Construction to rehab the historic Town Theater location and create a new home for the Everyman Theatre has begun. Vitalto the re-development of Baltimore's Westside, the project will cost a total of $17.7 million, with the city committing $1.4 million. The theater is scheduled to open in 2011.
"We can strengthen and diversify Baltimore's economy by investing in the arts and expanding cultural opportunities for all residents," says Mayor Dixon. "The Everyman Theatre pioneered Station North and as it heads for the Westside it leaves behind a strong cultural foundation around Penn Station on which to build."
Following in the footsteps of the opening of France-Merrick Performing Arts Center and Hippodrome Theater in 2004, the Everyman Theatre will continue to establish Baltimore as a regional and national cultural tourist destination. As progress continues with the development of the Superblock and State Center, the renaissance and renewal of Baltimore's Westside as a vibrant neighborhood to live, work, dine, and play proceeds.
"If the walls of the Town could talk, they tell of a rich Baltimore history in the arts and culture," adds Mayor Dixon. "When the curtain rises again in 2011, we don't know what production will open, but we do know that it will usher in a new era of excellence for the Everyman and the Westside."
Source: Baltimore City
Writer: Walaika Haskins