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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 2010
Page
13
Audiences and volunteers gathered at Theatre Cedar Rapids in the Iowa Theatre Building located at 102 Third St SE for a welcome event. The gathering highlighted ongoing community support and free admission details for volunteers assisting on upcoming productions.
TPM reports uncovering and restoring original decorative moldings on walls and ceiling from 1928. A new paint scheme mirrors chips found during work with walls seen in gray or green light. Accent tones include muted gold maroon and creamy white throughout the interior.
The Uy IT Box Office expands and moves to the renovated outer lobby of TCR. A new first floor Linge Lounge covers most of the First Avenue side with Zins serving food and beverages before after and during intermission. Concessions expand with Zins operations and the Fed Hedges Library now fronts Third Street SE.
Restrooms on the first floor and lower level were added and refreshed while the second floor lobby restrooms received rejuvenation.
The main floor reconfiguration increases seating to 550 with six wheelchair spaces. Original seats are widened with new backs upholstery and aisle lighting plus added row. Chandeliers in opera boxes restored. Stage gains an 8 by 28 foot trap door system, new fly line ropes, spiral staircase, and 163 new lighting instruments.
The article notes new dance and music rehearsal spaces near Third Street SE with staff offices moved to the second floor and access from the theater lobby, plus added meeting rooms.
The Grandon Studio Theatre expands to a new 100-seat venue with relocation and renovation. Costume construction and storage, laundry, green and makeup rooms, dressing rooms and showers updated. Elevator access from basement to upper floors provided via Iowa Theatre Building entrance.
The project moves mechanical and electrical components from a sub basement to upper floors including the roof. Concrete block basement walls remain with minimal finishes and no plaster or terra cotta bricks. Certified valves will shut off plumbing, addressing floodwater entry cited for flood insurance purposes.
The plan uses 7.8 million for construction plus 3.3 million from FEMA to restore the building to preflood conditions and comply with current codes. Additional support includes 1.5 million Vision Iowa grant, 1.575 million Hall Perrine Foundation gift, and 1.9 million in Next Act pledges for renovations and a theater endowment seeded by Audrey Linge Ovel estate. Casey Prince, Rob Merritt, OPN Architects, TCR staff noted.
Theatre Cedar Rapids celebrates its return to downtown Cedar Rapids after moving from the Strand and Iowa Theatre to 102 Third St SE. Managing Director Casey Prince speaks of renovations, new spaces, and the arts as economic catalysts while board president Tim Boyle touts a dramatic rehabilitation beyond simple restoration.
Paramount Theatre remains closed with a fall 2012 reopening target as Cedar Rapids renovates its venues. Hancher Auditorium on the University of Iowa campus undergoes relocation and upgrades, featuring an upscale lounge and on site food prep. The U S Cellular Center reopens with restored interiors and new rehearsal spaces, led by local officials noting the project as a milestone for community recovery.
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