DAN'S PAPERS, March 21, 2008 Page 41 www.danshamptons.com
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The Show Must Go On, But Where? North Fork Community Theatre Group In Search Of New Place To Put On Shows Theatre Group solvent and vibrant for a long time into the future. She is hoping to attract people with very deep pockets, plus casual residents who may have a love of the performing arts manifested in local community theatre productions. These types of people are competitively sought after, meaning their work will be cut out for them. Grants are currently welcome in order to combat the large cost of the initial purchase or lease and we here at the paper are encouraging you to do what you can for the theatre group. There is nothing more unique then going to see a production of a show or play and watching your neighbors up on stage giving it their all. It’s a bonding experience; it truly brings a community together, lifting the soul. The feeling one gets after exiting a great show performed by the community one lives in always somehow enhances the feeling of commitment and enjoyment of the community. It is a special feeling only live theatre can bring, a live energy. It’s in this spirit the board members of the North Fork Community Theatre group marches into a commitment to keep a long tradition going. They are actively seeking volunteers and new members to help in this noble effort. The goal is to get as many neighbors involved because in the end it enhances the experience of living and appreciating the high quality of living that the North Fork gives. In their recent show, “The Fantasticks,” one of Broadway’s longest running plays, the old actor says as he exits forever, “Remember me under the lights.”
scope of what a group like the North Fork Community Theatre can manage. One seller wanted at least market value, which is understandable but unfortunate. Mr. Hipp reportedly believes that finding a location marks a start of a process to creating a suitable home. He explained there are no leases or sales being negotiated, however he is out looking for the best possible option in his judgment. Hipp said that the Southold Free Library is very supportive of the efforts and needs of the North Fork Community Theatre, however decisions have to be made on all levels to deal with perhaps the next 50 years. Beodeker agrees with Kalich, who wants not only to raise money to purchase and renovate the new facility, but to somehow create new income streams to keep the North Fork Community
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By T.J. Clemente In the words of the old actors when faced with certain calamities it always was, “The show must go on,” but after 2012, where? That’s the million-dollar question facing the North Fork Community Theatre zealots. For years the group has been very happy using a building owned by the Mattituck Presbyterian Church. But it has now been made known that the church has other plans for that building after 2012. This year marks the North Fork Community Theatre’s 50th Anniversary and the most pressing long-range problem is where the group will call home in 2012. In a campaign to raise money to be ready to explore all options Mary Motto Kalich has launched an effort that has energized the group. Finance Committee Co-Chairman Bob Beodeker is aiming his efforts at being in the best financial position to bring forth a well financed effort, even if the final cost will tally in the “millions.” Mike Hipp, a North Fork Community Theatre Group Board of Directors member, has been out scouting suitable locations, however, for the most part all the locations will need large-scale renovations. The First Baptist Church in Cutchogue and another location, a building on Traveler Street in Southold owned by the Southold Free Library, are up for consideration as a home for the group. Sites that were eliminated consist of the Goldin Furniture building in Greenport, along with the Peconic School. It seems that the cost of much of the real estate for such a theatre home is beyond the