Community Theatre of Emporia

CTE on the Move

Posted on March 31st, 2007 by Community Theatre of Emporia.
Categories: News.

Saturday and Sunday the 24th and 25th of March were the days designated to move all of CTE’s stuff out of the EAC and into storage. Regettably, we were unable to secure a new space for the theatre on such short notice.

We were actually done by 5pm on the 25th to the amazement of all parties. We would like to thank the following people for their able and enthusiastic help in this daunting task.

• Jim and Rita Scribner, Our Special Friend, and Joe Tholen for their valuable insights into what belonged to whom
• Fred Spellman of Plumbing by Spellman, Inc. for providing a place to take the majority of the sets, materials, and equipment.
• Dan Snyder for his enthusiastic participation and contributions of truck and towing
• Mark and Karen Haag for their help in ‘deconstruction’ of the risers and the use of their trailer
• Dick Winter and Winter Furniture for the use of their large van
• Judy and John Rice for Judy’s helping hands, their big ol’ flatbed truck and their van on the moving days
• Mark Sherman for his help, his garage, his insights and his guidance
• Gayle Whitsitt for her assistance, spare office storage, entertaining anecdotes and sudden bursts of song
• Audra, Trevor, Deb, Corey, Scott, Tom, Rickey, Jason, Darrin, Adam, Belle, and all the usual suspects for their semi-tireless efforts

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CTE “A Moving Experience”

Posted on March 20th, 2007 by Community Theatre of Emporia.
Categories: News.

We’re closing one chapter and opening a whole new one in CTE’s colorful 27 year history! The Emporia Arts Council is growing and their need for space is growing too. In an effort to assist our good friends and partners in The Arts, we’re moving out of our old haunt at 618 Mechanic St. It was a great run there.

The immediate plans are to place all of our gear (and there’s a lot of it believe me) in storage while we raise funds and search out a new venue to call our own. Our target is 3 to 6 months down the road.

We have been at the Emporia Arts Center going on 14 years and, since the organization is 27 years old, we had been giving some serious thought to getting our own place in any event. We look forward to some innovative presentations in the coming months, dinner theatre, impromptu guerilla theatre, sidewalk theatre and other kinds of fun and games.

We’ll be at the Lyon County Fairgrounds for the Keep It a Safe Summer program having auditions for Community Theatre of Emporia’s Mid Summer Fair in Peter Pan Park, brought to you by our friends at the Emporia Gazette . This year we’re doing something really special, we’re teaming up with the annual Greater Emporia BBQ Festival so there will definitely be fun for all ages!

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