Sherman Theater

The Sherman Theater
The historic Sherman Theater on Main Street
General information
Location	524 Main Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	40°59′12″N 75°11′29″W / 40.9866°N 75.1913°W / 40.9866; -75.1913
Completed	1928
Design and construction
Architect	Lacy & Rinker

The Sherman Theater is a not-for-profit concert hall and community theater located on Main Street in downtown Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

Construction on the Sherman Theater was completed in 1928. For the majority of the life of the building, it was used as both a vaudeville house and movie theater. The theater fell into disrepair in the 1990s after ownership changed hands several times over the decades.

The renovation of the Sherman Theater was spearheaded by Richard and Catharine Berkowitz. The couple had a belief that the Downtown Stroudsburg region and the whole of Monroe County would be well served by reviving this hidden asset. It was planned to provide events for people of all ages especially teen to twenty somethings who currently had few options.After only 3 months of renovation, the Sherman Theater reopened its doors on July 16, 2004. The project quickly merged with a number of non profit groups and has been run by a 501c3 ever since. Under the Direction and Leadership of Richard Berkowitz, the Sherman Theater had steady growth funded largely by ticket sales and receiving logistical and technical support from a production company owned by Berkowitz The Sherman seats 1377 with all seats in, and can remove all of the seats which increases the standing-room capacity to 1800.

Working as both promoters and operators of a concert venue, Richard Berkowitz and the Sherman Theater staff has brought in several high-profile concert events over the last five years or so including national acts like Megadeth, Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Clutch, Hatebreed, In Flames, Shadows Fall, Deftones, All That Remains, Volbeat, Hellyeah, Kyng, Iced Earth, Halestorm, Theory of a Deadman, Papa Roach, Patent Pending, Falling In Reverse, Trey Anastasio, Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms, 311, Phil Vassar, Kansas, Derek Trucks, Sean Kingston, Michael Messina, Railroad Earth, Weird Al Yankovic, Keller Williams, Badfish, Blackmore's Night, moe., Train, Ratdog, David Archuleta, Leon Russell, and many others. The fastest sellout to date at the Sherman Theater was the July 5, 2010 concert with Furthur, which sold out in 8 minutes.