Old Theater
Broad Street at Church Street,
Oriental,
NC
28571
Broad Street at Church Street,
Oriental,
NC
28571
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The Old Theater in Oriental, NC opened as a movie theater in 1945. It continued as a movie theater into the late-1950’s. After closing, the building sat empty for over thirty years.
In 1992 a nonprofit organization called the Old Theater Corporation was formed. The theater was renovated and opened to the public again in 1995. It is now a cultural center where plays and concerts are performed. It is also used for art exhibits.
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This website is for Pamlico Sounds. They use the balcony from this theater as a recording studio.
According to today’s (April 18, 2013) episode of WUNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend” the name of the Old Theater in its movie-theater days was the Mart Theatre; it was named for the owner’s wife (“Mart” was a contraction of “Margaret”).