Dear Friends,
If you have ever made an old house your home, you are already familiar with this story.
Every day, when I arrive at The Civic Theatre, I’m reminded of the fact that our theatre is an old house, complete with cracks and antiquated systems, as well as the original fixtures and historic elements that make it so special. Every day, I marvel at some element that worked better once or would be designed differently if it were built today, and I can’t help but be inspired by what is to come.
Our mission and vision for NCTS requires us to both stretch and be strong at the same time in our organization. To simultaneously build and grow. Showing only blockbuster films has never been enough. Fitting new independent films, community rentals, dialogue events, and other creative projects into our schedule continues to be an essential objective but a constant struggle, as major studio distributors always seem to be adding longer minimum screening runs. Building our programming, events and services for the community over the last eight years has been necessary and instrumental to making our case to funders, who have the ability to support our vision for a three-space venue. The good news is that we have made excellent progress.
We are still working towards that vision, and invite you now to join us on this exciting journey. I hope you will take the time to read more about our vision and goals for the renewed Civic Theatre, a home for our imaginations.
Sincerely,
Eleanor Stacey
Executive Director