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35-482: When it underwent renovation and reopened in 2008, a jointly owned restaurant now occupied part of the space. The theater and restaurant closed in April 2017 in connection with a planned change of ownership. The theater's closure ultimately became permanent. The early 2017 sale fell through, and the building remained closed indefinitely. A new buyer purchased the building in April 2020 and indicated his plans to reopen it with

70-414: A ball" has grown to encompass many events where person(s) are having fun, not just dancing. Ballrooms are generally quite large, and may have ceilings higher than other rooms in the same building. The large amount of space for dancing , as well as the highly formal tone of events have given rise to ballroom dancing . The largest balls are now nearly always held in public buildings, and many hotels have

105-497: A ballroom. They are also designed large to help the sound of orchestras carry well throughout the whole room. A special case is the annual Vienna Opera Ball , where, just for one night, the auditorium of the Vienna State Opera is turned into a large ballroom. On the eve of the event, the rows of seats are removed from the stalls , and a new floor, level with the stage , is built. Sometimes ballrooms have stages in

140-467: A fire destroyed the theater and Phelps rebuilt the structure and named the new theater The Venetian. The first motion picture with sound shown in Hillsboro was The Broadway Melody in 1929 at the theater. Beginning in 1935 Phelps held an annual free show for children at Christmas which continued into the 1990s. In 1956, a fire gutted the building, with Phelps rebuilding and opening the following year as

175-651: A former bank building in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, on East Main Street. The company was co-founded in 2005 by several actors, including Scott Palmer, who graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1986. In the early years Bag&Baggage was a traveling theater group, making stops in communities around Oregon. Performances in Hillsboro were held at the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse and the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center . Other venues included

210-554: A good ballroom should have the right type of flooring , such as hardwood flooring or stone flooring (usually marble or stone). . For most styles of modern dance, a wooden sprung floor offers the best surface. In later times the term ballroom has been used to describe nightclubs where customers dance, the Top Rank Suites in the United Kingdom for example were also often referred to as ballrooms. The phrase "having

245-600: A movie theater, but had sat vacant since 1996. Season ticket sales stood at 220 for the 2007 to 2008 season, and grew to 450 for the 2008 to 2009 season. At the end of 2008 Bag & Baggage was only the second professional group for live theater in Washington County, the other being the Broadway Rose Theatre Company of Tigard . For Christmas in 2008, the theater company produced The Eight: Reindeer Monologues with four shows held at

280-457: A new restaurant but to convert the theater space into a ballroom . The restaurant opened in November 2020, with the name Venetian Hillsboro. By that time, the seats been removed from the former theater space and its gradual conversion into a ballroom was underway. The Venetian restaurant opened and closed numerous times due to COVID-19 restrictions in the state of Oregon, and then again following

315-614: A newly imposed two-week ban on indoor dining imposed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown in response to a surge in new cases of COVID-19 . The restaurant opened in mid-February 2021, with the name Venetian Hillsboro. By that time, the seats been removed from the former theater space and its gradual conversion into what the News-Times referred to as a "ballroom-style space" was underway. The Venetian Hillsboro now rents its available spaces for private and public events. Located in downtown Hillsboro on Main Street between Second and Third avenues,

350-485: A roof line with a bracketed cornice. In 1911, the bank moved across Main Street and later mayor Orange Phelps purchased the building. Although Phelps did not have the money to buy the building, the bank loaned him the funds and he opened The Grand Theater, a 200-seat theater. The 19 feet (5.8 m) wide by 120 feet (37 m) long theater was expanded in 1915 to 500 seats and named the Liberty Theater. In 1925,

385-402: Is a large room inside a building , the primary purpose of which is holding large formal parties called balls . Traditionally, most balls were held in private residences; many mansions and palaces , especially historic mansions and palaces, contain one or more ballrooms. In other large houses, a large room such as the main drawing room , long gallery , or hall may double as a ballroom, but,

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420-400: Is aptly named "The Vault Theater & Event Space" since the bank vault from the 1950's is still in the building. The flexible studio space seats up to 140 guests and features state of the art lighting and projection equipment. In 2018 founding artistic director Scott Palmer left the company, and associate artistic director Cassie Greer was named interim artistic director. In 2019 Cassie Greer

455-509: Is governed by a seven-member board of directors. The artistic director is Nik Whitcomb, and the company employs five full-time staff including artistic director, technical director, company manager, patron services manager, and marketing & engagement manager. They adopted the name of the company due to their early history as a traveling troupe. Bag and Baggage also helps educate local students about theater, including providing tickets to county high school students. In 2015, Bag & Baggage

490-528: The Hillsboro Tribune reported that the planned sale earlier in the year had fallen through, with owner Scheller saying the buyer had "disappeared" without explanation just before completing the purchase. In August 2017, Scheller told the Tribune that he had found a new buyer, but without revealing any additional details. In April 2020, the still-vacant building was purchased by John Lee, who told

525-634: The News-Times in May that he planned to reopen it with a new, upscale restaurant and to remake the theater space into a ballroom . It is unclear whether Lee is the buyer to whom former owner Scheller had been referring–but not by name–when interviewed by the Hillsboro Tribune in August 2017. A grand opening for the restaurant that was set for November 2020 was canceled at a late stage because of

560-696: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Creative director Scott Palmer's adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol was labeled as imaginative by Carol Wells in her review for The Oregonian in December 2011. The group was awarded $ 11,600 by the Regional Arts & Culture Council in July 2012, and introduced an adaptation of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus entitled Kabuki Titus that borrowed elements from Kabuki theater. They collaborated with

595-611: The Tears of Joy Theatre in December 2012 for an adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit . In 2015 Bag&Baggage began conversations with the city of Hillsboro about acquiring a brick and mortar space to produce out of. Under the direction of Scott Palmer and Managing Director Beth Lewis, Bag&Baggage was able to raise 1.5 million dollars to complete the renovation of a former bank building in Historic Downtown Hillsboro and cement their new creative home. The space

630-597: The 800-plus seat Town Theater. After the fire Phelps had held double features at his Town Theater. In 1961, the theater hosted the premiere of the film Ring of Fire , which had been filmed in Vernonia, Oregon . Phelps owned the theater along with several other theaters in Washington County into the 1970s. Tom Moyer Theaters purchased Phelps’ theaters in 1978 and in turn sold all of that theater chain's screens to Act III Theatres in 1989. In 1996, Act III closed

665-834: The Hotel Oregon in McMinnville and the Withycombe Theatre in Corvallis , among others. Through May 2008 the company had put on nine productions. In September 2008, Bag & Baggage became the resident theater company at the Venetian Theatre in Downtown Hillsboro. They opened their new season with Steel Magnolias . The Venetian had opened in June of that year in the space that had been

700-690: The January 2022 fire in Downtown Hillsboro. Following a brief reopen in March 2022 and its eventual closure in July 2022, the owner took focus to reviving the business with rentable spaces as a venue. In 1888, banker John W. Shute built a two-story building on East Main Street as the new home for the First National Bank of Hillsboro. The structure featured a façade in the Italianate style of architecture, external cast iron ornamentation, and

735-526: The Shrew and John Fletcher 's retort to that play, The Woman's Prize , in a combined play in February 2010. Theater critic Bob Hicks, writing about the performances for The Oregonian , said "... Bag & Baggage's doubleheader is more engaging in concept than onstage. As stimulating as the idea is, and as fun as the whole thing is in fits and starts, the carry-through can get tedious...too many balls in

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770-567: The Venetian. In July 2009, the company put on the first outdoor Shakespeare production by professionals ever held in the city. Held at the plaza in front of the Hillsboro Civic Center , the play was Romeo and Juliet , with the production paid for in part by the city. In December 2009, they produced an adaptation of Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol . Bag&Baggage produced William Shakespeare 's The Taming of

805-404: The air, not enough ease in the juggling...". Their version of Tennessee Williams ' The Glass Menagerie later that year received a positive review by Holly Danks of The Oregonian . Bag&Baggage hosted an Oscar party in March 2010 to show the 82nd Academy Awards live at the Venetian Theatre. The company hoped to make it an annual fundraiser and become an official Oscar party sanction by

840-521: The building to rebuild the support structure, removing asbestos, and opening a wall into the adjacent Music Village building. Local architectural firm Partin and Hill Architects designed the renovations. Scheller renamed the theater as The Venetian, returning to the former name, with the distinct yellow marquee of the Town Theater removed in September 2007. The re-opening of the theater is part of

875-432: The city's plan to create a regional arts center in the downtown core and attract more people after 5:00 p.m. when county and city offices close. On July 9, 2008, the new The Venetian Theatre and Bistro opened with the theater portion opening on July 11. In September 2008, Bag & Baggage Productions became the resident theater company at the theater and opened their new season with Steel Magnolias . In October 2010,

910-444: The exterior are decorative terra cotta urns and red colored roof tiles on Main Street. Designed to encourage late night patronage of the downtown area, the building's 2007–2008 renovation was considered a centerpiece of revitalization efforts of that part of Hillsboro. Prior to its subsequent closure, in 2017, the theater exhibited movies, presented live performances, was a live music venue. Ballroom A ballroom or ballhall

945-436: The front of the room where the host or a special guest can speak. That stage can also be used for instrumentalists and musical performers. This list only includes ballrooms with permanent wood floors. The size of the floor only includes the largest contiguous area without obstructions. The websites and materials about some places add up multiple spaces, rooms, and balconies, and floors. However, this list ranks ballrooms based on

980-550: The group also performs at venues around Washington County including the fairgrounds, the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, and the Kingstad Center (now closed), among others. Productions staged by the company have included The Importance of Being Earnest , Infinite Variety , Death of a Salesman , and others. Bag and Baggage primarily puts on classic American and British dramas. The non-profit group

1015-433: The renovation of the deteriorating building. Scheller spent $ 2.5 million to renovate the space and bring the building up to modern fire, earthquake, and disability access codes. Of this $ 2.5 million, around $ 1.5 million came from his own funds, and the remainder came from city funds along with $ 250,000 from Metro in the conversion of the space into a theater, meeting space, restaurant, and live event venue. Work included gutting

1050-673: The renovation of the theater was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Design award from the Oregon Main Street organization. In early 2017, owner Denzil Scheller reported that he had reached a tentative agreement to sell the theater to a buyer who, for now, wished to remain anonymous. The theater would close at the end of the day on April 13, temporarily, while the sale was finalized, to reopen at an unknown date. The theater remained closed as of August 2017, and

1085-470: The size of one single open space with a hardwood floor. Video Bag %26 Baggage Productions Bag&Baggage Productions is a professional theatre company based in Hillsboro , in the U.S. state of Oregon . Founded in 2005, the non-profit group produces up to five fully staged plays per year and presents a variety of other acts and events. Their home venue is "The Vault", a theater located in

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1120-480: The theater and sold the building to the city for $ 1,500. After purchasing the property the city proposed several redevelopment ideas for the building, including selling it to the McMenamins brewpub chain for a theater and pub. In 2001, Hillsboro purchased the adjoining 5,000-square-foot (460 m) building (home to Music Village at the time) for $ 160,000 to add to the property to be used for any redevelopment of

1155-482: The theater is one block north of the Hillsboro Central MAX light rail station. Until its closure in 2017, the 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m) space included a 370-seat theater as well as a restaurant with an upstairs balcony. It reopened in 2021 with a new restaurant, and with the former theater space undergoing conversion into a ballroom. The balcony sits above Main Street and has roll-up windows. On

1190-480: The theater. The city solicited ideas for the redevelopment of the building in early 2007. While under city ownership the space was briefly used as storage for the Hillsboro Farmers’ Market and faced possible demolition as estimates for the cost to renovate the structure continually increased. In August 2007, the city sold the building to developer Denzil Scheller for $ 10 and gave him $ 750,000 to assist in

1225-406: Was named Bag&Baggage's new Artistic Director by the board. Greer would serve as Artistic Director from 2019 - 2022. Greer left the company in 2022. Bag&Baggage's new, and current artistic director Nik Whitcomb was named to the position in December 2022. Bag & Baggage usually produces four to seven plays each season,. Although their performance venue is The Vault Theater in Hillsboro,

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