The Lucille Ball Little Theatre stage restoration is nearing completion. P-J Photo by Michael Zabrodsky
“It’s outlived its time”
That is how Jim Foley described the Lucille Ball Little Theatre stage.
Foley, a member of the board of directors, recently was taking off layers of the stage referred to as “the skin” of the old original decking.
The stage restoration is nearing completion, Foley added.
“We are currently in the process of tearing off what we call ‘the skin’ of the stage which is several layers of underlayment that had been placed on top of the orginal decking of the stage,” Foley said.
He added that “the skin” was put down in the 1980s and has been painted “many, many, many, many times over those years.” There are three layers that being taken off and Foley said he has found what he thinks is the original decking from the 1920s.
“There are some neat features that we are uncovering that had been hidden for a long time,” Foley noted.
Because the stage is being renovated, LBLT had to cancel its October production of “Young Frankenstein.” Now LBLT Board President Holly Weston is getting ready for its December production of “Elf the Musical.”
“We are thrilled to have removed the existing flooring on our stage to find the original stage boards, from at least the 1920s, in such beautiful condition after all this time,” Weston said,
She noted that the building has had a long history in Jamestown.
“Our building has such a long history in the Jamestown community, and it’s amazing to think that we can now produce ‘Elf The Musical’ this December with our actors on the same boards performed on so many years agao,” Weston said.
Weston noted the current stage floor was installed about 40 years ago, and had a life expectancy of about 20 years. She said the board recognized that the safety of actors, dancers and the stage crew is very important, so the stage renovation is an overdue improvement to the theatre’s creative space.
According to lucilleballlittletheatre.org, based on the holiday film, “Elf,” this fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity. Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Performances are scheduled for Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 4, at 2 p.m.; Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m.; and Dec. 11, at 2 p.m.
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