LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Another business in the Las Vegas Arts District has been burglarized as thieves made off with about $10,000 in laptop computers and musical equipment from Majestic Repertory Theatre, according to the theater’s artistic director.
It’s at least the fifth burglary reported this year by businesses in the Arts District. Previously, Atomic Style Lounge, Tacotarian (twice), Fresa’s Skate Shop and Dig it Coffee were hit. The theater is directly across Main Street from Good Pie, a popular pizza place that was targeted by copper thieves in September.
Troy Heard said he went to the theater on Christmas Day and discovered the break-in. The theater is currently dark for the holidays, but Heard said he’s there every day.
He said the theater’s back door was open, but he couldn’t tell how thieves got the door open. Heard said he would likely file a police report on Thursday. The theater has created a GoFundMe to help recover the lost gear.
“I don’t have the energy to be angry,” Heard said. Majestic Repertory Theatre is working on a production of Cabaret. Now, there are a lot of unknowns.
Two weeks ago, 8 News Now reported the break-in at Atomic Style Lounge. There appear to be similarities between the break-ins.
“It was targeted. They knew exactly what they were getting,” Heard said. There’s no cash in the theater and the things that were stolen will probably be pawned, he said.
A Facebook post on Christmas Day informed fans and followers:
“It’s a Blue Christmas as we’ve joined the ranks of our Arts District neighbors who’ve been burgled. Gauging by the amount of equipment missing, it was more than one person. We’re waiting to file a police report and get tape pulled – but hope we can recover everything before Cabaret rehearsals resume in January.
Heard said the theater came to the Arts District in 2016, and this is the first burglary in that time.
The trend is a disappointment to him because he spends a lot of time advocating for the district. He said the theater is the only nonprofit arts organization on the block. He sees the burglaries as “a different narrative.”
