A large downstage curtain, whether hewn of red velvet or brilliantly hand-painted, often (quite literally) opens and closes a night at the theatre. Since the original ancient Roman version – the ...

Generations have treasured the Capitol Theatre for over a century of concerts, recitals, movies, graduations, musicals and so much more. As the jewel of the valley, its value is as much in its ...

LACONIA -- Two grand drapes form the backdrop of “The Grand Opera Houses of Laconia,” an exhibition on view through June at The Laconia Public Library. The Moulton Opera House Drape (1887) and the ...

The Van Wezel Foundation donated a new grand drape to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The $15,000 grand drape has been installed and is in use. The first show to use it was Dave Koz & Friends. The ...

FAIRLEE In 1998, Don Weaver was helping to clean out the basement of Fairlee Town Hall when he stumbled across a giant rolled fabric. He tracked down two other members of the town historical society ...

Most town hall theaters have at least the "grand drape" curtain, meant to hang at the front of the stage and simulate red velvet theater curtains, while also giving an audience something to look at ...