![]() ![]() 4-20 at the historic Footlight Players Theatre. Based on the 1947 Oscar-winning film of the same title, this family friendly performance runs Dec. Footlight Players is a summer program open to young people with a desire to explore their creativity through theater, onstage and/or backstage. Westport Country Playhouse became an established stop on the New England straw-hat circuit of summer stock theaters through the end of the 20th century. Miracle on 34th Street Event Details The Footlight Players will perform a beloved holiday classic this season as they bring to stage Miracle on 34th Street. In the 1960s, McKenzie became the originator of a new business called star packages, rehearsing 10 plays in New York every June, and sending them to 10 different summer theaters. McKenzie, who held the title of executive producer for most of his 41 seasons with the Playhouse. In 1959, the Langners turned over operation to James B. Langner and his wife ran the Playhouse first as a Broadway try-out house, then as a summer theater, bringing to Westport some of the most celebrated names in entertainment of the era. Originally the Playhouse was called Woodland Theatre, but on the very day of the opening, June 29, 1931, Langner changed the name to Country Playhouse. Comedies are 'The View From Here' directed by Nathan Mayse and 'Nanas Naught Knickers' directed by Ellen Hardesty and Jackie McCune. Donovan Rice will direct a reprise of 'Forever Plaid' from 2017 in October and 'Grey Gardens' in the spring. They came upon the old barn and knew at once that it was what they were looking for. The Coshocton Footlight Players has announced its 2021 to 2022 season. In the winter of 1931, Lawrence Langer and his wife Armina Marshall, successful theatrical producers with Broadway’s Theatre Guild, wanted to start their own theater near their home in Weston. By Philip Potema Post-Tribune at 2:34 pm Expand Joy Scott, as Mary Ann during a rehearsal, mugs with Jay Swindell as the floppy hat famed title TV character in Gilligan’s Island. In the 1920s, it stood as an abandoned barn. In 1880, it was converted to a steam-powered cider mill. In November 1937, upon invitation of the City of Charleston, the Footlight Players opened the reconstructed Dock Street Theater with a special gala. ![]() In what was the outskirts of Westport during the early 1800s, the building that would become Westport Country Playhouse was built as a tannery, manufacturing hatters’ leathers. Founded in 1931, Westport Country Playhouse has made its mark in Connecticut and American Theater. ![]()
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