Putnam County Playhouse (PCPH)

Putnam County Playhouse was established in late 1961 as Greencastle Summer Theatre, and its first two productions, Blithe Spirit and Kiss and Tell, were presented at the Junior High Auditorium. The organization was incorporated in 1963 as Putnam County Playhouse, with the purpose of giving people in the county and surrounding area the opportunity to participate in and enjoy live theatre. For the next couple of decades, it presented its program in various venues around Greencastle. In 1981, Mr. Hazel Day Longden gave property and two barns on Round Barn Road to the organization, and for two seasons productions were presented on an outdoor stage there with audiences seated on bleachers. With strong support from the Greencastle community, thousands of volunteer hours, and many individual donations, the Hazel Day Longden Theatre was dedicated and opened on June 4, 1983. Since then, Putnam County Playhouse has presented four productions each summer from June until September, and it has also established a Youth Theatre Workshop for younger people in the community who wish to participate. It has produced over 100 main-stage productions seen by over 171,500 people, giving local performers, musicians, and technicians opportunities to practice their craft, and all participants are volunteers.

Greencastle, Indiana · United States