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The theater organization grew to include various cultural offerings. In 2003 the name was changed to "The
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Brookfield Film Festival which is held by the Brookfield Arts Commission. The festival lasts three days, and screens
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Theatre is housed in the former Curtis School gymnasium, a building that was standing empty until it was purchased by the Brookfield Country Players in 1957 and remodeled as a community theater. A dressing room was added in the 1960s and, in the 1980s, a backstage space was constructed.
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