alans613 – The State never had a balcony. It still has the original long, narrow projection booth with the original projectors and the old levers and pulls that used to control the lights.
The Mexican-themed club lasted only a few weeks in 2008. Before and after that unfortunate event, we had several film screenings, and Springfield StageWorks has been doing shows there since 2005. Now our entire theatre season takes place there.
Our production of The Taming of the Shrew opens this weekend:
Springfield StageWorks presents THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES by Eve Ensler at the State Theatre.
Three performances only – Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 11th, 12th and 13th 2010.
8:00pm
Tickets -
$10.00 at the door
This production is directed by Liz Dillard and is being presented in association with Project Woman of Springfield and VDAY, the global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler’s award winning play.
Next, the State will be holding a film tribute to the 40th Anniversary of the 1st lunar landing, then a production of Sweeney Todd in October, and the annual screening of NOSFERATU again near Halloween.
SRCputt, the Regent is actually in far worse shape than the State, what with years of water damage, but there is some gradual repair work happening now. At least the State is in good enough shape to be legally open to the public. Looking forward to presenting Caligari in March and Murnau’s Faust later in 2008!
According to this article, the Regent is now owned by a new non-profit group called “Regent Entertainment.” They have just started replacing the roof: View link
Here is the new Facebook page for the State Theatre, with new and up-to-date pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/SpringfieldStateTheatre
More shows happening at the State in 2011 –
Musical “The Last Five Years” in February.
An original film and play about Edgar Allan Poe in March.
Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus in April.
Dates and further details here:
www.springfieldstageworks.org
Here is my Flickr set of some State Theatre pictures.
More coming soon…
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alans613 – The State never had a balcony. It still has the original long, narrow projection booth with the original projectors and the old levers and pulls that used to control the lights.
The Mexican-themed club lasted only a few weeks in 2008. Before and after that unfortunate event, we had several film screenings, and Springfield StageWorks has been doing shows there since 2005. Now our entire theatre season takes place there.
Our production of The Taming of the Shrew opens this weekend:
www.springfieldstageworks.org
Springfield StageWorks presents THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES by Eve Ensler at the State Theatre.
Three performances only – Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 11th, 12th and 13th 2010.
8:00pm
Tickets -
$10.00 at the door
This production is directed by Liz Dillard and is being presented in association with Project Woman of Springfield and VDAY, the global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler’s award winning play.
http://www.springfieldstageworks.org
http://www.vday.org
http://www.projectwomanohio.org/
NOSFERATU returns this weekend at the State Theatre:
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Thanks Chuck!
Here are more shots from HAMLET at the State:
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Here are some pictures from the April 2009 production of HAMLET at the State:
www.myspace.com/springfieldstageworks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30977055@N04/
Next, the State will be holding a film tribute to the 40th Anniversary of the 1st lunar landing, then a production of Sweeney Todd in October, and the annual screening of NOSFERATU again near Halloween.
Our local production of HAMLET opens at the State this weekend –
www.springfieldstageworks.org
This will be the first time in the State Theater’s history that a local group has produced a Shakespearian play there.
Springfield StageWorks has just made the State Theatre it’s permanent home:
www.springfieldstageworks.org
Here is an article from June 30th 2008 about plans for the Cla-Zel:
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Here is more info about the current Regent Theatre restoration project, including some historic photos:
http://www.springfieldlive.com/regent-mural.html
Here is a very nice article about our screening tomorrow night of “Caligari” at the State Theater:
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SRCputt, the Regent is actually in far worse shape than the State, what with years of water damage, but there is some gradual repair work happening now. At least the State is in good enough shape to be legally open to the public. Looking forward to presenting Caligari in March and Murnau’s Faust later in 2008!
Thanks,
Larry Coressel
Here’s more about the state of the State Theater from today’s Springfield News-Sun:
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According to this article, the Regent is now owned by a new non-profit group called “Regent Entertainment.” They have just started replacing the roof: View link