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"Annie" is waiting.

Last spring, Sangu Theater just announced that it would produce the cast of this popular musical in the summer of 2020, when the dance shoes were left out on the way.

Production manager Kathleen Breedveld recalled: "We are still rehearsing for'Damn Yankees', which will open in April at the Firehouse Art Center." "We have scheduled the show and blocked it. The entire performance, and enter the stage performance when the theater closes on March 15."

The theater group has paid royalties for "Annie" to be performed at the Bankhead Theater and other upcoming performances. Breedveld worked hard to get a refund and succeeded successfully, except for "Annie" (she later delayed it for a year).

She said: "But it doesn't look like it will open in 2021."

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She explained that when the theater reopens, they might use fewer seats at first.

She said: "Because the seats are staggered, we cannot afford it." "This will not cover royalties, let alone copyright."

Now, Breedveld's goal is 2022, but due to the financial situation of the city and theater, this is not a guarantee.

She said: "They didn't even give a date for Broadway in 2021."

She said that when the former star Lindsay Pearce, the representative of the former three valleys, had just shut down Broadway, he played the leading role in the "evil" of Elphaba on Broadway.

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The non-profit company Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre was founded in 1984 as the Pleasanton Playhouse. Its last work was "The Scream" in 2012.

The troupe lost its lease on that venue eight years ago and moved to another location in Serpentine, with three offices and a ballroom.

Bradveld said: "Unfortunately we can't use it now, we are not allowed to enter." "We pay the full rent for unusable places."

She added: "We are very lucky that Robert and Marilyn Weiss have already donated rent." "Without their large donations, and no seasonal customer donations, we just Not here."

The community theater group grows several times a year to produce musicals. It also holds summer camps for children at the Valley Community Church and Broadway Choir in the spring.

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A few years ago, Breedveld's son participated in a performance at the Pleasanton Playhouse. Then in 1997, she became a product manager, held a volunteer position, and in 2008 received paid positions as an art director and company manager.

These days, she has been busy writing grants.

She said: "I will seize every opportunity, but now I don't have a lot of money."

Donations can be made on the website www.trivalleyrep.org or by mail to the Tri-Valley Drama Theatre, P.O. Box 1445, Pleasanton 94566.

She hopes to make "Annie" in 2022 after a two-year hiatus, although it looks different from the original plan. Two of the leads have moved out of the state, and these orphans are two years older.

She said that "Damn Yankees" will be a brand new show, because the set designed specifically for the fire station theater stage is intact.

She said: "We have rehearsed and this is an excellent performance."

Breedveld praised the facilities of the Firehouse Art Center and Bankhead Theater, which performed according to the scale of each work, and she pointed out that the staff at these venues are excellent.

She said: "These two spaces are great. It's an idyllic situation." "Moreover, the generosity of the city of Pleasanton should not be ignored."

She said: "'Les Miserables','Mary Poppins','Mamma Mia' and'Jesus Christ Superstar' are our biggest sellers in Blackhead." "At the fire station, the biggest is the "doll". .

Tri-Valley Rep attracts 12,000 people every year, but the prospects are uncertain now.

Bradveld said: "As far as I know, many companies that rent large TV sets have gone bankrupt."

She also worries about the impact of the California General Assembly Act No. 5, which extends the status of employee classification to certain odd jobs.

She explained: "We have always paid high allowances to actors, but now we are not allowed to give money to anyone. All designers, directors, operators and crew members are included." "When we restart the performance, yes The tax impact of all non-professional theater companies is disastrous."

She said that after 39 years of operation, she is worried that the theater company may be closed due to COVID-19 and state legislation.

But she said that she continued to plan for future production and added: "I am stressful and grow up under pressure."

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