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Photos: McHenry Downtown Theater to reopen as The Vixen this month

By Gregory Shaver
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Rigging for stage lights is installed Wednesday, April 14, 2022, in The Vixen, at 1208 N. Green St. in McHenry. The theater, which was formerly the McHenry Downtown Theater, is reopening for live shows as part of the theater's pivot away from being a movie theater. As part of the renovations, the location's multiple movie theaters were combined into one large theater.

Rigging for stage lights is installed Wednesday, April 14, 2022, in The Vixen, at 1208 N. Green St. in McHenry. The theater, which was formerly the McHenry Downtown Theater, is reopening for live shows as part of the theater's pivot away from being a movie theater. As part of the renovations, the location's multiple movie theaters were combined into one large theater. (Gregory Shaver/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )