Angus Vail (photo from Linkedin)
Angus Vail (photo from Linkedin)
Angus Vail, a New Yorker who manages the business affairs of rock musicians and opera singers, is exploring the possibility of building a Shakespearean theater from shipping containers in Detroit, Sherri Welch of Crain's Detroit Business reports.
The cost would be about $6 million, Crain's reports. It would be a reproduction of London's Global Theatre and could also be used for other events concerts.
Vail has explored creating the theater in such cities as Denver and Los Angeles, but he says he's most interested in bringing it to Detroit in the cultural district along the Woodward Avenue corridor.
"I love this city's grit and its stunning comeback, and also the way Detroiters support all kinds of cultural events — rock, electronic music, opera, Broadway and … Motown," he says, according to Crain's.
Crain's reports:
Vail has been in Detroit this year, sharing his vision with local companies and foundations, arts organizations and the city. The response has been "extraordinarily positive," said Bud Liebler, principal of the Liebler Group, which is assisting Vail with local outreach.
Liebler declined to say which organizations Vail has approached so far, but said the early feedback has been very encouraging.
