THE ARTS
After rehearsing in condo living rooms and other spaces while necessary renovations were completed, the cast of Treasure Coast Theatre’s first production,
On Golden Pond, was thrilled to finally be on the stage. From left are actors David Eales, Rosemary Knight, Evan Blake, Jennifer Gregory and Don Matlin.
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ELLEN GILLETTE PHOTOS
STAGE ENTRANCE
Port St. Lucie’s privately-operated
community theater makes its debut
The late director John Hirsch once said that it was
ridiculous to expect theaters to make money. “Do
the public schools make money? Do libraries make
money? Does the zoo make money? Do the sewers
make money? (Theater is) a community service.”
Rosemary Knight and Dawn Achin are two local women
sharing a passion for theater who would just as soon prove
Hirsch wrong. And also, prove him right. Together they have
formed the only community theater in the city of Port St.
Lucie — Treasure Coast Theatre.
“Our goal is to be a profitable theater, to bring quality
theater to Port St. Lucie, to provide an outlet for kids and to
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BY ELLEN GILLETTE