Published March 4, 2022

As many of you know, on February 11, we were locked out of our new theater space at Casa de la Noche by the landlady, who now claims the theatre belongs to her! After being served, the landlady returned the lock code allowing entry but added a camera to monitor our comings and goings.

This lockout is considered a criminal offense and, as such, we are now wending our way through the San Miguel municipal court system. Additionally, we have been advised that holding on to property that belongs to others is also illegal.
The court procedure is apparently slow moving but we believe that the court of public opinion will weigh heavily in this case.

That said, rest assured, Caja Negra will thrive in a new, amenable location as soon as we are able, by law, to retrieve our theater, our equipment, and yes, our personal belongings, from its present location.

Our donors, who paid for the entire theater (together with the substantial balance provided by Alan Jordan) will receive the first notification and invitation to our new location. We’d love you to have the “first look.”

We have been asked if we will need additional funds. In a word, Yes! We will need to cover legal fees and moving expenses.

We are confident that we’ll be awarded a favorable decision and, when that happens, we’ll move our theater to a new space. At that time, we will put out a call for additional funds.

As a final note, we were disappointed to have to cancel several planned shows for February and equally sorry to realize there were no major theatre productions during our “high season” here in San Miguel. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen again!!

We appreciate you; we need you, and San Miguel deserves a Performing Arts Center that houses a professional repertory company.

The Acting Company of Caja Negra