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The Wilma Theater

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See an intimate drama or a grand theatrical spectacle at this state-of-the-art, 300 seat theater on the Avenue of the Arts. This playhouse, known for its exceptional collaborations, superb artistry, and constant innovation, has produced 15 world premiers, 48 Philadelphia premiers, eight American premiers and numerous special events.

 

This space is available for rent.  Visit http://www.phillyspacefinder.com/spaces/2452?from_search=1 for more info.

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  • Contact Info

    The Wilma Theater

    265 S. Broad Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19107

    Phone: 215-546-7824   |   Official Website

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  • Accessibility Services

    

  • Accessibility Details

    Access Information: Call ahead for accessible seating arrangements.

  • • Current Events

      05/15/13- 06/16/13

      Bootycandy The Wilma Theater Bootycandy Presented by The Wilma Theater at The Wilma Theater May 15-June 16, 2013 Behind a tall church pulpit, a fire-and-brimstone preacher delivers a shocking sermon to his congregation. On the tropical sands of a deserted island, two lesbians come together. And at the home of a young boy Sutter, a mother scolds him for reading Jackie Collins romance novels. This is just a taste of playwright Robert O’Hara’s wildly imaginative anthology of sassy lessons in sex ed, a kaleidoscope of sketches that interconnect to portray growing up gay and African-American....

  • • Upcoming Events

      06/07/13	Bootycandy - Young Friends The Wilma Theater Bootycandy - Young Friends Presented by The Wilma Theater at The Wilma Theater June 7, 2013 Behind a tall church pulpit, a fire-and-brimstone preacher delivers a shocking sermon to his congregation. On the tropical sands of a deserted island, two lesbians come together. And at the home of a young boy Sutter, a mother scolds him for reading Jackie Collins romance novels. This is just a taste of playwright Robert O’Hara’s wildly imaginative anthology of sassy lessons in sex ed, a kaleidoscope of sketches that interconnect to portray growing up gay and African-American....
      06/14/13	Bootycandy - Tria Wine Tasting The Wilma Theater Bootycandy - Tria Wine Tasting Presented by The Wilma Theater at The Wilma Theater June 14, 2013 Behind a tall church pulpit, a fire-and-brimstone preacher delivers a shocking sermon to his congregation. On the tropical sands of a deserted island, two lesbians come together. And at the home of a young boy Sutter, a mother scolds him for reading Jackie Collins romance novels. This is just a taste of playwright Robert O’Hara’s wildly imaginative anthology of sassy lessons in sex ed, a kaleidoscope of sketches that interconnect to portray growing up gay and African-American....
      07/10/13- 07/14/13	Summer Series 2013 The Wilma Theater Summer Series 2013 Presented by BalletX at The Wilma Theater July 10-July 14, 2013 Summer Series 2013 will feature BalletX's first-ever evening-length ballet by a guest choreographer. Beautiful Decay by Nicolo Fonte will explore through dance the connection between the physical transformation of growing older and the role that memory plays over the course of our lives.

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/15/13- 06/16/13

    Bootycandy The Wilma Theater Bootycandy Presented by The Wilma Theater at The Wilma Theater May 15-June 16, 2013 Behind a tall church pulpit, a fire-and-brimstone preacher delivers a shocking sermon to his congregation. On the tropical sands of a deserted island, two lesbians come together. And at the home of a young boy Sutter, a mother scolds him for reading Jackie Collins romance novels. This is just a taste of playwright Robert O’Hara’s wildly imaginative anthology of sassy lessons in sex ed, a kaleidoscope of sketches that interconnect to portray growing up gay and African-American....

  • Upcoming Events

    06/07/13	Bootycandy - Young Friends The Wilma Theater Bootycandy - Young Friends Presented by The Wilma Theater at The Wilma Theater June 7, 2013 Behind a tall church pulpit, a fire-and-brimstone preacher delivers a shocking sermon to his congregation. On the tropical sands of a deserted island, two lesbians come together. And at the home of a young boy Sutter, a mother scolds him for reading Jackie Collins romance novels. This is just a taste of playwright Robert O’Hara’s wildly imaginative anthology of sassy lessons in sex ed, a kaleidoscope of sketches that interconnect to portray growing up gay and African-American....
    06/14/13	Bootycandy - Tria Wine Tasting The Wilma Theater Bootycandy - Tria Wine Tasting Presented by The Wilma Theater at The Wilma Theater June 14, 2013 Behind a tall church pulpit, a fire-and-brimstone preacher delivers a shocking sermon to his congregation. On the tropical sands of a deserted island, two lesbians come together. And at the home of a young boy Sutter, a mother scolds him for reading Jackie Collins romance novels. This is just a taste of playwright Robert O’Hara’s wildly imaginative anthology of sassy lessons in sex ed, a kaleidoscope of sketches that interconnect to portray growing up gay and African-American....
    07/10/13- 07/14/13	Summer Series 2013 The Wilma Theater Summer Series 2013 Presented by BalletX at The Wilma Theater July 10-July 14, 2013 Summer Series 2013 will feature BalletX's first-ever evening-length ballet by a guest choreographer. Beautiful Decay by Nicolo Fonte will explore through dance the connection between the physical transformation of growing older and the role that memory plays over the course of our lives.

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    04/17/13- 04/21/13	Spring Series 2013 The Wilma Theater
    04/05/13	Under the Whaleback- Tria Wine Tasting The Wilma Theater
    03/29/13	Under the Whaleback - Young Friends The Wilma Theater
    03/06/13- 04/07/13	Under the Whaleback The Wilma Theater
    02/01/13	Assistance - Tria Wine Tasting The Wilma Theater
    01/25/13	Assistance - Young Friends The Wilma Theater
    01/02/13- 02/03/13	Assistance The Wilma Theater
    12/05/12- 12/15/12	The Bearded Ladies Cabaret presents Marlene and the Machine The Wilma Theater
    11/16/12- 12/02/12	Satchmo at the Waldorf The Wilma Theater
    11/07/12- 11/11/12	Fall Series 2012 The Wilma Theater
    10/06/12- 10/20/12	Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches The Wilma Theater
    09/12/12- 10/21/12	Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika The Wilma Theater
    09/12/12- 10/21/12	Angels in America, Parts One and Two The Wilma Theater
    08/04/12	Footwerx - The Show The Wilma Theater
    07/19/12- 07/27/12	The Bearded Ladies Present Beards are for Shaving: A 007 Cabaret The Wilma Theater
    07/16/12- 07/28/12	BalletX 2012 Summer Intensive The Wilma Theater
    07/11/12- 07/15/12	Summer Series 2012 The Wilma Theater
    05/23/12- 07/01/12	Angels In America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches The Wilma Theater
    04/11/12- 04/15/12	The Bearded Ladies Present Beards are for Shaving: A 007 Cabaret The Wilma Theater
    03/07/12- 04/08/12	Curse of the Starving Class The Wilma Theater
    01/04/12- 02/05/12	Body Awareness The Wilma Theater
    12/01/11- 12/02/11	Professional Productions The Wilma Theater
    11/19/11	Fall Series 2011 Saturday Matinee The Wilma Theater
    11/17/11- 12/03/11	The Bearded Ladies Cabaret: Wide Awake The Wilma Theater
    11/16/11- 11/20/11	Fall Series 2011 The Wilma Theater
    10/12/11- 11/13/11	Our Class The Wilma Theater
    09/09/11- 09/11/11	Canyon The Wilma Theater
    09/02/11- 09/04/11	The Method Gun The Wilma Theater
    08/01/11- 08/12/11	Camp Wilma The Wilma Theater
    07/30/11	Footwerx: A Tap Extravaganza The Wilma Theater
    07/20/11- 07/24/11	BalletX: Summer Series 2011 The Wilma Theater
    07/07/11- 07/16/11	No Regrets: A Piaf Affair The Wilma Theater
    07/05/11- 07/16/11	Life In a Marital Institution: 20 Years of Monogamy In One Terrifying Hour The Wilma Theater
    05/18/11- 06/19/11	My Wonderful Day The Wilma Theater
    04/22/11- 04/23/11	The Bearded Ladies Cabaret The Wilma Theater
    04/16/11	Inside the Mind of a Dancer: Explore Your Imagination The Wilma Theater
    04/12/11- 04/24/11	Proliferation of the Imagination The Wilma Theater
    03/02/11- 04/03/11	In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play The Wilma Theater
    12/31/10- 01/01/11	New Years Eve performance of The Understudy The Wilma Theater
    12/29/10- 01/30/11	The Understudy The Wilma Theater
    11/17/10- 11/21/10	BalletX Fall Series 2010 The Wilma Theater
    09/29/10- 11/13/10	Macbeth The Wilma Theater
    07/31/10	Footwerx: A Tap Extravaganza The Wilma Theater
    07/21/10- 07/25/10	BalletX: Summer Series 2010 The Wilma Theater
    05/19/10- 06/20/10	Leaving The Wilma Theater
    05/19/10- 05/25/10	Celebrate Arts & Aging with: Leaving The Wilma Theater
    04/18/10	Inside the Mind of a Dancer The Wilma Theater
    04/14/10- 04/18/10	BalletX: Spring Series 2010 at The Wilma Theater The Wilma Theater
    04/08/10- 04/11/10	Jeanne Ruddy Dance 10th Anniversary Season: A Decade of Dance The Wilma Theater
    03/03/10- 04/04/10	Language Rooms The Wilma Theater
    12/30/09- 02/07/10	Becky Shaw The Wilma Theater
    11/19/09- 11/22/09	BalletX: Fall Series 2009 at the Wilma Theater The Wilma Theater
    10/14/09- 11/15/09	Coming Home The Wilma Theater
    09/17/09- 09/19/09	Mortal Engine The Wilma Theater
    09/10/09- 09/13/09	Operetta by Witold Gombrowicz The Wilma Theater
    07/22/09- 07/26/09	Summer Series 2009 The Wilma Theater
    07/22/09- 07/26/09	BalletX: Summer Series 2009 The Wilma Theater
    07/08/09- 08/23/09	The Rock Tenor The Wilma Theater
    05/13/09- 06/14/09	Hysteria The Wilma Theater
    04/04/09- 04/11/09	Spring Series 09 The Wilma Theater
    02/25/09- 03/29/09	Scorched The Wilma Theater