| Show r t. t Grand Theatre Refurbishing Produces Grand Results t By Scott L. L Gibson Copy Editor When the old South High School building was set to become become become be be- come Salt Lake Community Colleges College's new South City Campus Campus Cam Carn- pus adm administration officials officials dais students and others began of f the that J dreaming grandeur r. r ft could someday grace it One i could possibly say their mouths A f watered at the prospects s ot 10 pia Grand Theatre Managing Director v F tor Pat Davis who starred in the sf s- s f of Manure Mame said When I i r 4 production 7 i- i was meeting with the architects vision was to turn this yV our 1 V auditorium into a true theater that's Cl- Cl more dramatic and acoustically direct With the green walls waIls being V and the thick F light-absorbent light being sound-absorb- sound heavy carpet t ent everything we hoped for was accomplished w. w rV Now after having 5 been spent and seven weeks of of meticulous detailed work by the West Arnell-West Inc construction 1 company and American Desk r which sold and installed the new seating that hoped-for hoped grandeur has indeed arrived Grand Theatre is no longer just a name its a genuine description According toJan to Jan Ian Smith the theaters theater's marketing director first the entire main floor was gutted The old narrow seats were removed and given to local theaters A new concrete floor with witha a steeper grade was poured and nine rows of seats were eliminated from the floor plan which reduced the overall seating capacity from 1700 to 1140 However that provided better views and a luxurious amount of leg room a anice anice anice nice complement to the new wider contoured seats A special touch is the creation of four new boxes to accommodate two wheelchairs each Two boxes are located in aisles four and five two are along the back row Now those in in- wheelchairs are able to thoroughly enjoy the facility as well Smith said the complete remodel of th the theater which included in in- a brand new main curtain is just remarkable Being a 1979 graduate of South High and now an employee there Smith is sentimental about the facility Its another stunning stu-nning addition to this beautiful building she said The color scheme which used to be blue and a white off-white is now hunter green with cr cream trim The feeling of the new decor is one of total elegance It appears evident that all of can surely count the new all-new and improved Grand Theatre as one of the jewels in the colleges college's crown This year the Grand Theatre boasts a spectacular production schedule of seven Broadway musi musi- cals caIs Mame just completed its run nm on Saturday but students can still catch Meet Me in St. St Louis December 2 17 Annie Get Your Gun January 1328 1328 1328 13 28 February March 24 11 Kiss Me Kate April 7 22 My Fair Lady May June 19 3 and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor July 7 are pm p.m. nightly A 2 pm p.m. matinee performance performance performance mance is given the last day of a ashow's ashow's ashow's shows show's run The box office is open 9 am a.m. to 6 pan pm Mon Mon- Friday day-Friday and noon to 6 pm p.m. on Saturdays during each shows show's run Single show ticket prices range from 2 to 5 for students and faculty and fro from 4 to 10 for others Students and faculty can purchase up to six tickets at the 50 percent discounted rate The Grand Theatre is located inside inside inside in in- side the west South City Campus entrance at 1575 South State Street II yr fry L s. s I k FI F- F I i I 94 a i Y t a i fL f T i j i The Grand Theatre at South City Campus |
