Outside, a bulb-lit marquee and a ticket booth - literally a box office - add to that nostalgic feeling that the Governales say they will guide their operation of the theater. Both have a classic movie theater feel, with a long narrow aisle down the center of the auditorium, leading to the screen. (The previous owners put on live shows instead of movies, Joseph said.) The smaller theater seats 200. The larger of the Maven’s two theaters seats 300 people, and includes a stage. Joseph has also spent 17 years working in movie theaters, in Florida and in New England. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Maven Cinemas, on Main Street in American Fork, on Tuesday, Oct.