Recognized as one of the few working theatres of its kind, Shea’ s Performing Arts Center is an award winning National Historic site. Designed by architects C.W. and George L. Rapp, Shea’ s Buffalo Theatre boasts an interior designed by Tiffany Studios featuring a Neo-Spanish Baroque design, modeled after a European opera house. It originally opened in 1926 as a movie house under the direction of Mr. Michael Shea. Since then, the theatre continues to be maintained and restored to its original grandeur.
Shea’ s mission is to restore and maintain Shea’ s Buffalo Theatre for present and future generations to enjoy as a working historic theatre providing a wide variety of live performing arts experiences for our patrons and innovative and effective educational experiences fostering an appreciation of live theatre by area youth.
Programs
Shea's Reader's Theatre Residency
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Shea' s On School Time Series
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