A movie-loving couple has bought the old theater on American Fork's Main Street, and opened it as the Maven Cinemas — Utah's only repertory movie house, playing all classic movies.
Joseph and Dvorah Governale in their two-screen theater on Main Street in American Fork, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.
Movies — and the act of going to the theater, sitting down to see them — has always been a part of who they are, separately and together, they said. Finding a building with a history, even if it meant restoring the place, was part of the Governales’ original dream. “We’ll always love being comfy on the couch at home,” Dvorah said of their own streaming habits. “I also love putting on a pair of stilettos and a babydoll dress to go see ‘Barbie,’ or going to a Marvel marathon in my jammies.”
Since opening, the Governales said, they’ve heard from people all over. Some see the marquee and stop in. Even the health inspector who checked out the theater had stories.“People have so many emotional ties to this building is kind of amazing, first movies and first kisses,” Dvorah said. Kay Norman, who worked for 12 years at the theater starting in 1981, is one of those people. When she started, before her junior year of high school, the job worked well with her schedule — particularly because the theater was closed on Sundays.
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