Detroit is a city rich in culture, history, and art, and the Senate Theater stands as a shining example of all three. Tucked away in Southwest Detroit, this historic venue offers visitors a one-of-a-kind experience, blending nostalgia, entertainment, and community spirit. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, here are the top five reasons why the Senate Theater should be on your must-visit list.
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Showcase your art at the Senate Theater this October!
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Celebrate the summer and exercise your 1st Amendment rights by kicking off this hot, weird, and sweaty summer at the Senate Theater with Russ Meyer’s Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and appreciate the audacity of this classic exploitation picture.
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In the Fall semester of 2022, a group of Wayne State students filmed documentaries all about our fabulous Senate Theater. Follow the Senate’s treasurer Lindsay Robillard and volunteer Tess S. through a tour of the theater’s facilities, curiosities, and rich history.
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Basement Clear of Water, But Lots of Work to Do!
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The evolution of Popcorn!Did you know that popcorn wasn’t always allowed in Theaters and that an early popcorn machine weighed almost 500 pounds? Popcorn has a history as fascinating as it is delicious.
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Check out this years Detroit International Festival of Animation, virtually, April 2nd and 3rd and we’ll plan on seeing you at the Senate in 2022 for this event!
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Check out the visual story of the Senate's new mural! Artist's Blight Hernandez and Naye-Taye Visuals hand paint a 400 square foot movie screen mural for future outdoor movie screenings!
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We understand how hard the year has been and have been working hard to ensure your safety as a patron of our theater. We would like to share with you the steps we have implemented to ensure your safety.
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Donate $20 or more to the Senate Theater and get a mystery Senate T-shirt! Add a note to your donation, include your mailing address and T-shirt size and we’ll have your mystery T-shirt shipped directly to your door!
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The Senate Theater has opened up a merchandise page online! Missed getting a shirt from one of your favorite movies at the Senate? Want to share a poster, t-shirt, or all-new logo sunglasses with a friend? We have you covered!
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After polling the DTOS board yesterday, it has been decided to cancel or postpone ALL events at the Senate through the May 9th showing of "Eleven PM". The hope is that we might be able to commence with events again starting with the organ concert on May 17th, 2020. That is subject to change as we go through this unprecedented time.
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The Detroit Theater Organ Club (the original name for the Detroit Theater Organ Society) rented the theater for three years before they out grew the facility.
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The silent movies were never actually silent. In any given theatre, there would have been a piano, an orchestra, a pipe organ, or some combination thereof, and their job was to accompany films and stage acts. During that glorious, glamorous Golden Era of the silent film, a time period that roughly spanned from 1911 to 1930, over 130 of the theatres in the Detroit metro area acquired some sort of a pipe organ. What they were, where they were, and what happened to many of them will be soon revealed.
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Detroit musician Anna Burch directs and stars in “Not So Bad”, shot at the historic Senate Theater in Detroit. The song is taken from Anna Burch's sophomore album, If You're Dreaming, out April 3, 2020.
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Showtime at the Senate is our new preview show/podcast! Each week we'll discuss the Senate Theater's upcoming show and give you some information about the film, the event surrounding our screening and why we wanted to show it to you all!
Hosted by Senate Theater movie committee member Nick Baldwin. This weeks guests are fellow movie committee member Lindsay Robillard and local tarot card reader Zoe Villegas. We discuss our upcoming celebration of all things Bowie, Stardust at the Senate, and film Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, directed by D.A. Pennebaker. Recorded at MusicTown in Downtown Detroit.
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The Detroit Theater Organ Club (the original name for the Detroit Theater Organ Society) rented the theater for three years before they out grew the facility.
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What ever happened to the original Robert Morton installed in the Senate Theater?We all know that our Theater was built in 1926. Some may not know that Our beloved opus 1954 Wurlitzer was not the first to fill the place with Theater organ music.
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