Our local theater is called the Hippodrome, and it is almost 60 years old, and a historic locale used for plays and musical shows for decades on end, the place is in a state of disarray that the two of us are trying to fix.
Although it is old and revered, it does not generate a lot of cash flow, so several small nagging problems have been going on for years; Now enough of those little things have grown into large things, and people no longer prefer coming here. Our Summer Series of plays was consistently our busiest time of year, but thanks to the lack of standard air conditioning the summers are now the worst for attendance. It is absolutely disheartening to have all your creative work nullified because of an old air conditioner. The cost for getting a new Heating and A/C method for such a place is pretty outrageous, so the two of us genuinely don’t think what to do aside from raise money. I contacted a few of the local Heating and A/C businesss and asked if they wanted to “sponsor” the Hippodrome by donating some work. In return the two of us would advertise for them and say they helped produce the play, but none of them thought it was a fair trade for such a large AC replacement. Instead the two of us are going to hold a series of fundraisers, along with mini 1-act plays in outside areas, to raise money for a new Heating and A/C system. It will take a small miracle, I think, because you don’t understand how large an Heating and A/C the two of us need to buy, but the two of us have to try.