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| Full name | Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre |
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| Address | 117 North Park Square Marietta,Georgia United States |
| Owner | Philip Goldstein |
| Operator | Friends of The Strand, Inc. |
| Capacity | 531 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 24, 1935 |
| Reopened | January 8, 2009 |
| Years active | 1935-76; 2009-present |
| Construction cost | $150,000 ($3.53 million in 2024 dollars[1]) |
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TheStrand Theatre is a multi-use performing arts and film center inMarietta,Georgia,United States. Originally built in 1935 by the Manning-Winks Theatre Company as anart decomovie palace, it is currently the home of the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, anonprofit arts organization specializing in live theatre, classic movies, concerts, comedy, and other special events.
The theatre closed in 1976, and was re-opened in 2008 as a result of the efforts of the Friends of The Strand, Inc.[2][3] On October 17, 2017, Earl Smith announced a donation of $500,000 towards the capital campaign in his late wife's name. The theatre was renamed the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre in her honor.[4]
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