ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Centre Theater

Centre Theater has been serving the greater Norristown area as the anchor of Norristown Arts Hill since 1996. The facility is controlled by The Greater Norristown Society for the Arts.

Originally constructed as an Odd Fellows Hall in 1850, the building is steeped in Norristown history, and played host to America's Satirist Mark Twain when he gave a lecture in 1871.

In 2020, Centre Theater created a partnership with Elmwood Park Zoo, inviting the Zoo to take over operations and programming in the space. Two years later, Montgomery County's first dedicated museum of African American history was completed as the Charles L. Blockson Exhibition made its new home on the theater's 3rd floor.

Now with a completely renovated 4th-floor theater and under the keen purview of Artistic Director Amina Robinson, Centre Theater is poised to begin a triumphant second act to establish itself once again as the cultural locus of the community.

Theatre Horizon

Theatre Horizon has become a lauded contributor to the arts in Montgomery County through: a critically-acclaimed season of artistic programs; drama clubs and camps; Norristown Supplemental Theatre Education Partnerships (NSTEP), which offers ongoing free theatre arts education programs in collaboration with our community partners; and our 18-year-old Autism Drama Program that inspires imagination and social development in individuals on the autism spectrum. Autism Drama Program was the proud recipient of the 2019 Victory Foundation Award for Outstanding Theatre Education Program at the Barrymore Awards in Philadelphia. Additionally, we have become a national leader in inclusivity for individuals on the autism spectrum and with other sensitivities, receiving ArtReach’s 2019 Accessibility Award.

Director: Steven Spielberg Universal Studios (1975)

Join us for Steven Spielberg's classic 1975 horror film, based on the best selling Peter Benchley novel. When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.

TICKETS HERE: $5

2023/24 Season Shows & Events

Sounds of Norristown: A Jazz Brunch

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Starring Elle.Morris

Featuring performances by Norristown Community Members

Theatre Horizon veteran and accomplished vocalist Elle Morris will headline a one-day only jazz brunch as part of Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s second annual MontCo Jazz Fest, curated by acclaimed artist Joanna Pascale. Join Elle. and featured performers from the Norristown community in this one-of-a-kind musical event. One free ticket with the purchase of any subscription!

One Book One Norristown Kickoff

Friday, September 29, 2023

Featuring New York Times Best-Selling Author, Daniel José Older One Book One Norristown 2023 kicks off at Theatre Horizon with a special visit and book signing by The New York Times best-selling author Daniel José Older, a lead story architect for Star Wars: The High Republic. He is the author of the Young Adult urban fantasy series Outlaw Saints, the sci-fi adventure Flood City, and the monthly comic series The High Republic Adventures. A free event in partnership with One Book One Norristown.