点评:My wife and I were exploring the town during our four night visit when we saw the magnificent historic State Theater. As we have UK live music industry backgrounds the theater particularly appealed to us and by chance the Back of House, aka Stage Manager, David Santos was outside and following a short conversation invited us in for a look around. The theater has a stalls and circle auditorium with a 1600-seat capacity regularly presenting live shows, plays, comedy and films. Interestingly the building wasn't always a theater beginning life as an auto garage and dealership showroom which if you look closely still forms part of the box office to the right of the frontage. It was transformed into a theater and in 1928 it had it's opening night. It is an impressive building with many features including the church like ceiling of the foyer leading to the seating, chandeliers and even an open fireplace. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour together with the historical background details provided, thank you so much David, you were the perfect tour guide.
翻译:我和妻子在为期四晚的旅途中游览了这座小镇,期间我们看到了那座宏伟的历史悠久的州立剧院。由于我们都有在英国从事现场音乐行业的经历,这座剧院尤其吸引我们。凑巧的是,当时剧院的后台负责人兼舞台监督大卫·桑托斯正在室外,经过简短交谈后,他邀请我们进内参观。该剧院拥有可容纳1600人的观众厅,经常在此举办现场演出、戏剧、喜剧表演以及电影放映活动。有趣的是,这座建筑最初并非剧院,而是一家汽车修理厂兼汽车展示厅;仔细观察的话,如今它仍是售票处的一部分,位于建筑正面的右侧。后来它被改造成剧院,并于1928年举行了首场演出。这是一座极具特色的建筑:从门厅通往观众席的天花板宛如教堂般宏伟,室内还设有枝形吊灯,甚至还有一个壁炉。我们非常享受这次游览,也感谢您提供的那些历史背景介绍。太感谢你了,大卫,你真是一位完美的导游。