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He stood up and stretched. Several of the adults looked unhappy. The next morning, before class started, Nick got a phone call from Gloria. Luckily, everyone got out in time. But no one was hurt, and no one died. Now Nick could hear the anger in her voice. Harry Hardwick was the president of the theater group.

But before the end of the week, Harry called to say that the group had agreed. They outnumber those of us who remember the fire. Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Considering the history of the Cold Forks theater fire, that line from Macbeth suddenly seemed to be in bad taste. Joe, Gloria, and Harry stared at him. Then all four of them turned to study the boarded-up theater. I bet this theater can be restored.

He yanked out his handkerchief and wiped his forehead. He suddenly seemed very nervous. He was getting tired of Gloria dragging her feet. Harry, do you have the keys? Nick checked his flashlight and then led the way inside. Joe and Harry followed right behind. The door slammed after them.

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Maybe it was just his imagination, but Nick thought he could still smell smoke. He shone his light around the lobby.

Aside from dust and spider webs, the room looked okay. As he examined the walls and ceiling, he was surprised to see very little smoke and water damage. He climbed on stage. Some of the old scenery was still stacked against the back wall. Then the newspaperman led the way to the rear of the theater. Now Nick could see that this part of the building really was badly damaged.

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The prop room and dressing rooms were a charred mess. The play has to be ready for the tourists this summer. Besides—tourists expect a more professional setting than a high school auditorium. A week later, Nick attended the town council meeting at City Hall. When he walked into the meeting room, he saw Gloria, Joe, and Harry sitting at the back of the room. They seemed shocked to see him there. He smiled and waved—but he walked down the aisle and sat in the middle seat of the front row.

Nick raised his hand when the chairman asked if there was any new business. He quickly detailed his plan 13 for repairing the old theater. And maybe we can get volunteers to do most of the work. That will cut down on the cost. That boarded-up theater is right in the center of town. But their faces looked uncertain. Nick knew they were wondering what he was leading up to.

It would make that shopping area much more attractive, for example. People were getting excited. After a brief discussion, the council voted to restore the old theater. Nick glanced at Joe, Harry, and Gloria. Their looks of anger surprised him. Macbeth does murder sleep. He and a small group of students were sitting backstage, going through one of the scenes.

Onstage, several adult cast members were practicing their lines. In the story, he said, Macbeth had murdered his king. Can any of you relate to that? I n the first few weeks after the town council meeting, everything 16 went well. The community adopted the restoration of the theater as its main project.

Every weekend, volunteers poured in to help with the repairs. Meantime, Nick scheduled tryouts. He was surprised when Gloria tried out for the part of Lady Macbeth. Gloria was the perfect Lady Macbeth! She sounded cold, cruel, and greedy. Nick was amused when Joe and Harry also tried out for parts in the play. The three people who claimed to be so afraid of Macbeth had gotten involved after all. After Nick chose the cast, he looked for people to work on the crew. He needed stagehands, lighting technicians, 17 and even more people to find props and sew the costumes.

Day by day, the restoration work was progressing well. Volunteers had already cleaned up the lobby. Now the walls sparkled with fresh paint, and the plush carpet had been cleaned. Fresh paint also covered up the smoke and water stains in the theater itself. The seats had been re-covered with red brocade. The scorched stage curtains had been replaced with new curtains of gold-colored velvet. The volunteers were about to start tearing down the badly burned rooms at the back.

This would be the noisiest part of the restoration. It was at that point that all the trouble started. About midnight, the police chief 18 phoned Nick at home.

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The ringing phone awoke him from a sound sleep. Suddenly, he was fully awake. They poured cans of paint on the seats. Surveying the damage, Nick felt sick. So many people had worked so hard to clean up the place! Why would anyone want to sabotage their work? The next day, Nick met with the cast and crew. She looked sad when she heard 19 the bad news.

Somebody hand me a paintbrush! Nick sighed as he hurried out to take the call. The damage was being repaired. The volunteers were already tearing down the burned section of the theater. The voice on the other end sounded hysterical. How badly is he hurt? Collier was rather vague. Nick thought she might be in shock. By then, Joe should be better. He sent Joe his best wishes and hung up.

All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. A heavy piece of scenery was about to topple over! Nick heard several people cry out. Without thinking, he dove forward. He knocked Gloria to one side, just as the backdrop crashed to the stage. In the hospital emergency room, the doctor had good news for Nick. Can I still direct? When he got back to the theater, Nick found most of the cast and crew taking a lunch break. Harry and Steve had finished eating. They were onstage rehearsing a sword fight.

The banker raised his sword threateningly.