At small local theaters, the plot still thickens

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PLAYING NOW: Alex Whitney is director of operations at Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, a location that first started showing films in the 1920s and continues to operate in part because of the mix of events that take place there, such as a recent “Remembering Robert Redford” film series. 
PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY
PLAYING NOW: Alex Whitney is director of operations at Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, a location that first started showing films in the 1920s and continues to operate in part because of the mix of events that take place there, such as a recent “Remembering Robert Redford” film series. 
PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

For almost as long as the concept of a modern movie theater has existed, Jane Pickens Theater LLC has been drawing filmgoers. “Someone’s been showing movies there since the [1920s],” said theater owner Kathy Staab. “So, since silent movies, there’s a Newport tradition of coming to that space.” While this reputation helps bolster the business,

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