Local theater buys closed Green Bay school, will have own space after decades

The last school in the Green Bay School District’s consolidation closures , Keller Elementary, was officially sold Sept. 22. But don’t worry: even though it can’t be turned into a school, there’ll still be kids in the hallways.

Keller was sold to Evergreen Theater, a local nonprofit theater company, for $725,000. Evergreen’s Young Actors program was getting too big for its current warehouse space, said Tricia Adams, chair of branding and development for Evergreen.

“This is a big opportunity for us to expand and actually have our own space, so we’re incredibly excited about that,” Adams said.

They’re also planning to lease out part of the building to other nonprofit organizations, particularly arts organizations, Adams said. Those organizations will also be able to use Evergreen’s thea