InterAct has transformed the former ballroom of The Drake (1512 Spruce Street, Philadelphia) into a new, dual theater facility in the heart of the City’s cultural district.

PlayPenn, Simpatico Theatre Project, Azuka Theatre, and Inis Nua Theatre have joined InterAct as Resident Partners at The Drake, which hosts 250+ performances of world and Philadelphia premiere productions, new play readings and workshops, classes, and public conversations for over 18,000 patrons, annually.

With charitable donations amounting to $2.9 million, The Drake has been cultivated as a social and artistic hub for the region’s burgeoning “new play” community. With the 120 seat Proscenium Theatre, the flexible 75-seat Louis Bluver Theatre, and two lobbies, the new venue is a place where theatre makers come to read, write, research, discuss, exchange, devise, rehearse, and attend new plays.

At The Drake, audiences enjoy a newly renovated venue with comfortable seats and leg room, 10 modern public bathrooms, expanded concessions, a fully appointed box office, and spacious lobbies.