Bucks County Playhouse
The Bucks County Playhouse is the State Theater of Pennsylvania, and is located in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
When the Hope Mills burned in 1790, the grist mills were rebuilt as the New Hope Mills by Benjamin Parry. (The town was renamed for the mills).
They were saved from demolition in the 1930s and purchased by a group including playwright Moss Hart. Renovations converting the building into a theatre began in 1938. The first show opened there on 1 July 1939, Springtime for Henry featuring Edward Everett Horton.
The Bucks County Playhouse became a popular summer theater. It was the starting point for many actors and became a place where plays slated for Broadway were tried out.
In December 2010, the Playhouse was shuttered after lenders foreclosed the property. As of June 2011, the Bucks County Playhouse Conservancy, a public/private partnership, is attempting to raise funds to re-open the theatre.
[edit] Memorable productions
- Jenny Kissed Me by Jean Kerr (1963)
- Time Out For Ginger by Ronald Alexander (1964), with Liza Minnelli
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