Lompoc Theatre Renovation Project Boosted By The Chumash Foundation
Jarrod Zinn
LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – The historic Lompoc Theatre’s renovation project is moving at full speed, recently boosted by the Chumash Foundation.
Contractors are busy giving the building more than just a facelift, they’re giving it a new skeleton.
From the outside you can see fresh lumber on the roof, and inside the walls are being scaffolded up to code.
Local actors, musicians, directors and technicians are excited to make it their new home.
The theater building will be used for several kinds of events from plays and movies to concerts, comedy nights, business seminars, weddings, and more.
Project leaders say additional foundations have donated, and that the Chumash Foundation’s grants have been vital in setting the stage.
“They were the first to step up and support us in a major way,” says Mark Herrier, the Lompoc Theatre Project’s Executive Director. “They have literally been the foundation of this recent run up. And their commitment showed others.”
“It has been proven nationally that, you restore a local theater and the entire area comes back to life,” says Anne Ramsey, Lompoc Civic Theatre’s Treasurer.
The black box theatre, an 80-seat venue enclosed to the stage is expected to open early next year and run a season during the final phase of construction on the auditorium.
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