Program areas at Carolina Theatre of Durham
Live Performances: Carolina Theatre of Durham is dedicated to presenting vibrant, thought-provoking live performances that contribute to the cultural and economic vitality of downtown Durham and the Triangle Region. To this end, CTD presents local and national artists which it books directly or in partnership with other promoters like National Shows 2 and Duke Performances. Beginning in September FY2022, following lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, CTD hosted 65 live performances featuring a wide range of artists and sold 51,804 tickets.
Facility Sharing: CTD rents its venues and provides turnkey technical and box office services to local arts organizations like the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, The Savoyards and the Triangle Youth Ballet. CTD also rents its venues to other presenters and promoters like the Full Frame Festival who enrich our community. Despite the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, in FY 2022, CTD hosted 111 rental events.
Film: CTD presents a wide range of art house current release films and the classic Retro Film Series. Additionally, the film department presents multiple film festivals including Nevermore and the Outsouth Queer Film Festivals. In FY 2022, due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the film festivals were held with virtual components. The Retro Film series attracted audiences of about 8,000, while Outsouth and Nevermore screened 84 films attracting 4,000 viewers. General Films attracted audiences of about 7,400.
Education and Outreach includes the Arts Discovery Educational Series (ADES) and the Family Saturday Series (FSS). ADES presents performing touring artists to students, PreK-12. CTD provides a limited number of free tickets to the Durham Public School System and deeply discounted tickets for Title One schools and the general public. The FSS presents local performing artists specially selected to appeal to parents and children. Due to the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, in FY 2022 ADES and FSS presented only 14 performances with total attendance of about 2,500.