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Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre

A view of the Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre in 2023. The camera is situated in the middle of the House Right seating facing the stage. The outdoor venue is showing significant signs of neglect, and part of the stage has fallen away.
A view of the Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre in 2023.

The Open Air Theatre in Washington Crossing State Park in the Titusville section of Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, is a permanent outdoor venue with a six-month summer seasonand has hosted a variety of performances, including musicals, plays, concerts, and dance recitals. The venue is available for use by submitting a special use application to the Park Office.[1]

The theatre was built in 1935 as part of the New Deal's Works Progress Administration (WPA) programme.[2] It was designed by architect Aymar Embury II, who also designed the Cape May Point State Park Lighthouse and the New Jersey State Capitol Annex.[3]

From 2010–2017, the venue was leased by the Downtown Performing Arts Center (DPAC).[4][5] The company have now moved indoors and rebranded as the Music Mountain Theatre.[5] The company has no intentions of coming back,[5] and the theatre has remained closed and abandoned since.[6]

  1. ^ "NJDEP | Washington Crossing State Park | New Jersey State Park Service". www.nj.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  2. ^ UMD - Retrieved 2023-10-30
  3. ^ "AYMAR EMBURY, ARCHITECT, DEAD; Designer of Many Buildings and Bridges Here Was 86". The New York Times. 1966-11-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  4. ^ "Downtown Performing Arts Center - Lambertville, NJ". Yelp. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  5. ^ a b c "Just Upstage of Downtown: Episode 1: Back To Before on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  6. ^ Abandoned Open Air Theatre @ Washington Crossing State Park, NJ!, retrieved 2023-10-30
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