Edmond Town Hall Theatre is being renovated.  The Newtown facility will have various theater and staging components repaired or replaced over the course of four weeks.  This includes rigging, curtains and railings among other things. 

All theater activities, including movies, ceased as of Monday, but all other building activities, including space and event rentals, will continue as usual.

The repairs are part of ongoing efforts to enhance safety and upgrade the facility.   Officials say the work will also improve the theater’s ability to host more live performances, provide new offerings to audiences, and help to grow attendance. 

Edmond Town Hall, completed in 1931, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Event rentals, live shows, movies and a modest disbursement from a trust fund provide most, but not all of the buildings operating expenses.  A “Dark Night Cabaret” series is being planned for four Fridays in March in the Alexandria Room in a nod to the theater’s past, when it would go dark one night each week to replace the movie reels in preparation for the upcoming movie.