Westport Country Playhouse

The Westport Country Playhouse is a theatre in Westport, Connecticut, founded in 1930 by Lawrence Langner and his wife.

History

When it was issued to be transformed into a theatre, the playhouse was a 100-year-old barn in an apple orchard in what was then the fringes of Westport. According to the playhouse history statement, written by James McKenzie, the designer Cleon Throckmorton was commissioned to transform the interior of the barn, by then a tanning factory, into a theatre.

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In 1931, the curtain went up on the first production at the Westport Country Playhouse. By 2000, more than 700 plays had been produced and almost four million people had attended the theatre. Over 75 new works were premiered at Westport and subsequently transferred to Broadway.

Related Topics:
1931 - 2000 - Broadway

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