Ocean City Theatre Company Artistic Director Michael Hartman (top center) cuts the ribbon marking the opening of a new home to OCTC.
The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company on Wednesday celebrated the opening of its new performing arts facility at 15th Street and West Avenue.
Rehearsal room at the new Ocean City Theatre Company facility.
OCTC leaders, city officials and Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce representatives gathered at the site for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting.
The nonprofit theater company is leasing the city-owned building for $1 a year. Wednesday's grand opening marked the end of the renovation of a building that was used by the city in recent years only for the storage of records and city equipment.
The first floor will be home to rehearsals, classes, offices and a room for props. The second floor will be dedicated to costume storage and construction.
Second-floor wigs and costumes at the Ocean City Theatre Company.
The facility will be used to run OCTC's youth theater camps for the city, to stage rehearsals for a full calendar of productions throughout the year, and to create a base for costuming and props. It will not be a location for live performances.
OCTC is funded entirely through ticket sales and donations. The company produces musicals with professional talent, and it runs a junior company that features area youth. OCTC performers are a staple of parades and events throughout the year, and OCTC runs
educational programs in the local schools.
Rehearsal room at the new Ocean City Theatre Company facility.
OCTC leaders, city officials and Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce representatives gathered at the site for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting.
The nonprofit theater company is leasing the city-owned building for $1 a year. Wednesday's grand opening marked the end of the renovation of a building that was used by the city in recent years only for the storage of records and city equipment.
The first floor will be home to rehearsals, classes, offices and a room for props. The second floor will be dedicated to costume storage and construction.
Second-floor wigs and costumes at the Ocean City Theatre Company.
The facility will be used to run OCTC's youth theater camps for the city, to stage rehearsals for a full calendar of productions throughout the year, and to create a base for costuming and props. It will not be a location for live performances.
OCTC is funded entirely through ticket sales and donations. The company produces musicals with professional talent, and it runs a junior company that features area youth. OCTC performers are a staple of parades and events throughout the year, and OCTC runs educational programs in the local schools.
