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

• Lists of U.S. state insignia

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.