Rose Marine Theater

The Rose Marine Theater
About: This intimate 250 seat house is an important part of the Northside community. It is home to the Hispanic theater company Artes de la Rosa and serves as a venue for other art organizations seeking to provide exciting entertainment to the growing Latino audience of North Texas.
Atmosphere: The theater is a little old so it isn’t particularly «fancy», but it is a comfortable and nice space with great views at every seat. The space definitely falls into a typical community theater venue set up.
Productions: I’ve only seen two productions here, but both were good and worth the affordable ticket price.
Bonus: One must see at the theater is a space that is actually next door to the stage. The Rose Marine has a terrific small gallery space that always has something unique with a Hispanic focus!

What a beautiful, hidden gem! I had the great opportunity to visit Rose Marine Theater recently for the Q Cinema Ft. Worth Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival.
I immediately fell in love with the theater and adjacent gallery, Artes de la Rosa. Artes de La Rosa has been a continuous participant since 2005 in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts «Capacity Building Program for Culturally Specific Arts Organizations». I found out that they have so many wonderful local productions and really support local filmmakers and that is something I can truly get behind.
Because I am not a Ft. Worth native, I was like, «where the heck am I» on the drive there, but thankfully the theater is easy to find and you can’t miss the light up sign. I was able to find parking very easily and the customer service (which may have just been the festival volunteers) were amazing. The theater itself was very retro and very comfy and I the sound was perfect enough for a Q and A to be done without microphones. I really plan to visit the Rose Marine Theater again, and it will be soon.