Celebrating 100 years, Theatre Memphis gets a facelift, a land deed and a national award
Resident costume designer Amie Eoff shows off her new system of organizing costumes on Feb. 27, 2020, as Theatre Memphis undergoes a multimillion dollar renovation in advance of its 100th season. Theater staff and volunteers have been taking advantage of the down-time caused by construction to organize thousands of props and costumes. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Construction crews work on lighting for the dressing rooms on Feb. 27, 2020, as Theatre Memphis undergoes a multimillion dollar renovation. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Theatre Memphis executive producer Debbie Litch talks about some of the new features of the lobby area on Feb. 27. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Theatre Memphis director of marketing and communications Randall Hartzog gives a tour of the expanded space for sets and props on Feb. 27. “It was vitally important that we do this renovation for our 100th season,” said Hartzog. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
“It was vitally important that we do this renovation for our 100th season,” said Randall Hartzog, director of marketing and communications at Theatre Memphis. “We want the facility to match the quality of what’s being presented on stage.” (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Construction crews work in a new backstage area at Theatre Memphis on Feb. 27, 2020, as the theater undergoes a multimillion dollar renovation in advance of its 100th season. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Jill Johnson Piper
Jill Johnson Piper is a second generation newspaper writer with roots in Memphis and Arkansas. She earned a B.A. in English from Rhodes College. Her work appears in Rhodes Today and Memphis magazine, as well as The Daily Memphian.
TM executive producer Debbie Litch has a hardhat in every color and goals for every week to bring the $5.7 million campaign of improvements to completion by August.
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