Starting from 1798, the theater was hosted in the Castle, first designed by Antonio Locatelli, a simple wooden structure, and then rebuilt in 1857 according to the project of architect Martignago, with three tiers of boxes and enriched with figurative reliefs by the Aster brothers and paintings by De Marchi.
In 1930, the theater was demolished and the wooden structure was dismantled and sold to the antique dealer Loewi in Venice, who resold it in 1949 to the State of Florida. It is now located at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota (Florida – U.S.A.).
The only remaining testimony in Asolo of the old theater is the crystal chandelier that now illuminates the Council Chamber of the Municipality.
The new theater, designed by architect Forlati, was inaugurated in 1932 and dedicated to Eleonora Duse.
In the 1990s, the complex of the Castle and the Clock Tower underwent a radical restoration that, among other things, restored the theater to a shape reminiscent of the original structure: for several years now, it has hosted important and appreciated performances.
