Revised Film Schedule
The Ashland Community Theater Foundation Board met on March 1 and opted to revise the movie schedule for the Ashland Firehouse Theater.
Due to the encouraging response on Saturday evenings that we have received from the community, we will now be showing a movie EVERY Saturday night (with the exception of Easter weekend). The movies will start at 7:30 PM and screenings will continue on Saturday evenings through mid-June.
It does appear that we can draw a good audience on Saturday evenings and we are going to focus on screening a great selection of movies on that night.
The two Classic Movie Series will be screened as planned. The next movie in these Series will be Singing in the Rain (Series I)shown on Saturday, March 6 and The Letter (Series II) on Saturday, March 20. Seats are available at these Series movies for non-subscribers.
Ticket price for all the Saturday evening movies is $6. Tickets may be purchased at the Firehouse prior to the movie or by reserving tickets through Will Call (phone 798-9721 and ask about Will Call).
And then, beginning Saturday April 10th, we will introduce our “Second Saturday” matinee! We will show a 3 PM children’s movie on the “Second Saturday” of April, May, and June. Do mark your calendars as an outing for children ,grandchildren, or a birthday party.
By the way, these Saturday afternoon movies are a great opportunity for sponsors to reach families in our community. ( Call Jennifer Chambers at 304-5588 for information on sponsoring these movies)
We may have other, special events at the Firehouse so keep an eye on the newspaper and our web site. We have decided to suspend Friday night movies.
In many aspects the Firehouse Theater is proving successful. We sold some 120 subscriptions to our two Classic Movie Series. We had fourteen (14) sponsors sign up to sponsor the two Classic Series.
We continue to receive a great deal of encouragement from the community, including calls from Richmond and other Central Virginia communities, on moving the Firehouse forward as a community theater and a venue for good movies.
We cannot possibly thank each of you enough for the support you have given the Firehouse Theater. We do ask for your continued support…and feedback… as we work to develop a successful business model for our community theater.
Please call me or any Board member if you have questions….and do check our web site for listings and information…
I missed your showing of The Quiet Man on March 27. It is one of my favorite movies. Will you plan to show it again in the near future?
Steve Roberts
Richmond, VA