Boosted by Hopkins gift, Parkway Theatre envisions future as incubator for filmmakers, gamers

Officials of the troubled Parkway Theatre unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday night that will include reinventing the 1915 movie palace as an incubator for emerging filmmakers and for the gaming industry — a plan made possible in part by a seven-figure gift from the Johns Hopkins University. Scot Spencer, chairman of the board of directors told more than 300 people in the Parkway’s audience that the university has “completely forgiven” a $1.7 million bridge loan it made to the institution in 2017 that was scheduled to come due June 30.