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Walnut Street Theatre

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Pennsylvania state historical marker significationsTheatres completed in 1808Theatres in PhiladelphiaTheatres on the National Register of Historic Places in PennsylvaniaWashington Square West, Philadelphia
Walnut Street Theatre from east
Walnut Street Theatre from east

The 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 the 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. In May 2019, the 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.

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Walnut Street Theatre
Walnut Street, Philadelphia Center City

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Walnut Street Theatre

Walnut Street 825
19107 Philadelphia, Center City
Pennsylvania, United States
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