The Greenbriar Theater is a gracious gift from Mr. John McElwee of Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The Mission of the theater, and it's staff, is to provide a first class screening experience for students, faculty and staff of Appalachian.

Entering the Greenbriar Theater is like taking a step back in time to the Golden Age of American Cinema. At any given time you can find original movie posters, lobby cards, original stills and behind-the-scenes photos in our custom-made oak display cases. We like to think of the Greenbriar as a mini-museum of American Cinema!
The Lobby also houses our Snack Bar! For most features, we sell Candy, Popcorn and Drinks at extremely reasonable prices. All items are $1.00, with a double-size popcorn available for $2.00! Our friendly and courteous staff will assist you in making your movie watching experience as friendly, comfortable and tasty as possible.

 The Interior

    Once inside the Greenbriar, you immediately notice how comfortable and inviting  the interior is for patrons. The seats are covered in red leather, and each seat has its own private armrests. Dual cupholders make it easy to store snacks, and the reclining seatbacks make for a truly one-of-a-kind level of comfort for your movie watching experience.

Projection Formats

The Greenbriar is a state-of-the-art facility. Projection formats include:

• DVD
• VHS
• Television
• Computer

Our sound system utilizes the latest technology to provide surround sound with THX, Dolby, DTS, and Simulated Mono-Surround among the over 30 sound formats available. Whether you're screening an original print from the early days of film, or the latest enhanced DVD, you will likely never hear sound as incredible as that provided in the Greenbriar Theater.

We feature Anamorphic and Auto-Masking capability, and can show features in existing formats, including 16:9, 2:35, 1:85 and 4:3. For reservation/scheduling information, please contact Jenny Koehn in the Student Programs Office (located in the Plemmons Student Union) at 262-3032.