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West Virginia State University held its commencement ceremonies in the Coliseum until 2013. Recently the Coliseum started hosting more concerts in the area bringing icons such as Judas Priest, Jelly Roll, Motionless In White and Heart to the city. The Charleston Light Opera Guild conducts performances in the Little Theater throughout the year. [10]
The theater opened in 1911, bringing minstrel shows, vaudeville, touring theater groups, circuses and wild west shows to Charles Town. By the 1930s a projection machine was installed, but the theater closed in 1948. It has since re-opened as a community-supported performance space.
Cottrill's Opera House, known since 1915 as Sutton's Opera House or Sutton Theater, is a historic vaudeville and movie theater building in Thomas, Tucker County, West Virginia. It was built in 1902 and is a rectangular brick building with a high front that appears to be four stories tall.
The theater was the brainchild of the Clarksburg Amusement Company, formed the previous year by several prominent figures: Robert Lafferty: President; Claude Robinson: Vice-president and driving force behind the theater's creation. He moved from New York to West Virginia to oversee its development. Charles Alexander: Secretary-treasurer
Little Theatre Movement, in America during the early 20th century; By state and city. Phoenix Little Theatre, the original name of the Phoenix Theatre, Arizona; Little Theater, at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Los Angeles, California
The Little Theatre Movement served to oppose Hollywood and the film industry; they dismissed Hollywood's mass production and creation of films to appeal to the largest possible audience. [31] The Little Theatre Movement's focus was on creating fine art, focused not on commercial purposes, but rather, on artistic, historical, or political content.
Spartanburg Little Theatre announced its 2024-2025 theatre line up at the Chapman Cultural Center on April, 11, 2024. Guests dressed as icons in entertainment. Emily Hood of Spartanburg came as a ...
The Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia, is a 240,000-square-foot (22,000 m 2) facility dedicated to promoting performing arts, visual arts, and the sciences. History [ edit ]