By Jill Nagy
The large Victorian gothic building on Washington Street, once a church, stands empty except for construction workers. However, Teddy Foster, campaign director for the Universal Preservation Hall, which now owns the building, can already see it as the home of a 700-seat theater-in-the-round, a year-round venue for performances and community events.
Furthermore, the campaign she heads is within $300,000 of meeting its $5.5 million goal to pay for this phase of the transformation.
The theater, with a 45-foot-high ceiling, will occupy the second floor of the building. Community space and an atrium will be on the lower floor.