The Plan (or rather, A Plan)

Christin and I have been talking about forming a theatre group for a few years now. We met at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren, and fell in love while doing a one-act play in which our characters fell in love. In fact, we were married on stage. Soppy as hell, I know, but there it is! Anyway, I'm a book guy and she's a theatre girl. We wanted to create a great combination--like a Reese's Cup!!

Our initial idea was to pair a theatre with a bookstore. We even ran our own little bookstore in Warren ("Book by Book") for eight months as a sort of pilot project, although the arrival of our little girl spiked that venture rather abruptly. The idea still has merit, since a bookshop would be a perfect way to increase a theater's revenue stream, and a theater is a great draw for a bookshop. In fact, I think we need just one more thing to make the entire concern really vital--probably something to do with food. Imagine a large-ish space (realistically about 10,000 square feet) with bookstore, theatre, and casual dining components. Who could resist that? A crazy mix of introverts and extroverts, and they all gotta eat!

Rick (Christin's hubby)