[Model D] Five years in the making, the Elizabeth Theatre inside the Park Bar takes a bow

When Jerry Belanger opened the Park Bar in December 2006, he didn’t even want to open a bar. As a theatre major and a passionate supporter of the performing arts, Belanger really wanted to open a theatre and performing arts space.

"It’s really why I bought the building," he says. "This is the fulfillment of a long-term dream."

The bar had to come before the theatre out of financial necessity. "I had to do everything that was income-oriented first, and a theatre isn’t income-oriented. It’s all expense-oriented."

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