National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
National Theatre in December 2019 | |
Location in the United States Location in Washington, D.C. | |
| Address | 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′47″N 77°01′50″W / 38.8963°N 77.0305°W |
| Owner | Quadrangle Development Corporation |
| Operator | The Nederlander Organization |
| Capacity | 1,705 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1835 |
| Reopened | 1923 |
| Tenants | |
| National Theatre Foundation | |
| Website | |
| www | |
National Theatre is a public theatre in downtown Washington, D.C., just east of the White House. The theatre functions as a venue for live stage productions and has a seating capacity of 1,676. Despite its name, it is not a government-funded national theatre, and instead operates as a private, non-profit organization.
Founded in 1835, National Theatre is the second-oldest continuously operating theater in the United States after Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, which was founded in 1808.