Theater attendance down in third quarter

Theaters and organizations in the Springfield Theatre Alliance reported attendance of 29,018 in the third quarter, a 43.4 percent decrease from the second quarter and a 47.6 percent drop from the first.

The theaters reported attendance of 51,312 patrons in the second quarter and 55,410 in the first, according to Springfield Business Journal archives.

According to a news release, attendance was down in the quarter because most organizations are transitioning to a new season of attractions.

Member theaters meet the first Wednesday of every month. They are:

• Drury University Theatre;        
• George Cron Class Act Productions.        
• Gillioz Theatre;        
• Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts;        
• LuMaxx Productions;        
• Missouri State University Theatre and Dance;        
• MSU Tent Theatre;        
• Ozarks Technical Community College Fine Arts        
• Queen City Collective        
• Springfield Contemporary Theatre at The Vandivort Center;
• Springfield Little Theatre at the Landers;        
• SRO Lyric Theatre;        
• The Skinny Improv; and    
• The Springfield Playhouse.       

During the alliance's September meeting, members voted to extend Chairman Mark Templeton's term for another year, the release said.[[In-content Ad]]