List of U.S. state theaters

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This is a list of official U.S. state theaters:

TheaterStateDesignationImageDate Designated
Alabama Theatre Alabama State theater1993 [1]
Oak Ridge Playhouse Tennessee State community theater2017 [2]
Pasadena Playhouse California State theater1937 [3]
Tennessee Theatre Tennessee State theater1996 [4]
Walnut Street Theatre Pennsylvania State theater1999 [5]

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References

  1. "Alabama Historic Theatre". Alabama Department of Archives and History. November 6, 2003. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
  2. "AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, relative to state symbols". Act of April 4, 2017. Tennessee House of Representatives. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. "State Theater". History and Culture - State Symbols. State of California. 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  4. "Tennessee Theatre". State Symbols USA. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  5. "A Resolution designating the Walnut Street Theatre at 9th and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "State Theatre of Pennsylvania"". Act of June 8, 1999. Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved September 18, 2021.