[NEohioPAL] Cleveland Play House set to move downtown

[Beverly Kristy]

Hi NEopal,

I have very mixed feelings about this. It's sad to think about no more great theatre at that complex. I have seen many a great performance there, always an eclectic mix of offerings. The architecture inside and out is indeed very fine, even the warmth and quaintness of the Brooks theater.

However, in these tough times, if it comes down to not surviving as an institution or moving, I feel moving is the way to go. On the upside, if the article is to be believed, a host of new spaces and technologies would be available to the Playhouse to allow them to continue entertaining the community. The Allen theater has been horribly underused since it's restoration and this plan would remedy that problem. There are a great many folks out there who are unaware of what they're missing at the Playhouse because it's located out of the main entertainment area of Cleveland. With more and more great attractions downtown, I think the Playhouse would benefit from a wider audience base. I know they've been trying for awhile, with ticket specials and other marketing, to attract a more diverse audience and moving to Playhouse Square would help that goal.

I do hope the new owner of the property would retain the building and repurpose it. Cleveland Clinic I'm betting will snatch it up, as it adjoins their property and they are ever-expanding. (See related article on the demise of the Cleveland Podiatric College.)

Beverly Kristy
440 487 6698
bkristy at mindspring.com
http://resumes.actorsaccess.com/beverlykristy





        >Have you read today's front page of The Plain Dealer?  

        >What are your feelings on the sale, on the move of The Cleveland Play House?  

        >What affect does this have on Theatre in Cleveland?  

        >How does this move affect the Arts community and our relationship with Cleveland Clinic Foundation?  

        >How does "The Clinic" support the Arts?

        >Will "this 12-acre tract and its 295,000 square foot complex designed by superstar architect Phillip Johnson" be leveled into a parking facility?

        >What are your questions? 

        >How do you feel as a local artist, thespian?


        http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=OH_CPD&ref_pge=gal&b_pge=1





        Renee Matthews-Jackson
        ~poet/playwright/actor/instructor/director



       




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