Capitol City Playhouse

Capitol City Playhouse Intimate theatre in Austin TX 1980 - 1996. Capitol City Playhouse traces its roots to the Gaslight Theatre from 1978-1981.

Annual attendance 30,000 with 2,000 subscribers
199 seats
Yearly Budget in 1991 $350,000

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04/29/2018

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Here's a chance to help save another Texas theatre.
01/06/2018

Here's a chance to help save another Texas theatre.

After Hurricane Harvey hit, I wondered what I could do to help. I thought that schools, homes and big buildings would be getting funding first, and I wanted to help something that was more close to home for me. When I heard the Alley theatre and other local theaters were impacted I immediately be...

02/06/2014

A year ago we created this page to post photos and memories of a time gone by. Please spread and share as we would love to see more photos from Cap City. And you know He would love it!

01/31/2013

We are looking for more photos, programs and posters. You can either post to the wall or send as as a message and we can download to the album. Posting the the wall may not be as easily viewable as it requires folks to scroll down. However, we are trying to capture all of our great memories. Feel free to continue to share stories!

01/24/2013

Um, can someone check out the Austin History Center? Box one, files 5-8
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00067/ahc-00067.html

Diana Claitor was born in Pasadena, CA, but spent most of her childhood in Corpus Christi, Texas and Amarillo, Texas. At age five she appeared on the Art Linkletter show. After attending 13 schools in 12 years she left home at 18, traveling and spending time in San Francisco, Santa Fe, Houston, Engl...

01/17/2013

As the theatre closed before the digital age we are looking to crowd source any stories, pictures and posters folks can share. So dig out those photo albums, scan and post!

"Capitol City Playhouse has been one of the most important theatres in town for 14 years now, having produced an abundan...
01/16/2013

"Capitol City Playhouse has been one of the most important theatres in town for 14 years now, having produced an abundance of memorable stage work and been a leader in the development and production of locally-written plays, and now it's being forced to leave its home on West Fourth Street."

Get ready to say goodbye to another of Austin's cultural landmarks. It may not have defined an era like the Armadillo World Headquarters or made cultu

01/07/2013

Share your Cap City photos and memories here!

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214 West Street
Austin, TX
78701

Telephone

(512) 454-1122

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