Drama Society opts for its own theatre
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For many years, the Drama Society have used the Town Hall in George Town for both. rehearsals and performances. As more and more other groups have come to use the Town Hall also the Drama Society have begun to chafe at the restrictions imposed on their rehearsals schedule as their timetable had to fit in with those of other users.
Furthermore, the warehouse they have recently Cont'd. on page 15 from page 2 been using for storage of sets as well as for rehearsals may soon be sold and will then not be available to them. Drama Society committee members now feel they have found a solution to the problem. They propose that the Society acquire a home of their own.
According to a newsletter to Society members, The Racquet Club have offered to lease to the Drama Society a piece of land next to the Racquet Club, in return for a peppercorn rent, and also to grant an option to purchase. This piece of land could accommodate a small theatre with a seating capacity of around 100 persons.
The Drama Society Committee estimate that construction of such a building would cost about CI$24,000.00. One third of this could be paid out of Drama Society funds with an equal contribution from the Cayman National Youth Theatre Foundation who have pledged their full support. The rest would have to be financed out of fund raising efforts. It is evisaged that the building would provide a stage for future Drama Society productions as well as serving as storage area for props and costumes and as a rehearsal workshop. It could be utilised by other groups at times when the Drama Society are not using it.
The forthcoming Drama Society performance is to open at the Royal Palms Hotel's Le Jardin room on 31st May. "The Real Inspector Hound" by Tom Stoppard is the first dinner theatre performance in the Society's nine year history. The $10 tickets include a three course meal.
