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History
of Playmakers
Playmakers, Inc., was organized
in 1955 as a non-profit, voluntary amateur theater and has functioned
as an organization for the promotion of dramatic interests in
the Covington area. Playmakers gives an opportunity to all interested
persons to participate in live theater. Playmakers has continued
to produce four or more plays each year since its beginnings
despite many setback including the loss of the old theater by
fire in 1976.
Oldest Continuously Running
All Amateur Theaters
Indianapolis Civic Theater
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The Bay City Players,
Michigan 81 Years
Shreveport Little Theater
Reading Civic Opera Society
(Reading, PA. Began 1922)
Schenectady Civic
Players, 68 Years
Community Theater
of Terre Haute, Indiana 66 years
Palo Alto Players
in San Francisco, CA 65 years
Pit and Balcony
Community Theater, Saginaw, Michigan, 60 something years
HillBarn in San
Francisco, CA 60 years
Menlo Players Guild
San Francisco, CA 58 years
Augusta Players,
Inc., Augusta, CA 51 years
Clarksville Little
Theater, Clarksville Indiana, 50 years
Playmakers of Covington,
Inc. - 1955
The Information represented
here in no way influences or represents decisions by the Board
of Playmakers. If the information is incorrect, please notify
Playmakers. This is done
as a free service. All changes must be approved by the Board
of Playmakers. Contents of this site © PlayMakers, Inc.
2001, PO Box 724, Covington, LA. 70434 or phone 985-893-1671
for reservations.
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This is a list I've compiled
so far for Oldest Amateur Continuously Running Community Type
Theaters. Thanks for the help from everyone at rec.arts.theatre.plays.
If anyone has any further information please
e-mail
us.
* Indianapolis Civic
Theater didn't say how old or that its an Amateur Community Theater.
Just said that's its the oldest
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