Tim and Karrie League ran Tejon Theater living behind the screen
Karrie League · Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Tim and Karrie League · May 22, 2023 · at 18:53
Alamo Drafthouse co-founder Karrie League describes the extreme low-cost living and operating setup at their first cinema in Bakersfield, California.
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“We had no employees. We lived in a little room that we had carved out behind the screen.”
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