D & R Theatre

Jamie Judkins

Beautiful history. The brand new sound system makes the experience all the more awesome!

Willis Slane

This place is beyond describable! It's an early 19th century Vaudeville stage that has been modernized and features some of the best and most popular bands around the country. Up front there's a coffee bar with snacks and wonderful people to visit. The theater has a small town welcome kind of feeling. with a live and entertaining energy. It's truly amazing what they've done with this place it's a must-see whenever in Aberdeen.

Kelly O'Mera

Went to see Billy Gibbons and the BFGs here and was so impressed with this venue. It was a great experience, not a bad seat in the house in this classy remodel of and old school movie house! Just a really cool vibe! Highly recommend this venue!

Sam Calabrese

Awesome performances (Heart by Heart & Fab Four double header!), great seats. Amateurish management. The place has a lot of potential if run by people who took a little more pride. We arrived at 6:45 for the 7:00 pm door time printed on our tickets, but we had to wait and outside in the COLD way past 7 pm. The folks inside were just looking at us through the windows. One big guy (I later heard he is one of the managers/owners) was taking handfuls of popcorn from the machine and feeding his face over and over, often reaching into the popcorn bin to stir it with the same hand (no gloves) he was eating with, while drinking his beer and staring at us shivering outside. We decided "no popcorn for us tonight!" Staff began arriving around 7 pm and started getting prepared. A worker came out and told us the tickets were printed wrong and should say 8 pm. Eventually the staff got organized enough to let us come in from the cold. The temperature inside the theater was in the mid-50s, so we had to keep our coats on throughout the performances. (No hot beverages from the theater concession; have to go to the shop next door to the theater where the solo barista was working valiantly but quickly became overwhelmed, especially when operating the cash register.) Many patrons wore hats and gloves all evening, and even the performers made comments about shivering on stage. None of the staff dressed like you might expect for a professional venue; it was mostly jeans and sweatshirts. We drove 150 miles plus ferry rides to attend (and paid for a night of lodging nearby), so we were disappointed with the way things started out that night. The great performances made up for much of the first impression and we really enjoyed the shows. Despite appearances the theater staff was friendly and helpful, if a little bit disorganized. If I were a "local" from Aberdeen or nearby (most of the patrons seemed to know each other very well), I might attend again; however, I don't think we'll drive 3-1/2 hours to see a show here again. I do wish them luck because it seems like a very nice theater to host live performances, with a lot of "old theater" character and a great sound system. Plenty of nearby parking. Would benefit from professional hospitality leadership and manners (e.g., don't eat straight from the popcorn machine, at least, not right in front your customers).