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Hamilton Mountain theatre owners still passionate about the business
(Hamilton Mountain News, Mark Newman, Dec 31 2014)

More than a year after they purchased the building and added a few hundred thousand dollars worth of improvements, Jeremy Major and Christena Hampson remain committed to making The Zoetic Theatre on Concession Street into an arts and entertainment centre for Hamilton Mountain.

“We’re both still very excited and passionate about it, obsessed by it,” said Hampson. “We’re here for the long haul, that’s for sure.”

Hampson also runs Freedom Studios, a dance, film, acting and photography business on the Mountain while Major owns The Shooting Eye, a Mountain television and film production company.

Major said they have been offering about five live shows and movies each month since they acquired the old theatre building on Halloween 2013 and they plan to keep doing that in 2015.

“I think there is a bit of a thirst for what this theatre provides,” said Major, who replied “largely” when asked if their productions bring in enough revenue to pay the bills.

Major said they are trying to get the rights to a “well known” stage show that they hope to bring to The Zoetic next fall featuring local talent.

He would not reveal the name of the show.

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