Raye Lynn Mercer is a pianist, director, producer and choreographer, but it is her vision that's taking the Franklin School for Performing Arts to new heights.
Mercer, who founded the regional school in 1985, is creating a "cultural destination" by combining the school with the Franklin Performing Arts Company to form the New England Center for the Performing Arts, a nonprofit organization.
The move should help the school, which is used by about 1,000 performing artists in 45 local communities, Mercer said.
Plans are in the works for a new building which will have three times the space as the existing building at 38 Main St., and which should triple the number of people involved, she said.
"It's ambitious, I know. My vision is to have the venues that we've always needed to showcase our talent," Mercer said.
Currently, the school holds all of its performances, except small recitals, at other locations, such as middle school auditoriums, said Mercer.
"The scheduling of the auditorium is extraordinarily difficult because of the demands for that space, and extremely difficult to put up professional productions. We look forward to having a state-of-the-art performance space," said Mercer.
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