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Staff Report for a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease Agreement Between Curtain Call Performing Arts and the City of San Leandro for Space in the Civic Center South Offices for Office, Classes, and Theatrical Productions Uses
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the lease agreement with Curtain Call Performing Arts (Curtain Call) for the approximately 2,100 square foot theater and adjoining space located at the South Offices Building of the San Leandro Civic Center to conduct classes and theatrical productions and perform office functions.
BACKGROUND
The City entered into a lease agreement with California Conservatory Theater of San Leandro (CCT) in 1999 for the lease of Civic Center South Offices Building space at a cost of $1 per year. CCT has continued to lease the space from the City, and the current lease is due to expire on June 30, 2013. In late 2012, Curtain Call was added to the current lease at the request of CCT as CCT transitioned out of producing theater productions, and partnered with Curtain Call to share in its lease responsibilities.
Curtain Call was founded in June 2008 to bring Broadway-style theater to the greater San Francisco Bay Area. The company has produced critically acclaimed musicals such as AIDA (2009), Into the Woods (2010), Suessical (2011), and Cinderella (2012). In 2012, Curtain Call launched a full season at the San Leandro Theater including musicals, stage plays, and a concert series.
Analysis
The mission of Curtain Call is to produce exceptional theater. Its vision is to ensure that performance-based arts are accessible to everyone who desires to participate or attend performances by keeping ticket prices low and class/workshop tuition affordable. Curtain Call's Gift of Broadway Program provides arts education by showing free productions to students. Since 2008, the program has served over 9,440 K-8 students in the San...
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