Backstage Backtalk

A theatre troupe made up completely of left-handed people!

Stage Left was first visualized in 1997 when a planning group met in the apartment of John “Lefty” McLeftowitz, a part-time college student and touring actor. During the next sixteen months, progress was made irregularly until February 19, 1999, when a meeting was held to formally organize a theatrical group.

The institution was named Stage Left Theatre and the first live performance was set for May 24, 1999, in the Some City Auditorium. The production was composed of three one-act plays including The Enchanted Night, The Valiant and Curse You, Jack Dalton.

From that simple beginning, Stage Left Theatre has grown in both success and popularity. The Theatre has always been located in the Old City Hall, and the staff members and volunteers reverently refer to the “jail” (now the scenic shop) and the “firemen’s kitchen”, both of which are still nicknamed after their original functions.