Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center

Established in 2017, Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is a unique Chester County, PA destination for world-class performing arts in historic downtown West Chester. 

Built in 1916, and proudly holding five preservation and community impact awards, this former armory is now home to professional theatre, music, dance, comedy and film in a modernized, accessible, and acoustically ideal space. Performances are held in an intimate 327-seat Mainstage theatre and 85-seat Cabaret, with additional classrooms and performing space for theatre students.   

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is committed to enriching our communities through the transcendent power of the performing arts.