Seattle Theatre Group offers the public a a glimpse behind the scenes at the historic Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres. Free tours of each theater is offered once a month on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
- Paramount Theater tour, first Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Please meet in front of the main entrance of the theatre – on the corner of 9th and Pine – by 10 am. The tour will last approximately 90 minutes and will be lead by members of our well-versed volunteer staff. Restored in 1995 at the cost of $20 million dollars, The Paramount Theatre has been brought back to its original splendor, just as Seattle audiences would have experienced it as they passed through the doors for the first time on March 1st, 1928.
- Moore Theater tour, second Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Please meet in front of the main entrance of the Theatre – on the corner 2nd and Virginia – by 10 am. The tour will last approximately 90 minutes and will be lead by members of our well-versed volunteer staff. Built in 1907, the Moore Theatre is the oldest remaining theatre in Seattle. Twenty-five hundred enthusiastic Seattleites arrived for the opening night celebration. In the last twenty years the Moore has defined itself as a venue for both local community events, such as lectures, beauty pageants, and local dance or musical groups, and as a home for more “alternative” touring musicians and theatre.
- Neptune Theatre tours, third Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Please meet in front of the main entrance of the Theatre – on the corner of N.E. 45th Street and Brooklyn – by 10 am. The tour will last approximately 90 minutes and will be lead by members of our well-versed volunteer staff. On Wednesday, November 16, 1921 ushers dressed in Dutch costumes accompanied patrons to their seats and before a full house, the University Commercial Club presented a dedication ceremony. The opening night screening, Serenade (1921), included live musical accompaniment performed on The Neptune’s three-manual Kimball theater organ, said to be the largest Kimball on the west coast. From opening day to present, The Neptune Theatre has remained a social and cultural hub for countless students and residents.
