Circle in the Square Theatre (New York City, New York)

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The Circle in the Square Theatre is a Broadway theatre in midtown Manhattan at 235 West 50th Street in the Paramount Plaza building.

The original Circle in the Square was founded by Paul Libin, Theodore Mann and Jose Quintero in 1951 and was located at 5 Sheridan Square (a brownstone) in Greenwich Village. Designed by architect Alan Sayles, the present home of the company is one of two theatres in the Paramount Plaza office tower. Its much bigger sibling is the Gershwin Theatre. The theatre entrance lobbies are side by side but separated by a wall. The company retains the downtown premises, but rents them out.

The Gershwin and Circle in the Square were built in 1970 when the Uris Brothers tore down the Capitol Theatre to build the tower (with the Gershwin originally being called the Uris Theatre).It originally served as the uptown home to the Circle-in-the-Square repertory company. The theatre is below street level. It is one of only two Broadway houses with a thrust stage (the other is Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre).

Circle in the Square Theatre School, an independent non-profit 501(c)3, began training actors in 1961. It is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre. It shares a busy space with the famed Circle in the Square Theatre.

Tel: 212-307-0388
Fax: 212-307-0257
Email: admissions@circlesquare.org

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