Dante Hall Theater, Theater in Ducktown district, Atlantic City, United States.
Dante Hall Theater of the Arts is a theatre and cultural center in Atlantic City's Ducktown neighborhood, the city's traditional Little Italy. Built in 1926 by St. Michael's Catholic Church, the building served as a church hall, school gymnasium and community theatre before an $3.5 million renovation completed in October 2003. Stockton University has run it since 2011.
The building opened in 1926 as a church hall and gymnasium for St. Michael's Catholic Church, serving the Italian-American community of the time. In the early 2000s, major renovation work transformed it into the modern performance space it is today.
The building stands in Ducktown, the neighbourhood long known as Atlantic City's Little Italy, and was built by St. Michael's Catholic Church for its Italian-American parish. Since Stockton University took control in 2011, the hall has hosted theatre, music and film programming while remaining the property of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.
Check the performance schedule before visiting to find shows that interest you. The venue offers accessible seating and allows you to purchase tickets online in advance.
The building stayed dormant for years after St. Michael's closed its parish school in the late 1980s. An eighteen-month, $3.5 million renovation paid for entirely by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority reopened it in October 2003 as Dante Hall Theater of the Arts. Stockton University took over operations in 2011, though the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden still owns the property.
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