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'''The State Theatre''' in [[State College, Pennsylvania]] is a non-profit community theatre.<ref>[http://www.thestatetheatre.org/ The State Theatre]</ref> It was originally built as a movie theatre for [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] in 1938 at a cost of $70,000 (approximately ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|70000|1938}}}} in today's dollars) and operated as such until March 2001. |
'''The State Theatre''' in [[State College, Pennsylvania]] is a non-profit community theatre.<ref>[http://www.thestatetheatre.org/ The State Theatre]</ref> It was originally built as a movie theatre for [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] in 1938 at a cost of $70,000 (approximately ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|70000|1938}}}} in today's dollars) and operated as such until March 2001. |
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Shortly after its closure as a cinema, plans were in place to convert the property into a non-profit community theatre. Costs to cover the ambitious renovation, conversion and expansion goals would be raised through local fund-raising efforts as well as corporate and government grants. |
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Some of the sold-out opening night guests of the "new" theatre included [[Pennsylvania]] Governor [[Ed Rendell]], [[Pennsylvania]] State Senator [[Jake Corman]], and [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] Mayor [[Bill Welch]]. |
Some of the sold-out opening night guests of the "new" theatre included [[Pennsylvania]] Governor [[Ed Rendell]], [[Pennsylvania]] State Senator [[Jake Corman]], and [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] Mayor [[Bill Welch]]. |
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| Address | 130 West College Avenue State College, Pennsylvania  United States |
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| Owner | The State Theatre, Inc. |
| Operator | The State Theatre, Inc. |
| Capacity | 571 |
| Current use | Community theatre (since 2006) |
| Opened | October 15, 1938 |
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The State Theatre in State College, Pennsylvania is a non-profit community theatre.[1] It was originally built as a movie theatre for Warner Bros. Pictures in 1938 at a cost of $70,000 (approximately $1,515,177 in today's dollars) and operated as such until March 2001.
Shortly after its closure as a cinema, plans were in place to convert the property into a non-profit community theatre. Costs to cover the ambitious renovation, conversion and expansion goals would be raised through local fund-raising efforts as well as corporate and government grants.
Once the necessary capital was received, the theatre building was extensively refurbished and re-opened in December 2006 as a state-of-the-art venue for theatre, dance, music, film, concerts, and other regional and international performances.
Some of the sold-out opening night guests of the "new" theatre included Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania State Senator Jake Corman, and State College Mayor Bill Welch.
Today, the theatre continues to act as one of the cultural hubs of music, cinema, and live performances for downtown State College and the Centre County region.
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