List of U.S. state theaters explained

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alabama Historic Theatre . January 20, 2008 . November 6, 2003 . Alabama Department of Archives and History .
2. Web site: State Theater . December 16, 2007 . 2007 . History and Culture - State Symbols . State of California.
3. 2022 Georgia Code § 50-3-66. State Theater . 2022 . May 24, 2024.
4. News: Leibowitz . Elissa . Old Stage, New Life . WashingtonPost.com . May 7, 1998 . May 24, 2024.
5. News: Proclaiming the Paper Mill Playhouse the State Theatre of New Jersey is Governor William T. Cahill... . . Newspapers.com . June 29, 1972 . May 24, 2024.
6. News: Excitement, Fervor Prevail As Flat Rock Opening Nears . . Newspapers.com . June 25, 1961 . May 24, 2024.
7. News: Lyric named official theatre of Oklahoma . OKSenate.gov . May 9, 2022 . May 24, 2024.
8. A Resolution designating the Walnut Street Theatre at 9th and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "State Theatre of Pennsylvania" . September 18, 2021 . June 8, 1999 . Pennsylvania General Assembly.
9. Web site: Tennessee Theatre . September 18, 2021 . State Symbols USA. 16 September 2014 .
10. AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, relative to state symbols . September 18, 2021 . April 4, 2017 . Tennessee House of Representatives.
11. Book: Volz, Jim . Working in American Theatre: A brief history, career guide and resource book for over 1000 theatres . 2011 . A&C Black . 9781408152317 . 210 . May 24, 2024 . en.