Springville Center for the Arts

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1 Summary
2 History
3 Springville Players
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[edit] Summary

Springville Center for the Arts is a non-profit community multi-arts center located in Springville, New York.

[edit] History

Springville Center for the Arts

Springville Center for the Arts opened in a store front location in 1998. The organization grew out of the long standing community theater organization, the Springville Players, after a series of town hall meetings with interested artists and actors. The former Brown's Shoe Store was converted into a black box theater with adjoining gallery and reception space. Initial programming quickly expanded to include youth theater productions, a cinema program, workshops, a writers workshop and concerts.

In June of 2007, the organization purchased a Baptist Church dating to the 1860's. All programming is currently done at an interim setup at the site with extensive exterior restoration and interior renovations planned.

[edit] Springville Players

The Springville Players began producing live community theater in the 1966 with "Mr. Roberts". For the first thirty-two years, theater events took place at the Springville Griffith High School auditorium, Bluemont, and Springville Griffith Elementary School amongst other temporary locations before moving to a rented space at 35 East Main Street. Programming typically includes one drama, comedy and a musical per season and is coordinated by a volunteer committee. Starting in 2003 with Les Mis, an additional summer youth production was added.