Buying a Theater

For many years, my mom has had a dream about buying a theater to use for musical performances.  Most of her children--myself included--were fairly skeptical of the plan.  We thought the idea was rather far-fetched and impractical.  My folks had casually looked at various theaters over the years, but rarely with much serious interest in actually purchasing one.

Then about a month-and-a-half ago, they ask me to come look at a property that was less than a mile away from my house.  I expected to go there, tell them all the reasons why I felt it would be unwise, then head home.  Much to my surprise, I found myself believing in this particular property and investment just as much as they did.  The price was great, the seating capacity was near-perfect (340 seats), and there was an immense amount of good, usable space.  People who've toured the place since kept saying things like "ANOTHER huge room?!  This place just keeps going!"

At the end of this week, my parents will have closed on the property, and they'll actually own their own theater.  In addition, they're in the process of signing leases with companies to rent the space for events and productions (including a musical next month produced by my sister's company Immeasurable Productions), and it will almost certainly be rented by a church every Sunday.  This is exciting times for them [and all of us] right now.

Gotta hand it to you, mom and dad.  I'm impressed and super happy for you that this remarkable dream is actually coming true.  Here's hoping it will be a huge blessing to you and the family just as you've imagined!

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