Theater Plan
“…we believe that in these economic times it will be very difficult to raise the funds in the short term to pursue ACG’s vision of a multi-purpose theater facility. At the present time there is little, if any, interest in pursuing the theater renovation…” and “…A new theatre, no matter how large or small, cannot exist without a donor base to make it financially viable…” http://www.stratfordstar.com/15982/shakespeare-theatre-task-force-says-no-to-major-renovation-yes-to-continuing-outdoors/
It is quite clear that the highly taxed residents of Stratford have little or no interest in spending any more of their hard earned income on this theater. In fact, that has been the case since this theater opened. It is time that we admit that Andy Hardy is not going to put on a show that will save the day. Promises of marginally increased traffic and perhaps a few extra dollars of pizza and sandwich sales are not going to be enough to convince any voter that their tax bill should go up even more than it inevitably does.
Unless some private entity comes along with a very large check and an actual account with sufficient funds to cover it, let’s all agree to let the ghosts of past performances rest in peace.
