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Centre Stage Theatre is a small venue where productions tend to be family-oriented musicals in a mixture of English and Patois. Centre Stage usually holds two annual performance series, August–November, and December 26–late April/early May. The cast usually includes renowned Jamaican comedians Oliver Samuels and Glen "Titus" Campbell.
Green Gables Theatre is the venue for Stages Production plays, which typically run at 8 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday and with two shows at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday.
The Louise Bennett Garden Theatre and the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre host occasional plays and concerts as well as bingo, book launches, and barbecues a couple of times a month.
The Theatre Place is Kingston's newest theatrical venue, opened in late 2009 and run by Pablo Hoilett. The theater typically puts on comedies and other plays (admission US$12).
Pantry Playhouse (admission US$12–15) features comical productions throughout the year in a quaint outdoor setting in the heart of New Kingston. Plays usually run for three months, and performances are generally held Wednesday–Sunday.
The outdoor amphitheatre at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts hosts poetry readings on the last Tuesday of every month starting at 7:30 p.m.; regular dance performances are held in the indoor theatre next door.
Ashe Caribbean Performing Art Ensemble & Academy, led by executive director Conroy Wilson, has regular performances throughout the year. Ashe is a full-time dance company that travels frequently and does "edutainment" projects in schools across the island.
Movements Dance Company was founded in 1981 by Monica Campbell McFarlane, Pat Grant-Heron, Michelle Tappin-Lee, and Denise Desnoes and has since grown into one of Jamaica's most dynamic and versatile dance companies. Both traditional Jamaican and Caribbean rhythms inform the company's repertoire.
Carib Cinema plays Hollywood films (Cross Roads, typical show times 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. daily, admission US$6).
The Cineplex ( admission US$6) is also owned by Palace Amusement and has more of the same Hollywood films.
