With the gathering of PHS Alumni in River Park Square for the Mayor’s Month of Music series, it just seemed appropriate to make the announcement that the new performance stage at The REES will be named in honor of an educator who dedicated his entire teaching career to the students of the Plymouth Community School Corporation.
Read MoreAt its July Board meeting, voting members unanimously identified The REES Theatre Project as a catalyst for redevelopment in the downtown and a critical component in continuing to attract residential growth that will support business and industry. It was agreed to invest a total of $50,000. into The REES Project over a period of four years.
Read More“Encouragement for the REE Theatre Committee came this past week following the announcement of the Stillson Family gift that will continue to move this effort forward,” stated Rees co-chair Randy Danielson. Danielson’s statement follows the receipt of news that the Regional Cities Board has agreed to a requested extension date of October 31st.
Read MoreOn Tuesday the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission approved adding The REES to its project list. In the days following the devastating flood of 2018 – where the theatre itself sustained flooding of the entire boiler room – the REES Project Committee submitted a request for a timeline extension to the Regional Development Authority Board that oversees all Regional Cities projects in the three-county area of St. Joseph, Elkhart and Marshall.
Read MoreOn Tuesday the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission approved adding The REES to its project list. In the days following the devastating flood of 2018 where the theatre itself sustained flooding of the entire boiler room, the REES Project Committee submitted a request for a timeline extension to the Regional Development Authority Board that oversees all Regional Cities projects in the three county area of St. Joseph, Elkhart and Marshall.
Read MoreFew experiences as a child could compare to the moments when I would walk through the front doors of the Rees Theater. The whooshing of the front door as it opened. The aroma of the salty popcorn filling every space. The opening moments when the projector’s camera would flicker to life, showing the future. All of these helped me become the cinephile I am today. These film-centered childhood life events seemed to revolve around food, family, friends, and my father. The movie-going experiences I had with Dad are the ones that molded my thinking of all things cinematic.
Read MoreOn March 14th the return of an historic theater venue came one step closer to reality with the transfer of ownership from the Wythougan Valley Preservation Council to The REES Theatre, Inc. In January, The REES was granted 501(c)3 status as a not-for-profit entity.
Read MoreThe 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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