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Pre-Music Hall
1973
On June 26, 1973, GCP opened A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum in the ballroom at the Fresno Hilton. Performing as a dinner theater the summers only, GCP cast and crew members thought nothing of disassembling the sets after each performance so the Hilton could accommodate the next day’s wedding reception or bar mitzvah, and returning immediately following to set up again for the next performance. With a company made up of mostly small-town college students, we all thought that was what they meant by ‘night-life!’
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2nd Space Theatre
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On July 16, 1982, GCP opened its 2nd Space Theatre at 928 E. Olive in Fresno, just around the corner from Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater. The 2nd Space is a 150-seat black box theatre intended to allow GCP to mount less commercial comedies and dramas in a smaller setting.
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GCP 40th Anniversary
2013
June 26, 2013: GCP throws a massive Red Carpet 40th Anniversary Party with dinner at Roger Rocka’s and show across the street at the Tower Theater. A great time was had by all with a special tribute to founding father and managing director, Dan Pessano. Then, back to work!
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