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Blackfriars Theatre Blackfriars Theatre is a mid-sized professional theatre that has entertained audiences for 75 years in downtown Rochester, NY!
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Blackfriars is proud to invite you to our theater located in Rochester's "Theatre Row" along Main St. We are now in our 72nd season of providing quality theatrical entertainment to the Greater Monroe County and Finger Lakes region. Blackfriars Theatre produces 7 theatrical productions each year (6 in our subscription series and 1 special summer show through our Summer Intensive program from young

artists). Our theatrical season starts each fall and runs through May. Our committed group of performers, technicians and volunteers are proud to bring live entertainment in the form of dramatic and musical productions to our local community in western New York.

When your next show requires a grand piano on stage... 🎹 Thank you, Caccamise Moving!
15/08/2025

When your next show requires a grand piano on stage... 🎹 Thank you, Caccamise Moving!

We are thrilled to announce our first community partnership of the 2025-2026 Season - Me**es in Need, a local nonprofit ...
14/08/2025

We are thrilled to announce our first community partnership of the 2025-2026 Season - Me**es in Need, a local nonprofit organization that provides free period products to people who have difficulty accessing them and seeks to decrease the effect of period poverty and period stigma in our community! During the run of IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VI****OR PLAY), Blackfriars will serve as a donation collection location for period products, which Me**es in Need will then distribute to those in need. We are excited to partner with Brianna at Me**es in Need to help fight period poverty in Rochester and we hope you'll join us! 🤝

Learn more about Me**es in Need: https://linktr.ee/mensesinneed

Rochester's most interactive, insanely unique fundraising gala is only 93 days away! This year, we return to ARTISANwork...
14/08/2025

Rochester's most interactive, insanely unique fundraising gala is only 93 days away! This year, we return to ARTISANworks on November 15th for the 11th Annual Season Soirée, where you'll get to enjoy cocktails and delicious hand-passed hors d'oeuvres, a bevy of exciting NEW raffle prize packages, top secret musical performances from some of your favorite BT artists, and YOU GET TO VOTE FOR NEXT SEASON'S BIG MUSICAL! It's the most fun you'll have all year and you'll feel great knowing every penny raised goes directly to our artistic and education programming! Get your tix today - space is limited and you won't want to miss it!

🎟: https://www.blackfriars.org/season-soiree-2025

Hello! If any of these items are important to you, please email info@blackfriars.org (or Brynn and Mary directly) to cla...
09/08/2025

Hello! If any of these items are important to you, please email [email protected] (or Brynn and Mary directly) to claim them by Tuesday! Anything not picked up by Friday, August 15th during normal box office hours will be generously donated to Goodwill 🥳

🚨ANNOUNCING🚨: The remaining auditions for Blackfriars' 76th subscription season!! Go grab those audition appointments, a...
08/08/2025

🚨ANNOUNCING🚨: The remaining auditions for Blackfriars' 76th subscription season!! Go grab those audition appointments, and BREAK LEGS!! 🤩🎭
https://www.blackfriars.org/join-the-team

***PLEASE READ AUDITION NOTICES PRIOR TO REQUESTING AUDITION APPOINTMENTS ... appointment requests made over weekends may not receive a response until the box office reopens on Tuesdays***

How about this decluttered, clean, freshly painted, SAFE backstage area!! Huge thanks to "the boys" for making our (and ...
07/08/2025

How about this decluttered, clean, freshly painted, SAFE backstage area!! Huge thanks to "the boys" for making our (and our artists') backstage dreams come true! 🤩❤️

Front row VIP seats are almost sold out! Come see our friends at ✨Breaking the Binary Burlesque✨ go down the rabbit hole...
05/08/2025

Front row VIP seats are almost sold out! Come see our friends at ✨Breaking the Binary Burlesque✨ go down the rabbit hole this Saturday for A Very Merry Unbirthday!!
https://www.blackfriars.org/ #2526-season-addons

Remember to register for FINDING YOUR INNER CLOWN--taught by upcoming Souvenir director, Nathaniel Niemi--running this S...
05/08/2025

Remember to register for FINDING YOUR INNER CLOWN--taught by upcoming Souvenir director, Nathaniel Niemi--running this Saturday, August 9th from 10am-1pm!! Click below and scroll down to find your workshop ...
https://www.blackfriars.org/engage-learn -theatre-conservatory

Nathaniel is a recent transplant to the Rochester area who has taught and directed with Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Lifeline Theatre, and The Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol. Specialties include acting, directing, clowning, puppeteering, and theatre education. Welcome, Nathaniel!

LAST CHANCE to see Shrek, today at 2pm!! Online sales shut off at noon, but you can purchase any available seats at the ...
03/08/2025

LAST CHANCE to see Shrek, today at 2pm!! Online sales shut off at noon, but you can purchase any available seats at the door or over the phone starting one hour prior to curtain ...
https://www.blackfriars.org/shrek-btsi25

"Great fun at tonight’s performance of Shrek! The cast was so incredibly energetic, and enthusiastic! So many wonderful voices! The audience was laughing out loud all night! Congratulations to all involved, and thank you for an entertaining evening!👏"
- Helen T.

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Tuesday 12:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 12:00 - 16:00
Thursday 12:00 - 16:00
Friday 12:00 - 16:00

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(585) 454-1260

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