Academy Theatre

535 Eighth Street SE,
Washington, DC 20003

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nickparis
nickparis on June 10, 2011 at 4:35 pm

Yeah, i’m sure Female Trouble will go down real well there…

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on June 4, 2011 at 3:43 pm

Some work is underway to revert the auditorium to its original design and purpose by creating a new hybrid called the cinema church. The pulpit is gone, the stage restored and a giant new screen added. It could be quite a showpiece but I don’t hold any faith that there will be any screenings of the works of John Waters at this site for the immediate future.

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 28, 2009 at 4:34 pm

The church looked much better in this 1984 photo.

JackCoursey
JackCoursey on January 30, 2008 at 5:45 pm

Here, here and here are January 2008 photos of the former Academy Theatre. Most of the original façade has been altered and there is nothing really distinctive about the auditorium/sanctuary.