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could use the Church basement.
So he did.
They organized a reading of Paprzycki’s play, “Last Rites.” The
play is set 1967 when the Camden shipyard closed, leading to a
major loss of jobs and an exodus
from the city. Ironically, the play
takes place in his grandfather’s
old bar, which was located across
the street from the Church. The
reading raised about $800, which
helped purchase the materials
used to build the theater’s original
stage. One year later, the company staged “Last Rites” as their first
official production.
His grandfather’s bar had been
boarded up and abandoned for
at least a decade. It was sold several times since his grandfather
and the current owner had died,
leaving behind a federal tax lien
on the property. To Paprzycki, the
building — heavily damaged from
years of water pouring in — stood
as his dream site for a theater. He
mentioned the idea to Michael
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