The Schoolhouse at Mainstreet — Attraction in Parker

This beautifully restored building was originally opened in 1915 as the Parker Schoolhouse, then in 1967 was taken over by Parker United Methodist Church which built the annex in 1978. It was acquired by the Town of Parker in 1995 to use as a community center. A recent $3 million renovation has restored the historic portion of the building to immaculate condition and completely revamped the newer annex section.

The complex includes an event room, meetings rooms, a dance studio, a 200-seat theater, an art gallery curated by the Parker Artist Guild, and an historical museum managed by the Parker Area Historical Society. The facility hosts community arts events and classes in theater, dance, music, and visual arts. The theater lobby now has a large concession area with new bathrooms and much more space and the theater has new seats and risers for much-improved sight lines. The theater is also now fully ADA-compliant.

The renovations have been extremely well-done. The new theater lobby is spacious and has a well-designed concession area. There's lots of room for the art gallery and for the little historical museum off to one side. The original Schoolhouse section maintains lots of original woodwork and has been opened up to show the original layout. There are lots of spaces for classes and meetings. The Schoolhouse is right in the middle of historic Parker with lots of shops and restaurants a short stroll away. It is a great adjunct to the larger PACE Center which is a couple of blocks down the street on the edge of the...

First time there. Very disappointed in the place. The theater seats are very narrow and tight. Packing the patrons in to get more money seems more important than comfort. If you're a big person, don't even think of it. My neighbor's arm was in my lap it seems from the ribbing I got. Arm rests have drink holders and my neighbor occupied one by me, keeping his arm around it as if it was his date. One brought a backpack of food and loudly crunched away the whole 1.5 hours. There's no intermission to get up and stretch and unwind from the sardine can like feeling. We were never so happy for a performance to end and to get out of this theater. The bathroom stalls are just as tight. No worse. I got bruises banging my knees on the wall attached toilet paper holder and trash can. It's no wonder the handicapped stall was used so much that the handicap person had to wait for it. Everyone in the bathroom line complained about the size. The only positives of the night were the nice theater people, bar tenders and the performance. Will we return to this theater again? Highly unlikely. Won't waste my time checking the line up knowing how uncomfortable we were. These opinions are shared by others in my party as well as other...

I was really excited to go see Nunsense with my family, but the overall experience of this theater just isn't great at all.

The seats are worse than an airplane — too narrow even for skinny people like me, barely any leg room, you're basically putting your elbows in the other person's lap. Anyone even remotely overweight isn't going to enjoy their experience there. (Not trying to be offensive, it's just how it is).

The audio was distractingly loud, almost on par with a movie theater.

We ended up leaving during the intermission because we couldn't deal with these things for several hours. It's a shame because the musical wasn't bad, but the environment didn't do it justice.

I know it would be expensive, but you'd really be doing your visitors a huge service if you spread out your seats (or buy a new setup) and adjusted the volume so it isn't overpowering the performance.

The selection of concessions was great, and overall the facility was nice! Really cool seeing the historic miniature town of Parker and all the photos and artifacts there.

We'd love to return if these...