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The Mission of the Egyptian Theatre Foundation is to enhance Peery’s Egyptian Theater, located in Ogden, Utah. We provide conscientious oversight of the preservation, maintenance, and improvement of this historically important venue.
The Mission of the Egyptian Theatre Foundation is to enhance Peery’s Egyptian Theater, located in Ogden, Utah. We provide conscientious oversight of the preservation, maintenance, and improvement of this historically important venue.
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization with no employees. We began in 1985 as a concerned group of Ogden citizens called Friends of The Egyptian Theater. We helped stop the wrecking ball from destroying the grand old theater, and then gathered community support to restore it to its former elegance. Every detail was replicated right down to the original colors used in the paint.
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization with no employees. We began in 1985 as a concerned group of Ogden citizens called Friends of The Egyptian Theater. We helped stop the wrecking ball from destroying the grand old theater, and then gathered community support to restore it to its former elegance. Every detail was replicated right down to the original colors used in the paint.
Back in 1997 when our founder Van Summerill came to the rescue of the Egyptian Theater, he wanted to set up an organization that would care for this marvelous building. In doing so, he preferred the UK spelling “theatre” and thus was born the Egyptian Theatre Foundation.
Back in 1997 when our founder Van Summerill came to the rescue of the Egyptian Theater, he wanted to set up an organization that would care for this marvelous building. In doing so, he preferred the UK spelling “theatre” and thus was born the Egyptian Theatre Foundation.
