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While the theater has a seating capacity of 732, the theater will frequently hold large, national concerts, dance, and theatrical tours. The
Craterian Theater facility is also used for community performances, rehearsals, classes, conferences, receptions, and more. The Theater holds many different
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Theater burned down after ten years of performances. At the time there were no other theaters in Medford with a large capacity, so in 1924 business owner Jeremiah Henry Cooley and attorney Porter Joseph Neff collaborated to construct one. The building was designed by architect
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Craterian Theater, was submitted by a Mrs. W.P. Brooks, a resident of Medford, who named it after nearby
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