Daryl Roth Theatre, Off-Broadway theatre in Union Square, Manhattan, US
The Daryl Roth Theatre is a theatre in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan, housed in a four-story Edwardian building with white granite cladding and Corinthian columns on East 15th Street. It contains two separate performance halls, each with a different seating capacity, which allows the venue to host a range of production sizes.
The building was designed by architect Henry Bacon and completed in 1907 as the Union Square Savings Bank. It served as a bank for most of the 20th century before being converted into a theatre in 1998.
The theatre takes its name from the producer who founded it and shaped its programming around Off-Broadway work. Both performance spaces keep the audience close to the stage, so even a small gesture from an actor is easy to follow.
The theatre sits a short walk from Union Square station, which is served by several subway lines, making it one of the more accessible spots in the area. Inside, both halls are wheelchair accessible and captioning is available during performances.
Henry Bacon, the architect who designed this building, is best known for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., which he completed years later. Seeing this theatre is a way to encounter his work in a very different setting from the monumental open-air memorial.
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