Jonesborough Repertory Theatre
121 W. Main Street,
Jonesborough,
TN
37659
121 W. Main Street,
Jonesborough,
TN
37659
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Jonesborough Repertory Theatre (Official)
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Functions: Live Theatre
Previous Names: Blue Mouse Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Jackson Theater
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
423.330.3367
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Built in the 1800’s as a furniture business. The Blue Mouse Theatre was opened as a movie theatre in 1922 and had 200-seats. It closed around 1929 as a silent movie theatre. It was converted into Debyns-Taylor hardware store.
Movies returned to the building when the 400-seat Jackson Theater opened on August 30, 1945 with Marjorie Reynolds in “Three is a Family”. It was still open in 1957. In the 1960’s it was closed and converted into retail and office space.
In 2015 it was converted into the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre. In late-2019 it was totally gutted internally the create a new space for the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre. Renovation work continues in 2023.
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The Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 366.
This opened on August 30th, 1945. Here is the zoomable grand opening ad:
Grand opening ad posted as well.
Work is underway to totally renovate this space for live performances for the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre. It’s totally gutted inside with new steelwork in place for the balcony and a new stage area. The exterior will be restored to its original looking movie theater roots. Seating capacity will be about 350 with around a $3 million budget. Completion is planned for late 2020 or early 2021.
Work is still not complete but is slated to finish in late 2023. Like so many other construction projects during the pandemic, material shortages and other problems have caused many setbacks.
Status is Open and renamed The Jackson Theatre, showing classic films and hosting live music. Name changes chronology from their website:
The Jackson Theatre Originally opened as the Blue Mouse Theatre in 1922 in the back of L.M. Broyles furniture store, this building embraced the art of cinema. It was later known as the Lyric Theater and then remodeled and reopened as the Jackson Theatre in 1945. The theatre showed movies and offered plays and concerts on its 12’ stage in front of the screen. A quarter got you a long way at the Jackson Theatre, and many of Jonesborough’s residents spent their Saturdays here watching a double feature and eating concessions. The theatre ceased operation in the early 1960s. In 2014, the Town of Jonesborough purchased the building with an ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) Grant and began renovating it into a year-round performance venue.
Official website and Facebook page below.
https://thejacksontheatre.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMtrWhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFESWtBc0pLQk9IZDEzUEJzAR78pUs4Il4CWGsCQVcesFfNA-Wl51aLmPf0Su4W-kcUo4IldjZ3rVEdh4FwyA_aem_l0bHcMfEVE2rkstLyV5lrA
https://www.facebook.com/thejacksontheatre/