Pioneer Playhouse
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| Address | 840 Stanford Rd Danville, Kentucky |
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| Type | Summerstock |
| Opened | 1950 |
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The Pioneer Playhouse, located in Danville, Kentucky, is the oldest outdoor theater in the state of Kentucky.
History
File:Pioneer Playhouse, Mainstreet museum.jpg
19th Century Main Street village and museum
The Pioneer Playhouse was built by Col. Eben C. Henson who established the outdoor theater in 1950. Notable alumni actors include John Travolta, Lee Majors, then known as Harvey Yeary, and Jim Varney.[1] In 1962, Pioneer Playhouse became the first theater in the nation to be accorded the legal status of State Theater by act of Legislation.
Since Henson's death in 2004 the theater has been run by Henson's widow, Charlotte. Her daughter Holly served as artistic director until her death in 2012. Robby Henson, her son, directs at least one play at the theater every summer.
Productions
- 2014
- Whodunnit, Darling? by Charles Edward Pogue and Larry Drake
- Is He Dead? by Mark Twain, adapted by David Ives
- The Wonder Team by Robby Henson
- Walking Across Egypt by Catherine Bush (adapted from the novel by Clyde Edgerton)
- A Visit from Scarface by V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger
- 2013
- Deathtrap by Ira Levin
- Tamed by Holly Hepp-Galvan, adapted from Taming of the Shrew
- The Search for Tinker Doyle by Elizabeth Orndorff
- Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig
- Cockeyed by Samuel French
- 2012
- Dracula Bites! by V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger
- Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin
- Bottoms Up! by Gregg Kreutz
- High Strangeness by Elizabeth Orndorff
- Tuna Does Vegas by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
- 2011
- The 39 Steps adapted by Patrick Barlow
- Tartuffe: The Southern Version adapted from Moliere
- That Madcap Moon by Janet Henson Dow
- Don't Cry for Me, Margaret Mitchell by V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger
- Kosher Lutherans by William Missouri Downs
- 2010
- A Nice Family Gathering by Phil Olson
- Miranda: The Catch of the Day (Adapted from Miranda, by Peter Blackmore)
- The Dillinger Dilemma (World Premiere by Elizabeth Orndorff)
- For Better by Eric Coble The production was directed by Katherine M. Carter
- Run for Your Wife by Ray Cooney The production was directed by Lawrence Lesher
- 2009
- 2008
- Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig
- Mornings at Seven by Paul Osborn.
- Death by Darkness by Elizabeth Orndorff. The production was directed by Lawrence Lesher.
- Love, Sex and the IRS by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore. The production was directed by Synge Maher.
- Cookin' with Gus by Jim Brochu. The production was directed by Lawrence Lesher.
- 2007[2]
- Babe, The Sheep Pig by David Wood. The production was directed by Robby Henson.
- The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni. The production was directed by Lawrence Lesher.
- The Odd Couple by Neil Simon. The production was directed by Lawrence Lesher.
- A Jarful of Fireflies by Catherine Bush. The production was directed by Robby Henson.
- Greater Tuna by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, & Ed Howard
- 2006[3]
- 2005[4]
- 2004
- 2003
- 1995
References
- ↑ Profile of Col. Henson. Randy Kennedy, New York Times, 1999
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