CDS members give the OK for theatre
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Contd. on page 2 amount of CI$8,000 to enable the completion of the small theatre."
Conducted by CDS chairman Mike Marshall, the meeting was the culmination of many weeks of discussion and often dissention regarding the construction of a theatre. Some members of the CDS claimed that such an action would conflict with the Government's plans for the eventual construction of a national theatre.
The committee argued, however, that the small theatre would not conflict with any Government plans, and that, in any case, the Society was in urgent need of a home since the Town Hall was becoming less and less available as a growing number of local groups were competing for its use.
The proposed small theatre, according to plans prepared by architect Malcolm Stephenson, would seat approximately 138 patrons. The cost of construction, with Society members supplying some labour, would be CI$24,000. The property is to be leased at CI$1.00 per year, with food and beverage concessions going to the Racquet Club exclusively for the period of the lease.
Before the final vote was taken, Society members posed questions and com-
composed. mented for and against the proposal. At the outset of the meeting, the chairman presented prepared remarks concerning the CDS storage, rehearsal and staging difficulties leading up to the decision to find a home of its own. (See chairman's remarks on page 5).
