Our roots on the Rotary Stage in Andrews Hall in the Sonoma Community Center go back to 2009 and a theater cooperative called Sonoma Theatre Alliance. The idea had blossomed after long discussions between actor and theater-maker Jaime Love with local playwright Todd Evans; both agreed Sonoma Valley had lots of nomadic companies with no dedicated theater home.
Local companies Silver Moon Theatre, M&G Productions, Narrow Way Stage Company, Avalon Players, ETC!, CAPS, and Sonoma Stage Works came together to form the Sonoma Theater Alliance. Our TAKE YOUR SEATS campaign raised $35,000 to purchase 80 seats and risers, and we staged our first four-show season in 2010. We then received the support of the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley, when they made Andrews Hall renovations their 2013 community project. Shepherded by then-President Vicki Whiting, Rotarians committed to a $100,000 challenge grant for capital improvements to our aging theater. Sonoma Community Center Executive Director Kathy Swett joined the effort and, along with redevelopment funds from the City of Sonoma, our newly renovated theater opened in Spring 2013.