Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma, Sonoma County, United States | Theatre

Sebastiani Theatre, Sonoma, California, United States

Sebastiani Theatre located in Sonoma shares the joy of an eclectic blend of cinema and live entertainment that includes critically acclaimed art, foreign, and classic films, contemporary and vintage music, magic, ballet, opera and musical Theatre.

The Sebastiani Theatre was originally built in 1933 in Sonoma, by August Sebastiani as a movie house.

During the past seven years, Owner-Operator Roger Rhoten has transformed the Sebastiani Theatre from an ageing facility into a first class movie house well known in the community for quality blockbuster movies, foreign films, and fine live entertainment. A focal point the community with tremendous historical value, the Sebastiani Theatre serves as an arts-in-action "center stage" for a multitude of live performances, ranging from music and dance performances, to comedy acts, children's Theatre, and other dramatic presentations in California.

Seventy-five years ago, on April 7, 1934, the Sebastiani Theatre first opened its doors to the Sonoma Valley community with a screening of the film ?Fugitive Lovers,? starring Robert Montgomery. In true Sebastiani Theatre style, owner/operator Roger Rhoten, the Sebastiani Theatre staff, and the newly formed Sebastiani Theatre Foundation Board of Directors is gearing up for a plethora of fantastic events to be scheduled throughout this 75th anniversary year. For the past three-quarters of a century, the Sebastiani Theatre has brought multi-faceted quality entertainment to Sonoma Valley ? everything from award-winning cinema, to film festivals, live Theatre performances, music concerts and dance events of many genres, magic shows, special holiday extravaganzas, children?s performing arts camps, and so much more.

The community is invited to share memories of earlier days of the Sebastiani Theatre. Photographs, any Theatre memorabilia from past eras, descriptions of events, personal experiences and stories about the Theatre ? anything contributing to the 75 years of "Sebastiani Theatre lore" which would be pertinent to planning this year-long grand celebration is welcome.