News & Press

DURHAM, NC (July 1, 2020) — The Board of Trustees of Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. named experienced nonprofit executive Bethann James as the Interim President & CEO of the city-owned venue, effective Monday, June 22. The nonprofit arts organization that manages the downtown Durham venue will continue its search for a permanent replacement for […]

DURHAM, NC – We loved having the legendary Sam Bush play our Fletcher Hall in November, and we weren’t the only ones. Greensboro-based 7 Cinematics recorded the performance for a new documentary-style television program, airing on Circle network Tuesday, June 30 at 9:30 p.m. EST. American Music Spotlight “aims to be the craft-beer of music shows,” […]

“The secret to a successful watch party,” Jim Carl, the Carolina Theatre’s Senior Director of Film Programming, told me via email, “is to take a good long nap for several hours before starting one. Usually with a cat on your lap.” If you’ve seen the Retro Film Series Facebook lately, you know that Carl’s strategy […]

On Wednesday, the Carolina Theatre of Durham was honored to be named “Best Theater to See an Indie Film in the Triangle” in INDY Week’s 2020 Best of the Triangle. Each year, INDY readers vote online for everything from the “Best Trivia Night in Durham County” to the “Best Juice Bar in the Triangle” and, […]

The Carolina Theatre is participating in the national livestream premiere of “Olympia,” a feature documentary on Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis. The premiere screening and panel conversation will take place on July 9 at 8 p.m. EST on Facebook Live. Directed by Harry Mavromichalis, “Olympia” is an intimate fly-on-the-wall documentary that The Hollywood Reporter called […]

We believe in the right to assemble. We believe in the right to protest.  We believe Black Lives Matter. Heroes who embraced these beliefs brought important and necessary change to our venue in the 1960s. We’ve honored their memory with a permanent exhibit and we’ve never forgotten the powerful lessons learned. Our nonprofit organization believes our venue should be an […]

DURHAM, NC — June 24, 2020 — CLOSURE UPDATE — As of June 24, Governor Roy Cooper has required the wearing of masks in public spaces, effective Friday, June 26 at 5 p.m. All of North Carolina remained in Phase Two of re-opening through July 17. Locally, the Durham Safer-At-Home Order remains in place until […]

RALEIGH, NC — May 19, 2020 — North Carolina is home to many of the largest and most popular arts and entertainment venues in the country, and now industry leaders from many of these facilities are joining together to plan for the return of concerts, Broadway, and comedy events. The newly formed “NC Live” coalition will […]

DURHAM, NC — (May 14, 2020) — In light of the public health emergency created by COVID-19, Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. has postponed the inaugural OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival from August 13-16 to September 11 and 12. The festival was formerly known as the North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF) and takes place each August at […]

While we’re not open for events and films just yet, you can buy a Carolina Theatre Gift Certificate now to use when we’re back at full strength. The Gift Certificate can be purchased for any amount, will expire one year after the Theatre reopens to the general public and is good for both ticket and […]