The Masquers Playhouse

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The Masquers Playhouse (formerly the Point Richmond Village Playhouse{{Cite web|title=8 Jun 1960, 31 - Oakland Tribune at Newspapers.com|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/332200724/?terms=Masquers%20Playhouse&match=1|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}) is an 89-seat community theatre in Point Richmond in Contra Costa County, California.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-21|title=Curtain Calls: Point Richmond’s Masquers Playhouse repairs going well|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/06/21/curtain-calls-point-richmonds-masquers-playhouse-repairs-going-well|access-date=2021-11-06|website=East Bay Times|language=en-US}}

It is home to the Masquers, a local performing group that has been in production since 1955.{{Cite web|title=15 Sep 1962, 11 - Oakland Tribune at Newspapers.com|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/342467240/?terms=Masquers%20Playhouse&match=1|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}} Its first play was The Happiest Millionaire in March 1960.{{Cite web|title=24 Mar 1960, 57 - Oakland Tribune at Newspapers.com|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/332081135/?terms=105%20Park%20Place%20Masquers&match=1|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}

In March 2016 the theatre, then about 110 years old, had to close due to structural problems, but the Masquers continued to stage performances in various nearby venues and held fundraising events to pay for repairs and renovations (seismic retrofitting and wheelchair accessibility).{{Cite web|date=2016-09-29|title=Point Richmond: Masquers Playhouse aiming to reopen damaged theater by fall 2017|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/09/29/pt-richmond-masquers-theater-aiming-to-reopen-by-fall-2017/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=East Bay Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2017-05-02|title=Altarena Playhouse’s ‘Elephant Man’ becomes show of support|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/05/02/altarena-playhouses-elephant-man-becomes-show-of-support/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=East Bay Times|language=en-US}}

The East Bay Times reported in June 2020 that repairs were expected to be complete by September (along with a newly remodeled lobby and restrooms).

As of August 2024, according to its website, Masquers was performing three plays and two musicals per year, with performances on Friday and Saturday evenings, and some Sunday matinees. The theatre also hosts children's programs and short-run pieces as part of its Envison program.{{Cite web |title=About Masquers Playhouse |url=https://www.masquers.org/about-masquers-playhouse/ |access-date=August 15, 2024 |website=}}