AVOW, A Film By Bill C. Davis, Comes to The Warner

A Torrington based company, Harry Banks Productions, in appreciation for all of its support, invites Torrington and its surrounding areas to a screening of its newest film, AVOW. The screening will take place Saturday, January 6 at 8:30 pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre, where the play on which the film is based, was presented two years earlier.

AVOW was written and directed by longtime Connecticut resident and playwright Bill C. Davis. Cinematography is by lifetime Connecticut resident Jordan Aucella. Harry Banks Productions' first feature, Household Accounts, was voted Best Feature at the recent Buffalo-Niagara International Film Festival. For more information on AVOW, visit harrybanksproductions.com.

Admission for the screening is free, but a ticket is required. To reserve a ticket, call the Warner Box Office at 860-489-7180 or visit warnertheatre.org.

Built by Warner Brothers Studios and opened in 1931 as a movie palace (1,772 seats), the Warner Theatre was described then as "Connecticut's Most Beautiful Theatre."

Damaged extensively in a flood, the Warner was slated for demolition in the early 1980s until the non-profit Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts (NCAA) was founded and purchased the theatre. The Warner reopened as a performing arts center in 1983, and restoration of the main lobbies and auditorium was completed in November 2002. In 2008, the new 50,000 square foot Carole and Ray Neag Performing Arts Center, which houses a 300 seat Studio Theatre, 200 seat restaurant and expansive school for the arts, was completed. Today, the Warner is in operation year-round with more than 160 performances and 100,000 patrons passing through its doors each season. Over 10,000 students, pre K-adult, participate in arts education programs and classes. Together, with the support of the community, the Warner has raised close to $17 million to revitalize its facilities. NCAA's mission is to preserve the Warner Theatre as an historic landmark, enhance its reputation as a center of artistic excellence and a focal point of community involvement, and satisfy the diverse cultural needs of the region. To learn more about the Warner Theatre, visit our website: www.warnertheatre.org