Theater Wins an Encore
Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2001
Article Summary:
The 283-seat Kamas Theatre opened in the 1940s and operated as a movie theater until 1999.
Competition from video rentals, in a town with only 1300 residents, caused the theater to close. The theater stood vacant for two years before being rediscovered by Don Spencer, a successful hypnotist who has performed for audiences in Salt Lake for over the past five years.
Spencer plans to restore the theater and transform it into a Saturday-night talent search center and occasional playhouse, offering music, stand-up comedy, plays, old movies, variety shows, and, of course, hypnotism.
Competition from video rentals, in a town with only 1300 residents, caused the theater to close. The theater stood vacant for two years before being rediscovered by Don Spencer, a successful hypnotist who has performed for audiences in Salt Lake for over the past five years.
Spencer plans to restore the theater and transform it into a Saturday-night talent search center and occasional playhouse, offering music, stand-up comedy, plays, old movies, variety shows, and, of course, hypnotism.