Ted Holben, lower middle, with a crew from H&N Concrete work on the new floor inside the Penn Theater on Thursday morning, June 22, 2023. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

Instead of a decaying building on Main Street in downtown Butler, imagine the marquee of the Penn Theater blazing brightly once again.

Instead of row upon row of chairs on an incline, picture three levels of chairs or tables and chairs for differing events to be held in one of Butler’s iconic spaces.

They’re all ideas that Bryan Frenchak, who purchased the theater in November, anticipates will be part of the refurbished theater once renovations are complete.

Newly planned for the growing list of features is a liquor license, according to Frenchak.

“It’s still in the process,” Frenchak said, “but we’re confident it will happen.”