The REES Project Committee is looking for your favorite story or stories of your hometown theatre. Through the month of January we are seeking from all ages, for that all-time best, Emmy Award winning story that you remember about The REES. This story does not even have to be that of your own, it may have been a grandparent, parent, brother, sister or classmates story. It may be one of an equipment glitch, a reprimand or Love Story. (PG-13 versions only please.)
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After a 10 month community effort, Phase I is officially complete. On Tuesday of this week, VANADCO completed the installation of the LED replacement bulbs on the marquee just in time for Christmas. Randy Danielson, co-chair of the REES Project Committee stated that the marquee will be fully lit on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve to welcome home those returning for the holidays. This phase included the restoration of the masonry façade, repairs to the marquee and playbill cases.
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The organizers of the Rees Theater restoration are continuing to push efforts to raise money for emergency fixes at the venue before winter arrives. Now they hope Plymouth High School alumni can help.
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There will be films, but the Rees Theater will no longer be just a movie house. That was the message from organizers during a Thursday presentation at Plymouth’s Wild Rose Moon, 115 N. Michigan St., on the theater’s future.
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Organizers restoring the Rees Theater have raised a little more than $3,000 via the group’s gofundme site, but they remain optimistic they’ll be able to raise the needed funds for emergency repairs. Randy Danielson, co-chair of the Rees Project Committee, said Sunday the group has also received numerous checks dropped off at the Marshall County Historical Society.
The group is hoping to raise $120,000 before winter for repairs.
A new REES Endowment Fund has been started thanks to an anonymous couple who has pledged the $5,000. contribution for a named fund with the Marshall County Community Foundation (MCCF). The Foundation offers our community the advantage of the Match Madness Day of Giving on Thursday, May 25 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
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As is often the case in a community like Plymouth, old neighbors are the first to lend a helping hand. For many years, Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) maintained its billing center next door to the Rees Theater. They have now become the first in the neighborhood to step forward and offer assistance with the restoration efforts of the Rees Theater, a community landmark at the corner of Michigan and LaPorte Streets.
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