The first of October is a good day for a ribbon-cutting! Members of the community came together in gratitude and celebration of Faith Satterfield’s beautiful new mural and the partnership between the artist and Mosaic coalition, Senator Cathy Osten, Mayor Singh and the City of Norwich and Chestnut Street Playhouse. Members of our Board including President JoAnn Beguhl, Geralyn Frishman, Frank Calamaro, and Rodney Green were in attendance alongside local business owners, representatives from arts organizations, as well as friends and family. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Our Managing Director Lisa Bono’s statement was read by JoAnn (who offered her own words of appreciation). It sums up the spirit of the project: My connection to this building began in 2002, when it was the Spirit of Broadway Theater, and I’ve had the privilege of watching this space grow, change, and find new life over nearly 25 years. “When Chestnut Street Playhouse began its own story here in 2015, this building started blooming again in a new way. We’ve worked to create a home where artists can take chances, new voices can be heard, and people can come together through the arts. Theater is fleeting. A show opens, we share it with an audience, the set comes down, and we begin again. But what we create together can last much longer. Looking at Faith’s beautiful roses now blooming across the side of our building, I see a reflection of that journey. We have bloomed, too—as a theater, as an artistic home, and as part of a city that continues to recognize the value of creating and supporting art. Thank you to Faith and to everyone who helped make this beautiful project possible. I’m incredibly proud to see Chestnut Street Playhouse in bloom, and even prouder to be part of a community that believes art belongs here. May we all keep blooming together.” Thank you to everyone who joined us today. Be sure to look out for this beautiful new addition to our community and maybe it will inspire you to bloom, too! 🎭🎨❤️