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Our start
In the fall of 1989, an auxiliary was formed by Lynne Rogers, one of the Theatre's trustees, who also organized a Christmas Tree Festival program for December of that year in an effort to raise money for the new Community Theatre. In the spring of 1990, that auxiliary officially became the Community Arts Theatre Society (CATS). Since the 1989 Festival was both a social and fundraising success, another was planned for December 1990 and continues to be an annual event. The goal of CATS was to support San Juan Community Theatre and the island's growing cultural needs.
What we are doing today
From CATS inception, the group’s activities have provided funding for many significant improvements for the Theatre. Although too numerous to mention everything, some of the larger projects included buying the storage facility at the back of the property; a fully-integrated computer system to help track and manage ticket sales, volunteers and donors; enhancement of the lobby area by enclosing the entrance and adding a marquee; re-carpeting the lobby and theatre aisles; and lighting/sound systems; and in 2008 began donating to the repairing and re-roofing of the building. CATS also supported the creation of a second performance venue, the black-box Gubelman Theatre, with new flooring, risers and chairs, and the black curtains. This provides audiences a more intimate theatrical experience.
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