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Kirwin and Simpson                                     public facilities, and to social, economic, and                     flexibility, ease of operation, and versatility while   inception. Darlene (Dee) Smolik, President of
                                                               ecological sustainability.                                          artfully balancing the requirements of clients and     PSL, personally guides the Client through the
        Contact Information:                                                                                                       those of the communities in which they practice.       project financing but also works with the Client
        Alastair Simpson                                                                                                           Our historic theatres include the Cincinnati           to identify the project challenges, opportunities,
        Unit 11-13, Globe Industrial Estate, Towers Road,      National Trust Insurance Services                                   Music Hall; King’s Theatre in Brooklyn; Paramount      and solutions throughout the entire project
        Grays, ESX RM176ST, England                                                                                                Theatre in Charlottesville, VA; Paramount Theatre      process. Dee can address Historic Tax Credit
        sales@kirwin-simpson.com                               Contact Information:                                                in Cedar Rapids; and Saenger Theatre in New            spending evaluations, accounting issues, cash
        +44 (0)1375 379200                                     Kevin Sullivan, Client Executive                                    Orleans.                                               flow challenges, entity structure, project tracking,
        http://www.kirwin-simpson.com                          10150 York Road, Suite 420, Cockeysville, MD                                                                               reporting, operations transition, and Wind Down.
                                                               21030                                                                                                                      Dee’s first-hand knowledge on all these aspects,
        Company Description:                                   kevin-sullivan@mdpins.com                                           Plymouth Soundings, LLC                                extensive experience, proven results, and
        Based in the UK, Kirwin & Simpson are a fourth-        (410) 547-3176                                                                                                             specialization with Historic Theatres make PSL
        generation family business specialising in             http://www.nationaltrust-insurance.org/                             Contact Information:                                   unique in the industry.
        supplying theatre and auditorium seating across                                                                            Darlene (Dee) Smolik, President
        the globe. Fostering long-term relationships with      Company Description:                                                305 Kennesaw Lane, Lenoir City, TN  37771
        clients since 1945, we offer chairs from existing      Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc. (MDP) is the                           ds@plymouthsoundings.com
        ranges or totally custom seat designs. We work         administrator of National Trust Insurance Services,                 (865) 254-4343
        closely with clients to produce comprehensive          LLC (NTIS) and the Historic Theatre Insurance                       http://www.plymouthsoundings.com
        plans. Our chairs are built by highly-skilled team     Program exclusive to LHAT. NTIS is proud to
        members and followed by an expert installation         support LHAT as a strategic partner and to assist                   Company Description:
        service. Whether heritage or contemporary in           members in finding the most comprehensive and                       Plymouth Soundings, LLC (PSL) specializes in
        style, our seamless support service is designed to     affordable insurance to meet their organization’s                   helping clients access Historic Tax Credits (HTCs)
        minimise disruption and downtime. Our unique           needs. Historic theatres are unique, and this                       and New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC’s) for
        chair configuration allows for bigger seats or         should be reflected in the insurance products                       qualifying construction financing. Typically, Tax
        increased capacity without compromising on             that protect them. Our program provides policy                      Credit Consultants focus on the acquisition of the
        comfort. Having already supplied and installed         features that are not available in the general                      Tax Credit Equity. However, a successful project
        with industry leaders on Broadway and in the           insurance marketplace. As a subsidiary of the                       that maximizes Tax Credit potential, begins
        Midwest, USA we provide a genuine alternative          National Trust for Historic Preservation, NTIS is the               planning for Tax Credit financing at project
        to traditional U.S. suppliers.                         leading provider of insurance solutions for historic
                                                               properties.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 SACRAMENTO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
         Mills + Schnoering Architects, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                     SACRAMENTO, CA
                                                               OTJ Architects
        Contact Information:
        Michael Schnoering, FAIA, Partner                      Contact Information:
        200 Forrestal Road, Suite 3A, Princeton, NJ 08540      Gary Martinez, FAIA, Partner
        mikes@msarchitectsllc.com                              555 11th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC
        (609) 681-2480 x102                                    20004
        http://www.msarchitectsllc.com                         martinez@otj.com
                                                               (202) 621-1000
        Company Description:                                   http://www.otj.com
        Mills + Schnoering Architects, LLC is a full service
        architectural firm with broad experience in            Company Description:
        planning, design and historic preservation. Areas      OTJ approaches the design of performing arts
        of expertise include cultural institutions and         facilities by looking to the future experience
        educational facilities; and historic preservation,     of the community, patron, performer, and
        restoration, and adaptive use. The firm provides       operator, even when the context of the venue
        theater planning and feasibility studies through       is firmly rooted in the past. Our team has met
        construction administration, and has provided          the challenge of renovating historic assets to
        sensitive, dynamic, and sustainable new design         accommodate opera, symphony, chamber
        and preservation solutions for significant early       music, and a single public speaker in successive
        20th century and mid-century performing arts           performance slots. By aligning practical solutions,
        venues. In all our work, M+Sa is committed             sound project management, and exemplary
        to creating safe, secure, and fully accessible         architecture, we deliver solutions that maximize                       A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD CLASSIC

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