Tara Theatre

Chris Escobar, owner of the Tara Theatre, Plaza Theatre and executive director of the Atlanta Film Society.

• Chris born outside of Miami, Plantation Florida.
• Grew up there moved here to Atlanta, ’99 at 13 years
• High School in Douglassville, drew to Georgia was Hope Scholarship…promise to pay for college…grew up in immigrant household, working class, grew up “free and reduced lunch” Colombian…
• Mom came here in 60’s, 8 years old, upper class in Colombia, bottom in States.
• GSU studied film production worked full time in highschool, stage hand to production management, ran a venue in Cobb County and management team…
• Mable House Barns Amphitheater…kids..5 siblings, 4 from your Mom and 1 biological father …
• Undergrad at GSU met Francis Ford Coppola…met GSU…you met your wife in middle school, closer in highschool was in musical theater – Chapel Hill High School – together…
• Every film maker should have rooting in theater…community theatre, theater classes, building vs art form…
• Plaza Theatre …Cleveland Film Festival started same year as Atlanta Film Festival…
• Lucky and privileged your Mom, grandfather, etc all college educated…yours growing up working class and poor instilled work ethic…difference immigrants same country lack of money and values instilled generationally…
• Makes a difference who transcends and beats the odds…single Mom…father figure not until adult…very involved grandmother …aunts…product of a village…from immigrant family, single family homes…..
• While in high school went to WSB-TV went to see High Q interested in media production…met Bob Monte…Art Rodgers met…informally stay in touch with them…starting the school news school ran Junior and Senior Year…did iPhone tour…Monica …involved…had an opportunity made the most of it tended to the garden…
• Degree Undergrad…BA Arts Film Production Minor Theater, MA of the Arts with Concentration Film Production…whole time working for Entertainment Design Group –
• Steve Guy primary owner…fell victim to recession…closed 2015…laid off 2008.
• $17 million to …not…
• Met in Cole in Middle School…10 years later said yes…friends….married…
• 2010 Atlanta.. Norcross…2007 together…3 beautiful kids, 2,Amelia 7, Aidan, 10 years…Olivia…..Cole born East Point, GA grew up in Douglassville…met Chris Chapel Hill, went to Highschool School…Music Teacher Douglassville, part time, Mom, assistant to Chris Plaza and Tara…
• Atlanta Metro Chamber – ACVB – Film Society Non-Profit Director of …Plaza Theatre Foundation Administer…Plaza Atlanta, Tara Theatre LLC and on Board…Rialto Theatre…Georgia Production Board…Board of Visitors for College of the Arts…Advisory Board for River Oaks Theatre Houston and Hammond House West End…

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• Ideal Client 

• Customers – Buying Tickets, Concessions, Merchandise
• Clients – Renting or Sponsoring
• Partners – Programming or Marketing Partners———————————————————————————————————————————–
  • Best Strategic Referral Partners – All members in the BCN
  • Member Offer(s)
  • (2) Free tickets per member company (this would be 100 INDY-printed ticket vouchers – Richard Martin, Owner/Program Director, Email – Richard@plazaatlanta.com
  • 20% off Rentals or Group Ticket Purchases – Contact Kristin Anderson, Marketing & Events Manager
    404-291-7151; kristin@plazaatlanta.com.
  • Revenue Share Opportunity for Select Partners – Chris Escobar, Owner/Managing Member, 678-698-9048; chris@plazaatlanta.com

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