Theater at Innovation Square

The former Xerox Auditorium is adjacent to what used to be Xerox's world headquarters. Xerox Tower is now Innovation Square, and the auditorium—once used for board meetings and the like—is now a beautiful and intimate performance venue with very good acoustics. It seats 700 but feels like 300.

Address: 131 Chestnut St
Getting there: parking garage underground; enter off Chestnut or Court
Website: theaterais.com (opens in a new tab)

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