The Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce joined the Greenwood Lake Theater for a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tues., Jul. 25. The G.L. Theater has officially moved to Orange County.

      The theater began as Mercia Entertainment in NYC in 2011 and in 2013 they were awarded non-profit status. Once the company moved to Greenwood Lake they expanded their staff, produced a musical locally, and officially renamed the company the Greenwood Lake Theater.

      Their first offering in Orange County was in the summer of 2016 when they presented a professional production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park in Greenwood Lake.

      This summer the company presented five performances of “The Wizard of Oz” at the Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park, located on Windermere Ave. in Greenwood Lake.

Attending a ribbon cutting ceremony (front row, from left) are: Warwick Town Councilman Floyd DeAngelo; Warwick Chamber of Commerce (WVCC) members Michael Johndrow & Sherry Bukovcan; Company Manager Nick Pearson; Co-Artistic Director Katie Weatherford; Director for ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ Michael Tuck; Choreographer Dallyn Brunck; Music Director Kevin White; WVCC members Caryn Burke & Kim Starks; & G.L. Mayor Jesse Dwyer; (second row, from left): Ella Katzman, Samantha Toscano, & Taylor Tuhy; & (third row, from left): Emma Katzman & Riley Cupo; (fourth row, from left): Larissa Nothnagle, Addison Greslik, & Brianna Bellone. Photo credit: Warwick Valley Dispatch/Janmarie Foschini