List of U.S. state theaters

This is a list of official U.S. state theaters:

State Theater Designation Image Date Designated
Alabama Alabama Theatre State theater 1993[1]
California Pasadena Playhouse State theater 1937[2]
Georgia Springer Opera House State theater 1992[3]
Maryland Olney Theatre Center State theater 1978[4]
New Jersey Paper Mill Playhouse State theater 1972[5]
North Carolina Flat Rock Playhouse State theater 1961[6]
Oklahoma Lyric Theatre State theater 2022[7]
Pennsylvania Walnut Street Theatre State theater 1999[8]
Tennessee Tennessee Theatre State theater 1996[9]
Tennessee Oak Ridge Playhouse State community theater 2017[10]
Virginia Barter Theatre State theater 1946[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Alabama Historic Theatre". Alabama Department of Archives and History. November 6, 2003. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
  2. ^ "State Theater". History and Culture - State Symbols. State of California. 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  3. ^ 2022 Georgia Code § 50-3-66. State Theater. 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Leibowitz, Elissa (May 7, 1998). "Old Stage, New Life". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Proclaiming the Paper Mill Playhouse the State Theatre of New Jersey is Governor William T. Cahill..." Verona-Cedar Grove Times. June 29, 1972. Retrieved May 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Excitement, Fervor Prevail As Flat Rock Opening Nears". Asheville Citizen-Times. June 25, 1961. Retrieved May 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lyric named official theatre of Oklahoma". OKSenate.gov. May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  8. ^ A Resolution designating the Walnut Street Theatre at 9th and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "State Theatre of Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania General Assembly. June 8, 1999. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tennessee Theatre". State Symbols USA. 16 September 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  10. ^ AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, relative to state symbols. Tennessee House of Representatives. April 4, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  11. ^ Volz, Jim (2011). Working in American Theatre: A brief history, career guide and resource book for over 1000 theatres. A&C Black. p. 210. ISBN 9781408152317. Retrieved May 24, 2024.