Old Town Temecula Community Theater — Attraction in Temecula

Today I attended what would have been an amazing quintet concert - the performers were spot on and the musical selection was stimulating, but the staff and random people not associated with the concert (not audience members or staff, seemingly people walking in from the street) RUINED the concert for me. I know I'm not alone in this, as I brought my boyfriend who has no musical background whatsoever, and even he commented on being unable to focus on the music because of all the interruptions from the aforementioned people.

While the performers were speaking about their piece the ushers would remain standing and quiet, but as soon as the quintet started playing the piece the ushers would walk off or begin speaking to each other, as if we hadn't paid to listen to the performance, only the instrumentalists thoughts on the selection they were about to perform. And I know "walking off" seems innocent enough, but the floors are wooden and the female usher seemed to be wearing heels made out of lead, for what other material could explain the earth shattering noise each step produced.

The ushers weren't the only loud staff, as the woman responsible for selling tickets was TALKING ON THE PHONE during the performance for SEVERAL minutes, no biggie except that she was sitting about 10 feet away from the audience in an unenclosed room. She also spoke at length to the two random people who showed up during the performance instead of telling them to shove off while the music was being performed. Why random people were allowed inside during the performance to a sold out show at all is beyond me.

Several times during the performance who I assume were staff walked in (they had keys to seemingly "staffy" areas), helplessly loud because of the wooden flooring and oblivious to how much of a disturbance they were causing.

The above made it very difficult to enjoy the music. To do so I had to fiercely concentrate on listening to the music while simultaneously shutting out all the noise from the staff and random riffraff who bumbled in. This was all very upsetting to me as the merc has supposedly held classical concerts before and intends to do so again? I am very happy that the establishment is hosting concerts of this type, but unless if aforementioned are not resolved I most certainly will not be attending...

HIGH-QUALITY PERFORMANCES! The Old Town Temecula Community Theater is outstanding! Each event I’ve attended here has been fun and enjoyable. I’ve seen play productions, concerts, and recently the Annual Jazz Festival! The seats are SO comfortable here and there’s plenty of ramps for disabled guests. The volunteers and staff are very welcoming and helpful. The venue is intimate which allows each seat to provide a great view! The theater seats have a lot of leg room. There’s upstairs seating, but it’s limited. You can also find a small balcony section on each upper side of the theater, however, they’re also limited in space. Most seats will be found at the bottom level. The theater’s box office can be found in the neighboring venue, The Merc. Additionally, the theater has a set of restrooms across from it and a snack shop that has wine, soda. candy and other goodies. The venue is family friendly and has a great atmosphere. Being in the heart of Old Town Temecula, one has several food options before and after an event as there’s many restaurants and bars nearby! I have an appreciation for this theater as they really reach out to the community and tickets...

This venue is well-designed for the public as well as for the performers. Although leg room in front of seats could be more generous, seats are padded and comfortable. Internal acoustics are excellent because of the carefully engineered design of this theater. Regarding the piano, I've heard the tone of other grand pianos that seemed less brittle in the upper octaves than the piano I heard last night, but this piano was perfectly tuned. The pianist, Fei Fei, could not have played a more perfect performance with even the most complex pieces which she chose. With my eyes closed, it seemed that I was listening to two pianists. Also, her verbal rapport with the audience during and after the concert was a wonderful bonus for all of us. I left...