So sad …
The final curtain has fallen on San Jose Repertory Theatre.
After 34 years, the South Bay’s major theater company — one of a handful of organizations that provided the area with cultural distinction — has closed its doors in the wake of its latest financial crisis. Theater officials announced Wednesday that the troupe has shut down operations and will file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy immediately.
“I’m just devastated right now,” said producing artistic director Rick Lombardo, “for the community, for our staff, for the artists.”
News of the theater’s death sent shock waves throughout the valley’s tight-knit arts community. “This is disastrous,” said Lisa Mallette, head of City Lights Theater Co. in San Jose. “Losing its flagship nonprofit live theater company will be a very real tragedy for the entire South Bay community.”
