Absolutely love that The Colonial is doing well and such a center focus of Main Street, Laconia - the inside of the theatre looks amazing and so cool that the community supports it. Though not on the scale of The Colonial, I'm hoping The Strand in Clinton could have some kind of turnaround of this nature. It did well as a single theatre that also served drinks and food, and seemed to have a solid niche as that, but you can tell this is a theatre that had its beginnings at a similar time as The Colonial. Not as ornate or big, but a nice performance theatre for the community. It closed the end of 2021 (one of its two owners was the incredible director of years of musicals at Nashoba High School). It's surrounded by Worcester and Boston of course, so public performances as tough to support the theatre, but something maybe... With the Worcester-area Renaissance, Clinton itself on the upswing, who knows.
Thanks Holt! I don't know the Strand, but I agree that Clinton has a lot of potential. I think you're right that distance to Boston and Worcester could be a challenge there though. The key for these smaller venues seems to be finding a niche- acts and shows that are big enough to draw a crowd but not too big that they end up being booked at venues in the bigger cities. It's a delicate balance, one that Laconia seems to have found.
Absolutely love that The Colonial is doing well and such a center focus of Main Street, Laconia - the inside of the theatre looks amazing and so cool that the community supports it. Though not on the scale of The Colonial, I'm hoping The Strand in Clinton could have some kind of turnaround of this nature. It did well as a single theatre that also served drinks and food, and seemed to have a solid niche as that, but you can tell this is a theatre that had its beginnings at a similar time as The Colonial. Not as ornate or big, but a nice performance theatre for the community. It closed the end of 2021 (one of its two owners was the incredible director of years of musicals at Nashoba High School). It's surrounded by Worcester and Boston of course, so public performances as tough to support the theatre, but something maybe... With the Worcester-area Renaissance, Clinton itself on the upswing, who knows.
Thanks Holt! I don't know the Strand, but I agree that Clinton has a lot of potential. I think you're right that distance to Boston and Worcester could be a challenge there though. The key for these smaller venues seems to be finding a niche- acts and shows that are big enough to draw a crowd but not too big that they end up being booked at venues in the bigger cities. It's a delicate balance, one that Laconia seems to have found.