Loeb Drama Center

The Loeb’s 556-seat theater is the venue for most A.R.T. productions as well as fall and spring mainstage productions of the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC). The building also contains the Loeb Ex, or Experimental Theater, a “black box” that is used by the A.R.T.’s Institute for Advanced Theater Training and by the HRDC.

Public Transit 

Take the MBTA Red Line to the Harvard Square (T) stop. Use the Brattle Street exit and walk to 64 Brattle.

Driving 

    * From North or South, take Route I-93 to the Storrow Drive exit, following signs for Cambridge. Storrow Drive becomes Soldiers Field Road.
    * From West, take the Massachusetts Turnpike and exit at Allston tolls. Follow signs to Cambridge and enter Storrow Drive/Soldiers Field Road.

Exit Soldiers Field Road at Harvard Square, turn right onto John F. Kennedy Street (indicated on map as JFK St.), and cross the river and Memorial Drive. Turn left onto Eliot Street, left again onto Bennett Street, continue past the Charles Hotel on your left, and turn left onto University Road.  The entrance to the Charles Square Garage will be immediately on your left, underneath the Charles Hotel. The entrance to the University Place Garage will be on the right.

Parking 

If you’re coming by car, one option is to park at the Charles Hotel Garage (One Bennett Street, coupon available, call 617.491.0298 for current rates). Bring your parking ticket to the Box Office on the day or night of your performance for validation. We also offer validation for the University Place Garage (124 Mount Auburn St., 617.491.0801).

Walking to the Loeb Drama Center from the Charles Square or University Place Parking Garage

Exit onto University Road, turn left onto Mt. Auburn Street, proceed for one block, and then turn right onto Hilliard Street. The theater is one block ahead on the left, at the corner of Hilliard and Brattle.

Space 

Loeb Mainstage

Proscenium—seats all face forward and rake upwards.

Thrust—seating on three sides of stage.

Stadium—seating surrounds the front and rear of the stage.

Modified proscenium—special proscenium configuration used for Gatz in January 2010. Rows A through G removed.

Configuration 
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS and JOHNNY BASEBALL use the Thrust Configuration. Click image to enlarge.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS and JOHNNY BASEBALL use the Thrust Configuration. Click image to enlarge.
GATZ uses the Modified Proscenium Configuration. Click image to enlarge.
GATZ uses the Modified Proscenium Configuration. Click image to enlarge.
PARADISE LOST uses the Proscenium Configuration. Click image to enlarge.
PARADISE LOST uses the Proscenium Configuration. Click image to enlarge.

Address:

64 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone:

General: 617.495.2668; Box Office: 617.547.8300

Lost and found phone number:

617.495.2668

Emergency phone number:

617.495.2668

Directions:

Public Transit
Driving

Access:

Stairs: The theater is fully wheelchair accessible with an automatic door from the sidewalk located near the corner of Brattle and Hilliard Streets. The lobby and entrance to the theater are all at sidewalk level.

Handrails: n/a

Rows that can be accessed without using stairs: Row H & I

Restrooms: A wheelchair-accessible bathroom is located to the left as you face the box office in the front lobby (ushers or reception desk personnel will direct you).

Hearing: The theater is equipped with an infrared amplification system for the hard of hearing; headsets must be reserved in advance from the box office.

Vision: There is no obstructed view in the Loeb Drama Center.

Recent Events:

Amerika or The Disappearance
June 18, 2005 - July 10, 2005

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