Arlington Friends of the Drama

22 Academy St
Arlington MA 02474

Contact: Mary Babic
Email: [email protected]

The Arlington Friends of the Drama, now known as AFD Theatre, was founded in 1923 and is one of the ten oldest continually operating community theatre groups in the United States. Incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the early 1930s, Arlington Friends of the Drama, Inc. outbid the Odd Fellows and came in with the highest bid for the St. John's Episcopal Church building, now our theatre. We bid $8,200.  More recently - and at an expense far exceeding its purchase price - our 194-seat theatre was extensively updated and made handicap-accessible.  With justified pride we can say that AFD Theatre is among the finest area playhouses for actors, directors, production designers and audiences to produce and enjoy live theatre.