The Augusta Players sign lease on new home

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – After almost 80 years of essentially being homeless, the once-nomadic Augusta Players signed a lease for a new building on Thursday.

The practice space is right in the heart of Augusta’s growing Theatre District.

The new building is downtown on Ellis Street. It sits on the same block as Le Chat Noir and the Jessye Norman School of the Arts.

It’s right across the street from the back door of the Miller Theater and just a block away from the Imperial Theatre.

Scott Seidl, Executive Director of The Augusta Players, says the location makes perfect sense.

The building is believed to be an old firehouse, so if those walls could talk, they would tell stories of fighting flames, but now different stories – some of them musicals – are igniting a much different spark.

“It’s a place where you can come and be creative and be a part of the process,” Seidl said.

Plans also include a warehouse for costume and prop storage and a scenic shop where volunteers can build state-of-the-art sets. There is space for a dance studio, offices, and even lounge spaces for rest or work between rehearsals or classes.Seidl says the possibilities are endless.

“We’re looking at being able to teach technical theater in this space as well. So, there’ll be lighting and sound equipment,” he said.

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