Visit our host theatres!

Venues, etc.

Theatre Downtown
3004 Fourth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
(right next door to Avenue D)
Visit their website at www.TheatreDowntown.org.

Theatre Downtown was founded in 2006 by Billy Ray Brewton and Cindy deSa, and is now operated by a Board of Directors as a 501(c)3 non-profit entity. Theatre Downtown is dedicated to exposing Birmingham audiences to the most entertaining, engaging, and innovative shows - both past and present - as well as serving as an outlet for original works and other artistic endeavors.

Originally located inside the former Playhouse location on Third Avenue north, Theatre Downtown moved from there to a temporary basement location at Birmingham AIDS Outreach before securing a location inside Fifth Avenue Antiques, formerly located at 2410 Fifth Avenue South. Beginning with their production of The Crucible in 2009, Theatre Downtown produced marvelous theatre in this charming antique store to the delight of audiences and critics alike.

In late 2019, however, the Fifth Avenue building was sold, and the theatre became homeless. The ensuing pandemic and economic situation meant that the Board of Directors had to store the theatre's assets and hope for a new space "someday."

Almost five years later, in the Fall of 2024, the Board of Directors rented and customized a new space for the theatre in a former axe-throwing studio. While the venue currently is still being finished, they're looking forward to opening their inaugural production on November 1 - and, yes, they still have the comfortable chairs.