Article: Storrs, Conn., Group Battles Neighbors Who Oppose Greek-Model Amphitheater.

By Grace E. Merritt, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 2--STORRS, Conn.--A Hellenic group plans to build a solid marble, open air amphitheater modeled after a 2,400-year-old theater in Greece.

The group planning the theater says it would be uni...ue in the United States, and expects it to become a cultural and educational landmark. The group envisions University of Connecticut drama students and theater groups from across the state performing there, and hopes it will become a destination for tourists and school field trips.

The Hellenic Society Paideia has won permission from the Mansfield Planning and ...

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