Community theatre Centre Stage Taupō can get more bums on seats per show with the help of a Creative Taupō grant to buy new chairs.
The funding supplemented other grants, private donations, and a generous discount from Taupō Office Products Depot to cover the entire cost.
With the new chairs, Centre Stage Taupō can provide a better in-show experience for customers, sell more tickets per show, and provide a better facility for community groups that book their venue.
Centre Stage Taupō President Kylie Dumble says when it comes to applying for grants, you don’t know unless you ask.
“I was suprised we got the grant for chairs. As it’s a creative grant, they don’t always fund equipment. We’re always grateful for creative community grants, it’s local supporting local and we can get to know each other and what we do.
“It’s so good to be able to replace our old chairs - they were over 30 years old and breaking. Our maintenance team were getting to the end of being able to fix them safely.
“We’re all volunteers, no-one is paid. Our maintenance team do a great job, but sometimes we have to get proffesionals in to do major repairs."
