Horatio Theater Finds A Home on Opera Alley

New fringe theater opens in downtown Tacoma!

TACOMA—Opera Alley is the home to Tacoma’s newest arts venue, The Horatio Theater. “We are looking for an audience that is open, eager, discerning, and intellectually curious,” said producer and owner Erik Hanberg. “I want to bring relevant and exciting theater to Tacoma that pushes boundaries.”

Hanberg is the former Managing Director of the Grand Cinema, Tacoma’s art-house movie theater. “There’s a definite connection between the kind of movies the Grand shows and the kind of plays I want to stage at the Horatio,” he said.

The Horatio will stage plays not usually mounted in Tacoma or Pierce County. The Horatio is the first new theater in Tacoma’s historic Theater District since Tacoma Actors Guild moved into the Theatre on the Square in 1993. The theater takes its name from Hamlet’s closest friend, Horatio, who is charged with the task of re-telling Hamlet’s story.

The Horatio began its lease of 708 Opera Alley November 1; Hanberg hopes to have the space operational as a theater by February 2007. In order to get the theater up and running, the Horatio is seeking 300 founding members. For a one-time contribution, members will receive lifetime benefits at the Horatio including free and discounted tickets (depending on the membership level).

Congratulations Erik

Link to The Horatio Theater