Owner TheaterWorks Capacity 195 Type of business Regional theatre | Phone +1 860-527-7838 Year built 1927 | |
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Address 233 Pearl St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA Similar Hartford Stage, The Bushnell Center for, Long Wharf Theatre, Wadsworth Atheneum, Ivoryton Playhouse Profiles | ||
TheaterWorks is a non-profit, professional theater company situated on Pearl Street in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. The company was founded in 1985 by Steve Campo and is currently run by Rob Ruggiero who serves as Producing Artistic Director. Since its founding in 1985, TheaterWorks has produced over 130 plays and presents approximately 225 performances per season. On average, TheaterWorks’ annual audience tops 40,000 of which more than 5,000 are subscribers.
Building
The historic Art Deco Building at 233 Pearl Street was built in 1927. TheaterWorks operated in the building in the 1980s, finally purchasing it outright in 1993. In 2008, the building was renamed City Arts on Pearl. TheaterWorks converted the building into an arts center, now home to numerous nonprofit organizations as well as performance, gallery, office, rehearsal, and storage spaces. The theater itself is in the basement of the building and is a small intimate space. It seats 195 people and is only 8 rows back in any direction.
The large, brick building is in Art Deco style with decorative Moorish Revival touches.