Titusville Playhouse Major Expansion
June 30, 2021 – That’s entertainment! The Titusville Playhouse has acquired the former site of Shuler’s Auction house and storage yard, as well as two other adjacent parcels and are moving ahead on creating an outdoor venue with 200 seats.
This increases the footprint of the Emma Parrish Theater from a quarter-acre to a total of more than 2.5 acres. Schedules for the upcoming season are on the theater’s website.
The theater expansion has long been in the planning stages because the Playhouse has frequently sold out performances of their high artistic quality productions. Broadway World recently recognized the team’s production excellence by awarding it four “Best of the Decade” musical theatre awards to Executive Artistic Director Steven Heron, Niko Stamos and Spencer Crosswell.
“We will be the engine for a designated entertainment district in Titusville’s redeveloping downtown,” said Heron. “We are excited to work with the City to plan for this as we begin the immediate and long-term development of our new properties.”
Beyond the immediate expansion of its offerings, Titusville Playhouse will look to the new properties for planning an eventual new state-of-technology theatre, targeting 450 seats initially, while retaining its 274-seat Emma Parrish Theatre. The Playhouse has reached out to a nationwide network of professional theatre consultants to take a first step in concept development for its multi-venue performing arts hub bordering downtown’s Julia Street and Palm Avenues.