After a run

of about nine months, Dangerous Theatre Sanford has closed, and the theater’s supporters gathered last week to say goodbye.

After a run of about nine months, Dangerous Theatre Sanford has closed. Owner Winnie Wenglewick posted the news on the theater’s website, and supporters gathered last week to say goodbye.

Wenglewick had been juggling the downtown Sanford theater along with a theater she runs in Denver, where her daughter lives. She said a family death caused her to re-evaluate her priorities.

“My son was only 10 months old when I took over my businesses. He is now 12 and has only known me to always be working,” Wenglewick said. “When I die, I don’t want my children feeling like I cared more about businesses than being a parent.”

Dangerous Theatre Sanford had produced a range of edgy comedies and dramas, including a slate of Christmas shows. The space, on Sanford’s First Street, previously housed the folk-life play “Celery Soup” and was used by Cornerstone Theatre Company until 2015.

Its closure leaves the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center — on South Magnolia Avenue — and Spotlight Theatre of Central Florida — in the Lake Minnie Plaza on Orlando Drive — as theatrical venues in Sanford. Both theaters present several plays each year.

Fans paid tribute to the theater, which also exhibited work by local artists, on social media.

“Thanks for all the fun shows and opportunity to hang art,” Bonnie Sprung posted on Facebook. “We will all miss you.”

“I’m so sad that it’s closing,” wrote Terri Gianotsos, a local actor and producer. “I was really glad to not only have a show there but also to perform there.”

Wenglewick is working with the building’s landlord to find someone to take over her lease, she said. “I want to thank everyone who came and supported the theater this past year,” said Wenglewick, who will return to Denver with her son. “I will be back, eventually.”