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Bringing theatre to the people and the people to theatre to
create a community both to entertain and to provide enhanced educational
possibilities and personal growth.
Founded by Robert Baker in 1998, A non-profit 501(c)3
corporation, donations fully tax deductible as allowed by the IRS.
Renaissance Theatre of Huntsville,
Alabama Presents:
Standing By Tammy Wynette:
The Donna Chapel Story watch for future dates........
The new musical celebrating the life of Tammy through a
true story as told by Donna Chapel, who was 14 years old when Tammy became her
stepmother and they toured the US & Europe with Donna singing harmony along side
the future First Lady of Country Music. Suited for all family members. If
you love country music and a good story, this is the show for you.
Above: Anneliese Canada
www.standingbytammywynette.com
Anna Canada will be
singing the role of Tammy for the performances. Come join us for this
special show and witness Tammy again on stage and hear this fascinating story of
a 14 year old girl who stood by her and performed!
renaissanceplays@gmail.com
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A short History of the Renaissance Theatre Building
Renaissance Theatre Lobby on our Opening Night Gala |
Our beautiful little theatre (seating only 85!) is located in the
historically important
Lincoln Mill Village Commissary Building, and was built in 1927 to
accommodate the needs of the Lincoln Mill workers. In its heyday, the
Commissary Building housed a cafe, beauty parlor, barber shop and dry
goods store. Mill Stories, written by Robert Riddle Baker, tells the
stories of this period. The upstairs (where we are now located) served
as a gymnasium for the Lincoln School next door and was also a movie
theatre and social center for the Lincoln Village community.
During World War II, the mill employed over 1,700 people, providing most
of them with company housing. Beset by constant strikes from the
mid-1930's on, the Lincoln Mill closed in 1955. A large portion of the
mill burned in 1979. Most of the company housing is now demolished and
cleared, leaving only streets that seem to go nowhere.
To the south of
Lincoln Elementary School is a small area of company housing now both
privately owned with many restored and managed by the Lincoln Village
Preservation Corp (LVPC). On rare occasions, houses are available for those
wishing to invest in the survival of this historically important area.
The old Lincoln School, closed by the city in 2010, now has been
purchased by the LVPC who plan to reopen it as a private school.
Bob Baker successfully obtained financing through SouthTrust Bank (now
Wells Fargo)and
purchased the historic Lincoln Center on October 26, 2000. Renaissance
Theatre now has a permanent home! The ground level of the building now
contains the Alpha Estate Sales & Auctions
and the Alpha Theatre Stage. The upper level contains the Renaissance
Theatre.
A Closing Show
The space is quiet, dark and empty again. Except for the chairs lined up
in rows waiting for sounds of laughter or tears, joy or grief, tension
or nostalgia. The curtain is closed, waiting for the first creak of foot
upon the floor boards. But for now, all is quiet. Except for the
whispers in the dark....who's there? Tennessee? Molly? Jeffrey? Diana?
Who's there?
Gary Lee Knight, August 26, 2000
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