"The theater experience - it is communal, but we're going to have separated seats, we're gonna make sure everybody feels comfortable here and the magic is going to return," said Christian Meoli, the theater's owner.
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Meoli has been busy preparing for reopening, building in 30 minutes between shows to sanitize seats and spacing people out. The theater is only allowing 15 inside, with a few familiar faces filling the space.
"You may be fortunate enough to have a celebrity or two sitting right in front of you," said Meoli.
Meoli knows people are eager to come back, understanding they want to go somewhere they feel safe - something he says an art house theater, like his, can do easily.
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"We're a small business movie theater and for us it's super important that we get up and running and telling stories again ASAP," he said.
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Although some of the setup will be different, he says the good popcorn stays the same.
"It's all prepackaged as are all of our concessions, so I think a contact-less experience is what we're all going for," said Meoli.
Theater reservations are suggested since seating for each screening is now limited. You can do that on the theater's website.