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Originally home to the oldest synagogue in Detroit (Temple Beth-El), the theatre is a Beaux Arts Classical, domed structure erected from 1902 to 1903. Detroit architect Albert Kahn designed Temple Beth-El for the Reform Congregation, of which he was a member, and was used by the congregation until 1922.

In 1925 noted theater architect C. Howard Crane remodeled the former synagogue as a theater after Jessie Bonstelle, managing director of the Garrick Theatre, purchased the building. From 1925 to 1932, the building served as the Bonstelle Playhouse and presented programs of musical comedy, drama, and dance. In 1932 the theater became the Mayfair motion picture theater. Wayne State University rented the building in 1951 and purchased it five years later.

Today, this Broadway-style theatre presents the Wayne State University Theatre Department’s undergraduate student productions that feature the department’s aspiring and energetic young stars.

Bonstelle Theatre / Wayne State University
3424 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2960
http://www.theatre.wayne.edu

http://www.events.wayne.edu/view.php?mode=view&view=1173
http://www.events.wayne.edu/inc/i_visual_calendar.php?id=1173&date=2005-10-28

http://www.theatre.wayne.edu/bonstelle.php
by Steven Dietz
This haunting maritime tale commemorates
the 30th anniversary of a tragic sinking.
October 28 - 30 and November 4 - 6

Contact Information
Name: Bonstelle Box Office
Phone: (313) 577-2960

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