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The Story on "No p.a. in NoPo"

The idea for this series grew out of a technical difficulty. A few members of the Playhouse posse were attending a live music event downtown when the soundboard crashed. After a spell of uncertainty and delay, the band decided just to go on without a p.a. system. The band played quietly and the audience tuned in. After all they had to. A loud conversation, a crunching tortilla chip or a coughing spell all drew a round of shushing from the rest of the audience. But since it was suddenly a unique music moment, people wanted to listen.

The Playhouse bottled that moment and brought it to their current home, a funky converted church that has the acoustics and the intimacy to make such a series succeed. The result is the anti-club scene, where the band doesn't have to scream over the sound of clanking bottles and drunken chatter (but don't worry, beer will be served!) No p.a. in NoPo is music presented theatre-style: without a sound system and where an audience is completely drawn into the performance.