This week on The Boxoffice Podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Rebecca Pahle break down some exciting news: New reopening dates for theaters in New York City, the U.K., and Quebec. In the podcast’s main feature, they speak to Allison Weiland and Steven Dahlmeier of Sioux Falls, South Dakota’s State Theatre, a nearly century-old movie palace, closed in the 1990s, that’s been given a new life mid-pandemic.Could you give us your feedback? Survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Episode Resources:
The State Theatre

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What to Listen For
00:00 Intro
00:50 New York City theaters will reopen soon!
04:24 UK has given a timeline on when cinemas can reopen
06:30 Slow response from audiences this week
08:54 State Theatre: a brief history
10:14 State Theatre in reopened in December 2020 and continues its restoration efforts
13:39 What’s in Sioux Falls, South Dakota?
16:00 Programming details for the theater
17:43 What sets State Theatre apart from other local theaters
19:52 Capacity restrictions in South Dakota
20:52 Marketing strategies to sustain movie going
22:50 People are coming in not knowing what they will see
26:27 What else needs to be done with the theater?
28:06 People have been coming with their families
28:56 Register to the Boxoffice Live Sessions!