I have no idea how legit this project is, but Rice Lake Online has an article about a nonprofit organization called Northwestern Wisconsin Performing Arts Center and their plans to build a performing arts center in Northwestern Wisconsin. Specifically, they’re planning on Cameron, Wis. From the article:

• Randall Read, executive director for Northwestern Wisconsin Performing Arts Center, told village trustees that the nonprofit organization has plans to build a three-story, 86,000 square foot theater complex on 50 acres in the village.
• Read said the facility, which is targeted to open in the time frame of 2015 to 2017, would include three theaters, a conference center, banquet room, audio-visual classroom facilities and an outdoor plaza area for special events.
• The largest theater would seat 1,200 spectators; another would seat 500; and the third would be a 150-seat children's theater.
• The plaza would be used for events such as polka fests, arts and craft fairs, antique car shows and a winter carnival with snow and ice sculptures, Read said.

Right now, plans are just being presented to Cameron’s village board. As far as where the money’s gonna come from, the article says Northwestern Wisconsin Performing Arts Center is “mainly supported by private donations, but will also make use of any public grant monies available.” They want to purchase the land in 2012, and it could support 12 full time employees and a bunch of part timers.

Cameron does seem like a somewhat central location between a handfull of lage-ish Wisconsin bergs, but it still seems relatively far away from audiences. I’m not sure the surrounding rural areas and small towns would have enough ticket buyers to sustain this thing. But I’ve never built a three-story, 86,000 square foot theater complex before, so what do I know?