Bright Future
Foundation assures Sunrise Theatre has lots of history ahead
BY WHITNEY JOSEPH
Fort Pierce’s landmark Sunrise Theatre has celebrated glitzy nights and endured dark days. Its 101-year history even included a period, during the 1980s, when its doors were shut and its future uncertain. One steamy Saturday this past August, however, about 200 supporters helped raise $34,000 to ensure its continuance, at the Sunrise Theatre Foundation’s annual fundraiser. This year’s theme was Studio 117 — a disco-themed gala named for the famed Studio 54, with a play on the theater’s address of 117 S. Second St.
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