Art houses & film societies / Downtown Ann Arbor (State Street)
State Theatre
C. Howard Crane's Art Deco movie house on State Street, right next to the Michigan Theater. Once a 1,773-seat palace, it now shows art-house and independent films on four screens.
Quick facts
- Opened
- 1942
- Architect
- C. Howard Crane (1942); 1990s-2017 conversions (Louis Wiltse per Cinema Treasures)
- Style
- Art Deco / Streamline Moderne
- Seats
- 351
- Screens
- 4
- Resident companies
- Marquee Arts (Michigan Theater Foundation)
01 / Now showing
Now showing
Announced lineup
What the venue announced on its own site when we last checked (2026-09-26). Click through for exact times and tickets.
02 / The story of this place
Make time for these
The State opened on March 18, 1942 with 1,773 seats, a C. Howard Crane design run by Butterfield, a Paramount affiliate. Then came the roller coaster: split into four screens in 1977, main floor lost to retail in 1987, closed in 1989, reopened in the old balcony as a twin in 1992. Marquee Arts, then the Michigan Theater Foundation, has programmed it since 1999 and owned it since 2014. After a renovation it reopened in December 2017 with four screens and 351 seats. Today it plays first-run art-house and indie films; on September 29, 2026 the Humanities Film Series brings documentaries about Dabls in Detroit, and on October 1 it hosts the LGBT History Month Film Festival.
- Designed by C. Howard Crane, opened 1942
- Four screens, 351 seats, art-house lineup
- Next door to the Michigan Theater
Plan your visit
It's at 233 S State St in downtown Ann Arbor, and the box office opens 30 minutes before showtime. Street parking is metered Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and there are parking structures at 324 Maynard St and Liberty Square (500 E Washington St).
Box office
Box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.
Parking
Metered street parking (Monday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.); parking structures at 324 Maynard St and Liberty Square (500 E Washington St).
