3/31/2020
A review of sorts, to whoever might be interested in performance, creativity or live theatre....
Anyone who has searched for a performance space in San Francisco will tell you that it is a monumental endeavor not be take on by the faint of heart! Depending on your project, your artistic vision, your personal stamina and, not least, your budget, you will eventually come to the conclusion that, regardless of its reputation for open-mindedness and creativity, it is practically impossible to find a place in the windy city that is truly workable.
I, though I am notably stubborn in certain regards, had, after searching for and visiting a multitude of possible locations for just about half a year, come to the conclusion that what I was looking for did not, in fact, exist.
I had just one more theatre to look at before completely giving up....Thank goodness I had not, because the minute I stepped into Little Boxes Theatre, I knew I had finally arrived at the place I was looking for!!!
There is an air about the place that is very hard to describe. Located in a warehouse near 3rd St., there is no exterior indication that would lead you to believe how warm, welcoming and compelling the place will feel once you get inside. High ceilings, tiered comfortable seating, a large open performance area, one senses an artistic openness, spatial malleability and a naturally inclusive intelligence to the space the minute you walk in the door. The same characteristics with which I would describe the folks who are the heart and soul of this theater - Aaron and Christina! Dancers, models, photographers, producers, entrepreneurs, set design/builders, directors, creative collaborators, Aaron and Kitty (Christina) can make almost anything happen in that space.
And we did! Though an opera had never been produced at Little Boxes before our production, with the help of Aaron, Kitty and a host of others, we produced a chamber version of Verdi's Macbeth that was unlike any other! Though there were challenges, of course, the theater proved to be an amazing place to bring that provocative musical story to life.
Little Boxes Theater is an extraordinary, completely unique place. Anything you can imagine can be created there. As long as Aaron and Kitty are there, Teatro Mistral will be located there too!
Vismaya Lhi - Artistic Director
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