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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | DECEMBER 2, 2021 | 7A THEATRE from A1 To make room for 50 more audience members, the theater will “re-rake” the auditorium by adding concrete on top of the exist- ing levels to make a steep- er slope as more rows are added to the center three sections. The new arrangement will allow the seating of 195 theater-goers. Safety and accessibility improvements to the facili- ty will include the addition of a fire sprinkler system (which was not required by code when the building was constructed in 1998), aisle lighting, additional ADA (Americans with Disability Act) seating, and a Hear- ing Loop Assistive Listen- ing System. The latter will greatly improve the theater experience for all patrons with telecoil-equipped hearing aids. Special acoustic panel- ing is also being brought in “which should make the clarity of the spoken word better for absolutely every- body, hearing loss or not,” said Goes. Fans of the theater will notice that entrances, re- strooms and the box office will be relocated as well. “I’m really, really excited about the impact on the audience experience,” said Goes. The anticipation for the reopening is palpable fol- lowing this turbulent past year and a half. The the- ater has had to endure not only financial, but also COVID-related hurdles to reopening. When construction start- ed last spring, Goes said she was hopeful that the theater could open in October. This got moved to December. Then February. Now sights are finally set on April. Part of the reason for this series of setbacks include rising costs of materials, but also shipping issues. “We were shut down by mandate for so long and so we finally raised enough money to get started on our construction project that’s well underway,” said Goes, “and that’s where we’re pay- ing for COVID a second time — because we are en- countering delay after delay in materials availability.” Something as simple as back boxes for stair lights, for example, has held up construction. “We were ready for those and waited for two and a half months while they sat somewhere on a freight train waiting for a truck to pick them up,” Goes lamented. “And we couldn’t pour the concrete until we had them because they have to be recessed into the end of the steps.” Even doors and windows ordered in June won’t arrive until sometime in Decem- ber. “So we’ve had to keep shoving back our opening date, again and again,” she said. In the end, the project is expected to cost around $2.5 million. The theater is currently around 95 per- cent of reaching that goal. Once construction is done, the theater will also need around two months to prepare for its return. Re- Test Water Quality And Water Flow Rate For service after hours, Call (503)991-9159 CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE YOUR INITIAL CONSULTATION • 541.686.1732 Bonded Licensed Insured CCB# 225978 Brandon Ervin (Owner) Tel: 541.649.8100 24 Hr. Service: 503.991.9159 Email: ervinfamilypumpservice@gmail.com Write a Letter to the Editor today. Goes expects recruit- ments won’t start until Feb- ruary, but is hopeful for a strong response when the theater does reach out. “And that’s really the heart of this organization — bringing people together to work on a creative proj- ect,” she said. “And it’s sort of a community building activity.” Subscribers from 2020 are expected to receive a notice soon which give them the first chance to se- lect seats. For more information, visit the theater’s website at cottagetheatre.org. 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