Hippodrome State Theatre - Gainesville, FL

Tickets: 352-375-HIPP or

NOW PLAYING

Defiance

John Patrick Shanley, the author of 2005 Pulitzer- and Tony-winner Doubt has written a stunning new play intertwining ethical dilemmas about race, sexual fidelity and the cost of doing the right thing. On a North Carolina marine base in 1971, a young black Captain is promoted in order to ease the camp’s growing racial tensions. Soon, Captain and his superior officer are caught in a riveting web of moral issues that set the stage on fire....More

"Defiance is a moving piece of theater that engages the audience from start to finish, commands our attention and wages a successful campaign for our hearts and minds." --Dick Maxwell, Gainesville Sun

IN THE CINEMA (returning tomorrow)

Broken Embraces
(Los abrazos rotos)
March 12th - March 18th
Lluís Homar stars as the former Mateo Blanco, a screenwriter and ex-director who changed his name to Harry Caine after losing his sight in an automobile accident. A past scandal suddenly resurfaces when the news arrives that the producer of one of Harry's old movies ("Girls and Suitcases"), a corrupt stockbroker named Ernesto Martel (José Luis Gómez), has died. The film subsequently flashes back to... Read more

[Upcoming Films]

-- TODAY ONLY (returning tomorrow)

Things To Come
March 16th
A Cinema Lounge Event preceded by a bevy of shorts @ 8:00pm

H.G. Wells, the grandfather of the science fiction novel produced one his most ambitious works directly for the silver screen with Things to Come. The film tells the story of the future from 1936 through 2036 with fabulous special effects depicting... Read more

[Upcoming Films]