alternative venues."

The season-opening production of Caryl Churchill's "Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?" will now open Oct. 5, instead of Sept. 21 as originally planned. The location of the performances has yet to be announced.

"We are awaiting confirmation of the space and we hope to announce that shortly," Cooper said. "We are also looking at other venues where we can hold the rest of the shows. But it is totally possible we could get back to Load of Fun later this season."

Sherwin Mark, who opened Load of Fun seven years ago, said he was "still in the process of trying to work out what the violation means. And we're in the process of gathering funding. This will accelerate making improvements to the building we were making anyway; I've been doing improvements since day one," Mark said. "We're determined to come back up as soon as possible."

Meanwhile, Single Carrot has found temporary space for its administrative office at Figure 53, a software company nearby. And rehearsals for the season-opening play have moved to a meeting room at the headquarters of the Greater Homewood Community Corporation.

"We’re a resilient company," Cooper said. "This has slowed us down just for a little moment. During out first season, we did not have a permanent home, so this is not a new concept.

"We’ve been really, really pleased with the support that’s come from the community. The big thing to take away from this is that everyone involved is trying their darnedest to get Load of Fun up and running again so artists can be working, and so this place can continue to be a hub of artistic activity in Station North."

No word yet on how the closure of Load of Fun will affect another resident company, Glass Mind Theatre, which also had planned to open its season on Sept. 21.

Another resident company at Load of Fun, Glass Mind Theatre, had scheduled a season-opening production of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for Sept. 21. Marketing director Sarah Weissman said that the new target date is Sept. 28, at a place to be determined.

"We are an advocate of Station North’s progress and have found it to be a home for our growth,” Weissman said, “and we are holding those interests in mind as we communicate with local groups and officials. In terms of our future, Glass Mind is incredibly fortunate to have a network of supportive theater leaders, organizations and community members.”