This is something that will never happen. Why even give readers the idea ?

It would be nice to have a movie theater back in Deerfield. It might help to renew interest in the mall. By the way what is happening with that?

huh---stadium seating---close it to convert to an alcohol option...sounds like malarkey to me.

Ok so a Theatre that has been closed for how long is ready to be reopened on a moments notice, and is fully fire safety compliant? If the theatre in downtown HP is a fire hazard and has been open as recently as last year, How will the Deerbrook theatre be ready and able to be a temporary home? Nice idea but not practical I am afraid. Personally I still believe that the HP Theatre that is closed should be renovated and reopened for multi use. It should be able to house Theatre performance productions as well as Live Music and also a sit down theatre. One stage that can be used for all of these purposes. And could work with proper scheduling. The same could be done with Deerbrook as well. Unfortunately Deerbrook fate has yet to be determined. It is under scrutiny currently for a full renovation as well. This area is getting rich with Cultural activities that have very few options as to where to show off their talents. A Multi use facility could be used for these purposes. Local theatre troops could do plays, Local musical talent could do performances, Local comics could do shows. And as a regular staple, the facility could drop the screen down from the ceiling and show movies. This is a big job and could be done should someone wish to tackle this plan. Obviously with dinner and drinking theatres becoming all the rage such as Muvico in Rosemont and now a second opening in Arlington Heights, The theatre business has got new challenges in finding new ways to attract it's patrons.

That said, I don't understand why the Renaissance theatre needs to close for 3 months to add these improvements. Downtown Theatres do not require a full built in bar to serve drinks to it's patrons, they use portable temporary bars such as the ones used at Banquet facilities. And as far as food, set up a small service kitchen and counter and utilize the food from local restaurants as fare to be served there. A warming oven and hot boxes could serve as holding and prep for the already made food and the local restaurants would benefit from the exposure as well. Similar to how Comiskey Park handled their concessions back in the day with local business's opening mini versions in the parks facility. This could work short term and see how it is received by the customers. If it is a huge success then do a massive renovation. But without testing it, I am not sure it is a sound decision. This is going to add to the cost of going to the theatre. The have to make back their investment somehow, and the whole experience will cost more over all. Does the buying public have the expendable income in this economic time? Don't forget they are saying Gas is going to be 5 dollars a gallon by summer time.

It is a great idea for theaters to become destinations. I always thought theaters should do this. If they do it like Muvico, it would be OK but not great. You cannot eat in those seats. Terrible. But if you make half-moon seating, the revenue you loose in seats would be easily made up by alcohol. Theaters have missed out on this option trying to stay current with VHS & DVD delivery of entertainment. Drop that idea guys, crack the box and turn yourselves into a venue of music, theater and movies. C'mon. SEO-Tool-Store.com, Highland Park