Beloved Blue Room Theatre leaving its downtown space due to coronavirus impact

The Blue Room Theatre is leaving its downtown home of 26 years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The board president, Martin Chavira said they will be vacating sometime in July.

Than a quarter of a century - a popular theatre in northern california is moving away from its iconic location.

Action news now reporter jafet serrato is live in downtown chico... jafet what theatre are we talking about here and what prompted the move?

We're talking about the blue room theatre located here in downtown chico.

A big part of their closure is because of coronavirus impacts.

The theater is in the heart of downtown chico on west first street - right above colliers hardware store.

The board president told action news now the coronavirus caused them to lose nearly all their revenue.

They are suspending all in person performances and vacating this space.

Theater members are hoping to perform again soon - it's not clear when that might happen.

Live in chico jafet serrato action news now coverage you can count on!

Action news now is working to find out the exact date for the move.

We do know its expected to happen sometime this month.###