Big-bucks benefactors came to the rescue when Terrific New Theatre was in crisis, after leaving its former location in Pepper Place.
DeBolt, TNT’s executive director, is thinking about a $2.3 million project that has dominated her life for the past four years, testing her mettle and marking a new direction for the small nonprofit theater.
Terrific New Theatre returns to the city’s entertainment landscape on Thursday, Nov. 21, launching its 2024-205 season with a production ofOpening night is sold out at the 100-seat theater, and organizers, volunteers and other supporters are ready to celebrate TNT’s rebirth. Terrific New Theatre's new location is a historic building at 2112 Fifth Ave. North in downtown Birmingham. It covers 7,500 square feet and previously was known as the Alabama Auction Room.“John and I are extremely happy to support TNT in acquiring this historic building at 2112 Fifth Avenue North,” Louise Beard said via a press release. “My love of Birmingham’s community theater was nurtured by Carl Stewart, an original TNT founder.
“Every time we had an owner, architect or contractor meeting, he was always here, hard hats and all,” DeBolt said. “He was here every time, so he was a big help. And just for emotional support, like, ‘We really can do this.’” Organizers were excited about the idea of creating a fresh, contemporary space for the theater, which had existed in fairly cramped quarters at Pepper Place. The new TNT has a spacious lobby, a box office area, offices, expansive storage space and updated technology. Providing more bathrooms for theatergoers was a must, as well.
“We brought what we could from the old theater and incorporated it into this project,” DeBolt said. “We could have just said, ‘Let’s just throw it all away and start over,’ but we didn’t want to do that. That’s not what the purpose of the project was. The purpose was to revive the theater and to find a new home, not to make a new organization.”
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