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Theater launches expansion campaign PM&L has plans for adjacent building
By Jude Kaider CORRESPONDENT
If you notice a group of people scurrying around the north end of Antioch’s Main Street business district, it may very well be the PM&L Theatre Board of Directors and membership getting ready to launch perhaps the most ambitious project of the group’s 54-year history. Though the plan includes a few more improvements to the century-old facility at 877 Main Street, it also entails purchasing and remodeling the dual-entranced building immediately to the south of the theatre at 879-881 Main Street, melding it into an integral part of the current playhouse. That building was most recently occupied by Catbridge Cellars Wines and, until 2006, was the original home of the candy store, Something Sweet. “This is a rare opportunity for the theatre. We’ve been given the chance to acquire the adjoining property. The expansion we’re planning opens up many possibilities for us,” said PM&L’s Marketing Vice President Lorrie Ferguson. Though the PM&L vision for the property might be in place, the acquisition and renovation of the property will be
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a community effort. “We have a timetable in place and in order to meet the goals of the project, we’re asking area residents and businesses for support. We can always use volunteers but, at this point, financial support is critical, too,” Ferguson said. Founded on love Since its founding, PM&L has been a not-for-profit group and is currently a registered 501(c)(3) organization. The troupe’s origins can be traced back to 1956 when two Hope College students, Betty Dowd and Ken Smouse, met onstage during rehearsals for the school’s theatre group named “Palette and Masque.” The couple eventually married and remain happily so to this day. In 1960, they suggested to a few acquaintances that a theatre group be formed in Antioch. Ken Smouse christened it after the Holland, Mich., college theatre company at which he met his wife, with one small addition. “The palette represents the artist, the masque represents the actor. I added the lyre, representing music, to the name. Palette, Masque, and Lyre, or simply, PM&L, was born,” said Smouse.
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Above: Aileen Biel (from left), business manager; Deane Jones, vice president of operations; Adam Armstrong, president; and Lorrie Ferguson, vice president of marketing; take a moment to relax while planning the first phase of the PM&L Theatre expansion project in front of the planned acquisition at 879-881 Main St., Antioch. The dual-entrance building is adjacent to the PM&L Theatre. Left: PM&L Theatre Board Members Deane Jones (from left), Adam Armstrong and Lorrie Ferguson review architectural drawings for the PM&L Theatre expansion project. Plans for the acquisition, relying heavily on individual and business donations, include pass-through egress to the theatre, a wine bar, and facilities for smaller-scale theatrical events, as well as private parties.
A 76-year-old man died Sunday morning in a fire at a home in Antioch Township, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department. Lowell B. Simonson died in the fire that was reported at 10:19 a.m. in the 38000 block of Drexel Boulevard. He was pronounced dead en route to Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center in McHenry. Six other occupants of the home were able to escape – five without serious injury. Simonson’s wife, Patricia, 74, was also taken to Centegra Northern where she was listed in serious condition Monday, suffering from smoke inhalation. Lowell and Patricia Simonson’s daughter and three grandchildren, as well as Patricia’s disabled sister, were treated for minor injuries at the scene and released, according to a sheriff’s press release. Preliminary investigation indicates the fire likely started in an upstairs room of the three-floor residence. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Quad 2 area fire investigators and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division. The house was a total loss, according to officials.
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