 Unfortunately, this overabundance of plays became a serious strain on resources, such as players, donations and attendees, which were, understandably, spread thin.Inevitably, factional strife erupted between the groups and the quality of theater in Carmel began to decline.In 1923, in order to solve this dilemma and rebuild a healthy theater scene, the competing producing organizations disbanded, and under the auspices of the Carmel Club of Arts and Crafts, the Forest Theater Corporation was created as a unifying entity to produce and manage the plays staged at the Forest Theater.