The Huron Playhouse, Ohio’s oldest continuing summer theatre, has been housed at McCormick Middle School throughout its history. It was founded in 1949 by Dr. Frederick G. Walsh of the Bowling Green State University Speech Department. Huron met Walsh’s expectations for an attractive site for the playhouse, and Huron Schools Superintendent R.L. McCormick offered the use of the school. The first production, Norman Krasna’s hit Broadway comedy John Loves Mary, opened on June 29, 1949. With persistent support from Bowling Green State University, actors and alumni, and the local community, the playhouse has provided theatrical experience for thousands of students and entertainment for generations of Huron residents.