# The Byrd Theatre > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-07. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/the-byrd-theatre - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/the-byrd-theatre.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/the-byrd-theatre/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://byrdtheatre.org - **Slug:** the-byrd-theatre - **Categories:** media-entertainment ## Overview - **Tagline:** Historic 1,200-seat movie palace in Richmond, Virginia, presenting cinema, cultural programming, and community events. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Description:** The Byrd Theatre is a State and National Historic landmark and one of the nation’s Grand Movie Palaces. Operating as a movie theatre since 1928, it presents film screenings and cultural, educational, and community events while preserving its historic architecture and features, including its Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 ## Identity - **Mission:** To purchase, restore, and preserve The Byrd Theatre as a vital community resource, integrating cultural, educational, and community events into its programming. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Founders & leadership:** Benjamin C. Cronly, Executive Director; Becky Dixon, General Manager and CFO; David Voelkel, Director of Historic Preservation and Chief Curator. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Website:** https://byrdtheatre.org Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Voice & tone:** Enthusiastic, community-focused, educational, and heritage-oriented. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Founded:** 1928 (opened as a movie theatre on Christmas Eve) Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Headquarters:** Richmond, Virginia, in the Carytown area. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Parent ownership:** The Byrd Theatre Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, reached a purchase agreement for the theatre in 2007. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Provides access to cinema, cultural programming, and community events while preserving a historic movie palace and its architectural and musical heritage. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Core capabilities:** - Cinema screenings of new, classic, repertory, and specialty films - Cultural, educational, and community event programming - Historic theatre preservation and rehabilitation - Historic architecture and theater-organ heritage stewardship - Accessible programming, including sensory-friendly screenings Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Products / SKUs:** - Film screenings - Special screenings and film series - Cultural and community events - Gift cards - The Byrd Theatre merchandise, including T-shirts Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Pricing:** Event-specific pricing is listed through the theatre’s ticketing site; scraped listings include free events, $6.33 screenings, $10.43 screenings, and a $31.95 festival event. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Cinema, film exhibition, cultural entertainment, and historic preservation. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer base:** Moviegoers, local community members, cultural and educational audiences, and attendees of film and community events. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Ideal customer profile:** Audiences seeking cinema old and new, classic and repertory films, specialty screenings, cultural programming, and experiences in a historic movie palace. Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Use cases:** - Watching classic, repertory, and contemporary films - Attending specialty screenings, film festivals, and themed film series - Participating in cultural, educational, and community events - Attending sensory-friendly screenings - Purchasing gift cards or theatre merchandise - Experiencing historic architecture and the Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer outcomes:** - Enjoy access to cinema old and new - Attend cultural, educational, and community programming - Experience films in a historic 1,200-seat movie palace - Access sensory-friendly film screenings - Support the restoration and preservation of a historic community resource Source: Brand's website (https://byrdtheatre.org) · 2026-11-07 Page last updated 2026-11-07. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. 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