The Rose is a jewel of a cinema with a world-class line-up of movies, plays, and operas from around the globe. Our generous, culture-loving fans are the heart of this historic theatre, and part of what makes Port Townsend so rich and so unique. Since 1907.


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Starlight Room

Turn Every Page

TURN EVERY PAGE explores the remarkable 50-year relationship between two literary legends, writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb. Now 86, Caro is working to complete the final volume of his masterwork; Gottlieb, 91, waits to edit it. The task of finishing their life’s work looms before them. With humor and insight (a vigorous debate over Caro’s use of semicolons is a hilarious highlight), this unique double portrait reveals the peculiarities and professional joys of these two ferocious intellects at the culmination of their spectacular, shared journey. PG-13, 1h 52m. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended.

Showtimes

Playing in the Starlight Room
Date Time
Tue, 3/21 4:00
Wed, 3/22 **Vaccination Required** 4:00
Thu, 3/23 4:00
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The Quiet Girl – Academy Award Nominee

Oscar Nominated for Best International Feature. Based on the novel by Claire Keegan. Rural Ireland, 1981: nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth. "Movies don’t come much more exquisitely heartbreaking than this." – The Daily Beast PG-13, 1h 34m.

Showtimes

Playing in the Rose Theatre
Date Time
Wed, 3/22 **Vaccination Required** 4:15, 6:45
Thu, 3/23 4:15, 6:45
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One Fine Morning

Few filmmakers are as adept at exploring the contours of modern love and grief as Mia Hansen-Løve, whose intensely poignant and deeply personal ONE FINE MORNING tells the story of Sandra, a professional translator and single mother at a crossroads. While she fights tooth and nail to get her sick father the care he requires, Sandra reconnects with Clément, a married friend she hasn't seen in a while. What follows is a complicated portrait of a woman torn between romantic desire and familial tragedy. French with subtitles. R, 1h 52m. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended.

Showtimes

Playing in the Starlight Room
Date Time
Tue, 3/21 7:00
Wed, 3/22 **Vaccination Required** 7:00
Thu, 3/23 7:00
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Updated Safety Protocols

Wednesdays Only: proof of covid-19 vaccination required; masks required in lobby, concession & restrooms. Masks encouraged in the auditorium; children under 5 must be accompanied by a vaccinated adult.

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Rosebud Cinema

Juniper

A “furious and fabulous” Charlotte Rampling stars as a worldly former war correspondent who forms an unexpected bond with her unruly grandson. With Rampling holding the viewer rapt from start to finish, JUNIPER is a beautifully rendered story of family healing set against the gorgeous backdrop of New Zealand. NR, 1h 34m.

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Showtimes

Playing in the Rosebud Cinema
Date Time
Wed, 3/22 **Vaccination Required** 4:00
Thu, 3/23 4:00
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Wednesdays Only: proof of covid-19 vaccination required; masks required in lobby, concession & restrooms. Masks encouraged in the auditorium; children under 5 must be accompanied by a vaccinated adult.

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Rosebud Cinema

Of An Age

"A timeless capsule of love at its most unguarded." Equal parts wistful and sensual, vivid and gentle, OF AN AGE is set in the summer of 1999 as a 17-year-old Serbian born, Australian amateur ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend’s older brother. R, 1h 39m. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended.

Closed Captioned Described Video

Showtimes

Playing in the Rosebud Cinema
Date Time
Wed, 3/22 **Vaccination Required** 6:30
Thu, 3/23 6:30

Covid Safety

MERV-13 filters installed in HVAC system to combat airborne pathogens. Masks are encouraged, but not required. If you are experiencing symptoms (coughing, sore throat, etc.) please stay home, we are happy to refund your ticket. Wednesdays only: proof of covid-19 vaccination required; masks required in lobby, concession, restrooms.


Featured Streaming Films

$10 / $6 Members

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

BOOM FOR REAL: THE LATE TEENAGE YEARS OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT follows Basquiat's life pre-fame and how New York City, the times, the people and the movements surrounding him formed the artist he became. Using never-before-seen works, writings and photographs, director Sara Driver, who was part of the New York arts scene herself, worked closely and collaboratively with friends and other artists who emerged from that period.


$10 / $6 Members

The Lady In The Van

Writer Alan Bennett’s buoyant film is based on the true story of Miss Shepherd (played by a magnificent Maggie Smith), a woman of uncertain origins who “temporarily” parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. What begins as a begrudged favor becomes a relationship that will change both their lives. Hilarious and moving and anchored in Smith's joyous performance.


$10 / $8 Members

Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack

A new documentary about the life and art of Audrey Flack. Octogenarian artist Audrey Flack has always been a trailblazer. In this intimate portrait of her life and work, she returns to her canvas for the first time in decades, revealing her longtime struggles as an artist and mother to find her rightful place in the art world.


Coming Soon

Starts 3/24

The Lost King

In this inspiring true story, amateur historian Philippa Langley (two-time Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins) believes she has made the archeological find of the century: the lost burial site of King Richard III. She takes on Britain's most eminent historians, forcing them to rethink the legacy of one of the most controversial rulers in English history. A tale of discovery, obsession, and stolen glory (both then and now), THE LOST KING is a magical adventure illuminated by one woman’s awakened sense of purpose. PG-13, 1h 49m.


3/25 – Rose Theatre

PTFF Indigenous Animation Screening

Presented in conjunction with the Port Townsend Public Library and Rose Theatre. Animation of all styles and by indigenous artists of many different nations will be featured in this line-up of shorts. Legends, stories, and current events are explored by these talented filmmakers highlighting various approaches to humanity’s interconnectedness with the natural world. Free and open to the public with advance reservations through PTFF. NR, 1h 12m. ***This event is SOLD OUT but if you are interested in being put on the waitlist, please reach out to info@ptfilmfest.com and/or (812) 379-1333.***


4/1 – Rose Theatre

The Metropolitan Opera Live: Falstaff

Baritone Michael Volle stars as the caddish knight Falstaff, gleefully tormented by a trio of clever women who deliver his comeuppance, in Verdi’s glorious Shakespearean comedy. Maestro Daniele Rustioni conducts this brilliant ensemble cast. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. 3h. Sung in Italian with subtitles.


Starts 4/14

Róise & Frank

Grief-stricken Róise lost her husband, Frank, two years ago. Her son, Alan, worries about her but the arrival of a mysterious dog seems to bring happiness to her life once more. Róise soon comes to believe that the dog is, in fact, Frank reincarnated. He has come back to be with her again... and to coach the local sports team. Scottish Gaelic with subtitles. NR, 1h 28m.


4/15 – Rose Theatre

The Metropolitan Opera Live: Der Rosenkavalier

A dream cast assembles for Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Maestro Simone Young takes the podium to oversee Robert Carsen’s fin-de-siècle staging. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. 4h 45m. Sung in German with subtitles.


Date TBD

Beau Is Afraid

From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure. A paranoid man (Joaquin Phoenix) embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film. R, 2h 59m.


Select shows in the Starlight Room
Divorce, Italian Style
Date TBD

Divorce, Italian Style

Who can turn down the brown eyes of Marcello Mastroianni? Come downtown for Starlight Classics Night for a true romantic Italian romp. This fizzy classic won the Best Comedy award at Cannes the year it premiered, and we promise you'll leave laughing. A smoldering movie for a cool winter's night. NR, 1h 44m. Italian with subtitles. The Starlight Room has only 40 seats; advance tickets recommended.


4/29 – Rose Theatre

The Metropolitan Opera Live: Champion

Six-time Grammy Award–winning composer Terence Blanchard returns to the Met after his FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES triumphantly premiered with the company to universal acclaim in 2021. Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is the young boxer Emile Griffith, who rises from obscurity to become a world champion, and bass-baritone Eric Owens portrays Griffith’s older self, haunted by the ghosts of his past. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. 3h 20m.


5/20 – Rose Theatre

The Metropolitan Opera Live: Don Giovanni

Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes a major Met debut with a new take on Mozart’s tragicomedy, re-setting the familiar tale of deceit and damnation in an abstract architectural landscape and shining a light into the dark corners of the story and its characters. This star-studded cast is led by baritone Peter Mattei as a magnetic Don Giovanni, while sopranos Federica Lombardi, Ana María Martínez, and Ying Fang make a superlative trio as Giovanni’s conquests. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. 3h 15m. Sung in Italian with subtitles.


6/3 – Rose Theatre

The Metropolitan Opera Live: Die Zauberflöte

One of opera’s most beloved works receives its first new Met staging in 19 years—a daring vision by renowned English director Simon McBurney that The Wall Street Journal declared “the best production I’ve ever witnessed of Mozart’s opera.” Nathalie Stutzmann conducts, with the pit raised to make the Met Orchestra visible to the audience and allow interaction with the cast. Part of the Metropolitan Opera Live Series. 3h 30m. Sung in German with subtitles.