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Walnut Street Theatre
Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1808 at 825 Walnut Street, on the corner of S. 9th Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, is the oldest operating theatre in the United States.
The venue is operated by Walnut Street Theatre Company, a non-profit organization, and has three stages: the Mainstage, for the company's primary and larger productions, the Independence Studio on 3, a studio located on the building's third floor for smaller productions, and the Studio 5 on the fifth floor, which is rented out for independent productions.
When it was first constructed in 1809, the New Circus had no stage, just a ring of sawdust marking the performance area. It was made of brick due to the Philadelphia fire code, unlike other venues built by Pepin and Breschard. It had a peaked roof and a dome with a flagpole on top of it, becoming Philadelphia's tallest building. In 1820, the dome on the building was removed for sound quality improvements. The original brick façade was replaced with a Greek Revival one in 1828.
Walnut Street Theatre was the first theatre to install gas footlights in 1837. In 1855, it was also the first theatre to feature air conditioning. The theatre switched to electric chandeliers and footlights in 1892. The theatre had an interior renovation in 1970 to modernize it.
In May 2019, Walnut Street Theatre announced a major expansion, to begin in 2020.
In March 2020, the expansion was postponed six weeks from its initial groundbreaking due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A parcel of land owned by John Brown on the corner of Walnut and 9th Street in Philadelphia was sold to Victor Pépin and Jean Baptiste Casmiere Breschard for $11,058 on October 4, 1808. A theatre, going by the name of The New Circus, was built on the parcel by the pair, who formed the Circus of Pepin and Breschard, which toured the United States from 1807 to 1815.
Pépin and Breschard constructed numerous venues in cities along the U.S. East Coast, which often featured, along with performances of their circus, classical plays as well as horse dramas. Their first show was performed on February 2, 1809.
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Walnut Street Theatre
Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1808 at 825 Walnut Street, on the corner of S. 9th Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, is the oldest operating theatre in the United States.
The venue is operated by Walnut Street Theatre Company, a non-profit organization, and has three stages: the Mainstage, for the company's primary and larger productions, the Independence Studio on 3, a studio located on the building's third floor for smaller productions, and the Studio 5 on the fifth floor, which is rented out for independent productions.
When it was first constructed in 1809, the New Circus had no stage, just a ring of sawdust marking the performance area. It was made of brick due to the Philadelphia fire code, unlike other venues built by Pepin and Breschard. It had a peaked roof and a dome with a flagpole on top of it, becoming Philadelphia's tallest building. In 1820, the dome on the building was removed for sound quality improvements. The original brick façade was replaced with a Greek Revival one in 1828.
Walnut Street Theatre was the first theatre to install gas footlights in 1837. In 1855, it was also the first theatre to feature air conditioning. The theatre switched to electric chandeliers and footlights in 1892. The theatre had an interior renovation in 1970 to modernize it.
In May 2019, Walnut Street Theatre announced a major expansion, to begin in 2020.
In March 2020, the expansion was postponed six weeks from its initial groundbreaking due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A parcel of land owned by John Brown on the corner of Walnut and 9th Street in Philadelphia was sold to Victor Pépin and Jean Baptiste Casmiere Breschard for $11,058 on October 4, 1808. A theatre, going by the name of The New Circus, was built on the parcel by the pair, who formed the Circus of Pepin and Breschard, which toured the United States from 1807 to 1815.
Pépin and Breschard constructed numerous venues in cities along the U.S. East Coast, which often featured, along with performances of their circus, classical plays as well as horse dramas. Their first show was performed on February 2, 1809.
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