Chanticleers Theater - Castro Valley, CA
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N 37° 42.547 W 122° 05.346
10S E 580290 N 4173932
A community theater in Castro Valley, CA.
Waymark Code: WMZXWV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2019
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"Today Chanticleers Theatre is a 99-seat non-profit playhouse, serving Castro Valley and surrounding communities from Dublin, Pleasanton Livermore, Hayward
Chanticleers Theatre’s story begins way back in 1948, when a small group of actors and actresses from the Castro Valley Woman’s Club formed a drama group called the “Castro Valley Little Theatre Group.” They started rehearsing in an old, cold chicken coop belonging to charter member, John Hayes.
After three years, in 1951, the drama group held a city wide contest to select a new name for themselves. The name ‘Chanticleers’, submitted by one Lucille Cochran, was selected as the winner.
Chanticleer was appropriate for several reasons. The word is derived from the Old French word “chantecler”, the name of the rooster in the old Middle Ages’ tale of “Reynaud the Fox” by Chaucer. The word means “to sing clear”. [chanter, to sing: chant + cler, elear: clear.]...Today Chanticleers Theatre is a beloved Castro Valley treasure, supported by theatre lovers from local communities and beyond. Known as “Castro Valley’s Little Theatre in the Park”, Chanticleers is located in the Castro Valley Community Park right across from the new Veteran’s Memorial and next to the children’s “water” park and playground." (
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