By Latisha Catchatoorian, WRAL Digital Solutions
The citizens of Washington, N.C., have been raising the roof literally on the Historic Turnage Theatre in downtown Washington.
Thanks to a $1.3 million grant, the Turnage Theatre underwent much-needed repairs on its vaudeville theater roof, as well as other areas of the theater s interior. These renovations will open up the space in the theater and keep the landmark maintained. Starting in 2017 we started to see some real evidence of damage on the fifth floor to the plaster, walls and roof of the vaudeville theater, said Debra Torrence, executive director of Arts of the Pamlico, a hub of arts and cultural events and activities for both youth and adults in Eastern North Carolina. We realized the importance of saving the roof and renovating the theater in order to preserve the building for decades to come.