Jason Chaffee on the possibilities of Echo Cinema and Arcade

Partners Jason Chaffee and Eric Graves have a grand plan to bring a revival theater and retro arcade to Kansas City. It’s a plan not without its ups and downs, nor is it a small financial commitment. In an effort to gauge interest in the project — which they call Echo Cinema and Arcade — the pair have launched a crowd-sourced fund-raising effort, in which they hope to raise $150,000 by the end of the year. It’s a substantial amount of money they’re looking at, and for a rather ambitious project. Curious about what leads an online marketer and chemical engineer to such lofty goals, we spoke with Chaffee via e-mail about the particulars of Echo Cinema and Arcade.