GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass — The Triplex Cinema was awarded a grant of $150,000 from the Jane & Jack Fitzpatrick Trust. 

 

With this grant, The Triplex Cinema Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, joins a group of Berkshire County non-profits that have received major support from the Trust over the years, including Construct, Inc., IS 183 Art School (now the Berkshire Art Center), Jacob's Pillow, the Pittsfield Y and the Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative.

 

According to a press release, the Jane and Jack Fitzpatrick Trust is a private charitable foundation established in 2004 by its namesake founders, who were known for their tradition of generosity and involvement within Berkshire County. 

 

In issuing the grant, the Foundation said: "The grant was approved knowing how important the Triplex is as an anchor in the community."

 

"That is exactly how we feel about the Triplex," Nicki Wilson, President of the Board of Triplex Cinema, Inc., said. "That it is an irreplaceable resource to the town of Great Barrington and all of the Berkshires. This grant serves as a major boost toward ensuring the November 17 th re-opening of two of our four theaters and bringing the Triplex back to life. We cannot thank the Trust's decision-makers enough."

 

Wilson indicated that there will be a "soft" opening of the two theaters at the Triplex on Friday, November 17, with showings of "The Holdovers," Alexander Payne's new movie starring Paul Giamatti, with the new "Trolls" movie opening on Nov. 22.

 

A third Triplex theater will open in mid-December just in time for the holidays. "Maestro" is scheduled to debut in that theater on Dec. 15 and there will be a talkback after the movie on Dec. 17 with Leonard Bernstein's daughter Nina interviewed by Stephen Wadsworth, a former collaborator of her father's and currently Director of Opera Studies at Juilliard.