The Church of Saints Rocco and Sebastiano was founded in 1576 in fulfilment of a vow made by the citizens of Erice to the two saints during the plague of 1570. The church was enlarged in 1610, and again in 1625 after a further outbreak of plague. Its design featured a sober late-16th-century portal, three naves supported by four columns, and seven altars including the high altar. The church itself, closed to worship for many years, was converted into a cinema in 1940 to house the municipal theatre, which until then had been located in the Palazzo dei Marchesi Pilati, part of the
Palazzo Municipale complex on Piazza della Loggia. The project included modernising facilities (dressing rooms and restrooms), refurbishing the foyer and refreshment bar, upgrading the stage lighting area, replacing the heating and cooling system, and updating the suspended ceiling. ==Programming==