Moonlight’s next stage: Amphitheatre expands

Moonlight Stage Productions is entering a new stage in its 29-year development, with a series of additions to its Brengle Terrace Park location for outdoor summer musicals. The $13.9 million construction project, funded by the people and City of Vista, is nearing completion, on budget and on schedule, just in time for the gala dedication/celebration on June 27.

SDNN theater critic Pat Launer took a hard-hat tour of the construction site with Moonlight founder/artistic director Kathy Brombacher.

The 12,000 square-foot addition includes an enclosed stagehouse, state-of-the-art lighting, sound and video capabilities, a 60-foot high fly loft with electronic rigging for scenery and equipment, extensive backstage facility expansion/upgrade, a scene assembly/workshop, an orchestra pit, and improved ADA accessibility.

The Moonlight Amphitheatre was originally constructed in 1975 by the Vista Foundation (now the Moonlight Cultural Foundation), as part of a bicentennial project. Initially, the facility included a small concrete stage and a terraced seating area. Summer theatre productions began in 1981, and have continued ever since.

Pat Launer is the SDNN theater critic.

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