, installing new lighting, and remodeling the lobby and restrooms. The lobby includes historical photos of Jackson Square and the “Barbary Coast” areas, and a new orchestra platform makes performers visible during shows.
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