New Spire Stages

Community Benefit

15 West Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701

Performing arts center bringing the wonder of the arts to Downtown Frederick

In 2013, the property was acquired to revitalize the building into a functional performing arts center featuring a 300-seat, state-of-the-art black box theater. This building is uniquely positioned in the heart of the Theatre District alongside the Weinberg Center and the Maryland Ensemble Theatre. New Spire Arts celebrated its grand opening in January 2019.

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Property Highlights

Redeveloped McCrory’s five-and-dime store into 15,000-square-feet black box theatre
Home to New Spire Arts Performing Arts Organization
300-seat black box theatre
Green Room
2 dressing rooms
Catering kitchen
Box office
Lobby
Original McCrory’s floors in bathroom
Located in Downtown Frederick’s Theatre District
Flexible space available for public or private events

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Marvin Ezra Ausherman, a native of Frederick County, received his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Miami University of Ohio in 1974.

Marvin then joined his father in the family’s residential home building business. He eventually took the reins of the company until it was sold to Drees Homes in 2003. Marvin had a successful career as a second-generation residential home builder/developer, completing 30 communities and 5,000 homes over 40 years. For the past 15 years, Marvin has been a commercial developer/investor and devotes much of his time to the family’s philanthropic endeavors. He created the Ausherman Family Trust in 2000 and the Ausherman Family Foundation in 2006.

Marvin has and always will be involved in many Frederick County organizations and projects for the betterment of the Frederick community. He has served on the County’s Affordable Housing Council as chair and on the Boards of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, the Community Foundation of Frederick County, YMCA of Frederick County, Federated Charities, Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County, Frederick Health, Frederick Community College, and others. He is the founder of BlueRidge Bank, a local Frederick County community bank, and also a member and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Frederick.