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The theater began its life in 1964 as the Roanoke Summer Theater, located in the former Rockledge Inn that had been built at the summit of Mill Mountain in 1891. [1] [2] After one season, the group changed its name to Mill Mountain Playhouse. [3] The Grandin Theatre in 2023
Carolina Crossroads is a 1,000-acre (4.0 km 2) planned entertainment development near Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina located near the intersection of I-95 and US 158.The development was hoped to bring new jobs to the area which had been affected in recent years as textile mills closed and jobs moved out of the area.
Roanoke Rapids is located in northern Halifax County bordered to the north by Northampton County, with the county line following the Roanoke River.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.0 square miles (25.9 km 2), of which 10.0 square miles (25.8 km 2) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.36%, are water.
Adjacent are a 14,396-square-foot (1,337.4 m 2) exhibit hall with 10,000 square feet (930 m 2) of column-free space, and a 2,440-seat theatre that can be used for concerts, Broadway shows, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and other special events. The theatre features a 55-foot (17 m)-by-105-foot stage; 1,625 seats in the theatre are in the ...
Roanoke Rapids bus terminal, erected in 1941 at 1114 Roanoke Ave, [3] is shown with a Carolina Trailways bus, in a postcard from the North Carolina State Archives. The former Carolina Trailways Bus Terminal, located at 1114 Roanoke Avenue, was the site of the event that lead to the United States Supreme Court case of Keys v.
No Shame Theatre was founded by Todd Ristau and Stan Ruth at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa in 1986. [1] [2] It is a forum for stage performances of original works, often presented as a late-night talent show. [2] [1] Chapters were later started in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlottesville, and many college campuses.
The theatre is located within the Abingdon Historic District. The main theatre (named Gilliam Stage) has 505 seats with 216 of those in the balcony, [19] and Barter Stage II (Named Smith Theatre) has 167. [20] Starting in 2020, the theatre has been producing plays and staging them at the Moonlite Theatre. [21]
The Roanoke Rapids, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in North Carolina, anchored by the city of Roanoke Rapids. As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 79,456 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 74,716). [2]