Claremont Ca Arts

Almost 20 years have passed since actors last took to the stage of the Padua Hills Theatre, and a set from the last performance is still there--fake palm trees bordering a vine-covered hut. "It is like they ran away from the play and left it like this," said Sheryl Smoot, a caterer who handles an average of 100 weddings that take place each year in the theater complex.

Almost 20 years have passed since actors last took to the stage of the Padua Hills Theatre, and a set from the last performance is still there--fake palm trees bordering a vine-covered hut. "It is like they ran away from the play and left it like this," said Sheryl Smoot, a caterer who handles an average of 100 weddings that take place each year in the theater complex.