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History of Swift Creek Mill Records indicate that Swift Creek Mill was in existence as early as 1663. It is believed to be the oldest grist mill in this country. Henry Randolph I, born in Little Houghton, Northhamptonshire, England, migrated to this country about 1640. In 1655, he acquired a large tract of land in Bermuda Hundred on Swift Creek where he erected the present mill. An heir of Henry Randolph I, William Bland Randolph, deeded the mill to William Rowlett on February 20, 1805, and it became known as Rowlett’s Mill. In 1852, the Rowlett heirs conveyed the mill to the Swift Creek Manufacturing Company. On May 9th and 10th, 1864, a battle was fought around the mill while General B.F. Butler’s Army of the James attempted to cross Swift Creek. Following the Civil War, the property became Schmidt’s Distillery, making corn whiskey. Following this, the property changed hands several times, was operated as a grist mill and became known in 1929 as Swift Creek Mill. It continued to operate as a grist mill until about 1956. On December 2, 1965, Swift Creek Mill Playhouse opened its doors. To convert the old grist mill into a dinner theater required an addition to the three story building to house the kitchen, dressing rooms and restrooms. Stairways were built leading to upper and lower dining levels, and to the theatre located on the top floor. Much of the old equipment in the mill was refurbished to lend a rustic atmosphere. Swift Creek Mill has been preserved as both an historical landmark and cultural outlet for the talent of local artists, skilled actors, directors, designers and technicians whose efforts have made possible the artistic achievements of the Mill. The 300 year old Swift Creek Mill has been made a Virginia Historical Landmark and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Youth Series 2012-2013 Drifty's Polar Parade by Paul Deiss. Monday November 26 - Saturday, December 22, 2012. Grades Pre-K - 2. 10:15 a.m. & 12:00 noon (12:30 Sat.). $9.75 individual, $8.75 group rate - includes lunch. Doors Open 30 minutes prior to showtime. The Mill’s grand tradition continues with an all-new show in our Drifty the Snowman series. Christmas is coming, and Drifty is pulling out all the stops for the yuletide season. He’s planning a parade from the North Pole to the South Pole, and all of his friends will be marching along. Join Cowboy Jim, Pepita the Elf, Mrs. Claus, and Santa himself for another very special holiday adventure. English – K.1, K.2, K.8, 1.1, 1.9, 2.1.
The Amazing GaliNewtoVinci Show: Devotion to the Notion of Motion by Tom Width and Paul Deiss Monday, February 4 – Friday, March 1, 2013. Grades 4-6. 10:15 a.m. & 12:00 noon. $9.75 individual, $8.75 group rate - includes lunch. Doors Open 30 minutes prior to showtime. It’s a circus of fun as three of history’s greatest minds meet each other and compare notes. Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, and Leonardo daVinci will demonstrate the fundamental principles of their notable achievements as they perform The Amazing GaliNewtoVinci Show. Come and see just how amazing these men really were! Entertaining and educational, too! Science – 1.2, 1.6, 2.2, 2.6, 3.2, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.2, 4.3, 4.6, 4.7, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.6, 5.7, 6.2, 6.3, 6.8. English – 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.5, 3.6, 4.4, 5.1, 5.3, 6.4
Jack and the Beanstalk by Tom Width and Paul Deiss Monday, April 8 – Friday, May 3, 2013. Grades Pre-K – 3. 10:15 a.m. & 12:00 noon. $9.75 individual, $8.75 group rate - includes lunch. Doors Open 30 minutes prior to showtime. Our version of the classic fairy tale is full of fee-fie-foe-FUN!! Jack trades the family cow for some magic beans, and when those beans grow into a skyscraper-sized beanstalk, he climbs it to find that his giant hosts aren’t so scary after all. He learns some great lessons about family and friends along the way, too. Don’t miss Jack’s exciting escapades! English – K.1, K.2, K.8, 1.1, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.5, 3.6. Science – K.6, K.7, K.8, K.9, K.10, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 2.4, 2.7, 2.8, 3.4, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11. History – K.6, K.7, 1.7, 1.8, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9.
Theatre Spotlight A Swift Creek Mill Special Feature Irving Berlin was born Israel Isidore Beilin on May 11, 1888, a poor
Jewish child in Russia. His family and seven siblings moved to the Lower East Side of New York City as a young child, probably hoping for a better life. What they found was a cold an inhospitable apartment with no windows and a hard time making ends meet. When Irving was 13 his father passed, leaving him and his brothers and sisters to support the family. As a newsboy, he made very little money - less than even his sisters - and opted to leave home rather than be worthless. Finding himself in the dredges of the worst homeless-boy lodging imaginable, and knowing that he had no professional skills to rely on, Berlin made the best of the singing talent he had learned from his father. Beilin embodied the life of a struggling performer: waiting tables, singing in bars, and learning the ways of the streets while writing his songs and teaching himself piano. And somewhere in the fray, he became known as "Irving Berlin," a catchy nom de plume caused by the song sheet misprint on his first published tune. Finally, his spunk and determination paid off, and he was noticed and hired by The Ted Snyder Company. Alexander's Ragtime Band followed soon after, and while it took writing subsequent lyrics to make it take off as a hit, it became the ideal American tune. Not stopping long to enjoy this popularity, Irving continued writing, churning out hundreds of songs in just the first few years of employment. All told, Irving Berlin wrote over 900 songs in his lifetime, and many of them were hits, remaining ageless icons of music to this day. Why were his songs so popular? You see, Irving Berlin experienced life in all its ups and downs. His friends said he never forgot his roots, and through it all he did a lot of living, both in quantity and quality. He was drafted into the army, started The Music Box Theater, was widowed in his twenties, remarried an heiress who was Catholic, had a family, lost a child, enjoyed a loving marriage for over 60 years, and passed peacefully in his sleep after living 101 years. A rags to riches marvel, he is the American music man who lived the All-American life, and American life today would not be the same without him.
Want to know more about Irving Berlin? Head to our website at swiftcreekmill.com/berlin for links to biographies and other information.
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hat a joy it has been to work on this wonderful show about the work of a man who literally defined American music in the twentieth century. Take a look at the song list for this musical revue – and see how many times you say “I know that one” or “He wrote that, too?!” It is the stunning achievement of this one man that we celebrate tonight – seen through the eyes (or, rather, keys) of an instrument upon which all of the music began – a man who came from Russia with his family when he was five years old, and lived to be 101…writing music all of his adult life. I hope you enjoy this heartfelt reminiscence.
I Love A Piano: The Music of Irving Berlin Conceived by Ray Roderick & Michael Berkeley Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Directors & Designers Directed by Tom Width Musical Direction by Paul Deiss Choreography by Dennis Clark Lighting by Ginnie Willard Costumes by Maura Lynch Cravey Scenic Design by Tom Width Cast Ginger Georgia Rogers Farmer George Robbie Fuhrman Jim Matt Shofner Eileen Cat Wheelehan Alex Durron Marquis Tyre Sadie Grey Garrett
Production Staff Stage Manager Jesse Mattes Assistant Stage Manager Tom Width Running Crew Brandon Johns Sound Board Op Stephen West Stitchers Alia Radabaugh Frances Ritter Wigs Alia Radabaugh Photography Robyn O’Neill Properties Jesse Mattes Brandon Johns Set Crew Bob Foley Cory Williams Noah Downs Jesse Mattes Light Crew Becky Lussier Jesse Mattes
Special Thanks to Our Wonderful Mill Volunteers There will be one 15-minute intermission.
Band Violin Anna Bishop Reeds Sheri Oyan Trumpet Alisa Erway Trombone Joel Nieves Guitar/Banjo Sam Kindle Piano/Conductor Paul Deiss Bass Jay Calabro Drums Nick Oyler
Musical Numbers Act I Let Me Sing And I’m Happy Play A Simple Melody A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody Snookey-Ookums When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam’ Alexander’s Ragtime Band Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil Everybody Step Everybody’s Doin’ It Now Mandy They Call It Dancing Blue Skies All By Myself Isn’t This A Lovely Day Russian Lullaby Two Cheers, Instead Of Three I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm Steppin’ Out With My Baby Top Hat, White Tie And Tails Puttin’ On The Ritz Cheek To Cheek Let’s Face The Music And Dance Let’s Have Another Cup Of Coffee Let Yourself Go Change Partners The Best Things Happen While You Dance Say It Isn’t So How Deep Is The Ocean Always
Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning This Is The Army Mr. Jones I’m Getting Tired So I Can Sleep I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen Any Bonds Today? What’ll I Do? Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep White Christmas God Bless America Act II What Are We Going To Do With All The Jeeps? What Can You Do With A General? Gee, I Wish I Was Back In The Army Suppertime A Couple Of Swells Easter Parade Slumming On Park Avenue Lazy The Girl That I Marry There’s No Business Like Show Business You’ll Find That Falling In Love Is Wonderful Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better I Got Lost In His Arms The Best Thing For You You’re Just In Love Old-Fashioned Wedding I Love A Piano
The biography for Grey Garrett was omitted in error from the playbill. Please pardon the inconvenience, and enjoy the information below about this exciting new addition to The Mill family.
GREY GARRETT was last seen as Karen Weston in August: Osage County (Cadence Theatre Company, RTCC Award Winner for Best Play). New York credits include Agnes in School for Wives, Mariane in Tartuffe, Diana in All's Well That End's Well, Margareta in Faust, Corine in Triumph of Love, all performed with Columbia University; “Hermanita" with the Latin cast of Aventurera at Madison Square Garden, Gerald's Method and American Girls both performed Off-Broadway at Abingdon Theatre Company. Screen appearances include Rescue Me, Life On Mars, Law & Order, As The World Turns, Fatal Encounters and Across the Universe. Singing highlights have been Garrett Does Garland, Aboard the Radisson Diamond and Into the Weeds at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. She received training from the American Musical & Dramatic Academy and Columbia University.
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About the Actors Durron Marquis Tyre was last seen at The Mill as Daniel Beauxhomme in Once on this Island. He had the pleasure of spending this past summer in Holland , Michigan working as a guest artist for Hope Summer Repertory Theatre where he did Songs for a New World and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His acting credits range from working with Virginia Repertory Theatre's touring Children’s Theatre Company to acting in many shows including: Swift Creek Mill Theatre's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Forever Plaid, Plaid Tidings and Once Upon A Mattress; Richmond Triangle Players' Zanna, Don’t!; and Firehouse Theatre's The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Dessa Rose and RENT– for which he won Richmond Theatre Critic’s Circle Award in 2010. He is so glad to be back at The Mill and working with such a talented cast! Robbie Fuhrman is thrilled to be making his debut on The Mill stage with such a
wonderfully talented cast and crew. Previously, he was cast as Henry T. Schlemmer in Glen Allen's The Cocoanuts. You might also remember him as Link Larkin in Hairspray at Dogwood Dell, Orin Scrivello D.D.S in Little Shop of Horrors at Dogwood Dell, or Groucho Marx in A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine at Glen Allen. When Robbie isn't performing on stage he is teaching Theatre at Monacan High School with the best students in the world. He would like to thank Paul and Tom for their hard work, and his family for their constant love and support.
Georgia Rogers Farmer is truly honored to be on this stage celebrating the wonderful career of such an artist as Irving Berlin! Georgia was last seen here as Betty Jean Reynolds in The Marvelous Wonderettes. She has also been featured in productions with Richmond Triangle Players, The North Carolina Theatre, Triad Stage and many more. Some of her favorite roles include Heidi in [title of show], Holly in Next Fall, Catherine in The Last Five Years, Brooke Ashton in Noises Off, Betty Blake in Will Rogers Follies, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and Marilyn Monroe/Dolly Parton in Musical Legends. Besides being a Domestic Goddess, Georgia also writes and stars in her own one-woman cabarets including the most recent sell-out smash hit The Real Housewife of Chesterfield County. Georgia’s next cabaret is New Year’s Eve! Check it out at www. georgiarogersfarmer.com. Matt Shofner holds a BFA in theatre performance from Virginia Commonwealth University (TheatreVCU). In 2005 he moved to New York City and worked as an assistant to some of the entertainment industry's most established agents at Creative Artists Agency. Between 2006 and 2009 Matt took on a Japanese national tour of RENT, two main stage entertainment contracts with Disney Cruise Line, Lady Gaga impersonator and other exciting roles. While living in New York, Matt returned to Richmond to play Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Barksdale Theatre and Snoopy in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown at Firehouse Theatre Project, receiving two consecutive RTCC Award nominations. In October 2011 Matt made an official move back to Richmond and partnered up with Maggie Roop to create the Ghost Light After Party, a monthly open mic cabaret at the Richmond Triangle Players Theatre (www.facebook. com/ghostlightparty). Matt also performs as a voiceover artist, tends bar at a local craft brewery, and has most recently taken on the role of Executive Director of TheatreLAB. Cat Wheelehan is a senior pursuing a B.A. in Theatre from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has performed on the TheatreVCU Mainstage as Sandy in Grease, directed by Patti D’Beck, and as a backup singer in The Who’s Tommy. In spring 2013, she will be portraying the role of Johanna in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (the play), also on the VCU Mainstage. Cat spent the past two summers outside of Richmond as part of the professional summer company at The Prizery in South Boston, VA, performing as Mother Abess in The Sound of Music, Robin/Dance Captain in Godspell, Portia in Cinderella, and Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical! The Musical! She has also performed with S.A.L.T. at Shafer Street Playhouse, VCU’s student-run theatre. Some favorite student theatre credits include Dona Ana in Don Juan in Hell, Betsy in Warburton’s Cook, Andromanche in Troy Women, and Alice/Canterbury in Henry V. This is her first show at The Mill and her professional debut in the Richmond area. After graduating, she hopes to move to New York to pursue her dream of making it “big time.”
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The Chester Artists Association was founded on September 18, 2009 to provide programs and trips, enhance artistic learning and provide social time for artists in the Chester, Virginia, area. The Chester Artists Association is a committee of the Chesterfield Center for the Arts Foundation. In January of 2002, a group of Chester citizens decided to renew the task of building an Arts Center in Chester. "Building communities through the arts truly enhances our quality of life." This effort, which was first undertaken a decade ago, is built upon work, explorations, and discussions with citizens, community groups and members of the County government. The Arts Center will be built on County land adjacent to the Chester Library. The Foundation, in partnership with the County, will bring cultural arts to Chesterfield County and our surrounding communities. Chesterfield Center for the Arts Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. All donation are tax deductible. Please visit the Chester Artists Association website at www. chesterartists.com. Please visit the Chesterfield Center for the Arts Foundation at www. chesterfieldartsva.org. An Arts Center has been a dream for many in Chesterfield County for many years. First proposed in the 1980’s as an arts center adjacent to the Chesterfield County Main Library, the concept of a community gathering place shifted to Chester with the design of the Chester Village Green as a planned community that included a new library branch. Many felt that an arts center would “complete the picture” of the Village Green. Based on the concept of “New Urbanism,” Chester Village Green became the cornerstone of the l989 Land Use Plan for Chester, blending the old with the new to restore functionality and sustainability to the historic village of Chester. Infor mation on participating artists is available f rom the box of f ice attendant. For more infor mation, contact association president Marti Fann at fannart@comcast.net or 804 . 590. 9583.
Don't forget about Drifty The Snowman this holiday season! Come see Drifty and the whole gang in Drifty's Polar Parade beginning November 26!
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2011 - 2012 Contributors Patrons included in this list generously gave during the Donation Year October 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012. We offer our sincerest thanks to all of our Contributors and to the many individuals and businesses who continue to support Swift Creek Mill Theatre in numerous capacities. Thank you! If we have made an error in the listing of names, we deeply apologize; please contact us.
Producers ($10,000 and Up) Mitchell Wiggins & Company Marilyn and Robert Walker Directors ($5,000 - $9,999) Bruce and Connie Thornton Designers ($2,500 - $4,999) Anonymous The John H. Clements Company Roslyn Farm Corporation Performers ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous Boulevard Flower Gardens Breckinridge Chiropractic Catfish and Company Ad Specialties Container First Services Pam and John Comstock Tom and Cathy Crew Michael S. Doran, CPA P.C. Deborah H. Garter (New York Life) Petersburg Alarm Co. Sarah's Cross Stitch Bob and Jean Weatherford LTC (Ret) and Mrs. John G. Woyansky Bill, Cindy, Laura & Carrie Young Technicians ($500 - $999) Anonymous Bellwood MWR Roy E. Burgess, II Franklin Butler (Erie Insurance) Regena Carreras Josee G. Covington Cultureworks, Inc. Dance Xplosion Ettrick Neighborhood and Business Foundation Fort Lee MWR Robert and Louise Fothergill Joan and Robert Goebel Hale's Heating and Air Lu and Ed Henderson Janice Logue Mr. Handyman of Chesterfield Ilse Niedermayer In Memory of LTC Walter T. Niedermayer Petals & Bows Florist Sherwood Title Company The Goddard School Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Tucker Village Coin Shoppe Village News Vital Signs Wilkinson Advertising Promotions Wilson Graphics
Patrons ($250 - $499) Anonymous (2) In Memory of Anne Jenkins Robb Mr. and Mrs. H. Lee Dixon Tom Fitzgerald LTC (Ret.) and Mrs. Edward J. Foley Judith Futch and Gale Matheny Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Grenoble Sterling L. Hawkins Robert and Kelly Kindle Mrs. Vera W. Moore Sara Belle and Neil November Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mellott Rosa Davis Overby Mary Stewart and Ted Ruhnke Shanel Properties Roger and Ruth Ann Shaulis Brent and Laura Slaughter Dennis and Marcia Sugumele Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Taylor George Tillman and Lloyd Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Williams Sponsors ($100 - $249) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. William B. Armstrong Rose Mary Aufill Given in Memory of Col. John S. Aufill Gwen Beall George and Virginia Beasley William L. Canada Jim and Pattie Carson Mary and Thornton Clary Chesley Creek Farm Mary Ellen Comstock Ken and Nancy Cox Frank Creasy Cliff and Hazel Davenport Kenneth Ederhart Brenda Elliott Wayne and Kathy Funk Linda and Bill Gillikin Kathy and Chris Griffin Richard and Linda Guilmart Phil and Betty Hanley John and Jane Harmon Marshall and Susan Henry Betty Ann Grove Hunting Ronald and Dorothy Jaeckle Chris and Peachie Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Parker Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Hans Josephsen Betty Loving Scott Melton David and Rebecca Miller John and Abby Willie B. Morgan Amy Perdue
2011 - 2012 Contributors Sponsors ($100 - $249) (cont'd) Dr. and Mrs. A. Wright Pond Jess and Heather Pritchett Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roye James and Rebecca Slagle Carl C. Schluter P. Michael Spraker Nikki and Kenny Steingold Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Strauss Howard and Evelyn Twilley P. K. and Shirley C. Walker Kendra S. Warren Russell E. Whitaker, Jr. Kathleen J. Wiltsie Dr. Patrick and Susan Young Friends ($99 or less) Robert Albertia Anonymous David and Shirley Armistead Albert and Mary Atkinson William Bice Doreen Bishop Lois and Larry Buchanan Martha and “Buck� Buchanan Emily Cole Ben and Peggy Chappell Bonnie Coghill and Jimmie Lucas Frances G. Coleman Bob and Vivian Consa Thomas and Wanda DeLorge Paul Deiss
Friends ($99 or less) (cont'd) Ronald and Teresa Dombrowski Robert and Jean Dunn Alden Eldredge Jeanette Fralin Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Harman, Jr. Susan Haubenstock Kathryn Horne Karen C. Howard James Jones Marion G. Jordan Paul Lindsey Elizabeth J. Matthews Nancy McMahon Charles Miller Liz and Charlie Nance Gwynn C. Prideaux John H. Steve Jayne Sneed and Lindsey Bourne Marie O. Taney John and Carolyn Thompson Nick Walker Patricia White Roy York Kelly Vasiloff Matching Gift Companies Amica Insurance Foundation Hewlett Packard Foundation The Cameron Foundation (2) The Dominion Foundation (4) The Franklin Federal Foundation
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Board of Directors Robin Arthur Gwen Beall, Special Events Committee Chair Linda Campbell Alden J. Eldredge Joan Goebel Doris Hancock, Development Chair Jimmy Hartson, Treasurer Patricia A. Harvey, Past President Sterling Hawkins, Secretary Lu H. Henderson, Vice President Julian Porter, President Vickie Quick Richard Taylor Bob Walker Ronald White
Theatre Staff Theatre Operations – Tom Width, Artistic Director Paul Deiss, Musical Director Joe Doran, Lighting Designer Maura Lynch Cravey, Costume Designer Operations and Programming – Jennifer Procise, Director of Development and Marketing (Interim Managing Director) Darlene Arrington, Food Service and Office Manager Megan Davis, Director of Sales Pat Foley, Director of Children’s Theatre Programming Genevieve Mellott, Development and Marketing Coordinator
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Admission Policies Reservations: Phone: (804) 748-5203 Online: www.swiftcreekmill.com PO Box 41, 17401 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Colonial Heights, VA 23834 Mainstage productions are reserved seating. Advance reservations are recommended. Phone reservations must be secured with Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express. Tickets are “will call” only; they are available at the box office just prior to the performance. Tickets may be purchased at the door if available. For show dates and times, please contact our Theatre Office or visit www.swiftcreekmill.com. Cancellation Policy: Refunds are available up to 48 hours prior to the performance. Rain checks are offered up to 24 hours prior and are redeemable for 2 years. Discounts: • Senior, Military & Student discounts - 10% off the normal ticket price for any mainstage performance. May be purchased in advance. • Rush - $20 theatre only tickets, based on availability 1 hour prior to any mainstage show. • Discounts cannot be combined. Groups: Any group of 15 or more qualifies for special rates. Plan a trip for your family reunion, birthday, office party, school group or just 15 of your favorite people. Ask about special group events. For more information or to schedule your group outing, call (804) 7485203 or e-mail groupsales@swiftcreekmill.com Dining: Swift Creek Mill features dining in a refined, historic atmosphere. Buffet dining is offered prior to performances. Meal price includes coffee, tea or water; appetizer; main course and dessert. Sodas, bar drinks and gratuity are not included. Dining may be purchased separately or with a performance. Restrictions: The operation of cameras, video recorders and other recording devices is strictly prohibited during all performances at Swift Creek Mill Theatre. Smoking Policy: Swift Creek Mill Theatre maintains smoke-free buildings. Smoking by actors may be appropriate for the accurate portrayal of individual characters or the truthful telling of the story and is not intended to be construed as approval or glorification of the behavior of smoking. Inclement Weather: In the event a show is canceled due to inclement weather, a rain check, refund or alternate performance date will be offered at the discretion of Management. Special Needs: Our theatre is located on the second floor of an historic building. Please let our staff know your needs in advance, as assistance is often available.