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Mil-Tree premiere of original one act play “Tapestry” Saturday, May 4th

Mil-Tree, whose mission is to create community between veterans, service members and civilians through shared experiences, projects and creative expression, proudly host their final entry in their “Tapestries of Transformation” project May 4th.

Join Mil-Tree for their final project of their “Tapestries of Transformation”, a one act original play, “Tapestry” written by Gabriel Hart.

With a stellar creative team led by Director Christian Camargo, Composer Gabriella Evaro and Tyler Saraca, Choreographer Barbara Koch, Costumer/Videographer Jai Knight, Set Designer Mia Torres and Fox McBride featuring sculpture by Bobby Furst, this one night of magic will be on May 4th in the Sanctuary Building at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center at 7 pm, doors open at 6:30.

Performed by veterans, family members and community, this performance will be the re-telling of a fantastical dream spanning one night of a warrior’s return home. Made possible in part by a grant from the Inland SoCal Creative Corps and the California Arts Council.

To RSVP go to tinyurl.com/3BS2K8BX or visit to Mil-Tree.org

Charlie Thomas

Charlie Thomas is a local theatrical director, actor, producer, stage designer and playwright with over thirty-five years’ experience in both professional and non-professional live theatre, film, television, and radio. His pedigree includes most of the major theatrical companies in the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin including Theatre 29, Hi-Desert Playhouse, Groves Cabin Theatre, Palm Canyon Theatre and College of the Desert, to name a very few. Charlie is an active member of the greater desert performing arts scene. He currently serves as Vice-President on the Theatre 29 board of directors. He also serves on the board of the Desert Theatre League, a live performance support organization that provides judging and awards for theatrical and dance excellence for over 39 organizations. He is also a founding panelist of the Alliance of Desert Theatres which formed during the COVID-19 pandemic to network with performing arts houses all over the desert for support and networking while the industry was shutdown. During his theatrical career, Charlie has won many Desert Theatre League performance awards as well as their “Sidney Harmon” award which recognizes honorees for exhibiting theatrical excellence. Charlie Thomas joined Z107.7 in April 2020 and has greatly come to enjoy the everchanging scope of the work. He has also enjoyed the opportunity to share his breadth of knowledge and experience as Z107.7’s Entertainment Reporter. He is grateful to be able to share news stories about the wide variety of arts our beautiful basin has to offer.


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Charlie Thomas is a local theatrical director, actor, producer, stage designer and playwright with over thirty-five years’ experience in both professional and non-professional live theatre, film, television, and radio. His pedigree includes most of the…

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