Casino Theatre

Built as a ballroom on the Newport Casino campus, the Casino Theatre now houses Salve Regina University’s music, theater and dance performances in addition to providing rental space for other performances, receptions and more.

Since the late 19th century, the Casino Theatre has hosted everything from vaudevillian comic acts to elegant ballets. Designed by Stanford White in his signature style, the theater perfectly encapsulates the popular shingle-styled exterior, gold trimming and basket-weave plaster of the age. Throughout the early 20th century, the stage saw the likes of Vincent Price, Talullah Bankhead and Eva Gabor.

After falling into disrepair in the late 1980s, the Casino Theatre was closed due to structural concerns. The building was restored in 2010 through a partnership with Salve and the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The award-winning restoration kept intact the Victorian shingles and gilded ornamentation and even restored the green velvet seats with their original top hat racks beneath.

Amenities

283- to 295-seat auditorium layout

• Two accessible wheelchair spots on lower level (four chairs available to fill in space)
• Eight removable seats in balcony (removed for certain lighting needs)

Concession/gallery space

• Available for reception space, gallery displays, quiet area

Lobby

• Box office window
• Restrooms
• Accessible entrance ramp

Dressing rooms

• Two star dressing rooms with private restrooms
• Two chorus dressing rooms
• Two backstage restrooms

Green room

• Two couches
• Color stage monitor

Tech

• Surround sound, personal mixers, daily use mode
• House repertory plot

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