Mudturtle Theatrical Inc. is the 501(c)3 which owns and operates the theatre. Mudturtle Theatrical Inc. has a five member board comprised of community members and leaders dedicated to long term sustainability of the theatre.
A message from Sean McCulley, CEO:
When people ask, “Why did you buy a theatre?” I usually respond with a self-deprecating answer like, “Because I’m an idiot!” And I tell the story of how theatre was supposed to be turned into an apartment complex and I thought that would suck.
The truth, however, is much less superficial and flippant. I don’t tell this underlying reason in person because the emotion runs deep for me and the person asking the question might start looking for the exit sign.
Social media, with all it’s connectivity, has divided humanity much faster and much deeper than anything in the past, in my opinion. The manipulators at the top of business, government and religion have never had a more effective and more immediate means to accomplish their personal goals than in the age of social media.
The Fillmore Town Theatre is a neutral safe zone, free from this external manipulation, allowing us as strangers, as friends, as family to have a shared experience generated by the screen and the stage. Inside our little hometown theatre, we are not marketing data, we are not political persuadables, we are not prospects for mythology. We are humans.
Humans experiencing human emotions, human stories and direct human connection. Together, we feel empathy, joy, fear, laughter and tears. Together, in this place, we are humans.