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Curtain going up

New Jack Wilcox Theatre at PARC now booking events

The cutting-edge technology and the Plymouth Players. His charitable ages, supply chain issues and the gen-
beauty of the new Jack Wilcox Theatre trust, which became the The Wilcox eral uncertainties caused by the global
in downtown Plymouth is matched Foundation following his death, donat- pandemic, which even delayed the
only by the respect paid to the history ed $1.2 million toward funding the ren- planned grand opening ceremonies
of the auditorium. ovations and construction of the new, set for late January.
Located inside the Plymouth Arts state-of-the-art auditorium. She said the former school lunch-
and Recreation Complex (PARC), the The transformation at the combina- room is now a “gem in the heart of the
new 320-seat theater is named for tion school auditorium and cafeteria Plymouth community.”
Plymouth icon Jack Wilcox who gradu- has taken months, explained Gail “We thought this was perfect, that it
ated from the building when it was Grieger, executive director of the would give the Wilcox family some
Plymouth High School. Mr. Wilcox, PARC. She explained that the repur- legacy, a permanent facility in the city,”
who established a charitable trust to posing and restoration of the 1960s-era said Scott Dodge, a longtime Wilcox
benefit his community before his space was extensive, “but the end was family friend and president of the
death in 2000, also performed on the worth the wait.” She said the project Wilcox Foundation.
school stage as a charter member of faced challenges including labor short- The plans originated, Grieger said,