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The Everett Theatre
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The Everett Theatre has become one of Middletown's most treasured and recognizable features, having played a part in the town's cultural and historical development throughout the last eighty-five years. The theatre has been the venue for various events through the years; including community theatre groups, orchestra performances, battling bands, dance exhibitions, weekly movies, and talent shows. In 1989, the Everett made it's jump onto the silverscreen as the location for the school production of "A Midsummer's Night Dream" in the film "The Dead Poets Society."
The theatre, originally called the Masonic Hall and Opera House, first opened it's doors in 1863. It served and prospered as a center for the arts and as a town meeting place until succumbing to a great fire in 1918. A new building was quickly reconstructed and was devoted to the new motion picture phenomenon. Unfortunately, this new building went down in flames only three years later.
The current structure was built in 1922 and consists of mainly terra cotta blocks and plaster, rather than wood, in hopes to avoid another devastating fire. In the spring of 2008, not long after the audience and cast of an Easter Show had cleared out, the roof and ceiling directly in front of the balcony collapsed to the ground.
The community rallied after the ceiling collapse and through a wide array of fund raising, the interior of the theater was beautifully restored.
Today, the Everett is proud to offer wide array of musicals, plays, comedians, movies, educational opportunities, and summer camps. Come see what we have to offer, enjoy a box of popcorn, and enjoy yourself.
www.everetttheatre.com
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