With a capacity of over 700 people, the theatre hopes to attract bands that would otherwise pass on an Indianapolis visit.

Mr. Apkon asked about the people the nonprofit theater hopes to attract.

The first summer season, which wraps up in September, is expected to contribute 400,000 of the 750,000 people the theater hopes to draw this year.

The theater hoped to show a $16,000 profit for Candlewood.

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The theater also hopes to move its offices to ground zero.

And there's no escaping the fact that if the theater hopes to secure audiences' dollars, quality, elusive as it is, isn't the only answer.

The theater hopes to reach a formal agreement with the city on the new site by the fall.

He added that the theaters hope to collaborate on another play next year.

Local theatres are likely to time Welsh-language productions for around the time of the Eisteddfod, hoping to benefit from the influx of visitors.