Ituna Theatre - interior (2005-2010) house lights up

Ituna commented about Ituna Theatre - interior (2005-2010) house lights up on Jun 20, 2011 at 9:11 am

The purple seats in the front few rows were installed at some point prior to 2005 by the original owners of the theatre. The red seats in the remaining 2/3 of the theatre are original. The floor is painted wood, and the slope of the floor was originally dug out with horses and wagons with the help of local folks when the theatre was first built in 1946. The theatre showed its first movie New Year’s Day 1947, but it had a concert during Fall 1946 before its first movie showing. The floor has a small crawl space under it. The design and shape of the theatre interior makes for excellent sound within the theatre. If you stand at the front and speak quietly, a person standing at the back of the theatre can hear you. Behind the stage are the speakers, furnace, and storage, as well as a rear exit. The theatre also was upgraded in 2006 with a professional alarm system. A new aluminum roof was installed in 2007, although the raised back of the roof (above the screen) still has shingles, which have been redone as well.