New community theater takes shape in Cabot

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CABOT — While “all the world’s a stage” may be a common mentality for actors, sometimes it’s nice to actually be in a designated performance space. A new theater group in Cabot intends to offer opportunities for people in the community to be a part of the dramatic arts.
Brian Wolters, Amie White and David Lutz make up the board of directors for the new Cabot Area Theatre. They have applied for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and plan for the theater to start up later this year.
“We set a lofty goal of being up and running this fall,” said Wolters, who serves as the group’s executive director. “We’re still homeless currently, but we’re aiming for the fall.”
Members of the Cabot Area Theatre Board of Directors said their goal is not to compete with other area theaters, but they are excited to provide a different outlet for the community and hope to work in partnership with other theaters to share resources.
“We just want to be another outlet for Cabot,” Wolters said. “We’re very kid-focused, so we want to get them involved in the theater and do workshops for them. We want to do popular shows but also do unheard-of shows that are quite good to expand the theater offerings of Cabot. … Our vision is to be very — not busy — but very active.”
Wolters got involved in theater with a high-school production of You Can’t Take It With You in 1986 and has been a part of the theatrical arts ever since. He went to school on a theater scholarship and, after earning a liberal arts degree, has remained active in community theater.
Wolters likes to perform challenging shows, he said.
“A Christmas Story, for example, may not seem like a challenging show, but it …



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