Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven to Remain Open
By Karl Hess, on The Jersey Shore
(Keller Williams Shore Properties)
The Surflight Theatre, in Beach Haven, will remain open for at least another season after the recently hired chief financial officer revealed that he had miscalculated the debt owed by the group. It was originally estimated that the theatre owed more than $500,000, but that approximation was off by about $370,000. The theatre company officials said several measures will help keep the Surflight open through the off-season. The theatre will not have to make principal payments on its bonds for the next 6 months and more cash will be used to pay down short-term loans. The top staff at the theatre will also be working without pay for one year. The Surflight Theatre first opend it's "doors" in 1950 in Beach Haven Crest, on Long Beach Island, in a shaky 2,200-seat tent with a cast of 60, a...
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