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Box office open 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm daily.
Located in Merchants Square on Duke of Gloucester Street between Boundary Street and Henry Street. View map.
The Kimball Theatre
Located in Merchants Square, the Kimball Theatre is home to current films and live performances. On any given day, you might see a Colonial Williamsburg interpreter portray Patrick Henry or enjoy a jazz ensemble of talented students from the College of William and Mary. Perhaps the Peninsula's Jewish Film Festival is in town, or maybe you'll see players performing an 18th-century Grand Medley of Entertainments. Whatever your tastes, the Kimball Theatre is at the center of Williamsburg's community activities. Creative programming alliances with the College of William and Mary, community organizations, and Colonial Williamsburg link our past with the present.
Today at the Kimball Theatre:
Dean Shostak's Crystal Concert
October 06, 2008 1:30 PM
September 1, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, October 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31 at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.All seats $7Dean Shostak’s ability to combine music, history, art, and science makes his concert a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the whole family. He showcases classical and traditional music from around the world on glass armonica, Japanese glass violin, English glass handbells, French cristal baschet, and the 1823 American glass grand harmonicon.
Man On Wire
October 06, 2008 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 5–Sunday, October 12
Shows at 7 and 9 pm
Rated: PG-13
August 7, 1974. A young Frenchman named Philippe Petit steps out on a wire suspended 1,350 feet above ground between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. He dances on the wire with no safety net for almost an hour, crossing it eight times before he is arrested for what becomes known as “The artistic crime of the century.” Unfolding like a deliciously intriguing heist film, Man on Wire brings Petit’s extraordinary adventure back to life with visceral immediacy ripened by post–September 11 nostalgia. In candid interviews, Petit and all the key participants relish this chance to tell their stories. Filmmaker James Marsh (like his daring subject) pulls off an astonishing coup buoyed with eye-catching archival footage, clever dramatizations, and delightful visual effects. Winner of the Documentary Audience Award and Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. October 5–7, 9–11 screening room. 94 mins.Grand Medley of Entertainment
October 06, 2008 7:30 PM
Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Colonial Performance Ticket $12Before the circus and vaudeville, there was the grand medley! Join us for the kind of variety show that entertained George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
Man On Wire
October 06, 2008 9:00 PM
Sunday, October 5–Sunday, October 12
Shows at 7 and 9 pm
Rated: PG-13
August 7, 1974. A young Frenchman named Philippe Petit steps out on a wire suspended 1,350 feet above ground between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. He dances on the wire with no safety net for almost an hour, crossing it eight times before he is arrested for what becomes known as “The artistic crime of the century.” Unfolding like a deliciously intriguing heist film, Man on Wire brings Petit’s extraordinary adventure back to life with visceral immediacy ripened by post–September 11 nostalgia. In candid interviews, Petit and all the key participants relish this chance to tell their stories. Filmmaker James Marsh (like his daring subject) pulls off an astonishing coup buoyed with eye-catching archival footage, clever dramatizations, and delightful visual effects. Winner of the Documentary Audience Award and Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. October 5–7, 9–11 screening room. 94 mins.Conversation with a Founding Father
October 07, 2008 12:00 PM
Conversations with a Founding Father: Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, or George Washington
Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon - Please make reservation. Colonial Williamsburg Admission Ticket or a Good Neighbor Pass required. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry played crucial roles in founding the American Republic. They were all sons of Virginia and part-time residents of Williamsburg.
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