Society Hill Playhouse
507 S Eighth St
PhiladelphiaPA19147
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A treasure of a red-brick neighborhood.
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Just north of South Street this two-stage, venue (ca. 1960) describes itself as "the theatre for people who don't like theatre." The main stage is upstairs and has 223 seats (not wheelchair accessible); the first-floor, 99-seat Red Room hosts independent-minded local productions.
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About the Playhouse Society Hill Playhouse is located in the heart of the Society Hill District (just 1/2 block off the "hot..." South Street Corridor). This is theatre for people who don’t like theatre ... or who think they don’t. Housed in the historic David Garrick Hall. This century-old building with its Victorian pressed tin walls and ceilings presents good, entertaining shows. No...
The Society Hill Playhouse located on Society Hill (surprise!) has been an institution in the city since 1959. It is the city's first professional theatre house to bring world-class plays from different parts of America, as well as Canada and Europe. It has also produced hundreds of plays, such as Brecht and Weill's 'Threepenny Opera' in 1962 to Jean Genet's 'The Blacks' in 1965. Others include...
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