AUBURN - The Auburn Public Theater's makeover is in its final stages as workers knocked a wall out facing Genesee Mall Saturday morning. Double doors with sidelights for a new entrance to the live theater will fill the gap.
The main theater stage will be remodeled and the theater enlarged to seat about 100. Dressing rooms and new bathrooms were also added. Carey Eidel, co-owner, said seating could eventually expand to double that capacity. The work is expected to be complete by fall.
"We can continue to program by keeping one or more spaces open," he said. The Charlotte Cushman performance scheduled for July 13 will be performed in the cinema.
The APT Children's Summer Acting Program/performance "A.L.I.C.E. in Wonder City" will be unaffected. It begins July 7 and involves children 6 to 18 years old.
At the end of June, APT temporarily closed its lobby/cafe and live theater spaces. APT's Tuesday night music jam and normal theater programming were suspended during construction, although Eidel said the Tuesday event was temporarily moved across Genesee Street to Parker's Grill and Tap House. Regular scheduling of events will resume once construction is finished.
The 70-seat APT Cinema will officially open at 7 p.m. July 13 with "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," shown daily at 7 p.m. through July 17. Typical "Movieplex" seating came from Cayuga Community College after its auditorium renovation.
Movie lovers will enter the cinema from Genesee Street for the opening as well as future movies to be screened only on Fridays and Saturdays, Eidel said.
Besides introducing films already shown elsewhere, Angela Daddabbo, artistic director for APT, intends to book speakers connected with films shown at APT to discuss various aspects of the films, Eidel said. He hopes that businesses can also use the movie theater for presentations during meetings and conferences as well. Private showings are encouraged, although Eidel said paperwork would have to be submitted to the film's distributor before it could be shown.
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"We can continue to program by keeping one or more spaces open," he said. The Charlotte Cushman performance scheduled for July 13 will be performed in the cinema.
The APT Children's Summer Acting Program/performance "A.L.I.C.E. in Wonder City" will be unaffected. It begins July 7 and involves children 6 to 18 years old.
At the end of June, APT temporarily closed its lobby/cafe and live theater spaces. APT's Tuesday night music jam and normal theater programming were suspended during construction, although Eidel said the Tuesday event was temporarily moved across Genesee Street to Parker's Grill and Tap House. Regular scheduling of events will resume once construction is finished.
The 70-seat APT Cinema will officially open at 7 p.m. July 13 with "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," shown daily at 7 p.m. through July 17. Typical "Movieplex" seating came from Cayuga Community College after its auditorium renovation.
Movie lovers will enter the cinema from Genesee Street for the opening as well as future movies to be screened only on Fridays and Saturdays, Eidel said.
Besides introducing films already shown elsewhere, Angela Daddabbo, artistic director for APT, intends to book speakers connected with films shown at APT to discuss various aspects of the films, Eidel said. He hopes that businesses can also use the movie theater for presentations during meetings and conferences as well. Private showings are encouraged, although Eidel said paperwork would have to be submitted to the film's distributor before it could be shown.
Read the full report in Sunday's edition of The Citizen.
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