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A Panel Discussion with Playwright, Jordan Harrison, Cast and Director
When I sat in the audience for the opening of “The Amateurs,” I did not know that one week later the theatre would go dark. As the first week of performances ended, the cast and crew had a better inkling as they looked out at an almost empty audience. They realized the play’s run was coming to its finale. One of the actors warned his parents if they wanted to see the show, they better come soon. Even they did not realize how long theaters would be dark. There is still no definite time when Olney Theatre Center and other venues will be able to officially open. Even then, the time when theaters can open at full capacity seems a long way off. Jordan Harrison, the playwright, did not think it would last more than one or two months.
Shodeen Group s controversial $48 million One Washington Place project was initially approved by the city council in 2017 and has faced several plan updates and construction delays.
Controversial downtown Batavia project gets new life after mayor s tiebreaking vote Retail space along River and Wilson streets, office space, 186 apartments and a two-level parking garage are included in plans for the proposed One Washington Place in downtown Batavia. Courtesy of Shodeen Group
The former First Baptist Church of Batavia was demolished to make way for the One Washington Place development. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer, 2017
Updated 1/6/2021 8:44 AM
Thanks to tiebreaking votes by Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke, the controversial $48 million One Washington Place project lives to see an other day.
But don t expect construction soon. As of Monday, developer Shodeen Group hasn t created construction documents or applied for a building permit for the six-story project with 186 apartments, a 350-space parking garage and several stores.