September 10, 2018
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Former Concord Theatre to be Renamed Bank of New Hampshire Stage The Capitol Center for the Arts (CCA) and Bank of New Hampshire are pleased to announce the new name for the former Concord Theatre will be the Bank of New Hampshire Stage. The new name is in recognition of a significant financial contribution by the financial institution. The renaming was announced at a recent press conference, which included information and presentations by Dr. Robert Wilson, CCA Campaign Chair; Nicolette Clarke, CCA Executive Director; Paul Falvey, Bank of New Hampshire President and CEO; Kreg Jones, P.A., The Architects; and Mark Goldstein, Principal and Project Manager, Milestone Engineering & Construction, Inc. The historic Concord Theatre served as a first run movie theater from 1933 to 1994. The Capitol Center for the Arts is renovating the venue and giving it new life as a presenting house for small-scale live performances and special events. The addition of the new flexible configuration theatre will be appropriate for small-scale productions with seated audiences of 280 and a music club for standing audiences up to 450 people. “Having a smaller scale venue to complement the 1,300 seat Chubb Theatre has been the centerpiece of our strategic vision for the Capitol Center for the Arts since 2006,” said Nicolette Clarke, Executive director of the Capitol Center for the Arts. “We are honored by the opportunity to fulfill that vision and preserve a beloved piece of Concord history through the rehabilitation of the Concord Theatre into a contemporary flexible venue for live performances. The rebirth of this venue will serve as an exciting new component of the cultural and economic life of the Concord region. Every capital campaign needs a leadership gift and the CCA is grateful
L-R: Kreg Jones, P.A., The Architects; Paul J. Falvey, President and CEO, Bank of New Hampshire; Nicolette Clark, Executive Director, Capitol Center for the Arts; Dr. Robert Wilson, Capitol Center Campaign Chair; and Mark Goldstein, Principal and Project Manager, Milestone Engineering & Construction, Inc. at the renaming announcement for the former Concord Theatre. The venue shall be known going forward as the Bank of New Hampshire Stage.
that Bank of New Hampshire stepped forward with a significant long-term investment transforming what was once the Concord Theatre into the Bank of New Hampshire Stage.” “Bank of New Hampshire is pleased to play a key role in the rebirth of the Concord Theater and the continued revitalization of downtown Concord,” stated Paul J. Falvey, President and CEO for Bank of New Hampshire. “We are excited about our expanded relationship with Capitol Center for the Arts and the new Bank of New Hampshire Stage. The ‘Stage’ will be a unique venue and dovetails perfectly with Bank of New Hampshire’s commitment to performing arts. We recognize and appreciate the important role Capitol Center for the Arts plays in the greater community and are proud to partner with CCA on this exciting project.”
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The aim of the Bank of New Hampshire Stage is to expand the Capitol Center’s music programming for a younger demographic in a club setting, while also creating a permanent home for the Spotlight Café and HD broadcast performances from the Metropolitan Opera, National Theatre, and Bolshoi Ballet. The facility
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also will host small regional theater productions and community events. With the planned programming, CCA expects to bring 150 new shows and events serving an additional 23,000 patrons per year. A spring 2019 opening is anticipated. The award-winning Capitol Center for the Arts (ccanh.com) inspires, educates, and entertains audiences by providing a quality venue for the performing arts, as well as a wide range of professional-level, artisticallysignificant presentations. The facility first opened in 1927 as the Capitol Theatre, a prime stop on the Vaudeville circuit; it later became Concord’s premier movie house and concert hall. After closing in 1989, it underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation/ modernization and reopened in 1995 as the Capitol Center for the Arts. Today, approximately 80,000 individuals attend events and performances each year in the 1,300-seat Chubb Theater and the Governor’s Hall, located at CCA’s 44 South Main St. campus. The newest performing arts space, the Bank of New Hampshire stage, located at 16-18 South Main St., is scheduled to open in the spring of 2019. For information, visit www.ccanh. com or call 603-225-1111.
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