A fire last month burned a historic theater in Riverside. Now the community is coming together to help bring the Riverside Community Players' Theatre back... better than ever. The blaze did not damage the inside of the building, or the soul of the theater, which has entertained audiences since the early 1950s.
"Riverside is known our slogan 'the city of arts and innovation.' This building was razed in 1953 and we were the only game in town then so we kind of think that we were the beginning of the arts movement in Riverside," said Lynne Ennis, Theatre Board V.P.
Ennis says even though valuable stage equipment was destroyed, a theatre production set to debut this weekend will go on as planned. It is called 'Oz.,' and Ennis says the show requires a cluttered set... that has been easy given their situation after the fire.