The Hole in the Wall Theatre was founded in 1990 by Robert Brock. The 60-seat Victorian theatre is located at 126 N. Water Street in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Hole in the Wall became a nonprofit corporation in 2001. The theatre is now managed by a volunteer board of directors who contract with Robert Brock to serve as Artistic Director.

Performances are given on most weekends in the resident theatre. The theatre seats came from the Fulton Opera House in 1997. They were purchased at an auction held prior to the Fulton renovation.

There is a gift shop and museum in this historic property (circa 1850s), which are open before performances.

For more images of our theatre, click here.

The John Durang Puppet Museum

John Durang was the first American-born professional actor. He was born on Jan 6, 1768 in Lancaster, Pa. and actually lived on Water Street, the same street as Hole in the Wall Puppet Theatre. He left this world in 1816.

In honor of this early American performer and son of Lancaster, we created this museum in his memory.

The John Durang Museum features puppets from around the world including including hand, shadow, rod, and marionettes. You can view puppets from past and current Hole in the Wall productions.

You can also learn about John Durang and his influence on stage performance and live entertainment in the United States.