Sun, Oct 30
|Phoenixville
Behind-the-Scenes Tour & Nosferatu Screening at The Colonial Theatre
The Press Club’s Behind-the-Scenes Series returns with a trip to The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville!
Time & Location
Oct 30, 2022, 1:00 PM
Phoenixville, 227 Bridge St, Phoenixville, PA 19460, USA
About the Event
Join us as we take a private tour of The Colonial Theatre! We'll learn about The Colonial's long history including the special place it holds in cinematic history thanks to a starring role in the classic film, “The Blob.”
After the tour, we’ll enjoy a 100th anniversary screening of F.W. Murnau’s haunting tale ‘Nosferatu’ with a once-in-a-lifetime performance by The Theatre Organ Society of Delaware. Organist Brett Miller will perform music pieces based on Hans Erdmann’s original 1922 score. The original score has since been lost (destroyed), however, parts of it can be found in old 1920s German music books. This is not only your chance to celebrate the 100th anniversary but experience it as if you were living in 1922.
Then we'll enjoy dinner at Vecchia Nuova following the film!
Make it a Sunday Funday in Phoenixville! Join us for a 100th Anniversary Screening!
Nosferatu (1922) with Live Theatre Organ Accompaniment
The Colonial Theatre
227 Bridge Street Phoenixville, PA 19460
Sunday, October 30, 2022
12:30 p.m. Private Behind-the-Scenes Tour (Meet in the theatre lobby.)
2 p.m. Film Screening
4 p.m. Dinner at Vecchia Nuova
Tickets for the behind-the-scenes tour and film screening are available directly from The Colonial Theatre here.
The Press Club has arranged for a private exclusive prix fixe dinner at Vecchia Nuova following the screening. Dinner includes family style Caesar salad, fried artichokes, whipped ricotta with honey, pizza napoletana, and a brownie bar. BYOB.
Attendees are responsible for their own dinner bill. Dinner is $25 per person plus 20% gratuity.
About the Film
In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) summons Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen (Greta Schroder). After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok’s servant, Knock (Alexander Granach), prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.
About The Colonial Theatre
From its earliest days as a vaudeville house in the early 20th century to its mid-century transformation into a movie palace to its current embodiment as home to the best mix of movies and live performance, The Colonial serves as the center for community events and rental opportunities.