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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Oklahoma » Chickasha » Washita Theatre

Washita Theatre

Chickasha, OK
511 Chickahsa Avenue
, Chickasha, OK 73018 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Renovating/Restoring
Screens: Twin
Style: Unknown
Function: Live Theater
Seats: 768
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Washita Theatre opened in 1941 -- replacing an original building which was destroyed by fire. It remained a movie house for the next sixty years, but finally closed in April 2001.

The Chickasha Community Theatre has bought the Washita Theatre in downtown Chickasha, Oklahoma and will renovate and restore the theater into a venue for their theater productions.

The group has operated since 1994 without a permanent home and the purchase of the once immensely popular movie house fulfills their dream.

The original artwork remains although it has been covered by burlap to contain sound in the now-twinned theater.

The balcony had been previously enclosed to form a second screen.

The transformation into a legitimate theater was take to nearly two years (back in 2001), although this was a little optimistic, and completion is now proposed for late-2009.
Contributed by Cinema Treasures

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The address for the Washita Theatre is 511 Chickasha Avenue, Chickasha, Ok.
posted by Chuck1231 on Mar 7, 2004 at 11:11pm
This was a great little theatre. The owners even invented a little history calling it a "rare" stacked twin. Actually, it had an enclosed balcony making it a double screener. As of a few years ago it was in great shape. I saw the "Mummy Returns" there so it hasn't been closed too long.
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posted by brentclarkf on Dec 13, 2004 at 12:40am
This is a photo of the Washita Theater in Chickasha.
posted by Lost Memory on Mar 19, 2006 at 5:57am
Here is a recent photo of the Washita Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on May 30, 2006 at 3:59am
Another recent photo of the Washita Theater can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 27, 2006 at 4:08am
I am on the current Board of Directors for Chickasha Community Theatre. We are currently renovating the theater's facade and plan to begin work on the interior within the next year. I would like to encourage everyone to drive by and see the work that has been done so far. We will be holding fundraisers to raise more money for the interior renovations.

If you would like to make a donation to the Washita Project, you may send them to CCT, P.O. Box 1687, Chickasha, OK 73023.

For more information about CCT, you can visit our website at www.chickashatheatre.org On the website you will find information about upcoming events and membership, as well as links to all the current board members. Feel free to email any of us with questions or comments.
posted by Sapphireize on Jan 12, 2007 at 4:15pm
This is a 2007 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 7, 2007 at 7:00pm
You will most definitely want to look at these great images. Through vintage photographs the history of the Washita Theatre can be traced. It seems to have begun life as a Gothic opera house seating around 2200. Then in 1935 it received an economy Art Deco atmospheric makeover that was extremely enthusiastic. After the theatre burned on Dec. 27, 1939, it was rebuilt using zesty Southwestern streamline styling that gave the theatre an entire new character.
To view images type in word "washita" -
http://okhistory.cuadra.com/starweb3/b.archives/servlet.starweb3?path=b.archives/STARArchives.public.web
posted by Seymour Cox on Aug 29, 2007 at 4:20pm
Here is a close-up view.

posted by Lost Memory on Feb 11, 2008 at 7:11pm
A 1987 view of the Washita Theater in Chickasha here and here open and showing movies.
posted by Don Lewis on May 17, 2008 at 5:07pm
1985 photo of the Washita Theatre.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c36%2c3%2c-1&ProductID=32481
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 8, 2009 at 8:21pm
1985 night photo of the Washita Theatre.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c36%2c3%2c-1&ProductID=32486
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 8, 2009 at 8:23pm
The Washita in 1995...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34152329@N06/3472865126/in/set-72157617054310351/
posted by Kevin Dennis on Apr 25, 2009 at 12:11am
Here is another 1985 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on May 2, 2009 at 4:18pm
The sign on the front of the building has been relit, so the completion of the renovation must not be too far off. Last I heard, they were projecting six months.
posted by Drover on Jun 9, 2009 at 5:29am
This is a recent photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 19, 2009 at 6:54pm
Another 2009 photo is here.

posted by Lost Memory on Sep 23, 2009 at 8:15pm
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