General Info

As one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in Texas, the Historic Select Theater located at 114 N. Johnson St. is a true Texas (and Mineola) treasure. Opened as a movie house in 1920, and remodeled in the Art Deco Style in 1948 the building retains much of its historical style and ambiance today. In 1978, a group of actors determined to bring live theater to the Lake Country area formed the Lake Country Playhouse. They purchased the Theater in 1993, ensuring that Mineola would continue to have a movie theater and a venue for live theatrical and musical productions. First run movies, classic films, children’s specials, live theater, and concerts all happen right here at the Historic Select! The mission of Lake Country Playhouse (a 501c3) is to promote the Arts in East Texas, through live theater, music, and the cinematic arts, and to provide a home for Performing Arts at its facility, the Historic Select Theater. “If the Tower is a ‘glowing-Something is a ‘showing”As one of the oldest continuously operating theaters in Texas, the Historic Select Theater located at 114 N. Johnson St. is a true Texas (and Mineola) treasure. Opened as a movie house in 1920, and remodeled in the Art Deco Style in 1948 the building retains much of its historical style and ambiance today. In 1978, a group of actors determined to bring live theater to the Lake Country area formed the Lake Country Playhouse. They purchased the Theater in 1993, ensuring that Mineola would continue to have a movie theater and a venue for live theatrical and musical productions. First run movies, classic films, children’s specials, live theater, and concerts all happen right here at the Historic Select! The mission of Lake Country Playhouse (a 501c3) is to promote the Arts in East Texas, through live theater, music, and the cinematic arts, and to provide a home for Performing Arts at its facility, the Historic Select Theater. “If the Tower is a ‘glowing-Something is a ‘showing”