Over its hundred-some years, 118 West Parrish Street has been home to a handful of commercial ventures—bicycle shop, furniture store, home goods store. Next summer, it’s poised to offer something new to downtown Durham: an arthouse cinema.
Alex Maness and Jim Haverkamp, the duo behind experimental arts space Shadowbox Studio, say they hope to open the venue next summer. Named Skin and Bones Theater, the 50- to 60-seat flex space will be used for film programming, lectures, readings, and other events. Shadowbox Studio, located off Club Boulevard, will continue to operate separately.
“There’s not a lack of performance spaces in town, but there could be more,” says Manness of the plans for Skin and Bones Theater. “We’ve gotten such an enthusiastic response over the years with what we’ve been doing over at Shadowbox.”…