The church retains its place at the heart of the local arts community with a use that allows its true preservation. The building has been preserved with minimal change to its spatial configuration or original fabric. The building is currently home to a resident dance troupe, a center for acoustic music and drama presentations, and other types of community engagement. 1910 transept to become the principle, handicap-accessible entrance. A second access point was created in the ca. The worship space remains unchanged except for the addition of curtains to improve acoustics in the nave. Plaster was restored, termites were evicted, the wood and masonry structure was repaired and electrical, water, and sewerage services were established. Minimal alterations were undertaken to make the building Code-compliant and handicap-accessible. Rather than approaching the building as a renovation, the Owners embraced the “patina of age” and worked with the building to first stabilize the structure and later to preserve its historic fabric. The first action taken was to stabilize the shell of the building and to address significant structural and use related deficiencies. From this vision the Marigny Opera House, Church of the Arts was born. Seats are provided by a large and more than adequate set of risers. The goal of the new Owners was to use the building as a venue for the local performing arts community. The Marigny Opera House is housed in an old German Catholic church built in the mid 1800's. Performances are scheduled for Thursday Feb. The winds of the storm caused the complete loss of the sacristy plaster fell from the barrel vault of the nave, and ongoing wood damage from termite infestation accelerated. Members of the Marigny Opera Ballet Company include Kellis McSparrin Oldenburg, Gretchen Erickson, John Bozeman, Ashlie Russell, Joshua Bell, Christian Delery and Lauren Guynes. Hurricane Katrina accelerated that decline with significant damage to the towers and roof which allowed water to enter the building. During the long period of disuse, the church was allowed to deteriorate. The use of the building as a church was suspended by the Archdiocese in 1992 and the property remained abandoned and unused until the current owners took responsibility 2011. The Marigny Opera House occupies the building constructed in 1853 by the Holy Trinity Parish in what is now known as the Faubourg Marigny.
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