Wapa Theatre – Wapakoneta's Hometown Theatre

Featured Shows

25 JANUARY Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own – a mission that could mean the end of

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie

A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find Mario’s brother, Luigi, and to save the

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Welcome To Your Wapa Theatre

Completed in 1904, the Brown Theatre, now known as the Wapa Theatre, is a landmark in historic downtown Wapakoneta, Ohio. It was constructed by prominent churn manufacturer Michael Brown as a venue for live stage shows and concerts but was later converted into a movie theatre. Offices and apartments are located on the upper floors. One of the building's most distinguishing features is its neon marquee, added in 1939 by then-owner Emil George. A teenage Neil Armstrong would have watched movies at this very theatre!
The Wapa Theatre still screens first-run movies for a grateful community!

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Current Shows

Oppenheimer

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1

Sound of Freedom

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

27 October

Five Nights at Freddys

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Upcoming Shows

Oppenheimer

November

The Marvels Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri: 7pm - Sat: 1:30 & 7:00

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We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies.

Walt Disney

Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director. Everything after that you’re just negotiating your budget and your fee.

James Cameron

A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.