THE RIALTO

Six screens. Countless stories. Questionable management.

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Some places are more than buildings. They're first dates, family traditions, terrible horror movies, overpriced popcorn, and memories made beneath the flickering light of a cinema screen.

Welcome to The Rialto, Dunridge's beloved independent cinema. With its historic façade, renovated interiors, six screening rooms, and a steady stream of moviegoers, the Rialto has been part of the town for generations.

It's also home to a staff with rather different ideas about how a cinema should be run.

✦ Behind the Counter

Evelyn Whitlock is the shift supervisor. A reserved vampire with a dry sense of humor, an impressive tolerance for difficult customers, and considerably less patience for unnecessary management decisions. She knows the cinema inside and out, and she's usually the reason things are still running when something inevitably goes wrong.

Theodore Van Alstyn is the new owner. His parents recently retired after decades of running the Rialto, leaving their eldest son in charge. Theodore has two university degrees, plenty of enthusiasm, and a rather optimistic understanding of what operating a cinema actually involves. He means well. Evelyn has opinions.

And then there's the rest of the staff, each with their own personalities, responsibilities, and varying degrees of tolerance for the workplace.

✦ More Than a Movie

From weekend crowds and university film nights to horror marathons, private screenings, awkward first dates, broken popcorn machines, and the occasional supernatural complication, there's rarely a shortage of things happening at the Rialto.

Customers come and go. Employees gossip. Regulars become familiar faces. Management experiments. The occasional employee wonders whether the projector room would make a suitable hiding place.

It's a functioning business, a community gathering place, and sometimes an absolute circus.

✦ Your Story, Your Seat

Are you a customer, an employee, a familiar face, a first-time visitor, or someone with an entirely different reason for being here?

Perhaps you're buying a ticket. Perhaps you're applying for a job. Perhaps you've been working here for years. Maybe you're simply trying to enjoy a film without getting caught in the middle of a staff disagreement.

Whatever brings you through the doors, there's a place for you at the Rialto.

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Please enjoy the show. And kindly refrain from feeding the management.