Theatre Restoration Update – November 2025
On Stage & On Screen
The Auburn State Theatre continues to welcome guests thanks to generous neighbors and community sponsors! The past few weeks we’ve honored passed loved ones with those who attended our Día de los Muertos Festival at the New Auburn Cemetery. We danced the night away with nearly 200 in attendance at our Costume Party concert with Antsy McClain and his Trailer Park Troubadours at Auburn’s Odd Fellows Lodge #7! This month is no different; we can’t wait to see you at one of the upcoming films and our STAC Live Radio Show!
Our Talented State Theatre Acting Company (STAC) presents It’s A Wonderful Life: Live Radio Play at First Congregational Church of Auburn. Bring the whole family to enjoy this wonderful retelling of a Holiday Classic on December 12th at 7:30 PM & December 13th at 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Our Four-Phase Plan
To reopen as quickly as possible, the project has been divided into four phases, each focused on delivering safe, accessible, and high-quality improvements.
Phase I – “Back of House” additional structure behind stage to include green room, dressing rooms, bathrooms, elevator, mechanical room, and storage. New access to the stage from behind the stage will be created. Load-in of equipment, cast, crew, and performers will no longer have to come through the front doors of the theatre.
Phase II – Auditorium, 2nd floor projection booth and mezzanine infrastructure.
Phase III – Lobby, bathrooms, concessions, updated stairs, and access from street.
Phase IV – Completion of 2nd floor including mezzanine, bathrooms, concessions, event space.
Year-End Giving
Your support through attending events and giving are integral to our mission of keeping the Arts alive in Auburn. As we look towards the new year, we remain grateful for the community’s continuing generosity through time, resources, and charitable contributions will help continue AST’s thriving legacy.
Many Thanks to our generous community partners for hosting events while the Theatre is under reconstruction
On Stage • On Screen
Cinema at the State Presents
The Great Escape
Sponsored by Dean Prigmore and Patrice Taylor
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story. Honoring our POW/MIA soldiers (those who came home and those who did not).
Running time: 2h 49m
(including 10-minute intermission)
Tues,
November 11, 2025
2:00 PM
Location— Veterans Memorial Hall, 100 East Street in Auburn
Free to Vets and anyone else who would like to attend to honor our POW/MIA soldiers. Please reserve your seat here or call 530-885-0156
Annual French & Italian Wine Buying Fundraiser
Benefiting the Auburn State Theatre Restoration
Join us in time for the holidays. Once again, Pete and Pat Enochs will host this fundraiser with Todd Bertz, of Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, leading the tasting. As we have in the past, we will focus on wines from France and Italy.
Kermit Lynch is known for importing wines that express their terroir. Learn more about Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant by visiting kermitlynch.com.
Wed, November 12, 2025
6:00-8:00 PM
Location— First Congregational Church, Fireside Room: 710 Auburn Ravine Road in Auburn
Tickets: $38.00 ($3.00 fees included)
Limited to 40 attendees. Must be at least 21.
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When purchasing tickets, please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions.
Cinema at the State Presents
The Job of Songs
Sponsored by Mike Holmes
In Doolin, an isolated village teetering on the western edge of Ireland, a community of musicians seek joy and connection through music as they face a modernizing world. The denizens of this unspoiled coastal village of tight-knit neighbors and unlocked doors revel in the passion and history of their traditional folk songs, using music as a thread through generations to create community, connection and joy.
Running time: 1h 14m
Thurs, November 20, 2025
7:00 PM
Location— Odd Fellows Lodge #7, 1226½ Lincoln Way in Auburn
Tickets: $12 Adults, $10 Seniors and Kids under 12 ($2 fees included)
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Cinema at the State Presents
Butterfly in a Blizzard
Trailblazing snowboarder Kimmy Fasani made sports history as the first woman to land a double backflip. Filmed over the course of 5 years, this documentary shares a deeply personal look into this legendary athlete’s extraordinary journey into motherhood, while navigating stardom, trauma, and a cancer diagnosis.
Running time: 1h 25m
Thurs, December 4, 2025
7:00 PM
Location— Odd Fellows Lodge #7, 1226½ Lincoln Way in Auburn
