Cactus Theater

The Cactus Theater was originally constructed in 1938 as a “second run” motion picture theater. It had a twenty-year run as a movie theater when television and six new “drive-ins” drove the theater out of business in 1958.

When Don Caldwell organized the Cactus with a group of area investors, he was interested in bringing a new venue for entertainment to the Depot District. He has met that goal and accomplished so much more! After purchasing the theater, which retained its balcony, sloped floor, and stage, the group restored the Cactus to be a live performance theater. The old projection booth was redesigned to hold spotlights and a state of the art sound and light package was added. Approximately 400 modern seats were installed and a modern concession stand and restrooms were built in the lobby. The finishing touch was a beautiful wrap-around mural depicting a caprock canyon, painted by artist John Russell Thomasson.