[5][4] Marvin Carlson described the theatre as "characterless steel box, about 20 feet high and more or less square, painted a mustard yellow and from the outside, suggesting a warehouse or storage facility.

"[5] Several highly regarded plays had their runs at the ANTA Washington Square, including Miller's Incident at Vichy[6] and the revival of Eugene O'Neill's Marco Millions.

[7] A production relished by many Molière lovers was William Ball's 1964 staging of Tartuffe,[8] with an "outrageous" Michael O'Sullivan in the title role.

[13] The dismantled pieces of the prefabricated theatre were purchased by Yale University for the Trinity Repertory Company, one which artistic director Adrian Hall later called "bold, silly move".

Yale ended up purchasing the Majestic Theatre in downtown Providence, currently home to Trinity Repertory Company.