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ST. GEORGE — Cheers and applause broke out for the St. George Musical Theater, not for the nonprofit theater group's latest production, but for a deal made with the city of St. George for a permanent home in the downtown area.
"This is a day of celebration," Bruce R. Bennett, the president and arts director for the St. George Musical Theater, told St. George News. His words came on the heels of the City Council approving a 40-year lease agreement with the nonprofit Thursday night for property on Main Street south of the old Kmart shopping center.
Longtime St. George residents may recognize the property as originally being a part of the lumber yard for the Anderson Lumber Company.
SGMT has operated out of the St. George Opera House since 2014. Prior to that, the theater group had been on a five-year hiatus due to various factors including the lack of a proper venue. The building the nonprofit used before then was among those demolished by the city to make way for the construction at Town Square Park.
