Blackfriars is proud to invite you to our theater located in Rochester's Cultural East End District.  We are now in our 58th season of providing quality theatrical entertainment to the Greater Monroe County and Finger Lakes region.

Blackfriars Theatre is a mid-sized professional theatre that has entertained audiences for more than 50 years in downtown Rochester, New York. Our mission has been to provide the best possible showcase for actors and actresses, theater artists and technicians who have chosen to make Rochester their home. Many of our family have moved on to acting and technical roles in regional theatre, Broadway,  movies and television - a testament to the training Blackfriars provides.

Blackfriars Theatre produces 6 plays each year (5 per season, 1 special summer show).  Our theatrical season starts each fall and runs through May.  Our committed group of performers, technicians and volunteers are proud to bring live entertainment in the form of dramatic and musical productions to our local community in western New York.

"Blackfriars Theatre is a Rochester Treasure, whose mission since its inception 55 years ago as the Catholic Theatre of Rochester has been to provide the best possible environment for ...

From Jack Garner on Blackfriars production of Tea at Five:

"...If you're fond of the late, great actress or of first-rate performances, don't miss this witty, well-written and beautifully staged production. As Hepburn, local actress Jill Rittinger offers viewers one of the best portrayals I've ever seen in this region's community theaters. She's right on the mark with the young Hepburn in the first act (1938) and again with the elderly Hepburn in the second act (1983)..."