The old Stage
While it may not be able to compete with the Freeport Opera House in the Freeport Merchant District, the Old Stage does have some generous patrons and manages to put on some excellent performances. It has a small resident company of actors who run a selection of common plays, and occasionally attempt more adventurous efforts from more difficult playwrights. Despite that, however, performances are periodically disrupted by audiences jeering actors they dislike - or even throwing assorted missiles at them.
Architecture
The Old Stage is actually the name of the building the theater occupies. It was built only recently, largely using money donated by Captain Roberts. He built it in emulation of the famed theater in Sanction, albeit on a smaller scale. The building is an attractive structure, with a facade built largely of imported Erothian stone for greater authenticity. Inside, the stage is allegedly made from planks used in the flooring of the first permanent theater built on the site, a claim that gives the building its name.
History
There has been a theater in the Freeport Eastern District more or less since the city first spilled out of its walls. Originally, it was little more than an open field hosting performances that were little more than strip shows for pirate-heavy crowds. As the city grew, the theater grew with it, and eventually acquired a purpose-built home in the Eastern District, almost exactly on the site of the fields where its initial performances were held. The theater is now owned by the Roberts family, who recently hired Eddarth to serve as a full-time artistic director.
Type
Theatre / Concert hall
Parent Location
Owning Organization
Characters in Location
The World of Nor
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