The Butcher Shop

Twenty three years ago, The Butcher Shop was conceived as a gathering of Chico's homegrown theatrical and musical talent, performing in a local backyard. From these efforts the Blue Room Theatre was born.

Six years ago, most of the original players, now hailing from far flung locales such as Los Angeles, New York and Portland, united with fresh talent from the Blue Room, to produce the current Butcher Shop. Beginning at dusk on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, original plays are interspersed with songs from a rockin' live band, dance and tableau. All of this magically occurs in an almond orchard at the edge of town. We had over 1500 spectators and participants in 2013 with expectations of larger crowds for 2014 as the buzz for this free event is spreading throughout Northern California.