F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre Renovations

Planning

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The city-owned and operated F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre serves the community year-round, averaging over 100 performances annually. Constructed in the early 1960s, the original complex included the main stage, two small dressing rooms, a lobby area, and public restrooms. In the early 1980s, an addition expanded the lobby and included a ticket booth and concessions stand. Subsequently, a more substantial two-story addition was added behind the stage, which included expanded dressing rooms, a green room, additional storage at the theater level, and a new social hall on the level below. In the late 1990s, a corridor and elevator addition were added to the south side of the building to provide wheelchair access to the seats closest to the stage and to provide an interior route from the lobby to the backstage spaces and the social hall level below. The theater has been well-maintained and continues to play a vibrant role for the arts in the area.

This project funded ADA improvements and renovations within the theater. Areas of work included the lobby, auditorium, backstage areas, single user restrooms, concession stand and kitchenette, box office, hallways, and corridors, in addition to audio system improvements. The box office and restrooms were expanded and made wheelchair accessible. New speakers were installed in the theater house, upgrading the sound experience and making assisted listening devices more effective. The ADA-seating section was expanded and modified for easier and safer access.

The renovations began in December 2024 and completed in late summer 2025. The venue reopened to the public in September 2025.