From the Evanston Roundtable, 3/19/21
Northlight Theatre remains, “more committed than ever to return to Evanston,” said Kim Hoopingarner, Director of Advancement. When the news broke that the movie theater was closing in downtown Evanston, a lot of people thought of Northlight. Ms. Hoopingarner explained that there are a lot of differences between a movie theatre and theatre for live performances, particularly the need for a large and flexible backstage area, noting, “We really want to own our space.”
The organization originally expected to break ground in 2021. “That’s not going to happen,” Ms. Hoopingarner said, adding, “The goal is within the next few years to return to downtown Evanston. It’s where we started in 1974, most of our community partners are in Evanston, and we’re committed to diversifying our audience.”