Suzanne Roberts Theatre

History

The Suzanne Roberts Theatre opened in October 2007 at 480 S. Broad Street on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts. KieranTimberlake designed the roughly 365-seat proscenium house for the Philadelphia Theatre Company, which had spent the previous 25 years at Plays and Players Theatre. It is named for Suzanne Roberts, an actress, playwright, and television host, and the wife of Comcast founder Ralph J. Roberts. The company uses the room for new and contemporary American plays and musicals.