COLUMN: Touring the damage, seeing the hope

VENICE — Kristofer Geddie, Venice Theatre’s executive director, added yet another task to his duties at the number two community theatre in the U.S. — tour guide.

In a special tour given to the Venice Area Historical Society recently, Geddie showed just what happened to the theater during and after Hurricane Ian — and how the theater is making big leaps forward.

Before leading a tour of the buildings, Geddie spoke about the days since Hurricane Ian came to Venice in 2022 and destroyed the recently renovated William H. Jervey Jr. mainstage at Venice Theatre…

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