![]() ![]() Pictured: Hurricane Ian caused major damage to the historic Venice Theatre. “The actors staying with me had temporary housing situations and we’re trying to see what kind of shape those are in.” I’m staying away till I know it’s safe enough to go back,” says Ambush. The ground zero bullseye of where it hit is just to the south of us–there’s flooding and debris everywhere, power outages, cell phone towers are down, it’s just a mess. I'm getting reports of significant damage to the building but I’m also trying to see if I still have a house standing. “Some of my colleagues stayed and hunkered down. Ambush, who evacuated to Florida’s other coast with four guest actors from out of town, is unsure of the extent of the damage. Since it’s wide open, I’m imagining that the wind and water has flooded inside as well.”Īhead of the tropical storm, the Venice Theatre had canceled their final week of The Revolutionists and suspended rehearsals for three other upcoming performances, including Kinky Boots. "From the photos, it looks like the roof has been ripped off of the Fly House, the backstage area of the big theater. “Our building has catastrophic damage,” said Benny Sato Ambush, Artistic Director of the Venice Theatre. The Venice Theatre, which is the largest community theater in the country per capita, and had just opened its 73rd season, suffered some of the worst that Hurricane Ian had to offer to its three-building property. The Category 5 hurricane, which is by far the strongest storm to hit the Gulf Coast in recent history, slammed the area with 150 mile-per-hour winds and torrential rainfall leading to catastrophic damage and flooding. While the full extent of the damage is still unknown, one local landmark, the historic Venice Theatre, was not exempt from the gale-force winds. The Pinkerton Theatre and The Jervey Theatre signs are brand new: backlit white-on-black in easy-to-read type.Hurricane Ian has brought untold damage to Florida’s Gulf Coast after it made landfall on Wednesday afternoon. Its 90-seat black-box theatre retains the name of the family whose matriarch launched so many programs for children in our community, Yvonne Pinkerton. It is Venice Theatre’s great honor and privilege to name the larger of its two theatres after Dr. The Jervey Theatre and the benefactor’s transformational gift will encourage the community to match his generosity with donations to The Next Act Capital Campaign's goal of $7M. Jervey left the stage to a standing ovation and shook hands with guests as they departed the theatre. With that, let me say thank you again and God bless.”ĭr. There is no reason we cannot make Venice Theatre a true world-class destination. We’re already doing that with aactWORLDFEST. I have every confidence that with your continued support, both in terms of your volunteerism and in terms of money, we will make Venice one of the pre-eminent world cities. “I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that Venice Theatre has put our little city of Venice, Florida, on the map. For those experiences to culminate in this theatre taking on my name is the proudest moment that you can imagine. I grew up in the Hawaiian Islands, and some of my happiest remembrances are of going to our community theatre, the Diamond Head Theatre, with my parents. This is probably the proudest day of my life. Jervey to the podium where he shared these words: “These are tough acts to follow. We are proud today that this auditorium will henceforth be known as The Jervey Theatre.”Ĭhase then welcomed Dr. ![]() To that end, it’s a turning point and a special day for us. “It is indeed the beginning of The Next Act. He will match all funds up to $1,000,000 to pay down the loan for the purchase and support the three-building campus as we get it ready for the future.” But this would not have been possible without the generous donations of many of the folks in this room, and, in particular, a very generous donation from one individual, Dr. “As we move forward with renovations, we are moving forward with developing programs for it. “Our Next Act Capital Campaign will change the potential of Venice Theatre by purely developing a space for programs we’ve been trying to implement for some time,” Chase remarked. Producing Executive Director Murray Chase made the announcement before the MainStage productions for the 71st season were revealed to the packed house. 25, 2020, during the 2020-2021 Season Announcement Party. “The Jervey Theatre” name above the lobby was unveiled on Jan. 5 PM till night: Medieval life in the city the crossbowmen palio is scheduled at 6 PM. Venice Theatre has named its 432-seat MainStage proscenium theatre after Venice Theatre benefactor, Dr. Chioggia is a small fishermen town in the south of Venice lagoon.
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