CURTAIN'S ALMOST UP ON HIGH STREET THEATER MANAGER CHOICE.Byline: Angie Valencia-Martinez Staff Writer MOORPARK - City officials are close to naming a manager to run the show at the Theater on High Street - seven months after the city purchased the venue, which has struggled for years to stay afloat. City Council members Clint Harper and Roseann Mikos were appointed to a committee to preserve the landmark, which was put up for sale last year. After months of negotiations and speculation, the city's Redevelopment Agency agreed to purchase it for $1.25 million. The committee recently completed interviews for the manager position after screening about a dozen candidates. They will recommend a full-time operator to the full council in the next 30 days, said Moorpark Assistant City Manager Hugh Riley. ``We are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. somebody who is connected to the artistic community but also has good business sense,'' Harper said. ``The goal is to have an operation like the one in Simi.'' The city took over the theater last August. The city of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. opened the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center on Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Avenue a decade ago. Both buildings have gone through several incarnations. The Simi Valley center has served in the past as a church, school and a mortuary mor·tu·ar·y n. A place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation. . The Moorpark building also served as a church and a thrift store. And both cities stepped in to buy the landmarks to provide an outlet for local talent. Now, Moorpark is adjusting to the idea of owning a theater. Officials are currently putting together a budget plan, which includes the salary for an operator. Riley, who co-founded a community theater in New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). as city manager, said for the Theater on High Street to succeed, it needs a managing director with theatrical, fundraising, promotional and marketing experience. Harper said the incoming director might want to consider changing the name of the facility at 45 E. High St. to appeal to a broader base. He said the building could be used not only for musicals and plays, but also art and children's shows and corporate meetings. Ralph Mauriello Ralph Mauriello (born August 25, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in three games for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the end of the 1958 baseball season, including making two starts. , president of the High Street Theater street theater n. Dramatization of social and political issues, usually enacted outside, as on the street or in a park. Also called guerrilla theater. Noun 1. Foundation formed last year, said the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. has put together melodramas, musicals, a play and a film festival, among other productions. The group's goal is to preserve performing arts in town. He said he hopes it can have a good working relationship with whoever runs the show there. ``We want to rent out the theater and produce entertainment,'' he said. ``The key is to make it a community theater.'' Angie Valencia-Martinez, (805) 583-7604 angie.valencia(at)dailynews.com |
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