The Follies Theatre will open December 1st in two buildings side by side on Route 47 in Yorkville. The theatre has been in Ottawa for four years. The 55 seat theatre entertained audiences with a variety of many different kinds of shows. The Follies’ Facebook kept fans updated on details of the move. Their Facebook helped the fans of the company to cope with the move and to be excited about what is to come in Yorkville. According to the theatre’s press release, “the theatre in Yorkville will be ‘substantially bigger’ than the 55 seat theatre.”
The theatre will be made up of two properties that are connected for easy use. An adjoining entrance will be where the audience enters to get to the box office and lobby. The theatre will have three rows of main floor table seating and three elevated levels of seating. The new space will be wider, deeper, and larger overall than the Ottawa location.
The theatre moved to Yorkville because of the growth and changes taking place in town. It also is a good location for tourist destinations and it is closer to other well-known cities in Illinois like: Aurora, Joliet, and Oswego.
I like this article because it describes the changes a theatre company had to make in order to make sure their company is successful. I also like the description of what the theatre looked like and what the new theatre will look like. It helps to visualize what is important to have in a theatre and what is important when it comes to finding a location for a theatre. Another aspect of this article that I enjoyed was the connection to Facebook. Facebook is the easiest way for people to communicate to other people today. It is a good thing for a production company to have in order to heighten their business and keep their audience connected and interested.
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