About Limelight

Limelight Theatre

Contact Information    

    Limelight Theatre   
    11 Old Mission Avenue
    St. Augustine, FL 32085
    Phone: (904) 825-1164
    Fax: (904) 852-4662
    Email address: limeligt@bellsouth.net

 

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Driving Directions


From points North:  Follow I95 South to the SR 16 exit.  Turn left onto SR 16, heading toward St. Augustine Beach.  At the SR 16 and US 1 intersection, bear right onto US1.  Merge into the left lane and follow US1 for approximately 1-2 miles.  Look for the yellow Denny's sign, and turn right onto Old Mission. The Limelight Theatre is located at 11 Old Mission Avenue, on the right.
 
From points South:  Follow I95 North to the SR 16 exit.  Turn right onto SR 16, heading toward St. Augustine Beach.  At the SR 16 and US 1 intersection, bear right onto US1.  Merge into the left lane and follow US1 for approximately 1-2 miles.  Look for the yellow Denny's sign, and turn left onto Old Mission. The Limelight Theatre is located at 11 Old Mission Avenue, on the right.

History

Co-founded by Anne Kraft and Jean Rahner, the Limelight Theatre staged its first production, “I Ought to be in Pictures,” on August 28, 1992, in the Monson Bayfront Inn. It provided entertainment at this location for almost two years.  In 1994, the Theatre achieved non-profit status as a 501(c)3 organization, and it continued to offer productions for a number of years at a wide variety of local venues, including the Art Association, churches, the St. Augustine Amphitheater, Marineland, Flagler College and a small rented building on US 1.

In 2001, through a generous grant from the Joukowsky Family Foundation, the Limelight purchased a 10,000 square foot building at 11 Old Mission Avenue, converted it to a 125 seat theater and moved into its first permanent home. 

The building needed significant improvements, and in 2006, the Limelight applied for and received a Cultural Facilities Grant of $398,000 from the State of Florida.  The money was used for capital improvements including a new roof, new air-conditioning, heating, sound and lighting systems, lobby and restroom renovations and a Black Box Theatre.

The Limelight Theatre now enters its nineteenth season, and has produced well over one hundred different shows in its history, from classics to new works, tragedies to musical comedies. The working Board of Directors, Advisory Board and Limelight Theatre Guild continue to improve and help the theatre to flourish.  Attendance has continued to grow, and today the Theatre is widely respected as one of North Florida’s top cultural organizations.