PM & L Theatre

LouRugani on October 3, 2025 at 9:40 pm

The 1911 Crystal (later Lakes) Theatre of Antioch dates was owned by Fred Remer and was sold to Percy Chinn the following year. By 1946 it was renamed the Lakes Theatre. (In 1958, the Lakes Theatre company proposed building a 400-car outdoor theatre on the northwest corner of Route 59 and Grass Lake Road. Strong opposition ended the plan.)

In 1964, the local Palette, Masque and Lyre amateur players began presenting productions at the Lakes Theatre, and in January, 1984 they were able to purchase the theatre. Much of the interior ornament was lost thereafter but the three oval facade windows that had been bricked over were restored after a bequest left by Dolly Spiering. In 2015, the players were able to purchase an adjoining commercial building as a concessions venue.