The Play Inc. Arts Playhouse
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Founded in 2005, the originally named Play Inc. Community Theatre grew out of the Summer Youth Theatre program offered through Community Education in Cambridge Minnesota.
Later joining The Cambridge Center for the Arts in 2010, Play Inc. continued to grow to include theatrical opportunities for adults.
Now in 2018, the newly titled Play Inc Arts strives to provide a varied artistic outlet for the Minnesota communities of Cambridge, Isanti, and surrounding areas.
Play Inc Arts has been fortunate that the Cambridge High school has a large Performing Arts Center that facilitates the largest Play Inc Arts productions, but medium and smaller performances require a smaller and less expensive venue.
Play Inc. Arts has recently been in communications with the City of Cambridge about the possibility of acquiring the former Ben Franklin building. The City really likes the idea of an entertainment venue on downtown Main Street. It would help to revitalize the downtown area. The building is for sale and well...we think we should buy it, and they would like us to have it.
The building is much larger than our currently location. The Main Street facade and front entrance are very appealing and would give us a bigger presence in town. It will make us known to the public and give us the perfect opportunity to advertise upcoming shows to the automobile and foot traffic passing by out front. There is also ample parking behind the building to accommodate show audiences. The presence of People's Cafe and Pizza Pub directly across the street means that a “Dinner and Show” night will be effortless without the need to drive from one place to another.
The purchase price is $120,000, and we estimate another $100,000 to $200,000 in renovations to make it a truly great facility. We see this as an opportunity. Our goal is $300,000. We are also open to obtaining business sponsorships, as well as donations of materials, work time, or expertise from contractors and professionals in other relevant fields. This will help reduce overall costs and make our goal more attainable. Contact us at playinconline.org for details.
Play Inc Arts is a community based artistic outlet which always tries to make its shows and productions affordable. As a result, it's coffers are incapable of funding such a large undertaking. We hope that by finding the funds for this project through the gofundme site, we can continue to give arts back to the community affordably, without the burden and expense of a financial mortgage and/or bank debt.
To learn more about Play Inc Arts, visit our website at
www.playinconline.org
Play Inc Arts Website
and thank you for your attention and consideration of this proposal.
Founded in 2005, the originally named Play Inc. Community Theatre grew out of the Summer Youth Theatre program offered through Community Education in Cambridge Minnesota.
Later joining The Cambridge Center for the Arts in 2010, Play Inc. continued to grow to include theatrical opportunities for adults. Now in 2018, the newly titled Play Inc Arts strives to provide a varied artistic outlet for the Minnesota communities of Cambridge, Isanti, and surrounding areas.Play Inc Arts has been fortunate that the Cambridge High school has a large Performing Arts Center that facilitates the largest Play Inc Arts productions, but medium and smaller performances require a smaller and less expensive venue. Play Inc. Arts has recently been in communications with the City of Cambridge about the possibility of acquiring the former Ben Franklin building. The City really likes the idea of an entertainment venue on downtown Main Street. It would help to revitalize the downtown area. The building is for sale and well...we think we should buy it, and they would like us to have it.
The building is much larger than our currently location. The Main Street facade and front entrance are very appealing and would give us a bigger presence in town. It will make us known to the public and give us the perfect opportunity to advertise upcoming shows to the automobile and foot traffic passing by out front. There is also ample parking behind the building to accommodate show audiences. The presence of People's Cafe and Pizza Pub directly across the street means that a “Dinner and Show” night will be effortless without the need to drive from one place to another.
The purchase price is $120,000, and we estimate another $100,000 to $200,000 in renovations to make it a truly great facility. We see this as an opportunity. Our goal is $300,000. We are also open to obtaining business sponsorships, as well as donations of materials, work time, or expertise from contractors and professionals in other relevant fields. This will help reduce overall costs and make our goal more attainable. Contact us at playinconline.org for details.
Play Inc Arts is a community based artistic outlet which always tries to make its shows and productions affordable. As a result, it's coffers are incapable of funding such a large undertaking. We hope that by finding the funds for this project through the gofundme site, we can continue to give arts back to the community affordably, without the burden and expense of a financial mortgage and/or bank debt.
To learn more about Play Inc Arts, visit our website atwww.playinconline.org
Play Inc Arts Website
and thank you for your attention and consideration of this proposal.
Organizer and beneficiary
Tom Kase Jr.
Organizer
Cambridge, MN
Aaron Knudsvig
Beneficiary
