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Theaters and showsLancaster County

Prima Theatre

Lancaster, PA · 47 minutes from Reading

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Prima Theatre

Plan the day

Drive47 minutes from Reading, 33 miles1 hour 17 minutes from Boyertown · 1 hour 7 minutes from Hamburg · 47 minutes from Morgantown
Where941 Wheatland Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603, Lancaster, PAOpen in maps →
OpenPosted dates run October 2026 through February 2027: Stephen Schwartz benefit concert October 24, Illumination November 20 to December 23, Mixtape: Ali Murphy & Joshua William Green January 8 to 10, Crazy Little Thing Called Love February 5 to 21, Mitch Nugent: The Founder's Mixtape February 26 to 28.Lobby opens one hour before a performance; theatre doors open 20 to 30 minutes before.
AdmissionRegular prices are not posted on the site; $15 student rush for high school and college students with ID, 30 minutes before showtime; subscriptions save 20 percent (posted October 2026).
Good forbig kids, teens, adults, couples

Prima Theatre is a concert and contemporary theatre company in Lancaster, PA, performing in its own boutique space at 941 Wheatland Avenue.

Founded in 2010 by Mitch and Diana Nugent and in its own performance space since 2018, Prima stages musicals, cabarets and concerts built around intimate performances. Parking is free, the bar is card only, and you can bring your own wine or beer with corking service. The holiday run, Illumination, is a candlelit concert in the round from November 20 to December 23, 2026.

Before you go

Free lot parking and street parking in front of the entry on Wheatland Avenue. Everyone, including infants, needs a ticket; some shows suit families and some are for ages 13 and up. Dress runs business casual to cocktail. Bring your own wine or beer if you like; the bar is card only.

Coming up

Stephen Schwartz plays a benefit concert for Prima on October 24, 2026, and Illumination, the candlelit holiday concert in the round, runs November 20 to December 23.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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