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Meet the Owner

Chris Maloney, a Johnson City resident, founded Wallace Theatre in 2020. He grew up in a small town in South Carolina, but he has traveled all over the country.

Chris started his acting career in Jacksonville, FL in 2001. He performed in hundreds of improv shows, led corporate workshops, and trained adults & children in the art of improv. Chris moved to Chicago in 2004 to train at legendary theatres such as Second City, ComedySportz, and Annoyance Theatre. His performance accolades during that time also includes commercials, short film, touring MC/Host for live events, professional storytelling, and a traveling children's theatre company.

Following a career change in 2010 to web marketing & software, Chris made his 2nd move to Chicago in 2014 for real estate investing & tech entrepreneurship. Chris relocated to Johnson City and has re-ignited his passion for improv, live theatre, and film. Chris opened Wallace Theatre to bring his unique expertise to the downtown community of Johnson City.

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History of the Wallace Building

Wallace's Discovered

One of the first renovation projects was to remove the old awning and strip the paint on the brick. We were expecting to find brick behind the awning, and the plan was to install a hanging sign in it's place.

Once the awning was removed, everyone was surprised to find old building signage from the 1950s with the text Wallace's.

Discovering the history and purpose of Wallace's was going to take some research.

Wallace's Shoes

After making a few calls, I was able to find out more about the old building signage. The Johnson City library was able to pull a business directory from the 1950s. It was discovered that Wallace's was a shoe store next to the popular Betty Gay women's clothing store. The Wallace's shoe store was first seen in 1955.

Wallace's Shoes was ultimately dissolved as a company in the 1990s, but the amazing discovery left quite an impact on me.

Wallace Theatre

Before the old signage was discovered, I had already decided on a name and logo for theatre. However, once I saw the original retro logo it made me completely change directions. I really loved the aesthetics and retro look of the old Wallace's logo.

I hired a designer to capture the feel of the logo but update the text to Wallace Theatre. The new logo was meant to have a similar design to the old logo but add a modern touch to it.

In the end, it felt like the decision was made for me.

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We're located in the heart of downtown Johnson City on Main Street. Just a couple doors from Numans Holy Taco, and Black Olive!

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Our Proffesional Chefs

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Walter White

Master Chef

Sarah Jhonson

Patissier

William Anderson

Cook

Saul Goodman

Ceo & Founder

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Sara Wilsson

Designer

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Store Owner

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Freelancer

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Entrepreneur

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