Theatre Timeline
Nathan and Ruth Hale - Theatre Legacy Timeline
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| 1933 | Nathan and Ruth Hale married |
| 1934-1945 | Nathan and Ruth Hale travel Utah putting on plays |
| 1945 | Hales move to California to tryout for Hollywood |
| 1947 | Nathan and Ruth open the 100-seat Glendale Centre Theatre, Colorado Street, Glendale, Calif. |
| 1959 | Glendale Theatre moved to 230-seat facility on Doran Street; Sandra (daughter) and husband, Allan Dietlein become partners |
| 1960 | Glendale Theatre moved to 450-seat facility on Orange Street |
| 1983 | Nathan and Ruth sell Glendale Centre Theatre to partners Allan and Sandra Dietlein |
| 1984 | Nathan and Ruth retire to Utah |
| 1985 | Nathan and Ruth, with daughter, Sally Hale Rice, and grandson and his wife, Mark and Sally Dietlein, open the Hale Centre Theatre in South Salt Lake |
| 1989 | Nathan and Ruth’s daughters, Sally Hale Rice, Tanya Radebaugh and Sherry Brian, open Grover Summer Playhouse in Grover, Utah and operate the 200-seat theatre seasonally |
| 1990 | Nathan and Ruth’s progeny, Cody and Linda Hale and Cody and Ann Swenson, found 305-seat Hale Centre Theatre Orem in Orem, Utah |
| 1993 | Glendale Centre Theatre sold to Tim and David Dietlein; now operated by Tim and Brenda Dietlein |
| 1994 | Nathan Hale passes away after 60 years of dedication to theatre |
| 1997 | Hale Centre Theatre moves to new 530-seat facility in West Valley City, Utah, and becomes a nonprofit organization |
| 2002 | David and Corrin Dietlein open 380-seat Hale Centre Theatre Arizona in Gilbert, Ariz. |
| 2003 | Ruth Hale passes away after nearly seven decades of contributing to the theatre |
| 2007 | Hale Centre Theatre Orem breaks ground for new 522-seat theatre and becomes a nonprofit organization |
Editors Note: Each of the theatres is independently operated.
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