Savannah Theatre, Historic theatre in Downtown Savannah, United States.
Savannah Theatre stands on Bull Street at Chippewa Square in Savannah, Georgia. The original 1818 building by British architect William Jay was rebuilt in Art Deco style after a 1948 fire, so the present facade and auditorium date from that reconstruction rather than from Jay's design.
William Jay designed the building in 1818, making it one of the oldest theaters in continuous operation in the United States. Over the following decades it went through several renovations without losing its essential character.
Since 2002 the Savannah Theatre has run regular music revues, beginning with "Lost in the '50s". Its name recalls the Athenaeum, as the house was sometimes called in the 1850s and 1860s. On March 21, 1861, Alexander H. Stephens gave the Cornerstone Speech here.
Buying tickets in advance is a good idea, as evening shows tend to sell out. The theater sits on Bull Street and is easy to reach on foot from most of the historic downtown area.
In 1832, troops from Cantonment Oglethorpe were billeted inside the theatre during Savannah's sickly season; only 3 to 7 soldiers fell ill and one died, against over 100 deaths at the cantonment between 1826 and 1828. The soldiers stayed until permanent barracks were completed in 1835.
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