The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse
Introduction
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The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse was established as in 1924 as "The Aladdin Theater," showing live performances and silent films. It changed owners and names a lot, but later became Brevards first "talkie" movie house. In 1984, the theater was purchased by the City of Cocoa and renamed to the Cocoa Village Playhouse, and in 1991, the Playhouse became a part of the National Register of Historic Places in Tallahassee.
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The Aladdin Theater in 1924
Sources
History of the Playhouse, The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse. Accessed February 28th 2021. https://cocoavillageplayhouse.com/about/history.
- The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse site provides a history of the playhouse and its many names and owners. The theater was original founded as the Aladdin Theater in 1924. The theater changed owners a lot over the years, later being renamed to "The Cocoa Village Playhouse." Today, the theater is owned by the City of Cocoa and it continues to show theatrical plays for non profit organizations.
The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse, Everything Brevard. Accessed February 28th 2021. https://www.everythingbrevard.com/Entertainment/Live-Theater/The-Historic-Cocoa-Village-Playhouse.html.
- Everything Brevard gives a brief history about the Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse, but its focus is on what it does now. The theater proves many high quality plays for the Brevard area, holds auditions all year round, and works with "STARS of Tomorrow Youth Program" to help get young kids started in performing arts. They even have a Summer Musical Theater Project for students to take over the summer.
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https://cocoavillageplayhouse.com/about/history