Curtains Without Borders Presentation
April 15, 2016Curtains Without Borders is a non-profit organization that has been documenting and restoring historic stage scenery for almost 20 years. Christine Hadsel, the organization’s director, will introduce some of the history her group has restored during a presentation Wednesday, April 27 at 3 p.m. in Taylor Community’s Woodside Building. The program is free, open to the public and being presented in collaboration with the Laconia Historical and Museum Society.
Christine is also the author of the book, “Suspended Worlds: Historic Theatre Scenery in Northern New England.”
The organization has found 500 grand drapes, advertising curtains and backdrops in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New York and Massachusetts to name a few. To date, their team of conservators has restored about 300 of these historic items, which were created between 1880 and 1940. Included are two from Laconia: The Moulton Opera House Grand Drape and the Lakeport Opera House Grand Drape. The Colonial Theatre Drape is scheduled for restoration in 2017.