The
Empty Space’s mission is to provide professional quality
live theatre to the community of Bakersfield and to
create an opportunity for local actors, directors and
technicians to work in a creative environment that allows
them to express themselves and their artistic ideas while
encouraging them to continue to study and improve their
craft. The Empty Space offers free theatre to the
community of Bakersfield. Any member of the
community who wants to experience live theatre,
regardless of his or her financial situation, is able to
do just that at The Empty Space. Every show
produced by The Empty Space furthers that mission and
purpose.
The concept of “Setting Theatre Free” has everything to
do with you. Without an audience, there is no live
theatre. And so we invite you to come for free. We ask
you to pay at the end of the performance, and we
encourage you to give what you can. But we also don’t
want to discourange you from seeing theatre, so even if
you can’t pay we still want you here. Help us fill “The
Empty Space” by telling your friends and family and
neighbors and co-workers and anyone else who you think
would enjoy our shows. Without an audience, live theatre
dies. We need you to help us keep it alive.
Running a theatre is expensive, and very few theatres are
able to survive on ticket prices alone. We hope to
survive by the generosity of our patrons. We ask minimum
donation of 5$ for students and $10 for adults, which is
comparable to most other theatres in town, and a lot less
expensive than theatre’s outside of our area. If you have
other ways you might be able to help us, either through
donations of money, time or energy, or ideas on how to
generate revenue, please let us know by phone or email
at
executive@esonline.org.