Corinth Theatre-Arts will be holding its performances at the Corinth Coliseum for the foreseeable future and could possibly be considering a change in venue after last month’s historic flood.

Accordinding to CT-A Business Manager Tommy Ledbetter, all performances of the next season — as far as he can tell — will be held at the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center in downtown Corinth.

The flood that occurred May 1-2 devastated CT-A’s regular performance venue, the Crossroads Playhouse, located on Fulton Drive. While it was not the first flood CT-A has seen, it was certainly the worst that anyone could recall with water depths reaching an estimated 30-inches.

In fact, May’s flooding was the fifth time the playhouse had flooded in the past 12 years, according to theatre employees and volunteers.

The last time CT-A saw significant flood damage was in 2006 when flood waters in the building were recorded to be about 24 inches, according to one of CT-A’s assistant technical directors, Milton Wallis.

Shortly after the May flooding, Wallis said the water entered the building and flooded the auditorium area all the way to the back but spared covering the back two rows of seating.

While cleaning and repairs are under way, the working offices of the Crossroads Playhouse have been moved. As costumes are cleaned, they are slowly being gathered and stored within a storage space in the Harper Square Mall, Ledbetter said. CT-A’s business office has also been moved to another temporary location. Information can still be obtained by calling the regular office number at (662) 287-2995.

The CT-A board is taking the idea of moving CT-A to another venue, according to Ledbetter, and CT-A will be working toward fundraisers to rebuild. He said CT-A is also trying whatever avenues of help can be found with all emergency aid agencies.

“We’ll be having fundraisers to rebuild CT-A, either at the Crossroads Playhouse or another venue ... either way, the spirit of CT-A will still be there,” said Ledbetter.

While the Crossroads Playhouse holds much sentimental value for the organization, the business manager pointed out that CT-A is more than a facility.

“CT-A is not a building, it’s the people who make up the organization. Wherever we end up, we’ll still be Corinth Theatre-Arts with the same wonderful people ... just the way we have been since we were formed in 1968,” said Ledbetter.