TheaterWorks (Hartford)
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TheaterWorks is a non-profit, professional theater company situated on Pearl Street
Pearl Street
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in Hartford, Connecticut. The company was founded in 1985 by Steve Campo who continues as Artistic and Executive Director.
Building
In 1994 TheaterWorks purchased Hartford's historic Art Deco Building at 233 Pearl Street. In 2008 the building was renamed City Arts on Pearl. Theaterworks converted the building into an arts center, now home to numerous nonprofit organizations as well as performance, Gallery, office, rehearsal, and storage spaces. The theater itself is in the basement of the building and is a small intimate space. It seats 195 people and is only 8 rows back in any direction.The large, brick building is in Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
style with decorative Moorish Revival
Moorish Revival
Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of the Romanticist fascination with all things oriental...
touches.