▁class rooms . ▁The ▁stage ▁shop ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁being ▁made ▁a ▁computer ▁lab , ▁although ▁that ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁green ▁room ▁due ▁to ▁security . ▁The ▁facility ▁is ▁now ▁difficult ▁to ▁use ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁class rooms ; ▁before ▁every ▁show , ▁the ▁class room ▁des ks , ▁ch airs , ▁and ▁book sh el ves ▁must ▁be ▁moved ▁out . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁the ▁the ater ▁has ▁also ▁hosted ▁lect ures ▁from ▁noted ▁political ▁activ ists ▁A rund h ati ▁Roy , ▁Al ▁Fran ken , ▁and ▁Amy ▁Good man . ▁ ▁The ▁the ater ▁is ▁currently ▁maintained ▁by ▁Val erie ▁Pope ▁Theater ▁Manager ▁and ▁her ▁student ▁Te ch ▁C rew . ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁The ▁the ater ▁light ing ▁and ▁sound ▁systems ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Ber keley ▁Community ▁Theater ▁and ▁the ▁attached ▁Florence ▁Schw im ley ▁Little ▁Theater ▁have ▁been ▁neglect ed ▁by ▁district ▁funds , ▁and ▁are ▁in ▁dire ▁need ▁of ▁up gr ades . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁Ber keley ▁have ▁directed ▁funds ▁towards ▁the ▁the ater ▁on ▁numerous ▁occasions . ▁Ber keley ▁vot ers ▁passed ▁measure ▁AA ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁alloc ating ▁around ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁to ▁the ▁the ater ▁for ▁renov ation . ▁These ▁funds ▁were ▁later ▁taken ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁new ▁administration ▁building ▁at ▁Ber keley ▁High ▁School . ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁funds ▁came ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁renov ating ▁the ▁fire ▁alarm ▁system . ▁Yet ▁during ▁this ▁process